No, my phone isn't broken

[diznygirl]

No, you misunderstand. I'm not too cheap to call you. I'm not calling you back because I'm sick of your self-important, holier-than-thou attitude. I have free long distance and plenty of roll-over minutes to use! I guess that's why we've drifted apart so much.

I never liked you.







But seriously, SIL has your attitude (and she's cheap) but what can I do? My life doesn't revolve around trying to reach her. I'm not holier-than-thou - just busy. Thank God they are staying on property. But she'll find us when she needs to book the rooms with DH's discount...... Ya know, maybe if I'm other line I shouldn't answer.... wouldn't want to be rude!

 

[runwad]

With having 3 kids in school, I could not be without call waiting. What can i say,I enjoy my chats with my friends sometimes during the day. What if the school needed to get a hold of me, what if my husband had to get a hold of me for something important. Now a days you can see who is calling while talking, so you can decide whether to answer it or not.

But, for emergency purposes, I would never be without call waiting.

This is me ^ but I honestly HATE it and if not for worrying about the kids trying to get thru I'd get rid of it. It never fails i"ll be home all day and the phone never rings..as soon as I get on the phone the dang other line starts...grrrr, it really does drive me nuts...but we are not cell people so my cell isn't on for someone to call me on. I am worried that if I'm chatting too long if there is something up with the kids they can't get thru.

Did anyone ever call the neighbors to go over to your house and tell whoever you were trying to call cause the phone was busy? I did that a few times when I needed to call my mom for a ride and my older sisters were yacking on the phone...we didn't have call waiting then, heck I don't think it was invented.ha

 

[nuttylawprofessor]

I never liked you.







But seriously, SIL has your attitude (and she's cheap) but what can I do? My life doesn't revolve around trying to reach her. I'm not holier-than-thou - just busy. Thank God they are staying on property. But she'll find us when she needs to book the rooms with DH's discount...... Ya know, maybe if I'm other line I shouldn't answer.... wouldn't want to be rude!

But her life needs to revolve around being able to take your calls?



And if you're on the other line when she calls? No, don't switch over.

 

[mrsklamc]

My MIL thinks they should call 'call waiting' 'call rude.'

I don't mind call waiting but I can't stand people's attitudes that they *need* to be able to reach you at ANY time. This happened at work today. Someone called someone else and he didn't answer his cell, so person A starts calling other people to see if we know where the person he was calling was.

I said "Maybe he's in the bathroom." It's just ridiculous.

 

[diznygirl]

But her life needs to revolve around being able to take your calls?

Yes, if she wants us to book the rooms for her. And if she had call waiting we'd be done by now. But hey, I'm self-centered and lazy and rude because HER phone is always busy? Oh, I see how it is. \

Seriously, if you are so important that people need to call you multiple times, then maybe you DO need call waiting.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I have all the bells and whistles. I don't use them. I answer the phone when I want. If you want me to answer the phone at your convenience, here's my phone bill. You pay it, you get to make the rules.

The one exception? When I'm waiting for a UPS/FedEx delivery. Even that's for my convenience, on the rare occasion I'm on another call when they arrive. This building has a security system that requires visitors to be buzzed in via the phone. If I don't let the driver in, I have to go to their office and pick up my package.

 

[GeorgeG]

There's no such thing as privacy these days. Before I retired I had a job that required me to be available 24/7 (phones, cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) and even though I need to have people be able to reach me for my music I prefer to keep that at my convenience. We have call waiting as part of both our house phone and cell phone packages, but I refuse to interrupt a call I'm on to answer someone who is essentially butting in. I don't drop anything to answer a phone and I only carry my cell phone when there's a chance I might need it (it makes a great paperweight).

years ago my mother-in-law always tried to get us to leave a number where we could be reached at WDW "in case there's an emergency." I finally wrote up a list of things that were not enough of an emergency to interrupt our much-needed and hard-earned vacation. A very condensed version is:

- Someone died! Very sad, indeed, but they will still be dead when we get home from vacation.
- Someone is sick. Call a doctor and they will probably be better by the time we get home. If not, see above.
- The house caught fire. Call the fire department since they are a lot closer and we'll worry about when we get home, not a minute before.
- Someone stole the car. Call the police, not me.

and so on... In short, there is nothing worth ruining our Disney vacation so let us enjoy it in ignorant bliss. When cell phones became popular, we left them in the room safe unless we were meeting up with someone in the park. Both our bosses were told not to call (mine actually handed me a Nextel and I threw it in the trash - my secretary dug it out and handed it back to him, though). It was a good thing I had a boss who learned to agree with me...

 

[nuttylawprofessor]

Yes, if she wants us to book the rooms for her. And if she had call waiting we'd be done by now. But hey, I'm self-centered and lazy and rude because HER phone is always busy? Oh, I see how it is. \

Seriously, if you are so important that people need to call you multiple times, then maybe you DO need call waiting.

Ok, you get that I'm not your SIL, right? I'm just someone in sitting in Illinois who doesn't feel the need to have call waiting because I'm not going to interrupt one call for another. My opposition to call waiting is not self-importance: it's respect for the person whom I'm already talking to.

The problem with your SIL is not that she doesn't have call waiting. The problem is that she has asked you for a favor and isn't following up with you. She does need to call you.

And if you're mid-conversation with someone when she calls, you still shouldn't click over. Call her back at a time convenient to you.

 

[tonilea]

If my MIL still had my cell number, she would immediately call it after getting a busy signal. Apparently no one I talk to is as important as her.

 

[golfgal]

I could easily do without call waiting but I LOVE caller ID-especially since it pops up on the TV so I know if I have to answer the phone or have one of the kids do it .

 

[teacherforhi]

- Someone died! Very sad, indeed, but they will still be dead when we get home from vacation.
- Someone is sick. Call a doctor and they will probably be better by the time we get home. If not, see above.
- The house caught fire. Call the fire department since they are a lot closer and we'll worry about when we get home, not a minute before.
- Someone stole the car. Call the police, not me.

Wow! I had no idea that when I got the call that a dear friend's son had drowned when I was on vacation, the correct response should have been, "Well, he'll still be dead when I get back." Silly me, I made plans to go home to support her. Looks like I need to get my priorities in order.

 

[GeorgeG]

Wow! I had no idea that when I got the call that a dear friend's son had drowned when I was on vacation, the correct response should have been, "Well, he'll still be dead when I get back." Silly me, I made plans to go home to support her. Looks like I need to get my priorities in order.

You would have had to known my MIL to understand...

 

[tonilea]

You would have had to known my MIL to understand...

I understand. I married the son of her evil twin. She does not want us to go on vacation, much less enjoy it. She has tried to pay DH NOT to go on vacation and did manage to ruin a short non-Disney trip.

ETA: We don't give her an emergency # either. We give the # to DSILs and my parents to discerne the "emergency" level.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I could easily do without call waiting but I LOVE caller ID-especially since it pops up on the TV....

Me too! Call waiting came with our service and I actually cancelled that piece (like a PP said, the rep thought I was nuts) but I love having the ID on the TV! --- In fact, I actually whined to DH the other day that it doesn't pop up when the Wii is on, only regular programs.

As far as call waiting, the worst is when someone calls me, and then puts me on hold to take another call! But I really don't even like it when I'm the one "benefitting" by getting through. - Either the person answers, and I feel rushed; or they don't answer, and I feel brushed off. I really wish it would just go to their machine if they're already on the line.