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I never much thought about phone numbers that are in my phone. Some are in a book, but it's hardly updated. I'm going to update it.  However, if I don't have service, the other person won't likely either, but you never know. I used to know a slew of numbers. I think with all the passwords, and changing passwords and such, it became too much.  My husband has his own business and for the first 5 years, he remembered every number. Wow. No longer though. Plus there are those who no longer have a hard line phone so the numbers I still have in my head don't work.  This lack of being able to have a hard line phone is disturbing to me.  We had one, but it just stopped working. It was for our business that used to be out of the home and we forwarded the number to his office, but we still could call out.  I could plug in a phone and call out anytime and I used to, but it just stopped working. Not sure if it's the company or rats.  But I find it troubling that so many just rely on the cloud for every single thing. I never bought into that. I still have my file cabinet, but keep it updated.  

That Royal typewriter is one I had growing up. My mother could type 85 words a minute on that baby.  

So Amazon has out-of-the-blue stopped delivering to my house about 5 months ago. No notice, no nothing.  It's now mailed, which means I have to drive to get my deliveries since they don't deliver mail at my house.  And, 80% of orders are delayed for whatever reason and the mailman just smashes them into the box. At times I can barely get it out without destroying it. I pay the same fee everyone else does. It really ticks me off. And... some products they refuse to deliver general. It'll tell me they won't deliver to my area, so I send it to my husband's office, but they never read the directions - ever and deliver after they're closed.  If they're going to mail it, what difference does it make where to?  Amazon has really gotten beyond horrible. Yet I'll still see a truck in the neighborhood. Save money I can understand, but don't make me pay for a service I don't get. Why not make a certain day the delivery day for the neighborhood, but no. Just lousy service and I may get it or I won't, whenever timewise.

We used to own an old Titan Missle Base.  We sold it several years ago, but we kept the property that housed the commercial well. It's locked in concrete (we have the key) and it does have clean water!! One piece of property my husband will not part with - water ... in Arizona!  

I've been making my own laundry soap and Fels Naptha finally is back. For a while I couldn't find it at all and if I did, it was $14/bar.  It's back at $1.87 and with washing soda and borax if need be and a vinegar rinse, my clothes are actually clean.  We get pretty dirty here in the boonies, so Kirks doesn't always work with greasy clothing.  My husband is still working on my clothesline. I'm changing it from rope that stretches too much and can't wipe off (AZ dust) to a plastic? line.  But he has to do something with it to change it out.  It's the season for hanging clothes - the fresh scent.  

But you know that phone thing... It's other numbers too. I don't know that many people, but there is no phonebook if there's no power. Crazy how much people go with the flow and don't think about being without basic communication!