On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:42 PM, tjpa <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: > I guess some folks would just rather wallow in misery. > > You may go ahead an buy the sad-sack phone. The one with no ringer because > nobody ever calls you and no keyboard because you have nobody to write to.
My cell phone ringer rarely sounds because the phone is almost always turned off. I get a bit of grief about this, but only from my daughter who thinks that cell phones should be part of the human anatomy. My cell phone is for me to use and take control over, not others. If I write to folks, I'll do e-mail from my computer or take up pen and paper. I can send text messages, completely free, by way of my computer if I desire to do that. I do make calls from my cell phone because I have the most limited of phone services on my landline, with no long distance, only local calls in my immediate area, and emergency services calls or toll-free numbers. Other calls I make from the cell phone, which is a pay-as-you-go. This scheme saves me a bunch of money that I can use to buy beer as opposed to giving it away to wealthy corporations. I call it being practical, you call it wallowing in misery. We disagree on the outcome of my decision. However, since I am the only one of us who really knows how I feel, let me assure you that I am not in any misery over this. Also, If i really need someone to write to, there is always yourself, and I know that I will typically receive a, shall I say, vibrant reply. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
