On May 2, 2:06*pm, jmcquown > wrote:
> On 5/2/2013 4:16 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
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> >>> Screen your calls with an answering machine.
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> >> I do that. *But having the phone ringing many times a day only to hear
> >> <click> when the machine kicks in is driving me to distraction.
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> > An answering machine can't screen calls unless the caller leaves a
> > message... many people, including me, don't always leave a message
> > unless they have something important to say because they hate playing
> > telephone tag... and too many people do not return calls for days only
> > to assert dominance. *You need to look at your caller ID and if a
> > number is displayed that you recognize as someone you know then you
> > would be wise to answer your phone, or they will likely make more
> > attempts. *If I see a number of someone I know I always answer my
> > phone... If I can't talk at the moment I simply say I will call back
> > at a particular time and then I do... I don't play telephone games,
> > especially pretending I'm not there. *Before I give out my phone
> > number I decide if it's someone I value enough to answer when they
> > call and that they will respect me enough to answer when I call. *I
> > take the telephone seriously, it's an important tool, not a toy for
> > playing infantile mind games.
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> I'm not talking about pretending I'm not home, although it is certainly
> my right not to answer if I don't feel like it. *I'm not a slave to the
> telephone.
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> I was talking about auto-dialed phone calls. *They don't display a
> number or name. *The systems disconnect if they get a machine or
> voicemail. *They'll auto-dial again periodically. *This is particularly
> true when elections are going on.
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> As far as "telephone games", I'll say this. *I'm sure as hell not
> rushing to check the caller ID if I hear the phone and I'm in the
> shower. *I don't feel like slipping and breaking my neck because chances
> are it's not important. *If it is, the person will leave me a message.
> Many a time I've been unloading bags of groceries and the phone rings.
> They can wait, I'm busy. *Then again, I also consider myself busy if I'm
> simply sitting outside enjoying a book. *Or cooking or eating.
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> If someone *really* needed to reach me in an emergency, they know how.
> But really, nothing short of an evacuation is that much of an emergency.
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> Jill

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