tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post4097332877258662456..comments2023-09-18T07:16:38.615-05:00Comments on BLissed-Out Grandma: Telephones...love 'em or hate 'emNancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-76675075867246927062010-05-27T21:31:29.704-05:002010-05-27T21:31:29.704-05:00I'm RIGHT there with you. I can use the phone...I'm RIGHT there with you. I can use the phone, there are times I love it ("Mom, I'm here safely....), but given an option, I'll take writing any day. Even texting!Robynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-16511278580401993742010-05-25T10:37:08.200-05:002010-05-25T10:37:08.200-05:00Sounds like we have a similar phone style. I hate ...Sounds like we have a similar phone style. I hate the phone. I prefer email ten times over, for sure! I'm one of the only people I know who doesn't have a cell phone! Mr. Handsome was the other until last week but he just got one. *eye roll*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637557309399845617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-71791346132415565782010-05-24T13:51:01.909-05:002010-05-24T13:51:01.909-05:00I nodded all the way through this (apart from the ...I nodded all the way through this (apart from the grandkids). I've never liked the phone, I'd rather be up close and personal, or at a distance and use email. But yeah, sometimes you just HAVE to, dammit. IndigoIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-23316091588318710762010-05-23T23:22:37.460-05:002010-05-23T23:22:37.460-05:00I wish I could rip ours off the wall. It totally ...I wish I could rip ours off the wall. It totally irritates me. I hardly ever use it. I never answer it unless Far Guy is gone..I answer then because it might be him needing me. Most of the time the machine picks it up..I sort from there, and return the calls that must be important to someone else:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-64824085946971806142010-05-23T13:52:03.778-05:002010-05-23T13:52:03.778-05:00I don't love it or hate it I guess
it is great...I don't love it or hate it I guess<br />it is great to talk to my best friend in New York on weekends when I have free minutes (o:<br />My husband is a man of few words ... so when dating and far apart it was soooo hard to talk to him. It is a wonder we made it through that (o:grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243983087703581624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-61629494229441158802010-05-23T11:21:56.543-05:002010-05-23T11:21:56.543-05:00I don't like phones unless it's SKYPE and ...I don't like phones unless it's SKYPE and I can see my daughter and grandkids. Love email and blogs though!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-55460126698123001822010-05-23T10:56:39.245-05:002010-05-23T10:56:39.245-05:00I had a job for many years that kept me on the pho...I had a job for many years that kept me on the phone. The last thing I wanted to do when I got home was talk on the phone. I still avoid making phone calls.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-46002083531673082822010-05-23T10:11:48.255-05:002010-05-23T10:11:48.255-05:00I ignore ringing phones all the time because I hav...I ignore ringing phones all the time because I have phone-o-phobia. There's something about not being able to see the person I'm talking to that bothers me. But blogging... that's a whole other issue. I love the "conversations" I have here.http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-39975778510078890182010-05-23T08:44:46.299-05:002010-05-23T08:44:46.299-05:00Yes! I agree. Email is so much better since you ...Yes! I agree. Email is so much better since you can do it in your own time, and give people time to process things before responding. It helps make us more deliberate about things. Your story about how the phone signals the grandkids' arrival is great! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-90337147505957914132010-05-23T07:56:16.816-05:002010-05-23T07:56:16.816-05:00I don't "talk" on the phone, but I&#...I don't "talk" on the phone, but I'll have a running conversation with a ringing phone.<br /><br />When I was a kid, our home phone was also our mother's business phone. So the same thing as you, get on and get off and I recall we always asked permission to use the phone. Later is was a relay between Dad's business... so it was a tool and not entertainment.<br /><br /><br />I got a call from a hospital in Port Saint Lucie Florida at 11 pm, 14 September, 1992 concerning my 20 year old son. I hate telephones.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-40064638885667822932010-05-22T23:15:08.376-05:002010-05-22T23:15:08.376-05:00Great post. Glad I inspired you to talk some more...Great post. Glad I inspired you to talk some more about that darn phone. I do enjoy talking on the phone I must say. I like conversation better than texting etc. Grandchildren visiting is always a great phonecall. Have a great weekend.Respectfully Yourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018215635835723955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-63828924744457805182010-05-22T22:39:51.385-05:002010-05-22T22:39:51.385-05:00I use to love talking on the phone but not so much...I use to love talking on the phone but not so much anymore!gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894920637532415315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-41355032734141802372010-05-22T22:26:58.492-05:002010-05-22T22:26:58.492-05:00When we moved to Bellingham from Boulder, we let o...When we moved to Bellingham from Boulder, we let our land line go, but we each kept a cell phone and rarely use them, except for short calls. If I want to talk with my relatives, we use iChat and talk in person, sort of. Occasionally someone will call me to chat, but it's very rare these days. Email communication is far preferred by me and my friends.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-74560972856292772222010-05-22T22:16:43.714-05:002010-05-22T22:16:43.714-05:00LOL! I spent hours on the phone as a teenager, bu...LOL! I spent hours on the phone as a teenager, but I'm sure had there been the internet I wouldn't have touched it. I love knowing I can read and respond to my e-mail on my own schedule. Talking on the phone just sucks precious minutes from my day. Every time the damn thing rings, it pisses me off.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-48475031376077878032010-05-22T22:12:27.130-05:002010-05-22T22:12:27.130-05:00I hate the phone, too! I am so thankful that my jo...I hate the phone, too! I am so thankful that my job doesn't involve talking on the phone. I'm guessing that many writers feel the same way.Emmahttp://www.divorcedbefore30.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-88446394318428216632010-05-22T20:58:06.385-05:002010-05-22T20:58:06.385-05:00Oh my gosh...I am just like that. I hate the phone...Oh my gosh...I am just like that. I hate the phone but I love texting and e-mail. I hate it at work if I don't have an e-mail address for someone and I actually have to call them. I remember when Irv and I were dating in high school....we would spend the evening together and then he would go home and call me and we would sit on the phone listening to each other breathe because we really didn't have anything to say. I would actually fall asleep on the phone! :)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582104259056007093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-63178993910715172202010-05-22T20:32:42.426-05:002010-05-22T20:32:42.426-05:00I decided a long time ago that I must be very inse...I decided a long time ago that I must be very insecure because I can't ignore a ringing phone. I don't actually talk on the phone very much though.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-76145225755919090472010-05-22T19:56:14.692-05:002010-05-22T19:56:14.692-05:00Phones weigh 1 billion pounds. Ugh.Phones weigh 1 billion pounds. Ugh.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-46207885411321491982010-05-22T18:51:46.726-05:002010-05-22T18:51:46.726-05:00My mom always hated the phone... still does. I fin...My mom always hated the phone... still does. I finally inherited her affliction! I used to use it constantly for work but now I'm known for never picking it up. I carry my cell phone for emergencies but I rarely if ever just chat.<br /><br />Kathy over at <a href="http://blisspot.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Everyday Bliss </a>Everyday Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463498796184060882noreply@blogger.com