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technology for the win
« on: January 15, 2014, 02:44:19 PM »
Technology says I must have voicemail.  OK, technology, lI'll have voicemail.  But I'll have it my way.


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You have a new Voicemail message from: (800) 2-9802.

"'[skid] you're answering machine is in Spanish I don't know if you're aware of that when someone calls and it goes to Spanish mode. Anyway I'm Susan rner I am trying to give you a call in regards to the  service that you had requested information about two weeks ago. If you can assist with or help just give us a call there. If we can help you at this time let us know if not we'll take you from the computer system but we do need to know if we can help you or what the status is. My number is 1404662 1404662. Thank you sir."

If I wanted you to call me, Susan, I would have given you te number that I actually answer - most of the time.

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They keep making this eternal vigilance thing harder and harder.  Protecting the 2nd amendment is like playing PACMAN - there's no pause button so you can go to the bathroom.

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Re: technology for the win
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2014, 03:11:12 PM »

For a couple years, folks complained that my voicemail was always full. I told them that was funny, because I checked it once a couple years ago and it was fine.

So, after three to five years of this, I fixed the problem. By deleting my voicemail functionality. Now, no one complains about my voicemail being full.
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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2014, 03:15:32 PM »
Hah mine is "not set up"

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Re: technology for the win
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2014, 03:54:49 PM »
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you're answering machine is in Spanish

Our family line answering machine loses the custom message everytime the power blinks, so it just defaults back to "Please leave your message at the tone."

Otherwise, I would record a greeting in Gaelic  =D
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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2014, 04:27:50 PM »
Oh my! If I set up my voice mail could I get you to record a greeting in gaelic? I wonder if gaelic triggers one of the surveillance programs?

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It is much more powerful to seek Truth for one's self.  Seeing and hearing that others seem to have found it can be a motivation.  With me, I was drawn because of much error and bad judgment on my part. Confronting one's own errors and bad judgment is a very life altering situation.  Confronting the errors and bad judgment of others is usually hypocrisy.


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« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2014, 04:46:10 PM »
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A plan is just a list of things that doesn't happen.
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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2014, 05:04:36 PM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on January 15, 2014, 04:27:50 PM
Oh my! If I set up my voice mail could I get you to record a greeting in gaelic? I wonder if gaelic triggers one of the surveillance programs?

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Next thing you know, you have been renditioned to the Brits who are asking you questions about that whole IRA gunrunning thing.
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« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2014, 05:25:18 PM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on January 15, 2014, 04:27:50 PM
Oh my! If I set up my voice mail could I get you to record a greeting in gaelic? I wonder if gaelic triggers one of the surveillance programs?

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I could write something out, but the phonetics are difficult.  And I would have to make it up myself so it might not be in the idiom that would actually be used for an answering machine by a native speaker.


Quote from: MillCreek on January 15, 2014, 05:04:36 PM
Next thing you know, you have been renditioned to the Brits who are asking you questions about that whole IRA gunrunning thing.

Scottish Gaelic, so they would probably ban kilts and bagpipes all over again  :lol:
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2014, 05:50:29 PM »
Quote from: MillCreek on January 15, 2014, 05:04:36 PM
Next thing you know, you have been renditioned to the Brits who are asking you questions about that whole IRA gunrunning thing.

that might be a problem. my family were republicans. as was my recently deceased friend.  he got talkative near the end i could probably clear up some 30 year old crimes in belfast and dublin and a couple in galway
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Re: technology for the win
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2014, 02:05:52 AM »
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Re: technology for the win
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2014, 10:09:20 PM »
Beat me to it.
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