Mr. B.’s homework assignment spiral notebook has a spot on the first page for his parents’ phone numbers. He dutifully wrote in Mrs. Charm’s office phone. For Dad he put the home landline number and wrote under it: "Never answers the phone, so don’t bother."
Smart kid. Wish the sales callers would get the message, but they continue to call and I continue to ignore them. We’ve debated getting rid of the landline but are keeping it for the older relatives who don’t have cell phones.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Here they got to our cell phones too lately. Mostly it’s the rival cell companies, though, and I got a few tricks to both get rid of and annoy them.
If I used the cell much I might want to know your tricks. But I seldom do unless I’m on the road. Mrs. C. has switched to an IPhone. She says the reception is better, for some reason.
“She says the reception is better…”
Don’t you believe it. That iPhone thing is like a virus. I am resistant so far.
Oh, and by the way, I remember a lot of complaints on reception with iPhone. Probably already taken care of.