Yup, the phone for emergency calls is a necessity that is hard to overcome. With the caller ID, I simply don't answer if it's not an emergency. Then I return the call when I'm ready. You're too young to remember, but in the dark ages, phones weren't smart, were attached to the wall w/o answer machines! If you wanted to talk to someone you called until you got them or went to see them face to face! Thanks for stopping by.