17 Apr
2012
17 Apr
'12
5:32 p.m.
On 04/17/2012 02:57 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
I'm an expert at ignoring my landline, and it diverts to voicemail after 5
rings. I do generally check it reasonably soon after to see who called, and
my time before calling them back is dependent on various factors :-)
On 04/16/2012 04:07 PM, Jules Richardson wrote:
I can. Phone calls are disruptive and a pain. Some people (like me!)
despise phone calls.
I agree with you. Telephones are interesting things to investiage and
repair, but totally unsuitable for communication. I object ot be
interrupted when I am trying to get somethign running. I asked
for his address and
phone number; he ignored me. He even refused my offer to send cash.
That does sound a bit fishy - if I'm selling something, I can't see a
good reason for withholding contact information. That said, if I was selling something, I would give
the buyer my telehpne
number, but tell him that hw should only use it if there's some kind of
major problem (e.g. he's coming to collect it and his car has broken
down).
That's what I've always done, and it's served me well enough - an awful lot
of things have left my paws over the years and I've not had any annoying
experiences that I can think of (same with giving out an address - I've
always found that people turn up when they say they will, plus or minus a
few minutes).
cheers
Jules