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safe: not sorry!
Safe: Not Sorry!
Jan 16, 2002 4:27 PM
TELEPHONES
- Messages on answering machines, especially for single people, should be, "You have reached..." and then give either your first name or the last four digits of your number. "We are sorry that we cannot come to the phone right now..." etc. If possible, have a male voice record the message.
- Children should never reveal to a caller that they are alone in the house. They should be instructed to answer the telephone in a way that indicates that an adult is "not able to come to the phone right now," but will call back soon.
