Generation gap or inappropriate?

It's a slow day, so here's some entertainment. You make the call on this one after listening to this message left on a high school student's phone by the wife of a school administrator in Fairfax, Virginia (click here -- video is on the right). Apparently, the student had called the administrator's house asking why school hadn't yet been closed because of snow. He claims that, as part of the cell phone generation, people are used to being reached at all times. This video has been viewed over 20,000 times, it's been published in the Washington Post, and the student was even interviewed by Good Morning America.

Of course, it's a little hard to judge since we have no idea what the student said, but here's my take: as a person holding a position of public trust, you have the option of having your number listed. If you don't want phone calls from the public, don't list your number, because you will get frequent phone calls -- some legitimate, some just wanting to vent. Mine's listed, and thankfully, Lori would just laugh this off rather than responding in-kind. In the YouTube era, it's probably a pretty good rule not to return work-related messages left for the other spouse on your machine. heh heh