Just needed to be heard for a little while

Pyxis

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lostinrates wrote: »

I think I don't want to know.

I suspect one of the callers might be the pharmacy. My prepay cert ran out for two days. Its now renewed. They might have wanted to do my boxes while it was not valid. ( It would be early).

When I had prepaid certs, you could backdate the new one by a certain number of days, to allow for overlap. Is that still the case?
Also, as you pay for a prescription when you collect it, not when it's ordered, I would think that if you had already reordered your cert when you pick up your meds, that would be ok.

With the phone, the thing that worries me is not knowing who it is. (Due to some past harassment). So I find that having caller display on the phone, plus an answering machine allows me to see who's calling and to screen the call if I don't feel like answering, or if the call is worrying me.

Would it be possible to buy a very, very cheap answering machine so that you could screen the calls? Or a very cheap phone with a display screen? An alternative is to look in Freecycle for someone giving away phones and/or answering machines when they upgrade.

I do find phones worrying at times, but if I can see the number or screen the caller it is much better. I rarely answer withheld calls, so screening helps me see if it is just the local surgery calling, etc.. I never answer international calls, or 'no number' type calls, as they do make me anxious, and are probably cold callers anyway.

elsien

It's free just to check the number, they only charge if you use it to call back. I just write the number down then phone back if I want to.

Pyxis

http://www.cordlessphoneworld.co.uk/single-digital/binatone-lifestyle-1910-digital-cordless-phone-answer-machine.htm?gclid=CNmGkbep7cACFVGWtAodjFcA3Q

This link is a Binatone cordless phone with answering machine and caller display. £12.99.
Might be worth looking into if you're not getting your new system for a while.

lostinrates

My prescriptions are delivered, because I'm not always able to drive ( I sound like I 'me falling apart, right?) I normally get them on a Tuesday or Wednesday I think.

We usually take international calls through Skype/ FaceTime now ( friends family...or fir does. I'll speak but not be on the camera. So wouldn't feel need to answer overseas calls. I'll suggest answer phone or better home phone to fir. I think he'll think we should just hang on. Its been a particularly heavy month this month any way.

whitewing

Ask family and friends lir - someone may have an old answerphone phone that they haven't got around to chucking out yet

lostinrates

Pyxis wrote: »

http://www.cordlessphoneworld.co.uk/single-digital/binatone-lifestyle-1910-digital-cordless-phone-answer-machine.htm?gclid=CNmGkbep7cACFVGWtAodjFcA3Q

This link is a Binatone cordless phone with answering machine and caller display. £12.99.
Might be worth looking into if you're not getting your new system for a while.

Thanks, I'll show fir this one

codemonkey

I hate the phone. I do have a mobile but use it mostly for internet because I work in IT, have a lot of down time and work for a company who are really strict about internet access.

I hate talking on the phone so much, I'm currently on a phone contract I need to change and I'd need to phone to cancel and I'm scared!

dibuzz

codemonkey wrote: »

I hate the phone. I do have a mobile but use it mostly for internet because I work in IT, have a lot of down time and work for a company who are really strict about internet access.

I hate talking on the phone so much, I'm currently on a phone contract I need to change and I'd need to phone to cancel and I'm scared!

I fully understand that. When someone says "just ring up" I always think they just haven't got a clue.
My eldest son only uses his for internet and 1 text a day to let me know if his train is on time. It's very rare he actually uses any minutes.

codemonkey

I have to say, I feel very comfortable on this thread. There are a lot of things about me that I thought were weird and now I've 'met' other people who have the same thoughts and idiosyncrasies and I suddenly feel a lot less like the odd one out.

jobbingmusician

LOLOL - look at whitewing's signature! (Not mine, by the way, I found it on Facebook )