I am looking for 1 to 5 acres to lease or rent. I do not have alot of money based on the economy right now. I am looking for this land for a group of at risk or troubled Teens under my guidance to farm and keep them occupied for the summer and fall.These are great kids and none of them have ever been in any trouble witht he law!!! I just am "heading them off at the pass" so to speak.If you have anything availible and or if you have some equipment that we can use or sell at a helpful price I am willing to listen to all offers. I have no equipment to use please help us if you can. I am trying to make a difference in these kids lifes. If you know any other Teens that would be interested in joining us and if you have good advise to offer as well please email me back if you are interested in working with us. Thank you for the time to read this I do appreciate it alot.My email address is tgrady6060@yahoo.com. Lets Talk!!! I am willing to barter for the things I need I do have land and I am working on putting together the Money But we could use a hand up and and not a hand out!!!

What a fascinating thread! It was like traveling back in time. I had NO idea this many people still use or have landlines! Or that so many places in the U.S. don't get cell reception! So, a few things about me. I have always lived on the west coast. Since the age of 13 I have always lived in a major metropolitan area, yep, I'm a city girl! :-) I'm 55 now. I haven't had a landline since 1998, and have never once wished I did. Oh, I should probably mention that I really dislike talking on the phone, except with a very few relatives and my best friend. And fax and answering machines? OMG NO! LOL!! I have had to fax something twice in the past two decades, both to the east coast. I went down to Staples and faxed. Both times together cost less than $5. I would never consider an answering machine. I'm about to dump my voice mail. We have a saying here, "Friends don't let friends leave voice mail." If you want to tell me something, text it. My kids and friends text, so the only voice mail I get is from businesses, like reminder calls from my doctor. I almost never have my ringer on; I see my texts come up on my iPad or computer, and I check them maybe once a day, unless it's my kids or best friend. Clients for my business contact me via email, and for my business that is the usual protocol. I have unlimited talk and text and it's not that expensive. I pay $20 a month to be able to talk for an hour to people in Zambia. And I have a good data plan because I use it all the time on my phone or iPad when I'm away from my home. The house I just bought is out in the tulies! 20 minutes from downtown Spokane, which is not a major metropolitan area in my book (but don't say that out loud here or you'll be verbally whiplashed! Lol) I lived in that house for the entire month of September as a house guest, so I have ascertained that it has very reliable internet and cell phone coverage. I would not have bought it if it didn't. I don't have a TV or want one. If I want to watch something, I can get it on Amazon, YouTube, or PBS on my computer. We don't have the kinds of natural disasters people in other parts of the country do. If I lived in an area that had hurricanes, tornados, massive snow storms, earthquakes, then I'd definitely consider a land line. But I always keep my cell charged up, and my iPad too. I also have one of those portable battery chargers and will probably get another one. One person mentioned above that her gas range kept the neighbors in hot meals during a power outage. That's one of the reasons I'm getting a wood burning stove. My joints don't like it when I get cold (arthritis)! The house will stay warm and I can heat up food with a wood burning stove. (The other reason is to save money on the power bill.) One of our fellow commenters, Sophie, mentioned a generator. I'm going to look into that, but I think it will be too expensive for my budget. And if I use up all the portable chargers, I can charge my phone and iPad in the car, if I can get to the car. And if the roads are usable, I can go charge stuff up anywhere. Interestingly, third world countries that are greatly expanding phone service are doing so with cell phones. China, for example, will never have to bear the expense of stringing phone lines all over the country. In Zambia, cell reception is excellent, but landlines are unreliable. Cell towers are cheaper than phone lines. My dad was born in 1919. When he was in high school he was on the debate team. One year the topic was: Rural electrification: should the government pay to have electricity brought out to rural areas? My oh my how times have changed! :-)

I misplace my TV remote enough that I don't want to be looking for my one and only phone. I have a 10 room two story house and wouldn't even hear the phone unless it was strapped on my body. I have three phones downstairs and they are always on their stands when not in use. The cell is in the car because I always forgot to bring it in the house. It's not a smart phone,( we opted for an iPad instead) just a flip top Samsung and we 're not on a program. We "buy" minutes every year and it's pretty cheap. Our phones are part of our Verizon bundle... My son has only a cell phone, no land lines and kept his old number.

azioh, I think you're prepared for a problem that's most unlikely to happen. I understand people like using these programs. For a home user (aside from a business use case when it might be required), I've never understood why. I haven't had a mail system mistakenly delete an important message. Have you? If you think that's a risk, then you could do your printout or other disposition of contents when important messages are first read. As a last resort, all messages can be re-sent. If an important one gets lost or misplaced, it should be easy enough to get a duplicate or find another way to get the attachment. Flight itineraries are especially easy to get from the airline's website, they're always available. Many travel and airline sites will do a download that can be easily imported to an electronic calendar. Google mail automatically reads flight info (like itinerary confirms) from emails and puts it on your calendar. For those using other mail systems, there are sites like Trip-it who will provide the same capability.