More phone fun
The perils of working at home, Act 38 or so:
Ring. Ring.
Me: Hello, this is Jed.
[brief pause, during which I realize that it's a sales call but am not quite fast enough to hang up.]
Him: Hello?
[pause as I try to decide whether it's too late to just hang up.]
Him: Hello?
Me [resigned]: Hello, this is Jed.
Him: Hi, Jake, I'm calling from the Mercury News—
Me: Could you remove me from your calling list?
Him: Certainly. What's your number?
[pause.]
Me: You just called me.
Him: I know, but it's on a computer, and we can't see the numbers.
I thought about it for a few seconds, decided there wasn't any harm in telling him my number, and told him. But still. If the main Merc office were open, I'd call to complain; I shouldn't have to give them any extra information to get myself off their list.
Grr.