Comment by Phil (Guest)

Phil (Guest) — Mon, 15 May 2006 03:01:42 +0000

Wow -- OCD as a helpful thing. Who'd've thunk it?

Did Cingular give you any minutes credits for the time you spent on the phone with them?

CH -- I have a similarish story about numbers and the phone. But yours is better.

Comment by Crouching Hamster (Guest)

Crouching Hamster (Guest) — Sat, 06 May 2006 14:38:33 +0000

I love talking on the phone. It can be even better than talking in person, because you can have dirty hair and bad breath, and you won't offend your listener. And it adds emotion that e-mail lacks.

But I really don't want emotion when doing business. And I prefer to have a written record of communication. It holds up much better in court than, "And he said ..." Hearsay and all that.

And when placing a takeout order, I prefer something written as well:

Restaurant: Address?

Me: Three-one-two ...

Restaurant: Six ...

Me: No. It's three-one-two ...

Restaurant: Six?

Me: NO! THREE. THREE. The first number is THREE. Do you understand THREE? There's no math involved! No factorials! It's THREE.

In this situation, when the deliveryboy showed up an hour later, soaking wet from the rain and out of breath, I told him, "Tell that lady who took the order to get off crack. She's ruining your life. And mine."

Then I gave him a big tip. And I now place any takeout orders over the Internet.

Comment by Bake Town (Guest)

Bake Town (Guest) — Fri, 05 May 2006 11:55:45 +0000

I hate talking to people I don't know on the phone too.

The Phone

Ken — Thu, 04 May 2006 23:47:32 +0000

Oh, how I hate the phone.