tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post2987663801072521258..comments2023-12-23T02:16:43.463-08:00Comments on "Rational Preparedness" : The Blog: The Landline PhoneJaneofVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-14343371325843448212014-05-27T03:44:35.753-07:002014-05-27T03:44:35.753-07:00Sonu, I do not usually include ads, but I have h...Sonu, I do not usually include ads, but I have here because this is on subject and it might help some of our readers. Thanks for your post.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-86678873030416543162014-05-24T17:47:16.320-07:002014-05-24T17:47:16.320-07:00What a lovely idea for a gift ! It has been har...What a lovely idea for a gift ! It has been harder and harder to find plug in style landline phones lately. I keep several in case we need to plug one in and the ones we have don't work anymore. We are always the only people who report power outages up here because no one else keeps a plug in phone, so they can't call when there is an outage !<br /> Love to you both !JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-70405215532155645972014-05-24T17:44:43.975-07:002014-05-24T17:44:43.975-07:00I like the community mailbox idea as implemented i...I like the community mailbox idea as implemented in Nova Scotia. I like that the boxes are lockable. Three times the nearest post office here has been closed. I hope our current one is able to stay open in the long term. I would only make it there once every two weeks if they close another one and make it even farther away.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-58630112798881956872014-05-24T13:27:29.981-07:002014-05-24T13:27:29.981-07:00Copper is stolen here also. Copper parts from hea...Copper is stolen here also. Copper parts from heatpumps and copper flashing and downspouts on expensive homes are often stolen. Theives are everywhere.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-68972376910916413722014-05-24T12:48:25.071-07:002014-05-24T12:48:25.071-07:00No, they are not buried but sit atop gumpoles on t...No, they are not buried but sit atop gumpoles on the road verge.<br /><br />Not so much unemployed as just plain theives - very lucrative business selling the copper to unscrupulous scrapyards.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-51440678465713391242014-05-24T12:06:14.552-07:002014-05-24T12:06:14.552-07:00sweet Jane - we have cordless handsets that we use...sweet Jane - we have cordless handsets that we use regularly but we also have 2 rotary dial phones. if the power goes out, we plug in one of the rotary phones and then can call in the power outage and get detailed updates. most people here only have cordless phones....therefore, we can't call to check up on them, nor can they call NS Power for updates. we have already decided that for Christmas this year - we are getting all of our friends a rotary dial phone.<br /><br />another excellent post. much love to you and all of yours! your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-34241073289915717492014-05-24T12:02:54.697-07:002014-05-24T12:02:54.697-07:00Jane - we have a community mailbox at the end of o...Jane - we have a community mailbox at the end of our road but if your mail is thicker than a magazine, we have to travel 30kms (but it takes about 48 minutes because of the roads) to pick up our parcels/packages. and they are thinking of closing that little post office down which means we will have to travel even farther into the city to get parcels/packages. it's a real sign of the times.kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-18460765136093625982014-05-24T03:58:01.065-07:002014-05-24T03:58:01.065-07:00Fascinating idea (the cellphone strategy, not stea...Fascinating idea (the cellphone strategy, not stealing the copper....LOL) Our cables are buried, are they not buried or do unemployed folks simply dig them up ?<br /> Thanks for the strategy of asking them to hold on.....LOL.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-37657579691259780762014-05-24T03:56:06.266-07:002014-05-24T03:56:06.266-07:00That's quite a savings ! I hope to hold onto ...That's quite a savings ! I hope to hold onto the landline here because cellphone service here is patchy and often there is an echo, making it hard to hear the person for anything other than a call which says, "I will be home in twenty minutes". We have tried ALL the companies that provide service including Verizon. The phone company says that eventually, there will be no landlines, and all will be wireless. They have quite a bit of work to do before the service is reliable enough for that.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-78530994775159023852014-05-23T21:29:35.021-07:002014-05-23T21:29:35.021-07:00We can't have a landline on our smallholding ...We can't have a landline on our smallholding as the unemployed steal tge cables for the copper they contain.<br />But junk calls to our cell phones - have you tried asking the caller to hold on, place the cell phone down, and only pick it up 10 - 15 minutes later? They will have rung off lol<br />Irritate the junk callers as much as they irritate you - perhaps they'll get the message...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-32132330885776786402014-05-23T20:45:48.338-07:002014-05-23T20:45:48.338-07:00I love your message. If I talk fast, it won't...I love your message. If I talk fast, it won't seem so long and the people in India won't be able to understand it, lol. We, too, have an old line that did not support FAX or caller ID and the phone company wouldn't upgrade it cause only 2 houses were on that line. So we switched our land line number to my cell phone. Saved us over 40 dollars a month. Tewshoozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564577459982968771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-2700537898729371042014-05-23T16:12:52.913-07:002014-05-23T16:12:52.913-07:00A couple of years ago, we received a call for a me...A couple of years ago, we received a call for a medical bill which had been sent to collection when we had never received one via the mail in the first place. We paid it, but they continued to hound us for a long time, even afterward If I were going to stiff them it wouldn't have been for such a small amount of money ! LOLJaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-20328730735039139332014-05-23T16:10:45.140-07:002014-05-23T16:10:45.140-07:00I think you're right, but I also think a lot o...I think you're right, but I also think a lot of the calls are criminals who are seeking info in order to use for identity theft. I don't think they are going to do anything I ask. Thanks for posting.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-1312777121922963932014-05-23T16:09:52.381-07:002014-05-23T16:09:52.381-07:00Unbelievable, isn't it ? Mail is still not d...Unbelievable, isn't it ? Mail is still not delivered here. We have to travel twenty miles to pick up our mail, and they are considering closing THAT post office, even though they have closed what was used as out post office in this area three times, each time leaving people in this area traveling longer and longer.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-85062344196014791232014-05-23T16:07:56.637-07:002014-05-23T16:07:56.637-07:00Priceless ! Thanks for posting, Mamma Bear !Priceless ! Thanks for posting, Mamma Bear !JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-62290871302796826052014-05-23T15:13:42.112-07:002014-05-23T15:13:42.112-07:00With you 100%. Been heavily screening our landlin...With you 100%. Been heavily screening our landline calls and blocking the worst offenders (we only can block 10 numbers at a time with our service) which has cut down on the worst offenders. Don't think your speech is longwinded enough - they waste our time, why not waste theirs? I too refuse to be held hostage by my phone and will answer it at my own convenience - not anyone else's. And I too refuse to pick up for numbers I don't recognize, particularly toll-free or area codes I don't know anybody from. Oh yeah - never EVER deal with a collection agency on the phone. Period. Settle with the original creditor if the debt is legit, or let them mail you. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086081761530021646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-82691300952596910312014-05-23T13:26:46.657-07:002014-05-23T13:26:46.657-07:00You may think it's too long already, but I bel...You may think it's too long already, but I believe you can request to be put on the do not call list OF THE CALLING COMPANY, and they are legally required to do so, though I could be mistaken.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-78337837397205359732014-05-23T11:39:50.874-07:002014-05-23T11:39:50.874-07:00We have no land line because the phone company wou...We have no land line because the phone company wouldn't come out and replace the 50 year old lines in the ground that belong to them. They didn't care that the phone wasn't even good enough for voice. It was one of the moments that told me that the outlook for our country was very bleak, when the phone company didn't care if our phone worked. So we dropped the connection, I refuse to use the words phone & service together. Cell works in an emergency, you can report power outages with it, a land line is of no use if the phone company will not keep the system working so you may want to look into a radio if you don't have cell service.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-3493664233908033392014-05-23T11:39:17.873-07:002014-05-23T11:39:17.873-07:00Or just leave the message...... "you have rea...Or just leave the message...... "you have reached the home of the worlds greatest psychic. There is no need to leave your name or number. I know who you are and I know who to call.<br />bahahahaMamma Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781533611079940480noreply@blogger.com