On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:18:11 -0500, "Bill Kearney"
<wkearney-99@hot-mail-com> scribbled:

>
>> 2004, hurricane Frances (or Jeanne, your choice) makes landfall a few
>> miles south of here. My neighbors couldn't get a cell phone call out for
>> four days or more. Towers down, overloaded circuits, joy! On the other
>> hand my 'obsolete', 'useless landline' a 'throwback to the 1930's'
>> survived both hurricane strikes and we were able to make calls. Hell, I
>> called my insurance company and made our initial insurance claim during
>> the height of the storm. You go on staring dumbly at "No Signal" I'll be
>> talking to my family around the country... Anyone you want me to call
>> for you, Tech-boi?
>
>Tech-boi? What're you, a child?

Aww, cute. New to usenet or just really pathetic?

>Land lines are great, unless said hurricane topples the house, the lines or
>the central office.

Hopefully you'll be under the pile with Larry.