Phone Calls (4 Comments)
Have you ever had one of those phone calls where you pick up the phone, you hear a voice and all sorts of questions start running through your head? Like:
Who is this?
Oh, it’s a recording.
What?
And they just keep talking and after a bit your brain catches up and then becomes disgruntled.
I had such a call the other day. Before I really realized what was going on the man had gone on quite a bit. I caught that he was a person, apparently of importance, in the Political Party with which I am registered- which is not the same thing as being the Political Party I am Totally Thrilled With but will hereafter be known as “my” Political Party for convenience sake. I didn’t recognize his name but that is neither here nor there. He informed me that he was throwing his support behind a Candidate for President from The Other Political Party. He suggested that if I also was going to do that then please press one. I idly wondered if I would be given any other choices as he prattled on about why this Candidate was the best choice for all of us and if I planed to support the Candidate then please press one. I was getting the picture and eagerly waited for other choices.
None were given. But he helpfully informed me that I had only a few more days to change my party affiliation if I wanted to vote for The Most Wonderful Candidate in our primary elections. Gee, thanks!
Then, just in case I missed it, I was again reminded that if I was going to support this Candidate then please press one. I wondered what would happen if I did press one- probably hit me up for money.
I just wish I had other options. Like one of these:
If you would never in a million years vote for this Candidate then press 7.
If you will only vote for this Candidate when a certain place freezes, press 9.
Now those were numbers I would have been pressing.
Hey, I had the same phone call. We must be the lucky ones that are on a list to be called. I wish the no call list included political calls. I just hate getting calls that are a recording! At least with a live person, you can give them a piece of your mind.
PS, I would not vote for that canidate either.
Comment by Christina — May 2, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
Aren’t we special?
Probably many people were called. It’s a bit fun to watch as- for once- this state might actually have an impact on a primary election. Shows a bit of desperation?
Welcome aboard! Glad you finally commented!
Comment by JustMe — May 2, 2008 @ 4:22 pm
My/our employer recently contracted a telemarketer to sell subscriptions. It was supercool the day they called my direct line _at work_ to sell me my own product! And over the next couple days called all the others in the building!
They’ve since been told that they _must not_ call any 233-prefixed numbers, which are businesses (including our employer and a certain major filter manufacturer) and city/county offices.
Yeah, I’ll let you guess how thrilled the sheriff’s office was when all their phones started ringing.
Comment by kn. — May 2, 2008 @ 6:52 pm
I could just see that happening and the minor furor it would cause. I must admit to chuckling over it. At least there was a prefix that could be easily excluded. We don’t have that kind of thing here.
Comment by JustMe — May 9, 2008 @ 8:23 pm