Day 286: Voicemail

Hello again,
Today I am thankful for voicemail. I just thought today how useful it is to have voicemail even if people don't use it. We always say here if a call is important they will leave a message. Sometimes we simply are unable to get to the phone and it is nice when people leave a message so we know who called because the caller id doesn't always show who called. Sometimes it just says unknown so leaving a message is so important! Often if we don't recognize the caller and we are in the middle of something, we just let it go to message. It isn't necessary to run to the phone (when we are busy) every time it rings in my opinion. Voicemail makes it possible to not have to sit by the phone constantly for a call and we can go do what ever we need to get done while waiting. I hate being stuck inside because i am waiting for a call. So I don't stay inside because often when I do stay inside the person ends up not calling and I wasted a chance to go outside. On mobile phones voicemail is so nice. We took it off recently to save money but sometimes it would be handy to have. But usually caller id is enough on our cell phones. At least with either voicemail or caller id, we can get back to the person when we are able to and not attempt to answer while driving or talking to another person. Phones can be quite intrusive if we let them. It is ok to just let it ring and go to message. Anyways I have gone on long enough. It is for these reasons that I am thankful for voicemail.