Butt Dialing, Hang Ups, and other rude phone calls....

The first, butt dialing, has increased tremendously in recent months. The phone rings, I may my bit, "The ________, this is _______, how may I help you?" What response do I receive? Ambient noise, kids screaming in the background, a belch, muffled conversations, and the like. I will stay on the line for a moment or two just to make sure someone isn't really there, then I hang up. I am amazed how the American Bottom has evolved to such a degree as to actually dial cell phones and attempt to carry on conversions. I won't mention what they have to say, but (hehe)......


The second one is hang ups. At first I thought it was my husband's ex; she has issue boundaries. However, I would hope that she doesn't spend all day on the phone pressing re-dial. Once and awhile I do get people who openly admit they dialed the wrong number and apologize.


The third phone related annoyance are people who continue speaking to whomever is physically near them even though I am addressing them. I have taken to pausing a moment to listen and if they are indeed still carrying on a conversion with someone else, I'll just wait. At another job I told someone to go ahead, I'd hold a minute until they were ready to give me the same attention they expect me to vest. Yes, I was the rude but fun person you made reservations with the last time you were planning to visit our area!

I had just published this post when I received another kind of rude phone call, the automated call. This one was interesting for it merely stated, "Hello, to hear this message in English, please press one." So I waited....nothing, it simply repeated the previous message, so I waited....nothing again. Then it hung up on me. So I have to ask myself, "Who was this intended for and why only in English?" Everything else in this country is in two languages, why just the one?


And to leave you on a jealous note: here is another picture of our wonderful view. Sunrise at work. Nice!