Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Oh, I wasn't saying don't have a phone!
Oh, I know! My comment wasn't supposed to be directed at you...just adding additional commentary!

I had a similar situation when I was in HS. I was on my way to a friends house on a Friday night and I drove by a car that was completely wrapped around a tree. It was on a dark, curvy road where there were very few houses and there was no one around the accident scene at all. I immediately felt panic and of course, this was long before cell phones (or PC's...but who's counting?). I continued on my route because there was a pay phone at the end of the road near the library that I could use. Turns out, before I got there, a bunch of cops with lights and sirens went flying by me, so I figured they'd already been notified. I found out on Monday that the guy was a fellow students father who had fallen asleep at the wheel. He survived, but based on what I saw, I can't imagine how. Scary.

We used to keep a land line for internet when we lived in NC, but we haven't had one since we moved out here 3.5 years ago (cable internet now).

Oh, and personally, I think my smartphone gives me more privacy. I get to choose when I answer it or not. With a land line, there was no 'silent' switch.