THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 25, 2010
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Malzy and I do. Every in- cade during which we’ve
When he gets “spun up,” coming caller has to listen screened our calls with
he sometimes ends up to our outgoing answering the same identical record-
crashing into immovable machine message, ex- ing, no telemarketers or
objects such as our 750 cept that when a caller ID other parasites have ever
pound kitchen range or a equipped phone is handy left any messages or spo-
wall. Most of the time he to us and we recognize ken to either of us! Malzy
gets around fine and he the caller and/or number, and I highly recommend
goes up and downstairs then we will pick up as this method, which is free
each and every day. At quickly as possible. to anyone.
my suggestion, Malzy has Our answering machine Quite some time ago I
fashioned Diablo a new allows our callers to speak wrote of my travails with
piece of headgear. (Please up and be heard over our Consumer Reports and
see accompanying photo.) message. Whenever we their ineffective subscrip-
Quite a long while ago hear a familiar name or tion department. For over
now, I wrote of my in- voice, we pick the phone a year now, I’ve been striv-
creasing frustration with right up, which cuts our ing to get three Christmas
the then new pull-top otherwise monotonous gift subscriptions and my
cans that were replacing outgoing message short. own annual subscription
the traditional cans that Usually either Malzy or billed to me in one simple
had been used for super- I have a phone nearby
Here’s a shot of the snow deposited on our barn by our
bill. I’ve also sought to
market items. Since that and can answer the call
most recent snowstorm. That’s the storm that WMUR-TV
eliminate all the prema-
time the dreaded pull-top promptly. If we can’t or ballyhooed the arrival of for days in advance. ture renewal notices with
can has become increas- don’t wish to answer, our their frantic external to
ingly ubiquitous. (And, as the envelope messages
a result, ever more annoy- and sit on a sharp stick.” that seem to be worded
ing.) But on our pantry (A traditional start your to embarrass the recipi-
shelf, I have detected a ray message beep concludes ent. In this column I’ve
of hope. When I reached our recording.) In the de-
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for a can of Hunt’s Diced
Tomatoes I noticed for the
first time that one of the
two cans was a traditional
1-
can of the type that re-
quires a can opener. Since
Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes
are an item I have used
regularly, the presence of
This envelope, which I received from a reader recently,
the traditional can, may
provides proof positive that the Wolfeboro Post Office can
signify that the beloved
deliver mail addressed to us in this manner, whenever they
traditional can is making
want to.
a comeback! It’s certainly
a good sign. Today I did answering machine pro- pick up when we know
our weekly grocery shop- vides any caller who may who you are. If you are a
ping and made note of the wish to leave us a message telemarketer or a similar
fact that all the Hunt’s an opportunity to do so. parasite on society, hang
products have returned With apologies to readers up now and go somewhere
to traditional cans. Now who’ve read (or heard) it
if only Campbell Soup before, that which follows
would return to the type is our outgoing message:
of can that we knew and “We no longer answer
loved! this line, until you have
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