Who’s Calling?
I’m one of those people who doesn’t answer the phone unless I recognize the number on caller ID. If you have a “restricted”, “unavailable” or “out of area” number, then leave a message after the beep. This goes even more for my cell phone. I don’t give that number to anyone and I won’t even answer a local number unless I know who it is. Enter the obtuse caller. My cell phone was ringing and it was a 520 area code. That could either be a cell phone that hasn’t been updated to the local area code or someone from somewhere else. I was ignoring it - “discussing” the fact that I don’t give the number to anyone with my wife. I lost the discussion and answered the cell.
Idiotic caller: “This is [somebody] calling from [some company] in Tucson, may I speak to [Mookie Wilson]?”
Me: “No you have the wrong number.”
Idiotic caller: “Can you give me the right number?” (I give them points for originality here - haven’t heard that before)
Me: “I have no idea who you’re talking about”
I slam the phone down with a loud crash rudely in the caller’s ear; well it was more like a “boop” since it was my cell phone.
See why I don’t answer the phone when I don’t recognize the number?
