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Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in
my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim |
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Jim, 12/11/2006,8:08:42 PM, wrote:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim If you constantly talk on the phone you will turn into a woman. Which would be worse? |
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I think it was "Jim" myplace@home who stated:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim If you do that, you will SURELY die! Of course, if you don't do that you're gonna die too . . . 'cause we all do. I'd only worry about an incoming call; there's higher ringing voltage then. Or if there's a lightening strike nearby that comes down the phone line. Otherwise, don't worry about it . . . . -- "Trust me, there is NO way to nonchalantly conceal the fact that you have a power tool in your head, no matter what you do." -- El Gato |
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"badgolferman" wrote in message ... Jim, 12/11/2006,8:08:42 PM, wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim If you constantly talk on the phone you will turn into a woman. Which would be worse? Will you PUH - LEEEEZE warn me when you are going to do that? Do you know how difficult it is to get MGD out of a keyboard? Steve |
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Jim wrote:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim That's not a good idea. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. |
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AZ Nomad wrote:
On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. Rich |
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In article , "Jim" myplace@home wrote:
I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Only slightly. You would do well to avoid the practice during a severe thunderstorm. -- :) JR Mean Evil Bell System Historical Socity |
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Rich wrote:
AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. Rich I thought ring current was 90 volts. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:44:52 -0600, Rich wrote:
AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. Still too much. |
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"Jim" myplace@home writes:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Very bad idea. Ringdown voltage is near or exceeding wall outlet voltage. Granted, current capability is lower, but it's enough.... and the the human body's resistance while soaking in water is quite low. Cordless phones are cheap. You need one if you wanna chat in the bath. -- -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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You will not surely die.... hisss.... hisss...... I'm a snake, you can
trussssst me.... hissss........ Seriously, the phone in the tub is a crappy idea. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Steve B" wrote in message ... "badgolferman" wrote in message ... Jim, 12/11/2006,8:08:42 PM, wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim If you constantly talk on the phone you will turn into a woman. Which would be worse? Will you PUH - LEEEEZE warn me when you are going to do that? Do you know how difficult it is to get MGD out of a keyboard? Steve |
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I thought the ring current was 105 VAC?
-- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Rich" wrote in message ... AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. Rich |
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"Rich" writes:
AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. You're both right. 48V DC is the loop voltage when the phone is on hook. Pulled offhook this drops to under 10V. Ringdown voltage is 90V superimposed on that 48VDC so you've got peaks of 138V. Traditional phone near bathtub = bad idea. Ventricular fibrillation of the human heart only takes a macroshock of 100 to 300 millamps. While human skin dry is normally around a megaohm, wet skin can make ya under 1kohm in impedance. V=IR and all, 138V / 1000 ohms = .138A = 138mA if your phone slips into the tub and someone decides to give you a ring. Not really in the engineering tolerance you wanna be to stay alive, particularly with how wildly variable the resistance estimate can be, and the variability of what level of macroshock is needed to cause the heart muscle to fibrillate. Throw $15 at a cordless phone. :-) Best Regards, -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, "Jim" myplace@home wrote:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim I have a phone jack next to my bathtub. I only plug in a handset (which has to be rewired iirc to use it this way, and it worked better when I put on a wider plug than handsets have). I don't place calls because there is no dial, and I answer the phone between rings. I also don't let the phone get wet, and if my hand is wet, I think I wipe it off with a towel. I also do the same thing before I adjust the volume on the tv. The tv has a sound output, and I have a cord coming out of the wall behind the tv, speakers from a 1950's Hi-Fi on the ceiling, and a volume control next to my shoulder on the bathroom wall. That way I can turn the volume down when I'm on the phone. I also tied a washcloth (and later I changed it to a sock) so the water doesn't make much noise when it runs into the tub. That way I can also keep a trickle of warm water coming in so the bath doesn 't get cold. |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:44:52 -0600, "Rich"
wrote: AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. Doesn't it vary from one city to another? Rich |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, "Jim" myplace@home wrote:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Hire a professional to make your phone calls for you. You are not qualified to use a phone. |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, "Jim" myplace@home wrote:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim I forgot to say that I don't have any children who need me to pay their expenses, nor a wife in those circumstances. Why not buy a cordless phone? They are totally safe, even in the bath. |
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Steve B, 12/11/2006, 8:30:21 PM,
wrote: "badgolferman" wrote in message ... Jim, 12/11/2006,8:08:42 PM, wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim If you constantly talk on the phone you will turn into a woman. Which would be worse? Will you PUH - LEEEEZE warn me when you are going to do that? Do you know how difficult it is to get MGD out of a keyboard? What is MGD? |
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061211 2158 - CJT posted:
Rich wrote: AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. Rich I thought ring current was 90 volts. I thought it was 70.7 volts... |
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He managed to make contact - at the same time
I was calling him! Big jolt! I somewhat remember him saying that he fell down on his butt and maybe saw stars! - Don Klipstein ) A buddy of mine worked for Bell Long Lines. A favorite joke was to ring thru on a line a coworker was working on. Ha Ha fun and games. Never failed to get a big reaction and a lot of profanity. Richard |
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badgolferman wrote: Steve B, 12/11/2006, 8:30:21 PM, wrote: "badgolferman" wrote in message ... Jim, 12/11/2006,8:08:42 PM, wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim If you constantly talk on the phone you will turn into a woman. Which would be worse? Will you PUH - LEEEEZE warn me when you are going to do that? Do you know how difficult it is to get MGD out of a keyboard? What is MGD? Miller Genuine Draft D |
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061211 2008 - Jim posted:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Just do it till you need glasses... |
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"indago" wrote in message ... 061211 2008 - Jim posted: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Just do it till you need glasses... hahahahaha...okay...thanks for the posts...I'm gonna go buy a cordless... have a Merry Christmass Group!...Jimi |
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"badgolferman" wrote in message ... Steve B, 12/11/2006, 8:30:21 PM, wrote: "badgolferman" wrote in message ... Jim, 12/11/2006,8:08:42 PM, wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim If you constantly talk on the phone you will turn into a woman. Which would be worse? Will you PUH - LEEEEZE warn me when you are going to do that? Do you know how difficult it is to get MGD out of a keyboard? What is MGD? Miller Genuine Draft. |
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"Jimi" wrote hahahahaha...okay...thanks for the posts...I'm gonna go buy a cordless... have a Merry Christmass Group!...Jimi Do they still make the cord types? I think I have a couple of old ones in the garage............... STeve |
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Steve B wrote:
Do they still make the cord types? I think I have a couple of old ones in the garage............... They're nice to have if (like me) you occasionally have to attend long-distance training courses and are on a conference call for 7 hrs straight. Or during a power outage. (I know they make cordless phones with a second battery in the base for just this scenario, but they aren't very common.) Chris |
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:05:32 -0500, mm
wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:44:52 -0600, "Rich" wrote: AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. Doesn't it vary from one city to another? Rich Here the line has 50VDC when not in use. When ringing it has both 50VDC and 75VAC on it (alternating between -25V and +125V, I think at 20Hz). Ringing current capability is significant, since it's intended to ring 5 loud bells. -- 13 days until the winter solstice celebration Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "How could you ask be to believe in God when there's absolutely no evidence that I can see?" -- Jodie Foster |
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"Charlie Morgan" wrote What is MGD? Miller Genuine Draft D You SHOULD spit that out! CWM To each his own. I did find a Mexican beer I liked while in Mazatlan, though. Pacifico Claro, and there's a brewery right there in Mazatlan. When I was in high school, the biology teacher passed out strips of paper. He then told everyone to put them in their mouths. About half of the people, me included, spat them out, some gagging. It tasted nasty. All the others sat there chomping on their paper, tasting nothing. Lots of variations in taste. Look at any paint sample rack. Steve |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, "Jim" myplace@home wrote:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim There was an article about a guy that called one of those phone sex lines. He wanted to masturbate in the tub while he talked to the woman on the sex line. He had the phone in one hand and his manhood in the other. He was just having the best of times when he got overly excited and dropped the phone in the water. His other hand still on his penis, when the phone hit the water, his penis and testicles took the brunt of the electricity in the phone lines, and they were destroyed. He never had to call another sex line, because he could no longer have sex. The doctors that examined him said his penis and testes were literally burned right off his body, the hand he was using had severe burns, and his heart was not beating properly from the jolt. Rus |
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When it come right down to it; we are all going to die of something, if you enjoy it, do it. If it was all that lethal of a combination, you wouldn't be here talking about it. Might I suggest a cordless phone, they are addictive, and other than getting lost and needing a battery every few years, they have little in the way of a downside. NiMi batteries pretty well solve the battery issue, and many have a find handset feature that rings them till you track them down. |
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"Steve B" writes:
"Jimi" wrote hahahahaha...okay...thanks for the posts...I'm gonna go buy a cordless... have a Merry Christmass Group!...Jimi Do they still make the cord types? I think I have a couple of old ones in the garage............... Oh yes, still made, and rather handy to have one around the house when the power goes out and you need to call and report the outage. :-) -- -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:46:09 -0600, Chris Friesen
wrote: Steve B wrote: Do they still make the cord types? I think I have a couple of old ones in the garage............... They're nice to have if (like me) you occasionally have to attend long-distance training courses and are on a conference call for 7 hrs straight. There are multi-handset cordless phones. Some make it as easy to change between handsets as with different phones. You can change handsets when you get a low battery warning. Or during a power outage. (I know they make cordless phones with a second battery in the base for just this scenario, but they aren't very common.) Chris I have mine plugged into a UPS (the same UPS that's connected to some of my A/V and network equipment). Runtime is limited, but at least it gives you plenty of time to get to a corded phone. -- 13 days until the winter solstice celebration Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "How could you ask be to believe in God when there's absolutely no evidence that I can see?" -- Jodie Foster |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, "Jim" myplace@home wrote:
Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim What's your number? We'll give you a call and chat about it. |
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"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:04:24 -0800, "Steve B" wrote: "Charlie Morgan" wrote What is MGD? Miller Genuine Draft D You SHOULD spit that out! CWM To each his own. I did find a Mexican beer I liked while in Mazatlan, though. Pacifico Claro, and there's a brewery right there in Mazatlan. When I was in high school, the biology teacher passed out strips of paper. He then told everyone to put them in their mouths. About half of the people, me included, spat them out, some gagging. It tasted nasty. All the others sat there chomping on their paper, tasting nothing. Lots of variations in taste. Look at any paint sample rack. Steve Was Mazatlan also the place where you lost your sense of humor? CWM No. My virginity. For the 34,894,344th time........... |
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"badgolferman" wrote in message ... , 12/12/2006, 12:12:38 PM, wrote: He never had to call another sex line, because he could no longer have sex. The doctors that examined him said his penis and testes were literally burned right off his body This proves my point about becoming a woman if you talk too long on the phone. Hey, when you're right, you're right. Steve |
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"mm" wrote in message ... On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:44:52 -0600, "Rich" wrote: AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:08:42 -0600, Jim myplace@home wrote: Just a short note here. I constantly talk on the phone while lazing in my hot tub. The phone is NOT cordless. So am I putting myself at risk talking on the phone while in the hot tub? Thanks...Jim Yes. There's 90V and lethal current available on the phone loop. No its 48 volts to stay under the limit of 50 volts for working live permits etc. Doesn't it vary from one city to another? I don't see how it could, otherwise your phone wouldn't necessarily work from one location to another. Rich |
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