Thought of the Day

Land lines & cell phones.

Everybody has their home land line as well as their cell phones. Everyone answers their home phone as hello, but their cell phone as "this is carl"

There are multiple people living in a house (usually) so wouldn't it make more sense to answer your home phone "this is carl"? Therefore, the person on the other end might not have to guess at who answers. That could potentially be an embarrassing moment if your wife tends to have an unusually deep voice from old steroid use. Answering a phone with multiple users and Identifying yourself could save somebody the humiliation of mistaken identity.

When I call your cell phone, why the hell do you answer with your name....."this is carl"? I know who I'm calling, you don't have to remind me when you answer. When calling a personal cell phone shouldn't that be more appropriate for just a "hello"?

Just a thought.