than two years if I moved to a new city. I have also moved a lot in the past decade. I have lived in 5 different area codes in the past decade. Really 7 different area codes but moving around LA doesn't count (213 to 310 to 562 back to 310).

I like changing my number for a couple reasons: 1) it weeds out people you want to terminate contact with, and 2) some 1-800 numbers will route you differently based on your area code. For example, I would call the VA education benefits line from my 816 phone number. It would route me to the office in Oklahoma. Once I get the the representative they would be like 'your file is a west coast file - you should be talking to someone in another office.' And I had to go through this EVERY time. There was never a button to push saying I want the west coast office. Then, one time I was moving an donating all my furniture to the salvation army. When I called the pickup line from my 510 number I would get a message that said "sorry, this number cannot be dialed from this area code."

I must be the only person who has ever experienced these things though, because every time I talk about it people look at me like I am crazy.

♥ Inescapably Me ♥

"Love is never any better than the lover" Toni Morrison (The Bluest Eye)