MY LIFE WITH THE TELEPHONE
MY PHONE NUMBER USED TO BE A VERY SIMPLE 1009
THERE WAS NO COUNTRY CODE, AREA CODE OR EXTENSION... JUST 1009
IF YOU WANTED TO CALL ME, THERE WAS NO DIAL WITH NUMBERS-- OR A PaD OF NUMBERS TO POKE AT....IN NEWBURGH NY, YOU JUST TOLD 1009 TO SOME NICE LADY ON THE OTHER END OF THE "WIRE" AND SHE WOULD PULL UP A CABLE AND PLUG IT INTO THE WALL IN FRONT OF HER AT WHICH TIME MY PHONE IN THE HOUSE WOULD RING.
IT WAS ON THE WALL-- EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS KNOWN TO BE FOR YEARS-- AND YOU ANSWERED IT BY OUT -RACING YOUR SIBLINGS TO BE THE FIRST TO GET YOUR HANDS ON THE HANDLE.. SINCE IT WAS ON THE WALL BY THE STAIRS- ACCESS WAS FROM 2 ANGLES -- IN THE HALL-- NORMAL LIKE OR SIT ON THE STAIRS AND REACH THRU THE RAILINGS AND SNATCH...
PROGRESS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL--
NOW THE HOUSE PHONE RINGS AND THERE IS A MAD SCRAMBLE TO FIND UNDER WHILCH PILE OF PAPERS IT IS HIDING---- AND IT WILL CAREFULLY TELL YOU IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD... OR IT IS IN USE BECAUSE SOME DOG HAS PUSHED A BUTTON AS THEY CARRIED IT INTO THE YARD.... AT WHICH POINT YOU MUST FIND THE EXACT HANDSET CAUSING THAT PROBLEM BEFORE YOU CAN USE THE PHONE AT ALL.
AS FOR THE CELL-----I NOW HAVE ONE OF THE MOST MODERN...
I JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT SINCE I GOT IT 3 WEEKS AGO, I HAVE ONLY HAD PHONE CALLS WHILE SITTING IN MY CAR. IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.. ACTUALLY ANN DID-- TURNS OUT THAT THIS MOST MODERN PHONE -- ENCASED WITH THE MOST MODERN PROTECTIVE CASE - MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THIS DEVICE, ...MADE THE VIBRATE/RING SELECTION BUTTON INACCESSIBLE---- SINCE I RARELY HAVE THE KIND OF CLOTHING TO WEAR THIS PHONE, I WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER ANY CELL CALLS TO ME FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS.
AND GOING FORWARD IT DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING EITHER...
FOR AN INSOMNIA PROJECT I STARTED TALKING TO SIRI-- WHO VERY NICELY READ ME ABOUT 1/2 OF EACH EMAIL... AND THEN SAID "NO" AND QUIT.
I TRIED TO BUY THE ALBUM -- PHANTOM OF THE OPERA-- IT WOULD NOT LET ME...
THERE WAS A RED DOT SOMEWHERE - TELLING ME OF AN UPDATE--
I HAve seen megan push that update button WITH NO FEAR IN HER MIND..
SO I DID THAT
NOW I HAVE A PHONE WITH A PICTURE OF AN APPLE IN THE MIDDLE-- NOTHING ELSE-
AND SIRI WON'T TALK TO ME EITHER...
I CAN NOT EVEN TURN IT OFF-- WITH EITHER BUTTON
SHORT OF TAKING THE BATTERY OUT -- I AM DONE.
HAVIG BEEN UP AT 2 AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PHONE, I HAVE OVERSLEPT.
WITH A LONG LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY..
HOME DEPOT FOR MORE PAINT IS ONE OF THEM.
