Please hold...

I took advantage of the snow day today (yes, I know it's March....the END of March, no less) to get caught up on some phone calls – some to State agencies that are not known to answer in a timely manner.  I hate sitting on hold, waiting my turn – I’m impatient like that.  “Your call is very important to us. Please enjoy this 40 minute flute solo with the high pitched notes that will likely make your ears bleed…” 

One of these agencies is one I have been playing 'tag' with for days.  I leave a message, she calls back when I’m not home.  Three times now.  How does she DO that?  And what’s more, her voicemail message is very detailed AND she says the entire thing in Spanish too.  Couldn't I just press ‘0’ to skip all that and just leave you my number?  You know, so you can call me back when I’m not here?  

I don't pray for patience.  Ever.

And why do some people call me, wait for the entire message and then hang up – just enough time to register a message waiting?  Then all I hear when I check my messages is the <click> of your phone hanging up - private number on the caller ID, of course.  I need to just change the message to, “Please hang up and text me.”  Why do we even have voicemail anymore?  Maybe those callers that hung up were just mesmerized by my monotone voice message that the 'BEEP' is what jolted them out of their trance in time to hang up.  At least I have the presence of mind to hang up BEFORE the 'BEEP' on YOURS!