Re-Run: Call Waiting
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 2 comments link this post
::I'm still busy with my craptastic novel. However, I don't want to allow this blog to become stagnant. We must have re-runs! Here's a blog post that originally ran on August 26, 2004. It stemmed from an incident with a friend of mine...but you can read that for yourself. And of course, for readers looking for new stuff, I apologize for the recycling. On the other hand, there were some good posts back on my old blog. You'll be seeing some of my favorites resurrected during the month of November.::
Here's a helpful hint for retaining friends: do not get call waiting at home.
The person you are talking to on the phone is the most important person in the world. At least, it should seem that way, particularly if they are a friend or aquaintance. The only thing that can possibly go through a person's mind after being told to wait because there was another call is hey, there's someone else they'd rather talk to than me. Which may or may not be true, but you should never make a person feel unimportant to you.
(phone rings. I pick up.)
Me: Hello?
Other person: Hello..
Me: Hi!
Other person: Oh wait, the phone is beeping...can I call you back?
Me: Sure.
Me, thinking: Could someone go get the Hefty bag, pull it up over my head, tie it, and take me out to the curb with the rest of the garbage?
When someone puts me on hold in a non-business setting, the first thing I do is hang up. If I'm not worth your time, then you're not worth mine.
Oddly enough, the above call was not even placed by me. I was on the receiving end of it. And I still got the shaft.
Oh, I've heard all the reasons: it's an important call, it's business, the person on the other end of the line really needs to talk to me...but it comes right down to who gets dumped and who does not.
What about those rare moments when a third call might come through when you're already juggling two calls? Do you get call waiting for your call waiting? Why don't you just nail your head to the wall? Maybe somebody should have done that to Alexander Graham Bell and spared the public the grief.
You know what? Don't even bother me. If I can't hold your attention against a series of beeps, then just leave me alone and don't even throw me a bone.
Labels: re-run
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 11/12/2005 11:11:00 AM
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2 Comments:
You tell 'em!
I can't stand the whole call waiting thing. It bugs me even when the other person ignores it. Why have it then?
Happy novelizing.
By 
Jim, at
14/11/05 14:28
Better yet, I love the:
(ring) you answer: Hello
Voice: Please stay on the line; we have a very important message for you.
The thing I do, wait! When they get there, say “can you hold? I have another call”
I wonder just how long they will wait for you. Oh, timer says the call ended in 2 minutes and 34 seconds. Darn!
By Paul, at
15/11/05 14:48
