On Dec 11, 2:36*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:

> My nephew called me for Thanksgiving plans, but it came in on my
> CallerID with an area code and phone number I did recognize, so I did
> not pick up.


This is a great example of why they ("they" again) - why they
should come out with a cellphone answering machine that operates in
the moment so it can be used as a screener. Suppose your nephew had
been in an awful car wreck that pinned him and his passenger into the
bed of a rising creek. His own cellphone with the number you'd
recognize was lost in the crash. But right next to him is his
passenger's cellphone. He grabs it and calls you for help, but you
won't answer because you don't know who it is. It is time for real-
time cellphone answering machine service to happen. But wait, once
again I have proved myself to be a fool as in truth your nephew could
simply dial 911. They'll answer anything. But maybe he's got illegal
substances in the car and doesn't want the cops invovled. How about
that? So he calls you for help and you let him down just because you
don't recognize the number? Come on man, answer that phone, you
never know what's on the other end.

You let him die - you let your nephew die!
TJ