Reply #35: I sure hope so!

[InvisibleTouch]

I've always hated the phone, I hate to make calls, and I hate to be interrupted by calls. These days with my cell phone I'm also acutely aware that I'm burning minutes (and thus dollars) every time I can't avoid making or taking a call, let alone when someone yaps at me about irrelevant crap. I like e-mail because I can read and respond when I actually have a moment, rather than being thrown off my trajectory when I'm working on other stuff. Texting is the next-best thing, because by necessity it's kept brief. There are times of course when a quick phone call is the fastest and most efficient way of making needed contact - but truly I would not mourn the demise of the telephone.