Places I do not answer my cell phone

Istijlál (Majesty), 1 Rahmat (Mercy), 167 BE – Thursday, June 24, 2010 about 9:45 AM Pacific Time

I have a cell phone. I have not set up the voice mail. I am think I will do that this weekend. I have decided that there are three places I will not answer my cell. The reasons are safety, courtesy, and privacy.

I will not answer my cell in the car because talking to someone on a cell phone is distracting and unsafe. I will not answer my cell phone in a meeting because it is impolite; in fact, I turn my cell onto vibrate when I am in any type of meeting. I will not answer my cell phone in the bathroom and to prevent this I usually leave the phone in my purse or in another room.

I have not decided what to say on my voice mail message. I may just use a generic message with name, phone number, and request for a call back number. I may not even request a call back number because I can see that on my missed calls. Anyone who wants to block their number, does not really want to talk to me anyway.

I might say, “I am in one of the tree place I do not answer my cell phone, so please call back or leave a message.” Alternatively, I could just find a scripture verse and put that on the message.

I am changing my voice mail message

‘Idál (Justice), 5 Núr (Light), 167 BE – Wednesday, June 9, 2010 about 3:05 PM Pacific Time

I am changing my voice mail because I am changing my phone answering policy. Normally, when I am at home I answer the phone if it rings and I can reach it before the fourth ring. However, this policy causes me to waste time because I have a problem saying "No!"

Ninety percent of the time, I work from home and online. When I had a phone line connection to the Internet, there was no problem because people could not get through. However, since I got DSL interruption of my work hours is becoming an issue. In addition, is my inability to say "No!" The combination causes me to waste work time, so I am going to start answering the phone between certain hours.

I now have a cell phone, so any friend, relative, or business associate can get me on the cell phone. If the cell phone rings, I can answer it depending on where I am at the time. I do not answer my cell phone when I am driving, attending meetings, or in the bathroom. I put my cell phone on vibrate and put it in my purse, so I am not tempted to answer when it rings or vibrates as the case may be.

I just received weird call

The phone ring, I saved the MSWord document, then got up and went to the phone. I reached the phone before the fourth ring, which is an accomplishment since the phone (the voice mail picks up on the fourth ring) is in the breakfast room and my computer is in the living room.

I said hello and the only thing I heard was music. It was nice, pleasant canned music and I hung the phone up. I do not have a telephone to listen to music. If I want to listen to music, I have a radio, I have a television, I have a computer and can use one of those items.

I am presuming that whoever dialed my number will call back. When they do call back, a living human being had better be on the other end. I have not intention of listening to music when someone else calls me and then puts me on hold.

If I make the call, then yes I will wait on hold, at least, until the battery in my phone goes dead. I will not wait on hold when someone else calls me.