Jailbait?

After going over our cell phone minutes two months in a row, Shawn and I were considering getting a home phone for the first time. Then Shaw called and offered a sweet home phone promotion deal and we went for it (I think the guy had been hearing alot of 'no's' because he was shocked and got really excited when I said yes).

I have had the phone for almost two weeks and although I have made calls on it, I had yet to hear the old-fashioned briiiing briiiiing. I say old-fashioned because this is one old phone, I got it for $2 from a second-hand store and it's legit from my childhood. This big ol' tan phone with no caller I.D. and it's definitely not cord-less so it's now a permanent fixture on our counter. But still no calls; perhaps the habit of calling my cell phone was too much for people. Until yesterday...

I was cleaning up the kitchen when I heard it, the first call on our home phone! I was so excited (don't ask me why) and as I went to get it I was wondering who it would be.... Tamara? Shawn? Maybe Chloe?????

Wrong.

First thing I heard when I picked up the phone was,
"Will you accept a collect call...."

"Weird", I was thinking. I haven't heard a collect call in YEARS, probably ten. With cell phones collect calls have kind of gone the way of the Dodo bird.

Then, it continued,
"..from an inmate from the Lethbridge Correctional Facility... phone call will be recorded... client/attorney privilege applies...."



Ummmmmm what?

So my first call is from an inmate? and I have to pay to speak with them? $2.80 for the first minute and $0.50 for each minute afterwards?! No thanks.

Not sure if it was a wrong number or if we got a recycled number that has ties to criminals who will be calling all the time.

This could be interesting.

P.S. I finally got my first non-criminal phone call this morning... I am quite loving this whole landline thing again but it's gonna take some used to using my landline and not my cell...