tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post4792380822846515131..comments2024-02-02T19:40:16.372-08:00Comments on me and you and ellie: hello?Me, You, or Elliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-13566541095662792812009-04-21T10:48:00.000-07:002009-04-21T10:48:00.000-07:00Me too. I usually don't answer the phone, and I of...Me too. I usually don't answer the phone, and I often don't even check for messages. Oh sigh.<br /><br />I don't like to take the time for the phone, that's true. But I think I still have a residue of "phone dread" left over from the days when close family members were in precarious health and so a great many calls conveyed bad news.Kathi Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380037164148416426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-10754969049900160692009-04-20T19:10:00.000-07:002009-04-20T19:10:00.000-07:00I lived alone for quite a few years... no child ar...I lived alone for quite a few years... no child around, no room-mate, no spouse... simply alone. You get used to the quiet and sometimes just the phone ringing felt like an intrusion. I'm with you... e-mail me and I'm more than happy to type you an answer.<br /><br />Di<br />The Blue Ridge GalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-10344476590126995682009-04-20T15:36:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:36:00.000-07:00I am so with you, j. I'd rather communicate in per...I am so with you, j. I'd rather communicate in person or via email or some other online medium. The phone just doesn't do it for me.<br /><br />Unless you're catching up with some out-of-town friend or family member, the phone should just be for quick exchanges. <br /><br />My husband does not feel the same way -- so glad we live together so I don't have to talk to him on the phone anymore!Me, You, or Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-51916639461125361832009-04-20T14:28:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:28:00.000-07:00Depends on the mood I'm in. Sometimes, I am dying ...Depends on the mood I'm in. Sometimes, I am dying to speak to a real! live! person! and other days, I'd just as soon shrivel up and become a hermit.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-91213377014139516662009-04-20T13:48:00.000-07:002009-04-20T13:48:00.000-07:00Well, *I* can certainly vouch for this. Jacquie is...Well, *I* can certainly vouch for this. Jacquie is, in fact, not great on the phone. Or, actually, she <I>is</I>, because she's so charming and clever. <I>Clearly.</I> But she Just. Wants. To. Get. Off. The. Phone. The whole time she's on.<br /><br />I'm married to a guy who never stops talking. <B><I>Ever.</I></B> Hmmmmmm. If I ever need to torment Jacquie, I'll just have Schleckah call her.....<br /><br />EllieMe, You, or Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-40608133285692536382009-04-20T12:30:00.000-07:002009-04-20T12:30:00.000-07:00I always loved being the first to the phone so I h...I always loved being the first to the phone so I have a hard time understanding why I can't get an 8, 11, and 13 yr old to get the phone before the answering machine picks up. I can't even get the 13 yr old to call and see if a friend want to join him at the Y and yet he wants a cell phone for his 14th b-day. I mentioned that I really didn't plan on spending $$ on a phone when he actually hates to talk on them. Of course he replied, "but I can text people"..HA! <br />and yet, I love to chat...call me sometime!needs an answering service in PAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-59952218356399018742009-04-20T05:58:00.000-07:002009-04-20T05:58:00.000-07:00How do you get your caller ID to flash on your TV ...How do you get your caller ID to flash on your TV screen? That would be <I>so</I> handy. <br /><br />I don't have your aversion to the phone. I don't work full-time though and the wee one entertains herself (something called "imaginative play" that we encourage) for long stretches of time (that seem to end abruptly whenever I wish to do anything constructive--like immerse myself into a bit of writing). So, I do still like to chat on the phone.<br /><br />But, when everyone's home in the evenings, I don't have time. I'm strictly a daytime phone user. So, I can sort of relate.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434151165867029916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-67147006269713885542009-04-20T05:52:00.000-07:002009-04-20T05:52:00.000-07:00I started hating the phone after having a job for ...I started hating the phone after having a job for 7 years where I was "first up" to answer the department phone--and the way the company's system was set up, EVERY call that didn't go to a specific extension came to me.<br /><br />Now, though, I hate answering the phone when it's my mother. A "short" call is 30 minutes, and it's usually a re-hash of crap we've already discussed...and she's currently in a very foul, not-getting-her-way-often-enough mood, which turns EVERY comment into a judgement session (including justification for even uttering any person's name) of that person, place, thing, or idea.<br /><br />Ugh. I'm with you.mumplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489543332603727588noreply@blogger.com