Saturday, April 2, 2022

Life On Hold

I’m glad my call is important to you but apparently some things are more important.

I'm happy to hear he’s away from his desk right now. We all need a break know and then.

No, I don’t know his extension.

Should I be congratulating you now that your menu has changed?

I’m sure you’re experiencing a high call volume. Have you considered hiring more staff?

I’ll go with jazz for now. Can I change my mind after a while?

No, I can’t call back between midnight and three.

I already went to your website. That’s why I’m calling.

I’ve given you the last four numbers of my Social Security now you want to know my favorite movie? I can only say my least favorite is Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Now, you’re telling me your mailbox is full.

Wait, don’t hang up.

I’ve been waiting so long I’ve read the entire newspaper, the weather report in Asia, the police blotter and the obits. For a minute I thought I spotted my name.

Perhaps I was abandoned as a child and you've opened up the old wound.

The grandchildren have grown up. I’ve got the Neptune Society on the other line.

If you’ve changed your menu again, I’ll have the chef’s salad.

Now I’ve forgotten why I called.

I think it had something to about paramedics coming over. I couldn’t manage to perform a Heimlich maneuver on myself.

Yes, I know my call will be answered in the order it was received. I am trying to get on your queue in case something happens the day after tomorrow.

 

4 comments:

  1. Yes!

    And how is it that you *always* have "higher than normal call volume"? Is it perhaps that you don't actually understand what the word "normal" means?

    Thank you for this deeply resonant musing!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks, David, your comments are very important to me.
    No, really.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Oh Norm, once again you are so right! I’ve often complained that more staff should be hired but do they listen to me? Ha ha!!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thanks, Alone, It's tough talking to a recording.

    ReplyDelete