Next Door Neighbors by Pat Sandy for July 16, 2024

Press 1 to have us call you back at our convenience, probably at 2 am.

Sometimes they call back and most times don’t.

And of course, as we all know “your call is very important to us” Heh, heh.

I had that experience yesterday, but when they eventually called back I had forgotten why I called them in the first place. Must write these things down!

I hate having to do that, but it may be the only chance I have of talking to a human.

Aaaaaaaccck! ☹️

Your call is very important to us. That’s why we have you on hold for 3 hours.

And you only have to listen to the same endless loop of inane, warbly unintelligible music till then!

And for a small fee we will guarantee your place in line.

Every single time I call they are experiencing “higher than normal” call volume, according to their recording.

According to logic, if the volume is always that high (and it is, IME), that’s their NORMAL call volume. They need to hire more staff.