Red Zone Test Number

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While attempting to call AEP (American Electric Power) through an 800 number, I evidently misdialed. An operator answered and asked if I wanted "Home or Business".

I indicated "Business"

I was then transfered to a recording that kept repeating

"This is a Red Zone Test Number...This is a Red Zone Test Number"

Is there any significance to this?

Or is it a typical response to somrthing.

I have the number but will not give it out over the web.

-- Rainman (rainman@uh-oh.com), December 14, 1999

Answers

Nothing! Nothing at all! "Ignore the man behind the curtain!"

Bob

-- Bob (bob@bob.com), December 14, 1999.


Do not get on the while busses.

-- Linda (lwmb@psln.com), December 14, 1999.

Do not get on the white busses.

-- Linda (lwmb@psln.com), December 14, 1999.

I just thought I would say that My family is powered by AEP and I had them call. You must have called the Twilight Zone because that did not happen to us....

-- case cracker (aep@aep.com), December 14, 1999.

Call them back and ask for 'home', then let us know more.

-- Iamcuriousetoo (1234@67895.com), December 14, 1999.


weird

-- Hokie (nn@va.com), December 14, 1999.

Oh, just give us the damn number, if it even exists. So, so tired of reading this unverifiable paranoid crap.

-- Servant (public_service@yahoo.com), December 14, 1999.

http://www.aep.com/home/cindex.html

-- try this (aep@aep.com), December 14, 1999.

phone number

-- try again (ad@ad.com), December 14, 1999.

LoserLunkhead: didn't you say you hail from Arizona?

Rather dry place, isn't it?

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), December 14, 1999.



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