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Across the Fence:  how many .. TELEPHONES ..  |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 9:55:49 PM
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do you have in your house? and in what rooms?
we have one in our 'office/computer room' in the lower cabin and one in hank's get-away room (the lower cabin). one in the laundry room, one in our bedroom, one in the kitchen and one in my tv room .. oh .. and one out in the barn.
love not having to make mad dashes to grab a ringing phone.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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melanie47601
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Melanie
Boonville
IN
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 10:26:46 PM
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One cordless in the kitchen, well that's where it's supposed to be, and my cell phone and Cat's cell phone. Mine's usually buried in my purse and Cat's is at Grandma's house.
Melanie
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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shepherdwagen
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Susan
Winterset
Iowa
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 11:28:36 PM
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I have 2 phones. A cordless landline in the livingroom--I really would like to get an extension for upstairs, but I'm in no hurry--I have caller ID, so I can return calls if I miss them. I also have a cell phone for when I'm out, esp if I am on the road. I live in rural Iowa, 38 miles from my folks, and 70 miles from Des Moines. Got to move up closer to keep me off the road so much!
"I've childproofed my house, but they keep getting in." |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 12:01:52 AM
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one business line phone..that rings for our business in the office, and one regular home line phone that is in the office.
1 phone in the kitchen/regular home line
and one in the master bedroom/regular home line... and then a cell phone.
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:09:13 AM
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We don't have a land line any longer.
We have 3 cell phones on a family plan. One for me, one for the hubby and then one for the kiddos to share at home. Although they usually are talking on the computer with their friends through Skype ! Even my mom and I Skype with one another because we can either type our messages back and forth instantly, use the microphone or video cameras. If you ever need to save on long distance calls you may want to check it out. Its FREE!!
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end.
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:09:17 AM
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We just got rid of our home phone since the only calls we ever got on it were telemarketers. We now use our cellphones exclusively.
Diana
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:14:06 AM
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I have a landline in the kitchen. I don't want to give that up yet, as I get nervous when giving personal information over the phone. I'm always afraid that on a cordless or cell, someone can hack your line. I have a cordless in my bedroom and a cell phone.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
Edited by - junkjunkie on Jul 15 2008 06:15:12 AM |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:21:36 AM
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we don't get cell service down here in the hollow .. sooo .. we gotta' have land-lines .. and i do love to be able to hear and grab from lotsa' rooms .. i'm not a LONG talker on the phone .. but i do adore hearing the voices of loved ones.
diana .. we got on the 'no call' list .. have never gotten a teller marketer call since then. i don't know the number .. but i bet if you google it you can come up with it.
funny, but even before that policy was established .. i never much minded talking with teller marketers .. yes!!! i know .. they call at the most inconvenient times .. but that is when they are most likely to catch us at home. and it is an honest job.
i also will usually wait to hear the voice before picking up the phone. sometimes i am jus' tooo busy to take a call .. unless it's one of the chilluns!!! xo
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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Daisydu
Farmgirl in Training
40 Posts
Becky
Rock Hill
South Carolina
USA
40 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:22:32 AM
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3 phones, bedroom, den and kitchen. 4 cell phone, here, there and yonder.
Loving a simple life in the country!
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:34:28 AM
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we have two home phones. don't laugh...when we moved into our house i was shocked to find a jack in the master bathroom. i thought it was ridiculous. well, guess what? that is where our phone is! the jack in the bedroom is in a weird place. but don't worry...i don't use the phone and the bathroom at the same time :) oh, our other phone is in the hall (we have a central hallway that runs the length of the house so that is the most central location).
farmgirl sister #37
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sweetproserpina
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
meg
Vinemount
Ontario
Canada
535 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 08:37:19 AM
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Just one portable phone in the kitchen, which travels with us if we are in the far reaches of the house. No cellphones here, as we don't get reception out here either.
Now if we would only remember to turn on our answering machine when we go out!
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 08:47:41 AM
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2 cells and 1 home phone, mostly used for our Fax machine and when we HAVE to give a number, we leave a funny message for tele-marketers.
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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Forrester Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
703 Posts
Ann
Belmont
MI
USA
703 Posts |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 5:51:58 PM
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hehe we have quite a few including cell phones. we have one in the kitchen, one in the bedroom, one in another bedroom and between us all 4 cell phones.
sheesh...lol
hugs jess
Farmgirl Sister #235
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 6:03:52 PM
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We have an oak rotary dial in the kitchen, and cordless phone in the den. I have the cordless with me so if the phone rings I have it right there. We also have a cell.Tom has that more than I do.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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abigailc1973
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
abigail
orlando
fl
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 7:45:25 PM
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 8:25:09 PM
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We have a cordless in the bedroom..which is never where I can find it, and a DIAL wall phone in the kitchen..the same dial wall phone in the garage too. Those came with the house. The kitchen phone has an amplifying thing on it and if someone turns it up (11 year old son!!!) it sure is a shock when you talk to someone on it..!!) I would have just the one cordless probably if the others weren't already here. It is nice to have the dial phone in a storm..I agree Abigail!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 8:42:41 PM
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We have 2 cordless, 1 rotary (We never seem to use our landline,) and we have 2 cell phones. In fact, we dont even use our cell that much. We use email more than phone calls.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
My new blog!
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
623 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 8:56:50 PM
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| One cordless landline base with two phones and one cell. But, when the 'puter is on the landline won't work - so, one phone line coming into the house. That's what voicemail is for. And, only one phone rings - set on low. |
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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
596 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 10:20:28 PM
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Two cells ~ no landline. (And somedays I would like to lose the cells!)
Farmgirls don't have hot flashes ~ They have power surges! |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 05:36:54 AM
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We have one cordless phone downstairs, and one corded phone upstairs (it's not a rotary, just an old push button office phone). We like to keep the corded phone because it will work when the power goes out.
We don't have regular cell phones, but we just bought a Go phone to carry with us when we travel. It got too hard to find pay phones! |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 05:50:19 AM
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We have just 1 phone and an empty jack in a room that's cramed too full of "stuff" to get to.
We NEED one closer to the calendar in the kitchen and one in the bathroom.
Still no cell phone, but am more than ready to take the plunge. it's gross using the public ones and really frustrating to find one period! |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 05:59:45 AM
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Two landlines - one in the kitchen and one in our bedroom. DH & I also both have cell phones, but we are seriously considering going to strictly cell service. I hate to talk on the phone too much, mainly because I can look out the window and see either all the stuff I need to do, or my big bull Elvis playing in my clean laundry hanging on the line -- again.
from the hearts of paradise... |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 09:47:35 AM
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We do have cell phones too, but just tracfones. Neither of us are big talkers on the cells and I use no more than 30 min per month...it has worked out well for about 6 years having tracfones and adding time as we need to. No big bills or contracts and my kids won't be allowed to have their own cell phones until they are at least 16 and have a job. They can use one of ours if needed. Usually not needed. I have mine around more for emergencies and so the family can find me if they come home and I am gone (rare)I was way against even having one (husband WASN'T) but when I was driving to Provo and back (3 hours round trip) weekly with all four of the kids along I decided it would be a good thing to have.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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