Hi,
Lately, I have started to call the 2' x 4' area at the back of the garage my
workshop.. sad eh.. anyways, you gotta start somewhere! I was wondering if,
as I am an out-doorsy person, it would be a good idea to have a Walkie
Talkie in the "Workshop" possibly attached to the wall, or take my mobile in
with me..
Ta.
Cheers,
Sam
Gotta agree with Barry on the mechanical ringer versus the electronic. I've
had that bell-ringer in my shop since I've built it and have never been
"surprised" by it whenever it rings. Guess it's because it's what we grew
up with and are accustomed to that makes the difference.
Bob S.
"Ba r r y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:00:18 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >being startled at the wrong time by the phone could cost you a finger,
> >or an eye, or an expensive bit of wood.
>
> Two suggestions:
>
> Turn the ringer volume down.
>
> Find an old Western Electric phone that uses actual bells to signal
> you. The mechanical bells have a smooth, pleasing sound, especially
> when turned down low.
>
> If a low mechanical ringing startles you enough to flinch,
> professional help may be a start. <G>
>
> Barry
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:00:18 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>being startled at the wrong time by the phone could cost you a finger,
>or an eye, or an expensive bit of wood.
Two suggestions:
Turn the ringer volume down.
Find an old Western Electric phone that uses actual bells to signal
you. The mechanical bells have a smooth, pleasing sound, especially
when turned down low.
If a low mechanical ringing startles you enough to flinch,
professional help may be a start. <G>
Barry
Tue, Nov 16, 2004, 8:45pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Sam=A0Berlyn)
says:
<snip> I was wondering if, as I am an out-doorsy person, it would be a
good idea to have a Walkie Talkie in the "Workshop" possibly attached to
the wall, or take my mobile in with me..
No, I'm not planning on calling.
JOAT
Any plan is bad which is incapable of modification.
- Publilius Syrus
I feel that a phone in the shop is a must. If you need help (911) it is
there and if you get a call that must be taken it is better then a walk in
to the house with all the other distractions that will bring. I have a
phone and a gmrs intercom in the shop to contact the outside world and
SWMBO.
"Sam Berlyn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> Lately, I have started to call the 2' x 4' area at the back of the garage
my
> workshop.. sad eh.. anyways, you gotta start somewhere! I was wondering
if,
> as I am an out-doorsy person, it would be a good idea to have a Walkie
> Talkie in the "Workshop" possibly attached to the wall, or take my mobile
in
> with me..
>
> Ta.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sam
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
Ba r r y <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:00:18 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>being startled at the wrong time by the phone could cost you a finger,
>>or an eye, or an expensive bit of wood.
>
>Two suggestions:
>
>Turn the ringer volume down.
>
>Find an old Western Electric phone that uses actual bells to signal
>you. The mechanical bells have a smooth, pleasing sound, especially
>when turned down low.
>
>If a low mechanical ringing startles you enough to flinch,
>professional help may be a start. <G>
For a phone with a 'real bell' ringer, there is a real simple way to
*really* civilize it.
Take the cover off the phone, and remove _one_ of the two bells, and
re-assemble the phone.
It is simply *amazing* how 'ignorable' the ringing is, once you've done
that.
Note: WE (and the other telephone manufacturers) *deliberately* picked the
two (different!) frequencies that the bells ring at -- so that the combination
produces an 'anxiety'/'urgency' effect.
Those old wind-up alarm clocks, with the two bells on top -- same story.
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 07:09:57 +0000, [email protected]
(Robert Bonomi) wrote:
>Note: WE (and the other telephone manufacturers) *deliberately* picked the
>two (different!) frequencies that the bells ring at -- so that the combination
>produces an 'anxiety'/'urgency' effect.
Remember WHEN they chose the sound. When a less urgent sound was the
cow's bell as it moved across the back yard. <G>
I'll bet most of us who grew up with mechanical ringers now find them
soothing compared to electronic versions, as they remind us of simpler
times.
For about 4 years I had an extremely high stress job where we had a
certain model of AT&T electronic multi-line phone. A local department
store has the same phone system. I've been out of the high-stress
position since 1997. When the phones in the store ring, my anxiety
level instantly jumps! <G>
Barry
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:06:55 GMT, Ba r r y
<[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:00:18 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>being startled at the wrong time by the phone could cost you a finger,
>>or an eye, or an expensive bit of wood.
>
>Two suggestions:
>
>Turn the ringer volume down.
>
>Find an old Western Electric phone that uses actual bells to signal
>you. The mechanical bells have a smooth, pleasing sound, especially
>when turned down low.
>
>If a low mechanical ringing startles you enough to flinch,
>professional help may be a start. <G>
I've been dismantling phones and modems to tape toilet paper
over the piezoelectric speakers for two decades now. 6 layers
with 2 layers of magic mending tape works juuuuust right.
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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:45:29 -0000, "Sam Berlyn"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Lately, I have started to call the 2' x 4' area at the back of the garage my
>workshop.. sad eh.. anyways, you gotta start somewhere! I was wondering if,
>as I am an out-doorsy person, it would be a good idea to have a Walkie
>Talkie in the "Workshop" possibly attached to the wall, or take my mobile in
>with me..
>
>Ta.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Sam
>
it's a double edged sword.
being startled at the wrong time by the phone could cost you a finger,
or an eye, or an expensive bit of wood.
not being reachable could cost you a job, or dinner, or snuggle time
with your sweetie.
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:45:29 -0000, "Sam Berlyn"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Lately, I have started to call the 2' x 4' area at the back of the garage my
>workshop.. sad eh.. anyways, you gotta start somewhere! I was wondering if,
>as I am an out-doorsy person, it would be a good idea to have a Walkie
>Talkie in the "Workshop" possibly attached to the wall, or take my mobile in
>with me..
>
>Ta.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Sam
>
we have a set of those 5.whatever gig cordless phones that also work
as pagers/intercoms..
I turn off the ringer and put it where I can glance at it once in a
while.. the orange screen lights up when it rings and flashes if you
have a message..
(I also have my cell phone in my pocket, out of habit..