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I don’t do call waiting. I mean to say, we don’t have it. I’ve opted not to pay for that service on our home phone line. I’d get rid of home phone service altogether if my lovely wife didn’t insist we have it. There are kids today who don’t recognize the busy signal or know what it means. How sad is that?

Seems that the days of having a busy signal are over. It feels like the world needs to be in constant communication at every second. I suppose this helps fulfill our need for instant gratification.

It often goes like this. Suppose I’d like to chill and disconnect from the world for a little while.

Then the home phone rings. No message is left.

Seconds later, the cell phone rings. No message is left.

Another few seconds elapse, followed by (you guessed it) home phone again. This time maybe a message.

Then the cell will ring again, and if left unanswered, a message may get left.

Don’t get me wrong, I love talking to you. I do. It’s just that sometimes isn’t a few moments of disconnected time nice? I wonder how anyone survived in the days before call-waiting, cell phones, answering machines?

How long has it been since you’ve heard the busy signal? Better yet, how long has it been since you’ve let callers hear yours?

– steve