jet@karazm.math.uh.edu ("J. Eric Townsend") (04/01/91)
In article <9YT25UG@taronga.hackercorp.com> peter@taronga.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >More and more people are becoming reluctant to answer the phone. My wife >often does not answer the phone during the day simply because of all the >nuisance calls. You're lucky in that they don't bother you. Caller-ID, far >from closing people away, will help them open up again. On a similar note: Every day when I get home from work, there's at least one "non-message" on my answering machine, usually a dial-tone or a receiver click. The other day, I was home sick, and bothered answering the phone. 3 different "would you like a <foo>" calls in 6 hours. I've decided to stop answering the phone altogether. If somebody calls while I'm here, and I recognize their voice while they leave a message (usually "Eric, I know you're there, pick up the phone, this is your mother"), I go pick up the receiver. Otherwise, nada. Makes my life really simple and *no* caller-id is involved. -- J. Eric Townsend - jet@uh.edu - bitnet: jet@UHOU - vox: (713) 749-2120 Skate UNIX or bleed, boyo... (UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories).