...insert faint computer drone.
Ever been told to count to three once your light turns green before advancing into the intersection? You never know who'll be running that yellow light and possibly running into you, after all. I also had a police officer tell me the same three second rule applies to crosswalks. Hmmmm...hadn't thought of that one, but it does make sense.
How many seconds do you think is reasonable to wait for a "hello" response from who (or what) ever just called you on the phone? Come on...think about it. The phone rings, you pick it up and say, "hello", and... one, two, three..."hello?"...four, five....."is anybody there?"....six, seven...."goodbye!"
Is it just me, or is this just the day and age in which we live? Am I "old school" because I expect a response from the other end of the phone when I pick it up and say hello? Like almost immediately? When YOU call ME and I pick up the phone and say "Hello" (or "hola" or "aloha" or whatever language I happen to be thinking in at that moment), shouldn't YOU naswer ME back?
Caller ID anyone? Yeah...I have it. And most of the time, the calls I choose NOT to answer, just hang up. No message. Why not? Because the damn computer isn't programmed to leave one. It's programmed to click over to assigned live human afer a set amount of time with an open line! Some numbers on the caller ID are immediately recognizeable as telemarketers or other sales calls. Some are not. PRIVATE CALLER could be my sister calling from work, or the doctor's office reminding me of an anppointment. But when I pick it up and NO-ONE says "hello" right back to me? WHY???
Naturally, the once time I decide to answer the phone and say, "What up, b!tch?," it's bound to be someone important whose number doesn't register in my caller ID as anything but 'out of area'! What's a girl to do?..one, two, three, four, five......
hello! hello? is anybody there?
ReplyDelete