Caller ID

Can I just say that Caller ID is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century? To be sure, it has changed our phone answering habits. Gone are the days of just picking up the phone although I think that's a shame. If someone calls us and they have an out-of-area, toll-free, or unfamiliar phone number listing, they must talk to our answering machine before they will ever get to talk to us. I realize that we may be eliminating Publisher’s Clearing House from contacting us but I can’t imagine why they would ever want to contact us anyway. We don’t fill out their stupid sweepstakes any more. My only fear is that someone I care about will call me from their new cell phone to tell me they are bleeding in the street. They may have to endure an extra ring or two. That fear is somewhat offset by my remote location. From where I live, unless they were heading to my house, I don’t think I could do them much good anyway. Better for them to call someone closer or 911.