Telephones are a necessity but sometimes they can be a problem too. We didn't have a telephone when I was growing up so I never caught "the habit" of talking on the phone. Now that I'm used to a telephone I wouldn't want to go without one and I'm so curious I hate it when the message machine records only a click. We have a wonderful little invention now on our telephone that's called "Caller I.D." Now I can usually see who is calling, although there are times when the box says "unavailable."
On the other hand when it's ME calling I hate those message machines, they're so anonymous and so impersonal. I usually won't leave a message unless it's absolutely necessary.
These days a lot of people have beepers and cellular phones. You couldn't run fast enough to GIVE me a cellular phone. My oldest daughter graduated from Regis College a couple of years ago. The fellow who sat behind us had a cellular phone and it rang four times right in the middle of the graduation. That's not getting away from it all, that's taking it with you.
And how about those worthy charities that just KNOW you're going to help them by buying tickets? I'm sure at least two percent of what you donate goes to the worthy cause.
My youngest daughter Lois can talk for hours on the phone. When I'm grabbing my ear to keep it from being cauliflowered like a boxer's ear and groaning because my ear is aching she's just getting started.
Don't you just hate the telephone when it rings and you're in the bathtub? You jump out of the tub, throw a towel around your body, run for the phone and by the time you get there whoever was on the phone is gone. One time my wet feet slid on the floor and I looked just like a clumsy ballet dancer. Thank goodness I didn't fall down.
The other morning the telephone rang and I was brushing my teeth. That's a puzzling situation, the dilemma was should I let the phone ring while I rinsed my mouth or shall I swallow the toothpaste? When I answered the phone I said "Hew-wow". Well I suppose no one ever died from swallowing toothpaste.