gave my self heart atack

holly molly i was so scared electricity went of and when it came on my answer mchine that has been broke since i got it talked lol i had door open cause it was raining and i anted freash air and i also have this room sepeated with a tarp to make it easier to cool in summer so i couldnt see front door . theni figured what it was and i laughed lol oddy enough answer machine works now and i had good timeing for once lol i was editing a movie which is a very very long process and if coupmuter went out before i finnsed id have to start over. but it must of been just finsed when power went off

Yeah, my answering machine used to scare me all the time.

I'd be in the kitchen, alone, and then all of a sudden somebody would be talking to me. It would scare the crap out of me. In that one brief second there would be fear, recognition, relief, and then laughter.

I sleep during the day, so my phone ringer would be off. I wouldn't know there was a phone call until a message was being left.

Now all I have is a cell phone, so I'll probably live longer.

I have a dial-up connection, so I don't have to worry about answering machines or jangling telephones.
My cellular telefon rings only very infrequently, and it's usually a friend calling - the number is displayed when the call is coming in and I recognise it at once. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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The_LED_Museum said:
I have a dial-up connection, so I don't have to worry about answering machines or jangling telephones.
My cellular telefon rings only very infrequently, and it's usually a friend calling - the number is displayed when the call is coming in and I recognise it at once. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Caller ID is a must.

Caller ID is the determining factor in IF and HOW I answer the phone!

We have a talky machine too. But it has never scared me in any way shape or form.

Caller ID is a *MUST* in any home or cellular telephone plan I get.
Like PlayboyJoeShmoe says, it determines how or even if I answer the telephone.

I have a telephone answering machine, but it's not connected because I use a dial-up ISP which is connected from approximately 8:00am to 10:30pm daily, seven days a week, 365 days a year - 366 days on leap years.