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After 23 years with Verizon, having the same phone number and either dial-up or DSL service. This morning, I called and closed the account.<\/p>\n
Strangely, I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I’d come to hate Verizon, on the other hand they’d become a fixture in my life.<\/p>\n
Its like the smoker that hates smoking, but can’t quite stop themselves from lighting up in the morning. You know what you’re doing is a bad habit but you keep doing it anyway. Been there, done that! When you finally do quit, it’s strange to not have the bad habit anymore.<\/p>\n
Truth to tell, I’d kept the same phone number for so many years, so a friend would always be able to find me.<\/p>\n
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He died in 2008 so it’s unlikely that he’ll be needing to call; if he did happen to call, I doubt that I could do much to help him.<\/p>\n
Strange as it is to say, closing the landline account is oddly, letting go of the past. Hard to believe that a couple of thin pieces of copper can feel like an anchor to a place and time, yet the feeling is there. Now I’m feeling just a bit adrift. <\/p>\n
I’m sure that this is nothing more than a passing wave of nostalgia, like missing bakelite 78rpm records.<\/p>\n
It’ll pass quickly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After 23 years with Verizon, having the same phone number and either dial-up or DSL service. This morning, I called and closed the account. Strangely, I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I’d come to hate Verizon, on the other hand they’d become a fixture in my life. Its like the smoker … <\/p>\n