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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:47:18 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>
>> > Bad news can wait until morning. Someone died? Sorry but they'll
>> > still
>> > be dead at 8AM, waking me up at 3AM isn't going to change anything.
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> What if someone is going into the hospital?
>
> The hospital staff can handle it. I wouldn't be a damned bit of
> use at the hospital, especially if I was awakened in the middle
> of my sleep cycle.
>
> In fact, my mother had a TIA last spring, and went to the hospital.
> When I turned on my cell phone the next day, my uncle called to tell
> me about it. When I went to the hospital later that day, she was
> still so out of it I might as well not have bothered. (Except that
> it made my uncle feel better, which is actually not high on my
> list of priorities.)
>
>>What if your car was stolen and
>> the police are calling to say that they found it?
>
> They can leave a message. I don't need my car in the middle
> of the night.

Clearly we have different priorities as well.

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On 1/21/2015 5:04 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>
>
> > I was wondering, can you wear this pendant in the shower?
>
> Yes, the ones used here are waterproof and users are recommended to
> wear them in the bath/shower in case they slip.
>
> Janet UK
>

That is wonderful to hear, Janet, this will enable people to wear them
all the time, even in the shower, where they might need it.

Becca

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KenK > wrote in news:XnsA42A4D57D32C7invalidcom@
130.133.4.11:

> wrote in
> :
>
>> On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 05:50:25 -0800, sf >
> wrote:
>>>
>>>I'm still not buying the concept. It seems like an
> unnecessary piece
>>>of equipment to sell healthy people. How can you reach
> something that
>>>is so high off the floor or located in another room when
> you've fallen
>>>and you can't get up?
>>
>> I agree. Given that the bathroom is the most dangerous
> room in your
>> house, I keep a phone (always check daily to see it is
> charged) on top
>> of a couple of spare toilet rolls so it can be reached from
> the floor.
>> One never knows when it might be just the ticket.
>
> What I started doing a week or two ago was: I fastened a neck
> cord to
> the top of an old belt cell holster and put some of that
> stick-together
> tape at the top to keep the phone from falling out. I
> transfer my cell
> to it from my belt holster where it resides all day when I go
> to bed and
> hang it around my neck when I leave the bed at light. So far
> I've always
> remembered it and swapped it between holsters every evening
> and morning.
> That way I only have to remember to charge and maintain one
> cell.
>
>

"bed at light" supposed to be "bed at night". <sigh>


--
You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

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On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 1:24:57 PM UTC-5, James Silverton wrote:
> All the phones that are convenient in my house can display Caller ID. I
> have taken only to answering those that show an intelligible identity
> and not "unknown caller" etc., nor "wireless caller" nor a phone number.
>
> I also have an answering service and I wonder if I am making any
> unfortunate mistakes with my policy since any serious caller will leave
> a message including ID?
> --
> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>
> Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

I don't think my cell phone ever gives my name on caller ID, is this unusual?

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On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:25:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 1:24:57 PM UTC-5, James Silverton wrote:
> > All the phones that are convenient in my house can display Caller ID. I
> > have taken only to answering those that show an intelligible identity
> > and not "unknown caller" etc., nor "wireless caller" nor a phone number.
> >
> > I also have an answering service and I wonder if I am making any
> > unfortunate mistakes with my policy since any serious caller will leave
> > a message including ID?
>
> I don't think my cell phone ever gives my name on caller ID, is this unusual?

The other person will know it's you if they have your cell number
programmed under your name in their cell phone's address book.
Landline caller ID is different. It's been 10 years since I've had a
landline, but I think they won't see who it is if the caller is using
an unlisted number or has ID blocking on their phone line and forgets
to bypass it.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

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> wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 1:24:57 PM UTC-5, James Silverton wrote:
>> All the phones that are convenient in my house can display Caller ID. I
>> have taken only to answering those that show an intelligible identity
>> and not "unknown caller" etc., nor "wireless caller" nor a phone number.
>>
>> I also have an answering service and I wonder if I am making any
>> unfortunate mistakes with my policy since any serious caller will leave
>> a message including ID?
>> --
>> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>>
>> Extraneous "not." in Reply To.
>
> I don't think my cell phone ever gives my name on caller ID, is this
> unusual?

Yes.

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On 1/21/2015 3:45 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:19:01 -0800, "Pico Rico"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:47:18 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>
>>>> What if your car was stolen and
>>>> the police are calling to say that they found it?
>>>
>>> They can leave a message. I don't need my car in the middle
>>> of the night.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> Here is the message "We recovered your car and if you get over here right
>> away you can drive it home.
>> If not, it will be towed and stored in a
>> private storage yard, with $one bazillion tow fees and $mucho bucks per day
>> storage fees, plus paperwork fees to get your car out of hock. Your choice.
>> Sleep tight!"
>>
[piggybacking]
How are you supposed to do that if the car that was stolen was your only
car? Wake up a friend/neighbor in the middle of the night, too? I'm
sure they'd appreciate it. <sarcasm>

I wasn't suggesting people leave their car there for *days* and
accumulate all sorts of fees. Of course there will be some fees involved.

> Yes! I costs an a small fortune to retrieve a car from the impound
> lot and as far as I know insurance doesn't reimburse for that.
>
No, insurance wouldn't reimburse for that. I doubt most cars sitting in
impound lots *for any length of time* are the result of the police
recovering a stolen vehicle. Get the call at 3AM, we recovered your
car. They're still going to charge you even if you wait until 8AM to
get there to pick up your car.

Jill

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On 1/21/2015 1:36 PM, wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 05:50:25 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>
>> I'm still not buying the concept. It seems like an unnecessary piece
>> of equipment to sell healthy people. How can you reach something that
>> is so high off the floor or located in another room when you've fallen
>> and you can't get up?
>
> I agree. Given that the bathroom is the most dangerous room in your
> house, I keep a phone (always check daily to see it is charged) on top
> of a couple of spare toilet rolls so it can be reached from the floor.
> One never knows when it might be just the ticket.
>
In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything. I'd still have to be
able to crawl out of that room to get to a phone. There should be an
alarm panel in that area but there isn't.

Jill

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On 1/21/2015 8:50 AM, sf wrote:
> I'm still not buying the concept. It seems like an unnecessary piece
> of equipment to sell healthy people. How can you reach something that
> is so high off the floor or located in another room when you've fallen
> and you can't get up?

What you're not understanding is the security system/alarm panels I've
got are not merely an "in case I hurt myself" thing. The system is
wired to the fire/smoke alarms. I don't have to be home.

Jill

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On 1/22/2015 7:20 PM, wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:42:37 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/21/2015 8:50 AM, sf wrote:
>>> I'm still not buying the concept. It seems like an unnecessary piece
>>> of equipment to sell healthy people. How can you reach something that
>>> is so high off the floor or located in another room when you've fallen
>>> and you can't get up?
>>
>> What you're not understanding is the security system/alarm panels I've
>> got are not merely an "in case I hurt myself" thing. The system is
>> wired to the fire/smoke alarms. I don't have to be home.
>>
>> Jill
>
> So do tell us, how does it call for help if you fall away from home ??
>
Good grief. Why are you being intentionally obtuse. What I have is not
a medical alert system.

Jill

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I meant if I call a landline phone with my cell it doesn't give my name.

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wrote in message
...


I don't think my cell phone ever gives my name on caller ID, is this
unusual?

~~~~~~~~
It seems to depend on what system you are using (or possibly your contract).
I only see "wireless caller" and a telephone number when my sister calls
with her cell phone, but I see my aunt's name and telephone number when she
calls.

MaryL

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In article >,
says...

> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.

Not even a shaver?

Janet UK

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On 1/23/2015 8:23 AM, wrote:
> I meant if I call a landline phone with my cell it doesn't give my name.
>

Happens a lot. I get a few call like that every day but I see the number
and know the caller. Manyh of the phones are pre-paid and not
registered to a particular owner so they have nothing to put up. Also,
with the proliferation of cell phones, I don't think ATT and Verizon
keep up very well.

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On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>
>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>
> Not even a shaver?
>
> Janet UK
>

Going back many years, it was not uncommon. In my first house, built
int he 1940's, the only plug was on the light fixture over the sink.
Back then, people did not have hir dryers and shavers so it was not a
big deal.

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On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>
>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>
> Not even a shaver?
>
> Janet UK
>
That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
outlets where the toilet and tub are located.

Jill

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On 1/23/2015 9:40 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>
>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>>
>> Not even a shaver?

> That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
> outlets where the toilet and tub are located.

My mother's house is from the late 60s and I noticed last
time I was there that there are no electrical outlets in
the bathroom. Should be interesting come time to sell, we'll
be fixing that, for sure.

nancy

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On 2015-01-23 9:32 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>>
>> Not even a shaver?
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
>
> Going back many years, it was not uncommon. In my first house, built
> int he 1940's, the only plug was on the light fixture over the sink.
> Back then, people did not have hir dryers and shavers so it was not a
> big deal.

That sounds familiar. First two houses I lived in when I was a kid were
like that. There was a light by the mirror and a single ungrounded
socket incorporated into it.

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My bathrooms have 1 receptacle ea or the big bathroom has 1.5 because there's 1 on the medicine cabinet.

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In article >,
says...
>
> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >
> >> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
> >> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
> >> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
> >
> > Not even a shaver?
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
>
> Going back many years, it was not uncommon. In my first house, built
> int he 1940's, the only plug was on the light fixture over the sink.
> Back then, people did not have hir dryers and shavers so it was not a
> big deal.

I know.

Jill's house is much newer; modern enough to have an alarm system and
smoke detection installation wired direct to the communal security
service.. and iirc her Dad lived there.

Janet UK.

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In article >,
says...
>
> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >
> >> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
> >> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
> >> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
> >
> > Not even a shaver?
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
> That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
> outlets where the toilet and tub are located.
>
> Jill

OK. I was just picturing a gated community where all the men had very
long beards...

Janet UK

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On 1/23/2015 10:45 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>
>>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>>>
>>> Not even a shaver?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>
>> Going back many years, it was not uncommon. In my first house, built
>> int he 1940's, the only plug was on the light fixture over the sink.
>> Back then, people did not have hir dryers and shavers so it was not a
>> big deal.
>
> I know.
>
> Jill's house is much newer; modern enough to have an alarm system and
> smoke detection installation wired direct to the communal security
> service.. and iirc her Dad lived there.
>
> Janet UK.
>
Yep, built in 1986 and they moved in 1987. I already said they didn't
have it wired for an alarm panel. There really *should* be an alarm
panel in the bathroom. Shoulda, woulda, coulda as far as electrical
outlets. I have no need to use a hair dryer, much less one plugged in
when I'm sitting on the toilet. LOL

Jill

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On 1/23/2015 10:48 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>
>>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>>>
>>> Not even a shaver?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>> That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
>> outlets where the toilet and tub are located.
>>
>> Jill
>
> OK. I was just picturing a gated community where all the men had very
> long beards...
>
> Janet UK
>
LOLOL Stop! In the US most men using electric razors shave over a sink,
not in the shower!

I have no idea what a gated community has to do with it. We're not
Mormons, fer cryin' out loud.

Jill

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In article >,
says...
>
> On 1/23/2015 10:48 AM, Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
> >>> In article >,
> >>> says...
> >>>
> >>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
> >>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
> >>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
> >>>
> >>> Not even a shaver?
> >>>
> >>> Janet UK
> >>>
> >> That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
> >> outlets where the toilet and tub are located.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > OK. I was just picturing a gated community where all the men had very
> > long beards...
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
> LOLOL Stop! In the US most men using electric razors shave over a sink,
> not in the shower!

It must be one of those transatlantic differences; to us, the sink
is a basin and the basin/sink is in the bathroom. So is the shaver
socket, LOL.

> I have no idea what a gated community has to do with it. We're not
> Mormons, fer cryin' out loud.

Well I expected gated Dataw to be home to more affluent people.
If the affluent of Dataw didn't have shaver sockets in every bathroom
as standard, there might be be some good reason...like not shaving,
ever.

I'll stop now:-()



Janet UK

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On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 12:26:50 PM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On 1/23/2015 10:48 AM, Janet wrote:
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > >>
> > >> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
> > >>> In article >,
> > >>> says...
> > >>>
> > >>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
> > >>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
> > >>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
> > >>>
> > >>> Not even a shaver?
> > >>>
> > >>> Janet UK
> > >>>
> > >> That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
> > >> outlets where the toilet and tub are located.
> > >>
> > >> Jill
> > >
> > > OK. I was just picturing a gated community where all the men had very
> > > long beards...
> > >
> > > Janet UK
> > >
> > LOLOL Stop! In the US most men using electric razors shave over a sink,
> > not in the shower!
>
> It must be one of those transatlantic differences; to us, the sink
> is a basin and the basin/sink is in the bathroom. So is the shaver
> socket, LOL.
>
> > I have no idea what a gated community has to do with it. We're not
> > Mormons, fer cryin' out loud.
>
> Well I expected gated Dataw to be home to more affluent people.
> If the affluent of Dataw didn't have shaver sockets in every bathroom
> as standard, there might be be some good reason...like not shaving,
> ever.
>
> I'll stop now:-()

She said there are no outlets in the bathroom area where the tiled floor
is. That suggests a large bathroom, only some of which is tiled.
The outlets are in the area that is not tiled. The tiled (wet) area
is where slip-and-fall is more likely, but not convenient to anything
that is plugged in.

Even in my bathroom, which is 5x10 feet, the outlet is by the door
(and pretty high up, maybe 4 feet off the floor), and the tub is at
the far end. If I fell in or near the bathtub (and was badly injured)
I couldn't get back to the outlet area, nor could I reach up that
high from the floor.

Academic in my case; we don't have an alarm system. In 2013 I messed
up my knee, and after I was good enough to shower without assistance
transiting to/from the tub, I still put my cell phone near the bath
tub. Just in case.

Cindy Hamilton

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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>coltwvu wrote:
>> I meant if I call a landline phone with my cell it doesn't give my name.
>
>Happens a lot. I get a few call like that every day but I see the number
>and know the caller. Many of the phones are pre-paid and not
>registered to a particular owner so they have nothing to put up. Also,
>with the proliferation of cell phones, I don't think ATT and Verizon
>keep up very well.

It depends on how one uses their phone when they have Caller ID...
with Verizon I set my Anonymous Call by dialing: *77 = On/*87 = Off
I keep it set on On (*77) all the time to keep crank callers from
seeing my info when I pick up, I almost always pick up without
checking who it is. To release my ID for making a particular call all
I need do is preface dialing by first dialing *82.
Anyone who subscribes to Caller ID needs to ask their service for the
Users Instructions... I'll assume instructions are different for each
service but perhaps not, I never compared with someone who uses a
different service from Verizon.
I find the effort of releasing my Anonymous caller no big deal as I
make few calls to people who need to know who's calling before they
pick up. I rarely look at the caller ID before picking up... I'm not
paranoid. For me Caller ID is mostly useful to check who phoned while
I was out as a lot of people I know are like me in that I don't leave
a voicemail unless I have something to say that's important, not to
just say Hi. When I'm home I alway's let the phone ring at least
twice before picking up, that way it records the caller's ID if it's
released, then I may phone them to say sorry I was out. To me the
most offensive telephone manners are from the control freaks who are
right there but won't pick up until they hear me leaving a voicemail
so they can hear why I'm calling before deciding whether to pick up,
they make me leave a long message and then if I indicate I have
something to share that benefits them they pick up... those are the
creeps not worth knowing.

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On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:48:26 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>>
>> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
>> > In article >,
>> > says...
>> >
>> >> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>> >> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>> >> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>> >
>> > Not even a shaver?
>> >
>> > Janet UK
>> >
>> That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
>> outlets where the toilet and tub are located.
>>
>> Jill
>
> OK. I was just picturing a gated community where all the men had very
>long beards...
>
>Janet UK

Most every bathroom in the US must have one GFI recpticle by code,
typically at the sink. If the house is old and hasn't been updated it
won't pass inspection for selling, these days it's very rare someone
buys a resale without having it independantly inspected because it's a
requirement of obtaining a mortgage/homeowners insurance. I see no
need to have more than than one recepticle as how large is the typical
bathroom that the electrical cord on an appliance won't be long
enough. My main bathroom has one recepticle at the sink, my guest
bathroom has four recepticles as it's also the laundry room.

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On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 9:23:08 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
>
> Going back many years, it was not uncommon. In my first house, built
> int he 1940's, the only plug was on the light fixture over the sink.
> Back then, people did not have hir dryers and shavers so it was not a
> big deal.

Ha - I stay in an old hotel like that. I have to remember to bring an extension cord or else stand on a chair to dry my hair.

did you have one of those used blades slots in the wall?

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On 1/23/2015 1:40 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:48:26 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>
>>>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>>>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>>>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>>>>
>>>> Not even a shaver?
>>>>
>>>> Janet UK
>>>>
>>> That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
>>> outlets where the toilet and tub are located.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> OK. I was just picturing a gated community where all the men had very
>> long beards...
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> Most every bathroom in the US must have one GFI recpticle by code,
> typically at the sink.

The outlet is next to the sink. Actually, dual sinks, dual outlets.

Jill

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On 1/23/2015 3:41 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 9:23:08 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>
>> Going back many years, it was not uncommon. In my first house, built
>> int he 1940's, the only plug was on the light fixture over the sink.
>> Back then, people did not have hir dryers and shavers so it was not a
>> big deal.
>
> Ha - I stay in an old hotel like that. I have to remember to bring an extension cord or else stand on a chair to dry my hair.
>
> did you have one of those used blades slots in the wall?
>
LOL We stayed in an old hotel in Minneapolis with a razor blade slot in
the bathroom wall.

Jill

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"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
...

To me the
most offensive telephone manners are from the control freaks who are
right there but won't pick up until they hear me leaving a voicemail
so they can hear why I'm calling before deciding whether to pick up,
they make me leave a long message and then if I indicate I have
something to share that benefits them they pick up... those are the
creeps not worth knowing.

~~~~~~~
I may be one of those "control freaks" you dislike, but not nearly to the
extent you described. I get a great many spam messages (several each
day--some wanting to sell, some requesting donations, some that are blank
and don't say anything if I do pick up, etc.). Those are the calls that
annoy me. So, I screen my calls. If the person's name shows up or I
recognize the number, I always pick up. If not, I wait for the person on
the other end of the line to speak. It does not need to be a long message.
I will pick up immediately if it is someone I recognize, but I do not want
to pick up if I don't know the person (or get a message that show that it's
important). I *never* use call screening in the way you described where I
would only pick up after learning *why* someone I already know is calling.

MaryL

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On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:26:48 -0600, "MaryL"
> wrote:

>
>
>"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
.. .
>
> To me the
>most offensive telephone manners are from the control freaks who are
>right there but won't pick up until they hear me leaving a voicemail
>so they can hear why I'm calling before deciding whether to pick up,
>they make me leave a long message and then if I indicate I have
>something to share that benefits them they pick up... those are the
>creeps not worth knowing.
>
>~~~~~~~
>I may be one of those "control freaks" you dislike, but not nearly to the
>extent you described. I get a great many spam messages (several each
>day--some wanting to sell, some requesting donations, some that are blank
>and don't say anything if I do pick up, etc.). Those are the calls that
>annoy me. So, I screen my calls. If the person's name shows up or I
>recognize the number, I always pick up. If not, I wait for the person on
>the other end of the line to speak. It does not need to be a long message.
>I will pick up immediately if it is someone I recognize, but I do not want
>to pick up if I don't know the person (or get a message that show that it's
>important). I *never* use call screening in the way you described where I
>would only pick up after learning *why* someone I already know is calling.
>
>MaryL

You must do something to attract all those creepy calls, it's very
rare I get a call from someone selling something, maybe two a year...
I hang up saying nothing, they do not call back.

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jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/23/2015 10:48 AM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>
>>>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>>>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>>>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>>>>
>>>> Not even a shaver?
>>>>
>>>> Janet UK
>>>>
>>> That's in a separate area by the sink/vanity. There are no electrical
>>> outlets where the toilet and tub are located.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> OK. I was just picturing a gated community where all the men had very
>> long beards...
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
> LOLOL Stop! In the US most men using electric razors shave over a
> sink, not in the shower!
>
> I have no idea what a gated community has to do with it. We're not
> Mormons, fer cryin' out loud.
>
> Jill
>
>
Doesn't your shower vibrator run on batteries? Why the hell would you
need a power outlet by the shower?

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jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/23/2015 10:45 AM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> On 1/23/2015 8:58 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>
>>>>> In the case of this house and the alarm panel vs. telephone, poor
>>>>> planning. There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom area where
>>>>> the tiled floor is. No place to plug in anything.
>>>>
>>>> Not even a shaver?
>>>>
>>>> Janet UK
>>>>
>>>
>>> Going back many years, it was not uncommon. In my first house, built
>>> int he 1940's, the only plug was on the light fixture over the sink.
>>> Back then, people did not have hir dryers and shavers so it was not a
>>> big deal.
>>
>> I know.
>>
>> Jill's house is much newer; modern enough to have an alarm system and
>> smoke detection installation wired direct to the communal security
>> service.. and iirc her Dad lived there.
>>
>> Janet UK.
>>
> Yep, built in 1986 and they moved in 1987. I already said they didn't
> have it wired for an alarm panel. There really *should* be an alarm
> panel in the bathroom. Shoulda, woulda, coulda as far as electrical
> outlets. I have no need to use a hair dryer, much less one plugged in
> when I'm sitting on the toilet. LOL
>
> Jill
>
True. What little hair you have left can be quickly towel-dried.

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"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:26:48 -0600, "MaryL"
> wrote:

>
>
>"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
.. .
>
> To me the
>most offensive telephone manners are from the control freaks who are
>right there but won't pick up until they hear me leaving a voicemail
>so they can hear why I'm calling before deciding whether to pick up,
>they make me leave a long message and then if I indicate I have
>something to share that benefits them they pick up... those are the
>creeps not worth knowing.
>
>~~~~~~~
>I may be one of those "control freaks" you dislike, but not nearly to the
>extent you described. I get a great many spam messages (several each
>day--some wanting to sell, some requesting donations, some that are blank
>and don't say anything if I do pick up, etc.). Those are the calls that
>annoy me. So, I screen my calls. If the person's name shows up or I
>recognize the number, I always pick up. If not, I wait for the person on
>the other end of the line to speak. It does not need to be a long message.
>I will pick up immediately if it is someone I recognize, but I do not want
>to pick up if I don't know the person (or get a message that show that it's
>important). I *never* use call screening in the way you described where I
>would only pick up after learning *why* someone I already know is calling.
>
>MaryL

You must do something to attract all those creepy calls, it's very
rare I get a call from someone selling something, maybe two a year...
I hang up saying nothing, they do not call back.

~~~~~~~~~
I don't think I am doing anything to attract all those calls. I don't even
pick up the phone in most of the cases. Many of these are the same number
that calls over and over again. It may be the area where I live because my
neighbors get the same calls.

MaryL

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On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 02:27:49 -0600, "MaryL"
> wrote:

>
>
> "Brooklyn1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:26:48 -0600, "MaryL"
> > wrote:
>
> >I may be one of those "control freaks" you dislike, but not nearly to the
> >extent you described. I get a great many spam messages (several each
> >day--some wanting to sell, some requesting donations, some that are blank
> >and don't say anything if I do pick up, etc.). Those are the calls that
> >annoy me. So, I screen my calls. If the person's name shows up or I
> >recognize the number, I always pick up. If not, I wait for the person on
> >the other end of the line to speak. It does not need to be a long message.
> >I will pick up immediately if it is someone I recognize, but I do not want
> >to pick up if I don't know the person (or get a message that show that it's
> >important). I *never* use call screening in the way you described where I
> >would only pick up after learning *why* someone I already know is calling.
> >
> >MaryL
>
> You must do something to attract all those creepy calls, it's very
> rare I get a call from someone selling something, maybe two a year...
> I hang up saying nothing, they do not call back.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
> I don't think I am doing anything to attract all those calls. I don't even
> pick up the phone in most of the cases. Many of these are the same number
> that calls over and over again. It may be the area where I live because my
> neighbors get the same calls.
>
> MaryL

You're lucky it's from the same number because you can block it (so
can your neighbors), call your phone company to learn more about the
service.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com...ming-call1.htm

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

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"MaryL" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Brooklyn1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:26:48 -0600, "MaryL"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
. ..
>>
>> To me the
>>most offensive telephone manners are from the control freaks who are
>>right there but won't pick up until they hear me leaving a voicemail
>>so they can hear why I'm calling before deciding whether to pick up,
>>they make me leave a long message and then if I indicate I have
>>something to share that benefits them they pick up... those are the
>>creeps not worth knowing.
>>
>>~~~~~~~
>>I may be one of those "control freaks" you dislike, but not nearly to the
>>extent you described. I get a great many spam messages (several each
>>day--some wanting to sell, some requesting donations, some that are blank
>>and don't say anything if I do pick up, etc.). Those are the calls that
>>annoy me. So, I screen my calls. If the person's name shows up or I
>>recognize the number, I always pick up. If not, I wait for the person on
>>the other end of the line to speak. It does not need to be a long
>>message.
>>I will pick up immediately if it is someone I recognize, but I do not want
>>to pick up if I don't know the person (or get a message that show that
>>it's
>>important). I *never* use call screening in the way you described where I
>>would only pick up after learning *why* someone I already know is calling.
>>
>>MaryL
>
> You must do something to attract all those creepy calls, it's very
> rare I get a call from someone selling something, maybe two a year...
> I hang up saying nothing, they do not call back.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
> I don't think I am doing anything to attract all those calls. I don't
> even pick up the phone in most of the cases. Many of these are the same
> number that calls over and over again. It may be the area where I live
> because my neighbors get the same calls.

Do you have any way of blocking calls?


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On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 02:27:49 -0600, "MaryL"
> wrote:

>
>
>"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
.. .
>
>On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:26:48 -0600, "MaryL"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
. ..
>>
>> To me the
>>most offensive telephone manners are from the control freaks who are
>>right there but won't pick up until they hear me leaving a voicemail
>>so they can hear why I'm calling before deciding whether to pick up,
>>they make me leave a long message and then if I indicate I have
>>something to share that benefits them they pick up... those are the
>>creeps not worth knowing.
>>
>>~~~~~~~
>>I may be one of those "control freaks" you dislike, but not nearly to the
>>extent you described. I get a great many spam messages (several each
>>day--some wanting to sell, some requesting donations, some that are blank
>>and don't say anything if I do pick up, etc.). Those are the calls that
>>annoy me. So, I screen my calls. If the person's name shows up or I
>>recognize the number, I always pick up. If not, I wait for the person on
>>the other end of the line to speak. It does not need to be a long message.
>>I will pick up immediately if it is someone I recognize, but I do not want
>>to pick up if I don't know the person (or get a message that show that it's
>>important). I *never* use call screening in the way you described where I
>>would only pick up after learning *why* someone I already know is calling.
>>
>>MaryL
>
>You must do something to attract all those creepy calls, it's very
>rare I get a call from someone selling something, maybe two a year...
>I hang up saying nothing, they do not call back.
>
>~~~~~~~~~
>I don't think I am doing anything to attract all those calls. I don't even
>pick up the phone in most of the cases. Many of these are the same number
>that calls over and over again. It may be the area where I live because my
>neighbors get the same calls.
>
>MaryL

Use the Do Not Call Registry and in short order those calls will stop:
https://www.donotcall.gov/

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"sf" wrote in message ...

On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 02:27:49 -0600, "MaryL"
> wrote:

>
>
> "Brooklyn1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:26:48 -0600, "MaryL"
> > wrote:
>
> >I may be one of those "control freaks" you dislike, but not nearly to the
> >extent you described. I get a great many spam messages (several each
> >day--some wanting to sell, some requesting donations, some that are blank
> >and don't say anything if I do pick up, etc.). Those are the calls that
> >annoy me. So, I screen my calls. If the person's name shows up or I
> >recognize the number, I always pick up. If not, I wait for the person on
> >the other end of the line to speak. It does not need to be a long
> >message.
> >I will pick up immediately if it is someone I recognize, but I do not
> >want
> >to pick up if I don't know the person (or get a message that show that
> >it's
> >important). I *never* use call screening in the way you described where
> >I
> >would only pick up after learning *why* someone I already know is
> >calling.
> >
> >MaryL
>
> You must do something to attract all those creepy calls, it's very
> rare I get a call from someone selling something, maybe two a year...
> I hang up saying nothing, they do not call back.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
> I don't think I am doing anything to attract all those calls. I don't
> even
> pick up the phone in most of the cases. Many of these are the same number
> that calls over and over again. It may be the area where I live because
> my
> neighbors get the same calls.
>
> MaryL

You're lucky it's from the same number because you can block it (so
can your neighbors), call your phone company to learn more about the
service.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com...ming-call1.htm

~~~~~~~
Okay, thanks. I'll try it. I do get these calls from a variety of
numbers, but many of them (as I said) come from the same number.

MaryL