Pure Genius or Utter Laziness?

KLHJ2 · 11-09-2012, 04:23 PM

Background:

I have 4 children and 1 foster child. I live in a 3 story home where the bedrooms are upstairs and the playroom is downstairs. I constantly found myself yelling throughout the house whenever it was time for supper, bath, bed, or whatever I needed them for. It was very trying at times to round everybody up for whatever reason. I decided to place Motorola push-to-talk radios throughout the house because an intercom system is just too costly. Now I just press the call button announce the reason for gathering and the kids come running like little soldiers on a mission. My voice and patience have been spared.

Purpose of thread: Answer or comment on one or both of these questions.

1. Is this brilliant or lazy.

2. What cheap or practical remedies have you found to be useful in everyday life that everyone might not know about?

los panda · 11-09-2012, 04:28 PM

it's a good idea.

i use: ctrl + f

i only learned of it's function months ago, but i use it every single day.

firstdown · 11-09-2012, 05:01 PM

Cheap not lazy: Why didn't you buy all of them their own cell phones.

RedskinRat · 11-09-2012, 05:04 PM

I say it's too passive.

Shock collars.

KLHJ2 · 11-09-2012, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firstdown

Cheap not lazy: Why didn't you buy all of them their own cell phones.

Only my teenager has a cellphone. They get cellphones in middle school in my house. With that being said, my teenager does not always carry her phone everywhere in the house. Aside from her we are talking about children between ages 5-10 who have been trained to ignore incomming phone calls on the home phone.

Just as an aside even though we are on the National "Do Not Call List" it does not prevent charities from trying to collect. Nobody answers the home phone except my wife and I, unless directed otherwise.

11-09-2012, 04:23 PM	#1
KLHJ2 Pro Bowl Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 34 Posts: 5,823	Pure Genius or Utter Laziness? Background: I have 4 children and 1 foster child. I live in a 3 story home where the bedrooms are upstairs and the playroom is downstairs. I constantly found myself yelling throughout the house whenever it was time for supper, bath, bed, or whatever I needed them for. It was very trying at times to round everybody up for whatever reason. I decided to place Motorola push-to-talk radios throughout the house because an intercom system is just too costly. Now I just press the call button announce the reason for gathering and the kids come running like little soldiers on a mission. My voice and patience have been spared. Purpose of thread: Answer or comment on one or both of these questions. 1. Is this brilliant or lazy. 2. What cheap or practical remedies have you found to be useful in everyday life that everyone might not know about? __________________ Read "The Book", life will gain meaning. Last edited by KLHJ2; 11-09-2012 at 04:33 PM.

11-09-2012, 04:28 PM	#2
los panda Playmaker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: los angeles, ca Age: 28 Posts: 3,849	Re: Pure Genius or Utter Laziness? it's a good idea. i use: ctrl + f i only learned of it's function months ago, but i use it every single day. __________________ 7 9 21 28 33 42 43 44 49 65 70 81

11-09-2012, 05:01 PM	#3
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 49 Posts: 15,179	Re: Pure Genius or Utter Laziness? Cheap not lazy: Why didn't you buy all of them their own cell phones. __________________ "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give"--Winston Churchill

11-09-2012, 05:04 PM	#4
RedskinRat Born a Rocker,Die a Rocker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: I'm in LA, trick! Posts: 6,775	Re: Pure Genius or Utter Laziness? I say it's too passive. Shock collars.

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