For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 07, 2010

Yeah & if your payment is one day late, when you get your next statement, they bill you for 2 months, even though they have cashed the check & it has been posted.

At least these days you can always threaten to change providers. That makes them back-peddle pretty quick…

Depends on where you live. In some areas, there’re still monopolies on coverage providers.

And 1.8% for one day late.

With that mouth, you don’t need a telephone.

The part that I targeted on was the long cord hanging from the phone. Kids these days will never know the “joy” of stretching the cord around the corner so you can have some privacy, or saying “hold on. I need to get something in the next room.” LOL!

Catlady, even where there are monopolies, more and more people are ditching landlines because everyone in the household has a cell phone, anyway.

And the majority of companies won’t reimburse you if their service fails for any percentage of the time… but be late 1 day, and there’s heck to pay.

I’d love to switch to cell phone only and dump the land line, but I live in an area where cell phone reception is not good. The cell phone works (sort of) int he driveway, but not at all in the house. So I’m stuck with AT&T landline or phone service through the cable company. But when the cable goes out, not an infrequent happening, how do I call the cable company to let them know (other than going out side int he dark and rain and hoping the cell phone works)? Even in this day and age, in rural areas, the old phone companies have you over a barrel

A few weeks ago, Elly had no idea how much money was left in her check book, yet she kept writing checks and made John balance the thing, so if he lets her pay the bills knowing how scatterbrained and irresponsible she is, it’s his own fault too.

This is why I always questioned why she thinks she’s such an intellectual when she whines about her wasted life, and how she thinks she should be in college instead.

Speaking of fault, once again, she blames everyone but herself for her own wrong doing.

Mrs Luke, I was reading some older strips from about a year ago, and Elly was congratulating herself on what she had accomplished in a day. One of those things was balancing her checkbook. Either she got stupid very fast or Lynn didn’t remember the older strip when she wrote the arc where John had to balance it for her.

JanCinVV said, 13 minutes ago …..Either she got stupid very fast or Lynn didn’t remember the older strip…….

I have noticed several discrepancies like this. I think Lynn writes a story and just forgets some of the “facts” she puts in.

Just wondering how many people here still have a land line with their cell phone.

When I moved here 5 years ago, I didn’t need 2 phone bills. Many people criticized me then for dropping the land line, most of those people have since followed my lead and dropped theirs.

Hey you want to hear something wierd? We have a land line and no cell phone. That’s what I said NO cell phone. How do we live? Just fine thank you.

We also have the AT&T landline plus cell phones. Originally we needed it to have DSL service … now it is a screening method to keep business calls away as it goes straight to voice mail and we never answer it. Even though we are on the national “do not call” registry, we still get at least 5 to 10 calls a day that never leave a message and only sales calls do that. Especially when it is election season … (so if politicians are in season, why can’t you shoot ‘em?) … I’ve picked up the phone on occasion when it rings and someone wants to give me an opportunity that I don’t want … many times, it is the companies I already do business with to skirt around the rules and I don’t want more credit and I don’t want a new credit card and I don’t want extended insurance … they won’t get the message because their sales are hurting and they are grasping at anyone. Recorded messages from doctors and school still get placed just fine and family/close friends have our cell phone lines. (And, NO, cell phone companies are NOT releasing the cell phone numbers to marketing companies anytime soon - that’s an urban legend.)

I live in a semi-rural area and use cable to talk to my bother and Mom. I do have a phone with a cord, but that rarely gets used. We like to skype, it’s fun. If you have a good camera, it makes it even more fun.

She does have a point.

Jade said, about 3 hours ago

And the majority of companies won’t reimburse you if their service fails for any percentage of the time… but be late 1 day, and there’s heck to pay.

It’s not the companies fault, its your fault, you signed up with them. Thats the companies logic, at least.

In Reponse to Gaebie: I in a sense still have a land line and a cell phone. However the land line is actually VOIP thru Lingo, and the only reason I have that is the wife needs it for her work (works for JetBlue customer service from home). If it wasn’t for that I would probably cancel and just have the cell.

Sugie63: I have the same feelings when I see grade school and middle school kids with the latest and greatest cell phones. I seemed to make it just fine for 28 years before I got a cell phone when I married my wife (and I’m sure every adult out there my age) so I don’t understand why parents are giving in to their kids so early. Much like texting. I actually have texting turned off on my phone as I would rather talk to a person than carry out a coversation thru back and forth texts. Plus it’s getting annoying to see kids these days writing notes, emails, and papers and without realizing appreviate words with text formatted words.

Meh… I’m not a fan of text-speak but language is an ever-changing entity. Look at the difference in English now compared to the 1500’s… it’s hardly recognizable as the same language. With text-speak… evolution of the language is just going at a much faster rate. At least that’s my theory. :)

As well as cell phones there’s also CB and amateur radio. But just try to put a CB or Amateur antenna in town and be prepared for legal action. No one wants wires or towers anymore - except - take a recent case in Hamilton, Il., Keokuk, Ia was not serving the eastern part of Hamilton very well. For once, people were begging for a tower to be built. (been done) All a matter of who benefits.

exturk,

I live in South Florida. Even after Hurricane Wilma, my cell phone still worked. I don’t have a land line anymore for a bunch of years. I get internet from the cable. I have had a person get a bit offended when, after texting me, I asked him not to do it again. I talk very little on the phone but feel I should have it just in case. I always looked for places to live where I could put up my Amateur Radio antennas. In 1998 I bought a house and have antennas. By the way, after Wilma my cable was out for about 2 and a half weeks. The cable company credited me that time without me having to call them. Sorry everyone for babbling on!

gaebie said: Just wondering how many people here still have a land line with their cell phone.

We have to have a land line because we have a security alarm on our house with a monitoring service. If it weren’t for that, we wouldn’t have one either.