"Some see you failing, and they don't call your house.
You were lost in space....".. She dismisses my apology with a haughty hand, observes my furrowing brow, and asks, "Were you calling your house?" "I can hide nothing from you". "And, obviously, Sihem hasn't come home yet?" Her insight irritates me, but I've learned to live with it.
There are huge panic buttons on all of the devices and you can call your house to activate it or deactivate it from the road.
"This gumdrop cost more than the mushroom you call your house".
If you call your house an institution, they will allow any wireless carrier service to put a wireless transmission facility on your roof if it is a two-story and it looks like it belongs on the house.
Ask your friends to ask for you by nickname when they call your house.
Worst case scenario, you can ask them to call your house or your parents to pick you up.
Make sure that the staff at the clinic will not accidentally call your house to deliver your results, or send them to your house through the mail.
If you are concerned that someone may call your house and wake other residents, leave the phone off the hook (or on if it's a portable), which will effectively block the line and no calls will be able to get through.
