OP says she answers phones as her at home job...she HAS to answer
Posted By: No Name on 2007-03-30
In Reply to: Do NOT take any calls when you are at work. - simple
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Short answer: Yes, it's VERY rude. Long answer inside.
I wouldn't want my husband to ask, either. In fact, if he did and the people said yes, I still wouldn't go and stay with them, because I'd feel like they were pressured. Believe me, if they wanted you to come and stay with them at any point in the last 10 years, they'd have asked you. I, too, live near a vacation destination, and I hate it when people ask to stay with me. They're the rude ones for asking, but it puts me in an uncomfortable position of trying to politely say no. And it seems that when I do say no, the thwarted "guest" then complains to everyone else in our social circle that we are cheap, mean and unwelcoming.
Tell your husband to crack open the wallet and pay for a hotel.
c phones
I have 2 different types of C-phones and also currently work on a Lanier system which is basically the same as a C-phone. You need umlimited long distance and you plug it into a phone jack. If you do not have a second line to your home, you plug it into your home line, but you cannot receive phone calls while in use. Both types of units work exactly the same as a regular phone.
C Phones
I have a very dumb question (probably), but I have never used one. I need to know what a C Phone is and how it works. Is it similar to a Lanier machine? I have a Lanier and have used it quite a lot, but I am looking at several positions on the Job Seeker's board and they require a C Phone which I have no experience with. Can anyone help? Thanks.
I cannot believe they don't even have pay phones there somewhere - sm
I lived in a very small dorm. We had one floor phone (incoming calls or to make operator collect calls) and 2 pay phones on the second floor (3 floor dorm). We also had 2 pay phones in the large common room/reception area where the TV and pool table were. Just not safe not to have any phones; not everyone has a cell phone (granted probably 99% of the students do, but batteries do die). Maybe you can contact AIM and shut down his account somehow.....though there are several IMs out there he could use instead. Can you get his log-on and password and monitor how much he is on AIM and then have him sign a contract not to IM her more than 30 minutes a day as his studies are suffering. I cannot believe they have that much to say to each other, especially if she is still in high school(?). He has to grow up and realize just how important school is and an education unless he wishes to end up in manual labor or at McDonald's because he never finished college and got a degree. Of course depending on his field of study he may still end up at McDonalds do to no job at the end of it, but at least he will have that degree and that is important.
Please take the phones out of the little girls' hands!
Just got thru watching AI and am disappointed YET AGAIN that Sanjaya was not voted out. It's gotta be all those little 13-year-old girls that are voting for him, because there's not one lick of talent there. Granted Stephanie wasn't at her best last night, but she was at least 10 times better than Sanjaya. They all were, for that matter! Oh well, I still don't believe he will make it much longer. At least I hope not.
AI - good show. Can't get thru on the phones, though.
I won't say any more since the left-coasters haven't seen it yet.
the phones were not working last night
I got through one time to vote for Melinda but then, after that - the first phone # said this number is not registered (recording) and the other number(s) said *for a charge of $6.99 you will reach a national directory service* and was sending you to a number like 10115158000. The numbers last night were all messed up. I went to American Idol's website and there was NOWHERE to report that the phones (all lines) were all messed up for hours.
So, in my guesstimation, the outcome of the show will be totally wrong/slanted/fixed.
Betcha American Idol has no clue at this point (early a.m. Wednesday) that this even happened last night.
Looking for cell phones you no longer need...
Hi! My church is collecting cell phones as a fundraiser. If you have an unused cell phone lying around that you would like to get rid of, please let me know! Just let me know what the brand, model number, phone co used for and I will let you know if that is one that is on the list. I will pay for the shipping to get it here!
Thanks a zillion!
kids and cell phones
Both my sons got their own cells phones when they went to college and I suggested they get the prepaid type....When their minutes ran out they were outta luck....They learned to budget their money pretty quickly though. Both worked and went to school. It also taught them that there's no such thing as a free ride in this world. 
Teenagers and Cell Phones
We plan on getting our 13-year-old daughter a cell phone for Christmas. She does a lot of afterschool activities and I want her to be able to reach us at all times. But we're getting her the prepaid trac phone. We already told her, don't expect a fancy phone with a camera and texting capabilities (you can text with the trac phones, but it just takes away your time). If she doesn't accept that, then no cell phone. My husband had a friend at work whose daughter's cell phone bill was $600 one month. I can see that happening with a teenaged daughter.
I have a couple of Verizon phones.. SM
That I will be willing to sell. They're the enV phones, pratically brand new. We moved and can't use them in our new house in another state so Verizon let us out of our contract. If you are going to sign up with Verizon let me know.
We have 2 phones, family plan with 200
free text messages and my bill is only 65.
On mine and husband's phones s/m
My husband and I have it disabled on our phones. We are not teenagers,so we don't text, and we were getting charged every time we got a junk text, even if we didn't open it. Our kids have a monthly plan, but if they go over they have to pay.
Alltel - about $120/mo family plan with 3 phones. sm
i like the alltel circle. most of my family has alltel as well and those that don't, i put 10 #s in my circle, any network, any phone # land or cell. we have unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited mobile to mobile. i have 350 texts and my daughter has unlimited texts and web for $19.99/mo added in that bill. i think towers for different providers are different for different areas though so you might wanna check out what is most popular in your area. i am in the south.
People talking on cell phones while having
dinner in a restaurant. I realize some people have to take calls, but just get up and leave the table.
Have used only cell phones for probably a couple of years.
Saves us about $80-85 a month. 
I understand the problem with cheating by using phones
and my children do carry the cells to school but keep them turned off and in their locker....which kinda defeats the purpose of being able to call in an emergency but I do know the problem it can become. The kids are also not supposed to have them on field trips that are just for the day (they are allowed to take them on overnight trips). Well, my son was on a high school field trip to VA Tech on Apr. 16. If hadn't had a teacher that allowed them (just don't abuse them) we would not have known for hours that he was okay. I went to the middle school that very afternoon and spoke to the principal about my DD taking her phone on a field trip and the principal said that it would be okay. That's good, cuz she was taking it no matter what.
I pay $189 a month for 5 phones w/unlm texting and 700 mim.
Even when we had internet it was still only a little over $200, that person needs a new plan!!!
Internet and cell phones - I remember before (sm)
I was a secretary in the late 80s for a medical association...I had to make up and send out hundreds of "meeting packets" to the doctors who were going to attend every month's meeting. Pages and pages of copies, colating and stapling them, addressing every FedEx label...it was an all day job, sometimes two days. Now you could just do a mass email and send it to all of them in 5 minutes. Amazes me every time I think about it. I also used to keep a monthly calendar of accredited events doctors could attend and had to mail that out to everyone...now, that can all just be put on a website to be viewed by anyone who needs it.
The cell phone thing though...other than being really glad I have it when I have car trouble or something, I'd rather not be tied to my phone like that. It is as though everyone expects you to be available all the time. I don't answer mine most of the time and call back if I need to.
Two cell phones can't share the same numer.
You'd have to get 2 separate numbers. You can get a basic family plan so you can share minutes between the phones. If you do that, you're looking at spending a little more than on your home phone bill, but then you have the added benefit of having a cell phone, which is nice to have especially on the road in case your car breaks down or something. You could always just forego the second phone line and family package, and just get a single cell phone & save a little money that way too.
So you think cell phones are safe? This is troubling!
This is probably what it does to our brain power - like putting your head in a microwave,
I laughed when I saw that privacy and cell phones, my goodness
out in public those 2 just do not go together. Unless I get a call (which I seldom do on my cell) I do not make those obnoxious calls that lets everyone else around me or a block away listen to all my conversation. I am so put off by those I usually try to walk away from the person who is doing this. By the way, if I am tracked they will find me 99.9% of the time in my own home.
Cell phones - How dangerous is their long-term use?
Hoax or not, the long-term safety of cell phones is still very much in question! They are not innocuous, and emit harmful electromagnetic radiation in varying amounts. Just as policemen's radar guns laid in their laps have caused testicular cancer, so the incidence of brain tumors from cell phone usage has also been on the rise.
That very thing happened to my stepdad, a brain tumor & aneurysm right above his right ear, where he holds his cordless phone constantly. Cell phone signals decrease fertility of humans & animals alike, & Swedish researchers have proven that they are ESPECIALLY damaging to the brains of children! Cell phone-using kids are FIVE times more likely to get brain cancer. I gave mine up over 5 years ago & will never use another one on a routine basis. This issue is being covered up, but is certain to become the controversy of the 21st century, just as tobacco was in the 20th century.
Buy a home of my own - not a palace, but more of a smallish home on a large piece of land. (nm)
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Does anyone have Verizon and also their cell phones. Can you tell me if they offer a decent deal if
you have both from them compared to other cell phones. No sure which one to get.
Anyone move from a single family home to mobile home? sm
I own and live in a house in a midwest city in a bad neighborhood (wasn't that bad 11 years ago). I spent the day waiting for the plumber to come and jackhammer the foundation (slab house, no basement) to find a leaky pipe that is flooding my DD's bedroom. Last week, it was the electrician with quotes for costly repairs.
In the meantime, I've really been thinking about selling out and moving into a mobile home. Has anyone done this before? Is a mobile home in a decent park less of a hassle than a regular house? I'm so tired of cutting the grass and spending $$ to fix things and tired of old flooring and cabinets, etc., that are just too costly to replace. I'm single with no man to do these things for me and I can't afford a mortgage on a newer house in a good neighborhood. Some of the pictures I've seen of the mobile homes look really nice and modern on the inside.
Any advice and comments appreciated. Thanks!
Well I figure I can make my own hours & be home when the kids are home (sm)
I worked PT in an office for a while but spent most of my money on childcare in the summer. Full-time in an office was just a nightmare and I felt like I missed a whole year of my children's lives. I want to be in control of my schedule so that's why I'm looking into the cleaning thing. Never thought I would want to do that but live and learn! Some of the most intelligent people alive work as carpenters and similar things because they have learned what's really important in life. Whew....off my soapbox now :-) Good luck to you!
Our teenager learned a valuable lesson today about cell phones....
She got a new cell phone last month and downloaded a bunch of ringtones, even though I reminded her that each one costs money + the transfer fee, which the system prompts you for as we don't have the internet plan for the cell phone (don't do text messaging either). Well, she ignored the prompts about the 3 cents per kilibite fee and size of the files alert when she accepted the downloads she selected. To make a long story short..... her bill for her downloads is right at $60.
She is crying that she has to pay this bill but I'm not working overtime because she ignored my telling her about the costs and accepted the charges. This will teach her a lesson on responsibility. She was expecting the bill to be about $20. She'll be babysitting up a storm this next month to pay this bill!
answers....
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps!
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Both, depending on item.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Both.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, but may now...
5. When do you put your decorations up? First weekend in December.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Usually prime rib or chateaubriand.
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Being first to wake at around 4 a.m. and staring in awe at all the presents in the room which was lit only by the lights of the tree. Also, my older siblings telling me a faint red light at the top of a tower in back of our house was Rudolph's nose and I believed it - never bothered to look any other time to see it was always there!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Don't remember what age but my older sister told me and I got mad at her.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, sometimes many.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Mostly collector ornaments, Precious Moments, Lenox etc. and lace garland.
11. Snow: Love it or Dread it? Love it.
12. Can you ice skate? Yes.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes, Barbie mansion all put together.
What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending with family.
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Probably the homemade cookies we only have at Christmas time.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? The baking.
17. What tops your tree? Angel.
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Both!
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Many but O Holy Night I think is the most beautiful.
20. Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? Yum and I like putting them on the tree.
Answers are yes and yes and not really
Guess I should sharpen my scissors.......I think it did hurt a little more when I did them than in the office.
Answers....
Kerstin, not allergic to anything. We do limit sugar because it makes her very hyper to get much (give her an ice cream and watch her bounce!) She loves sports and plays soccer, flag football and basketball, art, music. It'll depend on what we decide to do how many people we invite, but more than likely there will be at least 10 kids and 30-40 adults. She doesn't have a favorite color. She LOVES to be the center of attention.
Thanks for your answers everyone! (nm)
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My answers
1. What ages are your kids?
9 and 18 months
2. Do they have their own cell phone?
no, not yet...I have a cell phone so if my 9 year old ever needs it for an emergency he can use it..once he gets older I will buy him a prepaid one
3. Do they have their own TV and or computer in their room? If so, are there set hours they're allowed to use these:
He has his own TV, which is our old TV with a DVD player..the baby is too little to have a TV in her room but we have an old TV/VCR player that the TV still works but the VCP player doesn't so she will get that with a DVD player when she is older..
I am the only one with the computer in the house...we are going to give him my old computer when we move and have more room to put it in his bedroom but no internet access on it...no set hours on the TV though
4. Do they receive an allowance? If so, are they required to do chores to receive this?
He gets a 1.00 a week to bring laundry baskets upstairs and keep his room clean
Here are my answers
1.You'll never see me watch___? a Paris Hilton movie, show, commercial, etc.
2.You'll never see me wear___? crocs...they look like clown shoes on me
3.You'll never see me eat___? peas
4.You'll never see me buy___? a playboy mag
5.You'll never see me clean___? the refrigerator (it is about to be condemned even as we speak)
6.You'll never see me kiss___? Gene Simmons
7.You'll never see me talking___? to racists
answers
1.You'll never see me watch___? WWF wrestling
2.You'll never see me wear___? spandex
3.You'll never see me eat___? veal
4.You'll never see me buy___? A Tiffany diamond.
5.You'll never see me clean___?A hotel bathroom.
6.You'll never see me kiss___? Another woman on the mouth.
7.You'll never see me talking___? in Chinese.
my answers
1.You'll never see me watch___? survivor, etc.
2.You'll never see me wear___? holiday/disney inspired/childish sweatshirts or sweaters
3.You'll never see me eat___? tuna!
4.You'll never see me buy___? cheap handbags
5.You'll never see me clean___? the gutters
6.You'll never see me kiss___? up to anyone!
7.You'll never see me talking___? badly about my husband
My answers
How old are you? 45
How long have you been an MT? 4-1/2 years
What state are you in? NY
Is it cold where you are tonight/today? Actually it wasn't bad (in the low 50's, could be a lot worse)
What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Spend time with family and friends, surf the net.
Who did you most want to be like when you were a kid? Hmm, no one that I can think of.
If you weren't an MT what would your career choice be?
Vet (I love animals)
If you could go on vacation to anywhere in the world where would you go? Australia.
Last but not least...
If you won 1 million dollars and couldn't spend it on yourself what would you do with it? Family, friends, and animal organizations
my answers
How old are you? 40
How long have you been an MT? 3 1/2 years
What state are you in? Virginia
Is it cold where you are tonight/today? In the mid 50s so not bad.
What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time? Defintely spending time family, but if it is just me I luv to read!
Who did you most want to be like when you were a kid? Cindy Crawford
If you weren't an MT what would your career choice be? A photographer
If you could go on vacation to anywhere in the world where would you go? Italy
Last but not least...
If you won 1 million dollars and couldn't spend it on yourself what would you do with it? Definitely family and then several different charities, mostly charities for children.
answers
How old are you? 59
How long have you been an MT? more than 25 years
What state are you in? NC
Is it cold where you are tonight/today? For me yes, for you maybe no
What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Reading
Who did you most want to be like when you were a kid? No one, had no self-esteem.
If you weren't an MT what would your career choice be?
Probably would have chosen a career in teaching or nursing.
If you could go on vacation to anywhere in the world where would you go? Egypt
Last but not least...
If you won 1 million dollars and couldn't spend it on yourself what would you do with it? Give it to my 3 children so they would quit bugging me for money.
Planting in garden: Broccoli, spinach, garlic but not yet due to freeze warning.
answers
It is free. Any footpedal will work. There is a function where you "acclimate" (don't know the correct word) but you get your foot pedal working with it. Also, there is a button on the software that says word, that will give you MS Word to type in but I have never used it. I use my regular MS Word.
Also, there is a settings function so you can slow down or speed up the dictation.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for all your answers...
In response to some of your thoughts, he and I will never have kids together. We both had our own kids before we got together and neither desire to have any more - and yes, she is the baby.
She does not accept me because her mother teaches her that I broke her family up (which is way off from being anywhere near the truth).
I know it is not going to change and in fact, he is so mad at me about it right now that he has now been gone for 7 hours and who knows how long before he will calm down enough to come back home.
I don't know if I can live with it anymore. I have tried talking to him at a neutral time, but he still thinks I am picking on his child and that I am just jealous and selfish because I should understand that he is just trying to make sure she knows he loves her. The sad part is, everybody sees how spoiled and manipulative she is, but him.
His friend's kids do not want to play with her, his family does not want her to spend the night with their kids, she tells me that the kids "cheer" when she is picked up from after school because she is leaving... and when you point it out to him (not in detail about nobody liking her), he just says she has had a hard life and he knows she's mean. Duhh, then take care of the problem!!!
wish I had the answers
I really wish I had all the answers to everything, don't we all? I don't know why pitbulls are the most talked about and abused breed. And yea there are alot of criminals that use the dogs to fight in order to get them some quick money, it's sad it really is, and yet the dogs suffer for it. And you know with the pitbulls it is almost like a race issue to me. It is no secret that the jail cells have more blacks than whites, so does that men all black people commit crimes then??? no it doesn't. Like I said before I always look at the bigger picture. I hate dog attacks happen I really do, I wish we knew why in every single case, but we don't and it's very sad.
Thank you all for your answers -- a few more ?s
Firstly, proving the debt is invalid in my case. I purchased a timeshare trial -- not a full timeshare. Apparently the laws governing these contracts are gray. The timeshare company claims it is not a timeshare and therefore does not fall under the same cancellation rights. I disputed this through the state's real estate commission that I purchased it through, but they were only acting as "mediators" and were not able to rule on it. In order to have that issue resolved, it would need to go to court, which would probably end up costing me more than the contract itself.
Secondly, has anyone ever been sued by Apelles? Some debt collection agencies don't waste their time suing, and I'm curious if this is one of them. If they are likely to sue, we will probably end up paying the thing and then using it since it doesn't expire until this summer. I don't want to pay for it after it expires and lose double.
Thanks again for your answers so far. I hope you don't mind helping me a little more!
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If you can answer "true" to either sentence, then it's FACT.
It's a fact, I enjoy reading JB books.
It's a fact, my mom likes me to wear blue shirts.
(it's Mom's opinion that it brings out the color in my eyes...or whatever)
My answers...
someone who is less educated than yourself?
Yes
someone of a different race?
No
someone whose parent's are divorced?
Yes
someone who has bad credit or alot of bad debt?
No
someone who is overweight or obese?
No
someone who affliates or supports a different political party than yourself?
Yes
someone who is rude to customer service staff?
Perhaps...depends on exactly how rude and how often.
someone who talks a longtime on their cell phone when you are eating?
Well...probably not
someone who enjoys a different genre of music?
Yes
someone who does not enjoy the same leisure activities as yourself?
Yes
someone who is a very picky eater or someone who is a vegeterian/vegan and you are not?
Yes
someone who prefers to spend leisure time alone or with friends (without you)?
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Yes, I do mean the old slides, the kind that are little square things (a bit bigger than a stamp), and you put them in a projector and look at them on the wall or one of those white screens.
My mom had 8mm movies of us growing up and she put them on VHS (before DVD was invented) and they are excellent quality. I even have my moms wedding and my aunts wedding, and moving photos of my little sister and me playing (she died when she was 18 months old and I was 2, so those are priceless). If yours came out dark I do believe whoever did it probably did a crappy job and if you could get it redone I'd look into it. Unfortunately I'm not sure who to look for that would do that. Maybe a shop that develops pictures would know of someone.
Once I get all our slides scanned I might look at doing it for others and put out some of my samples, but right now just been too busy to do that. What I also did was I scanned in some photos, printed them on material and made a quilt out of them, so if you sew or quilt you could make pillows or something with old photographs.
Thanks for all these sweet answers and get this,,,
my dear one left for work at 12:30- just called and said he was talking with his friend in California and his friend met a new girl who said she was a size 14. My hubby wanted to know if I was that size or smaller, even a 12. Lordy, lordy, now you know why I say thank you Jesus for this man. I am a size 20 pants but would love to be a 14. I just carry myself well. Ladies, there is still hope out there for everyone!!!
thanks for all the answers to my questions--sm
I appreciate the input, even though it saddens me that this would even happen anywhere in the USA!
thanks for your answers/suggestions sm
i do know that twisting my hair flares it up, i've been twisting my hair for years! hard habit to break. i thought about having the Lasek surgery (after reading your post about eye surgery). Anyone out there had it and work good for you?
email me for answers
My son is a realtor and has experience in this sort of sell. I don't know where you are located but I'm sure he will have some good information for you. You are probably sitting on a goldmine. Where we live, the same thing is happening. Older homes on the water are being bought and torn down to build mansions - just feel lucky that you are probably going to make a mint when you do decide to sell.
I know doctors don't always have the answers
I've been in the medical field since 1971.
I was just venting a little - we were so relieved it wasn't bedbugs, and we were hopeful that we would find the real cause and be able to eliminate it. It was kind of a let-down when we didn't.
As far as we know, my husband hasn't been exposed to anything unusual at home or on the job, and his food intake has been normal - nothing unusual.
The only thing we can think of is we moved into this house late last summer, so he did mow the grass a couple of times, but of course different things grow and bloom in the spring than in late summer and fall. He does generally have the usual allergies involving itching eyes, runny nose, sinus congestion, etc., but he has never had a reaction like this. He was a Boy Scout and went camping and hiking all the time, so I know he knows what poison ivy looks like! And it doesn't look like poison ivy rash.
Maybe somebody out there has had a similar experience and can help us - let me describe his symptoms. It usually starts out as a series of small red bumps that are in a fairly straight line. For example, in the crease of his right arm, there are about six little red bumps going straight down (proximal to distal) from the crease in a space of about 1.5 to 2 cm. There is another line, about 1 cm medial to that one, running up the arm (distal to proximal), about the same distance. When he scratches them (he tries not to, but sometimes you just gotta), they appear to turn into one big linear welt.
Any ideas? TIA. And many thanks to those who have been following our "saga". 
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