Cold callers
Oct. 11th, 2018 03:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dormouse1953 I rarely answer the phone these days. Unless I'm expecting a call, or I'm standing next to the phone and I recognise the number I just let it go to the answer machine. If I hear a message being left, I'll pick it up. Usually, no message is left. And as the phone is in the hall, if the door to the hall is closed and I'm listening to music or the television, I might not even hear it ring.
So just after noon today I was listening to music and in a quiet bit I heard the phone ring. Didn't hear a message being left (although at that point the music had got louder) so I let it be.
When I finally noticed the missed call light flashing I pressed the play button.
Yesterday I found a message recorded that appeared to be several seconds of office noise and people speaking in northern accents (either Lancashire or Yorkshire, the voices were indistinct). That call had its number withheld as did the one today. More office noise, but one voice was more distinct: "Hello? Hello? Fuck off!".
Usually it's me wanting to say that to cold callers (but I'm too polite too).
So just after noon today I was listening to music and in a quiet bit I heard the phone ring. Didn't hear a message being left (although at that point the music had got louder) so I let it be.
When I finally noticed the missed call light flashing I pressed the play button.
Yesterday I found a message recorded that appeared to be several seconds of office noise and people speaking in northern accents (either Lancashire or Yorkshire, the voices were indistinct). That call had its number withheld as did the one today. More office noise, but one voice was more distinct: "Hello? Hello? Fuck off!".
Usually it's me wanting to say that to cold callers (but I'm too polite too).
