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oldsoldierfadingfast

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12. Wish I had...

Reply to Jack Valentino (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:26 AM

9 hrs ago

a smart phone, but since I can't get a signal (surrounded on all 4 sides by mountains) it does not pay.
Even if I could get a signal, I am almost totally deaf and would never hear it ring.
Even if I could hear it ring, I cannot hear what the caller is saying.
What I do have is a landline with a phone with a loud ring in every room, email and Angels in Disguise who make and take the necessary calls for me.

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Well, my smartphone tells the day and date on one of the front panels--- Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #11

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