I've lived in this home for 55 yrs--through many a cold winter with lots of snow so I guess I should not be surprised that my main phone line went bad. so temporarily if some one wants to call me ,use my other line which is 651-777-5381 or cell phone 651-262-8257 We have about 3 ft of snow,but it has never bothered the lines before. Supposedly they will be out today ,sometime before 4 PM,but with the hundreds in the cities without phones,it might be a lot longer. I have another line that I had for my business (Twin Cities Canine Counseling) that I did for 10 yrs, which I converted to a FAX line,when I closed the business. My smart son just switched the lines for me ,so I could have the five phones work as the main line, I have a phone extension in nearly all the rooms ,for my own safety's sake. At 83,you become more cautious . Hopefully they'll be able to get to me sooner than 4PM,to fix it . Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================