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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 2:03pm
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Magpie, you of all people should know
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Can't Post
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land lines are more reliable in an emergency--don't forget in Day After Tomorrow when no one's cells were working and Jake Gyllenhall's character went to the payphone to call his parents.
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Which phone do you use when you are at home?
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 12:23pm
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Land line, as a rule
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sador
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Oct 10 2012, 12:32pm
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Both
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Misto
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Oct 10 2012, 12:34pm
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Um. Good point.
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 12:39pm
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I've considered ditching the landline, but
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Ataahua
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Oct 10 2012, 6:17pm
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My dad worries about the radiation, but I'm not convinced
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zarabia
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Oct 11 2012, 7:03am
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yeah, most kids text..
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Patty
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Oct 11 2012, 2:49pm
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No land line.
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Delrond
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Oct 10 2012, 1:09pm
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Siri is cool...
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 1:15pm
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A few things,
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Delrond
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Oct 10 2012, 1:24pm
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The grandkids like asking silly questions...
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 1:39pm
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Good question.
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Delrond
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Oct 10 2012, 2:43pm
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Mobile
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Nightingale
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Oct 10 2012, 1:11pm
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Yes, I can see that a college student would get more use out of cell phones.
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 1:18pm
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My parents - always landlines
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Nightingale
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Oct 10 2012, 2:11pm
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That reminds me...
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Misto
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Oct 10 2012, 8:33pm
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Well, we'd dump the land line if my implanted defibrillator didn't need it for checkups.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 10 2012, 1:50pm
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but I"ve heard that land lines are more reliable in large scale emergency situations
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Magpie
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Oct 10 2012, 1:57pm
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Magpie, you of all people should know
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 2:03pm
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lol... yes, that 's right //
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Magpie
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Oct 10 2012, 11:42pm
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Yes, land lines do not go out if the electricity goes out.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 10 2012, 2:07pm
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Ya got that right, and mine is even more than that.
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 2:11pm
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Yeah, we have the bare minimum on our land line.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 10 2012, 2:15pm
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Wow. Well, I can see you have no choice.
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 1:57pm
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The one tied to the wall
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Magpie
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Oct 10 2012, 1:50pm
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Does your red phone call the Kremlin?
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 10 2012, 1:55pm
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Best. Laugh. All. Week./
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 1:58pm
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haha...
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Magpie
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Oct 10 2012, 2:00pm
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That's how my mom's princess phone was.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 10 2012, 2:05pm
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We are just getting rid of a Western Electric phone that looks somewhat like that...
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 2:07pm
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dang, I remember party lines
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Magpie
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Oct 10 2012, 11:47pm
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We never had a party line, but...
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 11:58pm
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It's supposed to call Batman.
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Delrond
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Oct 10 2012, 2:13pm
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We have a new modem from Bright House...
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 2:17pm
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*takes notes*
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 10 2012, 2:21pm
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Well, they are at the moment.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 10 2012, 2:19pm
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Oops, I thought Delrond was talking to me. We've had computer woes, too.
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 2:22pm
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So,
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Delrond
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Oct 10 2012, 2:47pm
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Yep.
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 2:49pm
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There's always
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Delrond
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Oct 10 2012, 2:38pm
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A red rotary phone
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Starling
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Oct 11 2012, 7:34am
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It depends on who I'm calling
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DanielLB
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Oct 10 2012, 2:24pm
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Long distance...
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Patty
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Oct 10 2012, 2:28pm
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Mobile/cell phone
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imin
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Oct 10 2012, 4:41pm
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I can't use a cell at home
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Elberbeth
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Oct 10 2012, 6:40pm
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I had to say cell phone, but . . .
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Alcarcalime
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Oct 10 2012, 7:09pm
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well
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sevilodorf
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Oct 11 2012, 1:44am
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My phone is not smart either...
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Patty
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Oct 11 2012, 2:01am
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Another daft phone over here ;-)
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Misto
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Oct 11 2012, 8:13pm
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Local calls - landline (usually)/ long distance - cell//
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zarabia
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Oct 11 2012, 6:17am
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Mostly land line, at home and work.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Oct 12 2012, 4:09am
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We use both
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Arandiel
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Oct 12 2012, 5:17pm
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No more land line...
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Donry
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Oct 13 2012, 2:56am
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We use both but
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Loresilme
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Oct 15 2012, 3:35pm
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