On 9/9/2012 2:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:18:26 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote:




Are you saying that you answer every call that comes to your phone?

I only do that with my cell phone. I only give my cell number to those that
I want to talk to. Every other place that requires a phone number gets my
home phone number.

Not every call, but it only takes a couple of seconds to answer most
times. If it is a robo call or such, I simply hang up. Every once in
a while though, we get a call from an unrecognized number and the call
is one that we would want to take.

Just yesterday, I was a "wireless caller" and number I never saw. Had
I ignored it, my 3 yards of crushed stone would not have been
delivered. It was the driver. Another number a week or so ago was
about a medical test my wife took.

Right now, the phone is inches away from me. Not a big deal to answer
a couple of times a week.

I agree. When it comes to answering your cell phone, you never know if
it is a loved one or a close friend in an atypical situation (dead zone
when attempting to use their cell phone, or emergency when they've been
in an accident or victim of a crime) calling from a number that is
unfamiliar to you. If you only accept incoming cell phone calls from
familiar numbers you would miss receiving those calls when they mattered
most. Of course, if you have no loved ones or close friends, that's not
a consideration for you.