On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:42:59 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:52:13 -0600, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:52:58 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Got this:
>>> http://tracfone.deviceanywhere.com/t...stId=TFALA382G
>>> And this:
>>> http://www.duluthtrading.com/searche...cessor=content
>>
>>You got one of the free phones for senior citizens. What a
>>cheapskate.
>
>Wasn't free, with minutes it cost $60. I have no need for a fancy
>schmancy pricey cell phone, I only wanted plain vanilla, no extras...
>there's a good chance I may never use this one. I bought a cell phone
>ten years ago with a one year contract from Verizon, the darn thing
>sat on my desk for a year, I never made a call, it never received a
>call, when the year was up I turned it in, unused. I'm not a phone
>person, I certainly don't need a phone when I'm outdoors... for my few
>calls my land line is more than sufficient. Like the subject line
>says "For Emergencies Only", it's for in case I go into town and get a
>flat tire or some such car problem. The only numbers I programed in
>is the auto repair place in town, 911, the walk-in clinic, and my next
>door neighbor. This phone is for insurance, as with all insurance
>it's something one hopes they'll never need to use.

You should carry it with you when you are outdoors, especially when
using your tractor. Accidents happen and you live alone.

JB

JBurns > wrote in
:

> On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:42:59 -0500, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>

>>
>>Wasn't free, with minutes it cost $60. I have no need for a fancy
>>schmancy pricey cell phone, I only wanted plain vanilla, no extras...
>>there's a good chance I may never use this one. I bought a cell phone
>>ten years ago with a one year contract from Verizon, the darn thing
>>sat on my desk for a year, I never made a call, it never received a
>>call, when the year was up I turned it in, unused. I'm not a phone
>>person, I certainly don't need a phone when I'm outdoors... for my few
>>calls my land line is more than sufficient. Like the subject line
>>says "For Emergencies Only", it's for in case I go into town and get a
>>flat tire or some such car problem. The only numbers I programed in
>>is the auto repair place in town, 911, the walk-in clinic, and my next
>>door neighbor. This phone is for insurance, as with all insurance
>>it's something one hopes they'll never need to use.
>
> You should carry it with you when you are outdoors, especially when
> using your tractor. Accidents happen and you live alone.
>
> JB
>
>


Most rural accidents/deaths are from tractor/ride-on accidents.

Says one who has already flipped his ride-on over and was pinned for a
few minutes, and who has learnt not to try and drag a tree trunk up a
slope :-)




--
Peter
Brisbane
Australia

Success isn't so difficult.
Just bite off more than you can chew,
then go do it.