Aloha all, Just a reminder about things that rely on power. During power outages, they don't work. I think best to have at least a battery backup, but like my current answering machine, which I curse often, the battery only retains my messages for 20 minutes. Betsy
At 08:50 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote: >Ed, you can also get a telephone activated power outlet from Radio >Shack for I think about $15. I think it's designed to activate a >light when the phone rings for deaf people. Plug it into the wall >and plug it's phone cord into the phone outlet. Now connect some >audio device to one of the two power outlets. Now call that phone >number and while the phone is ringing the outlets are providing >power to whatever device is connected. I have an outdoor loud >speaker. I've thought about putting it on the roof connected to a a >bell or something so I could tell where my house was up to a mile >away with my cell phone. > >Jerry > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
