Grex Scruples Conference Item 92

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Author

Message

The book

Nov 23 15:15 UTC 1994

You are reading a highly recomended book, and it seems like you almost never
have time for it. While reading the phone rings. You have just gotten to the
climax and have only the last few pages to go.....
What do you do?

14 responses total.

peacefrg

response 1 of 14:

Nov 23 19:12 UTC 1994

Dont answer it of course. Is ansewering the phone a major
scruple? It's not really a everyday life crushing decision I make
(Of course it's always tied up because of Grex anyway)

scg

response 2 of 14:

Nov 24 04:04 UTC 1994

I would do what I usually do when the phone rings and I don' t feel like
answering it.  I would listen to the speaker on the answering machine and
decide if it was somebody I wanted to talk to.

carson

response 3 of 14:

Nov 25 10:31 UTC 1994

I admit it. I'd do what Steve would.

chelsea

response 4 of 14:

Nov 25 13:08 UTC 1994

There is nothing impolite about not answering a telephone,
with or without an answering machine.

brighn

response 5 of 14:

Nov 25 19:25 UTC 1994

I'd answer the phone, and if it weren't something/one important,
I'd bitch to them about it.
Especially another window salesman -- I live in an apartment!
<ah.... the catharsis of it all....>

waterrat

response 6 of 14:

Nov 27 03:24 UTC 1994

I'd do what Steve and Carson would do too.
It's not like I usually answer the phone anyway, even if I'm not doing 
anything.  *grin*  Unless my folks said they'd call or something.

gracel

response 7 of 14:

Nov 30 14:36 UTC 1994

I answer it.  And even though I probably shouldn't be taking the
time then to read the book in the first place, I probably go back 
to finish it immediately.

popcorn

response 8 of 14:

Dec 1 18:38 UTC 1994

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canis

response 9 of 14:

Dec 1 22:32 UTC 1994

okay.....What would it take to tear you away from the high point in your 
book?

response 10 of 14:

Dec 2 14:13 UTC 1994

Well.... if the book is that good, let them call again. Better yet
buyy a Phone answering machine.Keep on reading.. };)

brenda

response 11 of 14:

Dec 21 15:34 UTC 1994

I've had this happen.  i take the book to the phone (reading on the way)
and finish it off while i'm talking ;)

popcorn

response 12 of 14:

Dec 22 05:59 UTC 1994

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randall

response 13 of 14:

Dec 23 02:40 UTC 1994

(all of grex mourns the loss of such a useful skill)

ewhisam

response 14 of 14:

Dec 28 03:29 UTC 1995

Answer the phone

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