Just in case you spent some time
wondering what my biggest irritants in life are, you happen to be in luck.
Although I live in the middle of
nowhere I still receive the occasional visitor.
And when they do visit they invariably get a phone call from someone
very, very important. In fact, the
caller is important enough to have my guest ignore me to take the call and
proceed to yak for quite a while.
Some call this behavior 21st
Century Communication. I call it rude.
Of course there are other big
annoyances in life to include prima donnas who refuse to stand for The National
Anthem, guys who pee on public toilet seats, ignorant douchebags who aimlessly
drive in the passing lane, and Hillary Clinton supporters.
But to me the worst are the phone
whores. Whores are people who sleep with
everyone except you so, in this case, the term “phone whore” is
appropriate. You’re welcome.
Take the plumber, for
instance. This is the guy you are paying
by the hour to repair or install something in your home. It took four tries to leave a message on his
voice mail. Eventually, after three
days, he calls to explain he will call you Thursday about whether he will be
over on Friday or Saturday.
Two weeks later he calls to
explain he is going to be free in about an hour. This is about the time I explain to this
self-centered jerk that I found AND PAID
someone else a week and a half ago.
As he is stuttering about his
hectic schedule, I interject a little physics about long walks and short piers
before I hang up on him.
Then there are the professionals
who interrupt you in the middle of an office meeting to take that “important
call.”
It is at this time I remember
calling this turd and my occasional visitor and the plumber. They never answered when I called but, they
always picked-up when they were called by someone else in my presence. Rude.
So here’s some free advice: If
you want to ignore my calls, I’ll quit calling you. If you’re working on my dime, hang up or I’ll
deduct for your time spent on your phone; that’s double dipping.
And finally, when my phone rings
in a public place, you do not need to scan the room for who selected that ring
tone. I use that ring tone because it’s
not the same as the one you are using hence, no confusion should arise when I
get a call.
Otherwise, my life is pretty good
and without issue. Thanks for asking.
