text: um-hum i agree with the phone too in that i 'm single but when i come home from work there 's times i need to pay bills i need to balance my checking account i need to do all kinds of different things like that and even though it 's friends calling sometimes you just feel like this is my quiet time i need to get things done and the phone ringing bothers me but that 's that 's where answering machines are nice because if it 's really important they 'll leave a message and i can call them back but uh at work i have so many phone calls from customers calling in sometimes it is just
  
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  After getting home from work I need time for myself , my household , and my friends ; a ringing phone is very bothersome .