Me: Hello?
Caller: My kitchen floor is flooding.
Me: Wow, that must be frustrating.
Caller: Yes, will you send someone out? My address is: xxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx.
Me: I'm the only one here right now, and I can't come.
Caller: Oh, it's lunchtime. Okay, I'll keep mopping, but will you send someone as soon as they get back from lunch?
Me: Actually, I don't expect anyone until 3:00. That's usually when they get home from school.
Caller: School?
Me: Yes.
Caller: Isn't this George's Plumbing?
Me: No.
Caller: Oh.
Me: Sorry I can't be of more help. Good luck with that kitchen.
Caller: Good-bye.
Me: Good-bye.
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Do they just have a _very_ similar number to you, or was the phonebook misprinted?
ReplyDeleteI hope you're taking it with all the humor you're showing here in these posts...
Are these for real? I was curious so I looked to see if there was any George's Plumbing listed in your town, and there's not via Google, nor is there any ____ Plumbing with a number similar to the one listed under your name. I'm guessing if it is true, though, that this is a misprint in a recent edition of the phone book, so I'm not outright calling you a liar. I toyed with the idea of calling you up and asking for George's Plumbing, but I decided that would probably freak you out because you wouldn't recognize my voice, having never heard it before, and then after I explained we'd be left with no choice but to have a phone conversation, and I don't do phone conversations. And besides, I got distracted looking at all the stuff about you on the internet. Apparently, some stalker made a website about the Stevens family with pictures and Darrin's resume and everything.
ReplyDeleteKen, yes the number is exactly the same, except for one number. And actually, I was really enjoying myself until the sixth phone call today. Now it's getting old.
ReplyDeleteMF, yes, for real. The reason you can't find the number match is because the one you'll find on the internet for me is not real. It's old. So--if you had called, it would have been a wrong number, which is deliciously ironic when one considers the circumstances under which you would be calling.
Yes, especially since I would have no idea it's the wrong number until well into the conversation.
ReplyDeleteIf I write a short story or play about your experience with George and his plumbing...wait...that could be completely misconstrued. What I mean to say is, well, would you want a cut of the procedes? I don't think I have laughed harder. You are really giving those "country" folk a run for their money. Yay! P.S. Kelly, my ex-fiance...she is engaged. Getting married on July 21st, the date her and I had chosen. Wierd huh? I am depressed.
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