The Silence of the Phones

[mamadeb]

For some reason, all of our phone lines are down. There is no outgoing dial tone, and incoming calls get static. The single exception is, of course, the DSL line.

And my employer can't figure this out. I tried to explain (and I hope I'm right. If I'm wrong, please tell me.) that the dsl line is always open - that there is a continous signal in both directions so it could not be interrupted. As an example, and it's a good one - we were receiving a fax at the moment the phone lines died, and we continued to recieve it as the lines died, but were not able to send an outgoing fax at that same time. They say it could have been in memory, and that's a possiblity, given that the last page may be missing.

So. What would be the reason we can have DSL while all the other phone lines, all going through the same junction box, have failed?

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Re: Completely off topic question

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

The "stam" halacha - the basic law - is that once one begins an observance, one does not stop. Also, since the idea is that a married woman covers her hair because she has now experienced something a never-married woman has not. (Yeah, I know, but in groups that follow this, that's more often than not the simple truth.) Obviously, under both those counts, a widow or divorcee would continue to cover her hair - especially one with children. My landlady is a divorcee, and she still wears a sheitel, a wig. (As another example, Eastern European Ashkenazi men customarialy do not wear a tallit, a prayer shawl, until they get married. If the marriage ends, they still continue to wear the prayer shawl.)

However, there are opinions that would permit a widow or divorcee to not cover her hair at least under certain circumstances - dating, for example, or looking for employment. On the other hand, a never married woman of whatever age would probably not cover her hair.

Meanwhile, I'm staring at what might be a slippery slope - I may be getting a hat fall in the near future. This is a wig with no hair on top, designed to be worn with (wow!) a hat. Because that's a very pretty look with certain hats. And my husband, who does not like wigs, approves of this because it's clear that the hat is there to be the real cover and the wig is just for show. Also,they're way cheaper than a full wig. And, yeah, I'm tired of not having hair (which sounds strange when you realize I do have hair and it reaches my waist.) But it would be so nice for Shabbat, you know?

But. Next thing you know, I'll be getting a headband wig - a 3/4 wig with a headband instead of a hairline, which makes it also way cheaper than a full wig, but doesn't require a hat.

Then I'll be spending enough to buy a laptop on a full wig, and, because of my husband's scruples, wearing a hat over *that*.

Or maybe I'll stick with my long turbans and my hats.

Re: Completely off topic question

[spiderine.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for clearing that up for me. I appreciate you taking the time!

Re: Completely off topic question

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Well. Let's consider. My job is answering the phones. The phones are not working.

I got nothing but time. :)

Also, and this should be an icon...

"It's a Jewish thing. If you have a few minutes, I'll explain it to you."