The further icy adventures....

[gerisullivan]

National Grid's online service knows my power has been restored. That's nice.

Here's hoping Verizon's service restoration estimate is wildly pessimistic:

The number you are reporting is part of an outage.
The estimated restoration time for this outage is 12/15/2008 11:00 PM.
If your trouble is other than No Dial Tone, please contact us.

My cell signal strength is shaky here at Toad Woods. Calls sometimes get through; other times they go to voice mail. The best way to reach me looks to be email for the duration...however long that proves to be.

Interior temperature is now 56 degrees Fahrenheit rather than 53. I'm not taking the long johns off yet.

(Yes, I have the option of building a fire in either of the two fireplaces if I want a blast of toasty warmth. I just may do that tonight when the cold front settles in.)

Comments

[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

There is always Skype, of course. :-)

When one calls you, one gets the happy Verizon voice saying, "Your call cannot be completed as dialed."

Sure. Like my cell phone has a *dial*.

[n6tqs.livejournal.com]

You don't have to have a dial to perform the verb "dial".

[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

Yeah, really, I do. It's one of those anachronisms that makes me crazy...since I can't *find* a real, black, old-fashioned dial phone to connect to my cell phone as a display item.

[n6tqs.livejournal.com]

Oh, OK. I think usage makes definitions, but....

How about this:
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=286

Or just for a handset (but it doesn't help with the dial part):
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/8928/
There's a wired one somewhere there, too.

And I know I've seen the old sets for sale somewhere. I have some in the basement, but don't think I've got a single-line black one. And there are definitely devices that will connect your mobile phone to a wired 'phone.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the Skype reminder. Duh. Resources are only useful if you remember you have them. Turned on now.

The Verizon recording beats the fast busy signal benyalow got a few hours ago.