Bill collectors and friends are having a tough time finding the person they need.

Nutsy, you called it right with Mr. C.  But you were smart enough to read through his implication that I'm a bad person.

Charles, you are NOT being nice to my godson Nutsy.  Please be king.  He's such a little innocent sweetie.

Steve, with your name the creditors must become exhausted just thinking of having to dial every Steven Smith in the phone book.  I was once called when I had a client in my office and the guy started in accusing me of not paying.  It was embarrassing because I can imagine what the client thought.......hey, she's lying and not paying bills and trying to deny it to that nice bill collector.

Nino, you are just SO young.  Some people in this world still don't have computers and don't know what googling is.  I guess they could just go out and lasso a kid and tell them to do it for them.  LOL

C-Tann-Starr, thanks for the feature!

Bob, that is one funny comment.  I loved the way it ended with IDIOT!  There appears to be another Barbara Duncan in this county who is wanted by lots of people.  I try to use my S initial for that very reason.  I didn't hear the phone ring last night but I do believe I picked it up yesterday at some time with no one answering. 

The collectors ought to know, also, that if I'd been the right Barbara Duncan and they started reading me my rights I'd have hung up the phone immediately. IDIOTS!

Steve, with a name like yours, I'm not surprised.  When I first got into real estate and sold a house, there might be a judgment against someone with a similar name.  The buyer had to prove that he/she was NOT that person.  I wondered why they didn't make the ones filing the judgment use a social security number so that there was no doubt who it was.  I guess I see now that perhaps they were ahead of the times.  We used to have soc sec #'s on our driver's license!  Now we protect them with a passion. 

Liz, they did say those words, almost exactly like that.  I'm sure they had a requirement to meet perhaps so that they couldn't be accused of trickery.

Ruth, you're right.  I wouldn't want to go back but sometimes we rush things along a little fast, don't we.  As long as I can afford the landline, I'll keep it.  But it runs about $95 a month and I can see why you could drop it and save money. 

Bob, that was funny.  I love the old Andy and Barney show.

James, you are right.  We do want to be found.  A funny finale to this lack of landlines happened yesterday.  The real estate friend of mine who wasn't findable was visiting with me again.  I mentioned that someone she knew had had a bad accident.  She was appalled and hurried to call the wife and she how he was doing.  Later on I asked what she'd found out.  Her reply, "I couldn't get her.  She doesn't have a landline anymore." 

Point made!

Terry, remember when people paid extra to have an "unlisted" phone number?  Do you still do that or did you just do away with the land line?

Lynn, I understand. I get lots of those political calls and charity calls. I'd like for them to put those two on the do-not-call list also. I also understood as I paid my $97 phone bill today and my $77 cell one and my husband's $47 cell phone. Money can be saved.