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From: Edward S Sachs <essachs@ihlpb.att.com>
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Subject: Re: More Misdialed Numbers
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Date: 2 Feb 90 22:09:59 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 73, message 6 of 13


This is a true story, it happened to a friend of my wife.

This person's home phone, in the Chicago area, was apparently
frequently confused with that of a local hospital, and thus received
numerous wrong numbers.

The friend moved to Boston, but for a period retained the Chicago area
apartment (and phone) for use in fairly frequent trips back here.  On
that phone, they left an answering machine, with a message like:

	You have reached xxx-xxxx.  We are no longer at this number,
	but you may reach us at 617-xxx-xxxx.

I don't recall how many calls for the Chicago area hospital were
dialed to Boston (it was more than one).


			Ed Sachs
			AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL
			att!ihlpb!essachs, e.s.sachs@att.com