A little News or No Social Media for Who?

Lois E. Winters said:
Between this corrupt government and lazy parents, it is no wonder we are in this situation. Reading history, though, has taught me that, these cycles are nothing new. The dichotomy changes as well as social behavior, but the fundamentals are just the same.

I try to stay away from the news as it isn't factual, and that's a fact. ;)
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I keep seeing Tevya singing 'Tradition' in Fiddler on the Roof.
 
Don Alaska said:
Some of the prepper channels are worried that the government is going to confiscate their gold and silver. They have their guns ready in case they try.

The U.S. is the ONLY democratic republic to last this long, and the first and second amendments are why. If we had become a democracy, it wouldn't have lasted a century. They never do. That is why the Founders chose to form a republic with separation of powers and different ways of establishing each branch. We destroyed the Senate when it went to direct election, and we destroyed the currency when the Federal Reserve was established. We can blame Woodrow Wilson in large part for both of those with help from his cronies. Those changes will limit the life of the republic.
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Have you seen the tax changes on gold and silver when buying and selling? The government will get it one way or another, or someone will.
 
Ed Delabama said:
And while I don't like any kind of "government" control of people's activities most of the time, I would like to see some sort of time exposure put in place- for ALL cellphone users. You know- the phone works for two hours per day and then shuts off...
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While I agree with some points you make about cellphones in the classroom, having a cellphone that "works two hours per day" for everyone is a ridiculous idea. Most of us appreciate the phone being available when we need it, not more nanny-state interference in our lives.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
My sister was the same way, but a couple of years ago Verizon (or Bell South?) dropped support for wired landlines and she was forced to get a cellphone or have no phone at all. This is in south Georgia.
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I love my landline. I give the number out to people I would not care to talk to, like online orders--or anything online requiring a phone, even if they ask for a cell #. I don't answer it. Everything goes to voicemail. After many rings a day, seldom are there any messages left. If you can't tell me what you want, I don't need to talk to you. I hope they don't drop the service here.
 
Mary Stetler said:
I love my landline. I give the number out to people I would not care to talk to, like online orders--or anything online requiring a phone, even if they ask for a cell #. I don't answer it. Everything goes to voicemail. After many rings a day, seldom are there any messages left. If you can't tell me what you want, I don't need to talk to you. I hope they don't drop the service here.
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We do the same @Mary Stetler. As i said, we use the landline for our little business and for my wife's charity work. There are a couple official things that I give my cell number out to, but I don't give ity to many. Teh frustrating thing is that the Cell providers sell your number to the political people. I block as many of those as I can. I don't answer any number on either phone that I don't recognize and let it go to voicemail. If no message is left, it wasn't an important call.
 
We have Scam Shield on our phones. Metro PCS is provider. The free version works quite well. It will send what they think is spam of any kind to voice mail. You can set up how you want answered calls to be treated.
 
Mary Stetler said:
I love my landline. I give the number out to people I would not care to talk to, like online orders--or anything online requiring a phone, even if they ask for a cell #. I don't answer it. Everything goes to voicemail. After many rings a day, seldom are there any messages left. If you can't tell me what you want, I don't need to talk to you. I hope they don't drop the service here.
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We still have a landline, too. It's part of Comcast bundled services so when it rings, the caller ID information comes up on the TV screen. We seldom answer that line unless we are expecting a call.

My sister is very rural in farm country; houses are really far apart so I guess the phone company wasn't willing to keep up maintenance on lines to support a handful of customers, many of them on dirt backroads. They were very unhappy about it but that's the way it goes sometimes.
 
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