[Magdalen] Marathon phonecall.

[Jay Weigel]

We have 3 cell phones between us (S/O has a personal iPhone 6s and a work
Android which he absolutely hates, and I have an iPhone 6 because the 6s
was just too big for my hands) and a landline which we rarely answer. The
only reason we have a landline at all is that it came as a package deal
with the cable and internet.

On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've had occasion to dictate a message, then switch to the (virtual)
> keyboard before sending and correct the problems.
>
> On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My daughter nearly always dictates her text messages--and there are some
> > hilarious results! Yesterday she mentioned "sponge bath," and it came to
> me
> > as Sponge Bob! Sometimes I can't even tell what she was actually saying!
> > I'm convinced that Siri has some hearing loss...
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Absolutely, Grace! I totally agree. I can even dictate the message to
> my
> > > cell phone, although it doesn't always spell very well. Kristin
> mentioned
> > > calls that come at inconvenient times. I find that to be virtually all
> of
> > > them. Is there really a convenient time to get a call on your cell
> phone?
> > >
> > > On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 12:09 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Kristin, I find I text way more than I ever thought I would, instead
> of
> > > > making lots of calls, for the very reason you mentioned. That way the
> > > > person can respond when it’s convenient, and I haven’t interrupted
> them
> > > in
> > > > the middle of something.
> > > >
> > > > > On Dec 30, 2017, at 10:19 AM, Kristin Rollins <
> > kristin at verumsolum.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Things moved a little slower, I think, with the Canadian phone
> system
> > > > (and I am not sure where they are these days), but it boggles my mind
> > > that
> > > > I've gone to where I would use a pay phone for most local calls,
> > because
> > > > the quarter for it was about a minute's worth of mobile phone
> airtime,
> > > and
> > > > now live in the US, where we pay $3/mo for the first 100 minutes and
> > > there
> > > > is no surcharge, even if I'm calling from the US to Canada. (Also, I
> > use
> > > my
> > > > phone more as a mobile computing device than for talking to people. I
> > am
> > > > always way too afraid of interrupting somebody to place a phone call,
> > > and I
> > > > always find that calls to me come at inconvenient times.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Kristin
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >  Kristin Rollins
> > > > >  kristin at verumsolum.com
> > > > >  Chesapeake, VA
> > > > >
> > > > >> On Sat, Dec 30, 2017, at 9:23 AM, Christopher Hart wrote:
> > > > >> The concept of long distance calls has essentially disappeared
> since
> > > the
> > > > >> use of cell phones became ubiquitous. We still have a so-called
> > > > landline,
> > > > >> but even that is a VOIP line and calls anywhere are included in
> our
> > > > monthly
> > > > >> package price (bundled with internet and TV). Our grandchildren's
> > > > >> generation won't even know the meaning of "long distance" call.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:48 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <
> > houstonklr at gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> ....and when I think of what my mom and dad thought was “too
> much”
> > > > time on
> > > > >>> the phone back in the ‘60s!
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Lynn who never had her own “line” as a teenager and remembers
> well
> > > into
> > > > >>> adulthood that lovely sound when you knew it was long distance
> and
> > > for
> > > > that
> > > > >>> one brief millisecond wondered which special far-away relative or
> > > > friend it
> > > > >>> was - no caller ID, no answering machines, varying and sometimes
> > huge
> > > > >>> monthly bills...
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> On Dec 29, 2017, at 11:13 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <
> > mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> > > > >>> wrote:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Everett now must be in his 6th hour on the phone with "an old
> high
> > > > school
> > > > >>> friend".  I've been out of high school for 35+ years.  *I* have
> > "old
> > > > high
> > > > >>> school friends".  He's been out for a year-and-a-half.  Oh well.
> > He
> > > > seldom
> > > > >>> to never has such joyous moments, pardon me, hours, as this.
> Plus,
> > > > it's
> > > > >>> his battery, and we've got unlimited Consumer Cellular minutes.
> I
> > > bet
> > > > by
> > > > >>> now he's got it plugged into the wall.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
> > > > >>> "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> --
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Christopher Hart
> > > > >>
> > > > >> List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > > >> Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > > >> Twitter: @cervus51
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Christopher Hart
> > >
> > > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > Twitter: @cervus51
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Grace Cangialosi
> > Ruckersville, VA
> >
> > *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with
> great
> > love."*
> > *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> Christopher Hart
>
> List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> Twitter: @cervus51
>