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On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 22:57:21 -0500, c186282 wrote:

>    "Quite" - but not perfectly. A few years back cops kept coming to my
>    house over 911 calls that I didn't make. Apparently it was the old
>    neighbor across the street, butt-dialing 911

A lot of years back I had two cops show up to ask about a 911 call. I was 
still on dialup at the time and was pretty sure I hadn't made any landline 
calls.

Originally I had inherited a recycled phone number for the Sears repair 
center. I had fun with that if I felt particularly antisocial.