Phone Calls

The phone in my house was ringing almost all day so I thought I would blog about how I really hate answering the phone especially when I don't know who it is ahead of time. My philosophy is whoever is the oldest in the house has to get the phone. Unfortunately that means I have to actually get it sometimes. The first thing that pisses me off is the phone always seems to ring when I'm trying to sleep. Thus waking me up. I have come to the point that if no one else in the house is going to get it then neither am I. I also now turn the ringer off my phone until I get up. I figure if the call is important they will leave a message or call back. I tell anyone that if they know I'm home (or at least think I am) then call back right away b/c that's when I will pick up the phone.

One thing I really hate about the phone is the damn solicitors trying to sell me stuff. I don't have called ID on the land line so I have no idea if it is one of them or friend or family. I have come to learn that when I say hello into the phone and no one says hello right away or I may even hear a small click indicating that I'm being connected then I will just hang up. Although sometimes I do fell guilty about doing it so I may end up *69 them just to make sure the number was something I don't recognize. I also figure that if the call is actually legit then they will just call back anyways. I do have call display on my cell so I only answer that if I know the call. Someday I'll get it on my land line then I won't ever have to talk to a solicitor again.

I think the reason I hate answering the phone has something to do with the fact I hate dealing with people over the phone especially when I don't know them. I'd much rather talk to them face to face. Even then I hate dealing with people I don't know but it just seems more personal. Although I do love talking with friends sometimes on the phone. I can be very entertaining. One time a friend had some time to kill so he just called me and listened to me go on about some crazy shit.