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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by ValleyX</i> <br /><br />The only way to be assured of a weekend is to be marked off, not available for call. This can be accomplished by being off personal business, personal days, vacation, or the always ominous sick. <br /> <br />As for being a prisoner in your own house, it used to be that way before the days of pagers and then cellphones. There were times, if you were home alone, that you didn't hardly dare leave the house, couldn't mow the grass, etc., etc., if you were first out or in any danger of getting called. Nothing like being first out on the extra board the first part of the week when it would be slowest and be there two or three days, hanging there first out. One fellow I knew had a loud bell on the outside of his garage hooked up to his telephone. Even the first cordless phones were a blessing. <br /> <br />If you want to go fishing, mark off and go, that's the only way to have fun. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Thanks!! <br /> <br />Last question: If one "marks off" , is there (in general practice) much friction to be encountered when you return to "mark back on"?
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