The Daily Peeve / Rant

[iris lilies]

I'm retaining a land line to get a clear connection. One of the (three? four?) clerks I talked to today was on a cell and was barely intelligible. And of course there can be no overlap in conversation, or you lose the whole thing. Every time I talk to a sibling they forget they have no battery and I'm talking along to nothing. Then they have to fiddle around, plug in, call back. I'm not a fan of cell phones in general--for talking, anyway.

I believe that the apotheosis of human communication through telephone was during dominance of Bell landline systems. Clear audible sounds. Sure sometimes there was static, downed lines, but when those systems were fully functioning, they worked incredibly well!

The fact that my aging hearing loss coincides with degradation of phone service suggests a relationship. But no, one DOES NOT in any way influence the other. No! I refuse to accept that! Hahaha.