On Saturday the phone rang. I was expecting it to be my dad, since I had just attempted to call him.
“Hello!” I answered in a goofy Seinfeld-like voice.
“Well hello!” said the voice on the other end. It kind of sounded like my favourite aunt.
“Hello!” I answered back in the same goofy voice.
“I’m just calling to check in and see how you’re doing in this pandemic!” said the voice on the other end. It was not my aunt and my guard was now up.
“I’m doing great!” I said, not exactly lying, all things considered.
“This is Kathy calling from the Jehova’s Witnesses!”
I froze and reverted back to my basic phone instincts. I hung up.
Long story shot, Kathy called back two more times thinking we just got disconnected. The second time I still thought it was my dad! It is comforting to know that the Jehova’s Witnesses have evolved to deal with the pandemic! They are not able to go door to door, so now I have to avoid them in different ways!
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Sunday chuckle. I wonder if your butt could chuckle, how many fart bubbles it would make?
Do you guys get Mormons in Canada too?
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We do, one of my friends is actually an ex-Mormon. From him I get to hear about all kinds of weirdness.
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If they’re phoning you, then the tactic I used to use to scare them off, having a poster of the Dio “Holy Diver” album in plain sight doesn’t work.
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Hahaha I love it! I could always crank the song into the phone.
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True or something like Mercyful Fate.
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Persistent, Jehova is.
Hang up, you will.
Lol
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I like that you say that in Yoda-speak!
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I don’t answer the phone if there isn’t a name on my caller ID which means, if I don’t have you programmed in to my phone or recognize your phone #, it is going to voice mail. And even then I won’t listen to the voice mail, I will read the transcript and delete a sales call. I haven’t received a JW call yet.
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We didn’t have caller ID at the lake so I took a chance. LOL. Should I tell my mom to replace that old outdated phone from the picture?
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Ha! Yes, I would say that would be a good idea.
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I mean, the phone looks all cottage-y at least.
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It does actually fit the decor of a cottage…I will give you that.
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Then how are you going to get my call 2loud?
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If you call, I’m sure something deep down would tell me to answer it! Don’t you worry!!
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I need your number.
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I am sure somebody has it out there for sale on the dark web with all my other information.
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I’m with 2loud2oldmusic. Call display is a lifesaver. I’ve got my life pared down to such simplicity that recognize most numbers that will call our landline by memory, and those I don’t know will either be regarding something currently ongoing or a call I can ignore. Any I’m unsure about go to voice mail. Most immediately hang up = robocaller. Ugh.
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or unless you get a call asking for Mr. Books!
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I’m still waiting for that call!
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Nah those come in on the special red phone, like a president receiving a call in a movie…
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Only after it rings 75 times ..lol
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Ah well, maybe I can talk mom into buying a new phone!
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I can go you one better… my parents still have their old phone like that hooked up, but it’s actually still an old rotary!
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Old rotaries were the best. Bob and I figured out all kinds of weird stuff you could do with those. We took ours apart a little bit to see the insides!
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NB: They have a cordless phone too, but they do still have the rotary in operation!
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After the rotary, we got a crappy pulse dial phone. I remember they were rentals from Bell. Nobody owned a phone back then I guess.
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I can hear the Seinfeld Hellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllo voice, la la la!
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That’s exactly how I was trying to say it!
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Caught me completely off guard, but made me laugh for quite awhile. Thanks for this funny post.
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Hey Geri thanks! Much appreciated.
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Hey, Geri. Saw your website is Branson-centric. Are you a Missouri native like me?
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I just did some further reading on your blog. Saw that you lived in Grain Valley. I guess you didn’t live in the neighborhood by Armstrong Park/the Police Station if your experience with the town was “quiet”. That area was dilapidated to say the least.
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The majority of the town is pretty much small town quiet. How rowdy can a town be that boasts a whole 5 stoplights. Still small town quiet. Even tiny towns have a bad block or two. Take care. Enjoy your day.
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I wasn’t trying to knock the town down, I grew up there! In fact I grew up in that neighborhood.
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Sorry if the original post caused any offense. I was trying to be a bit humorous, and ended up just sounding rude. That wasn’t my intention!
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