Sometimes I think that people can get a little too pigeon-holed in their own little worlds and forget that not every place in the world runs exactly the same as them.
Case in point?
Believe it or not, in some parts of the country, when giving out your telephone number, you must include alllllll the numbers. That's right, all seven of them. Whew.
I have been doing a bunch of work on the telephone today and talked to three different people (yeah, that's too much time on the phone in my world) and asked for their numbers. Do you know their responses?
8171.
6871.
7405.
If you call in to the Swap Shop on the radio its the exact same scenario. "I've got an old 'fridge, asking $100. 2964." Sometimes someone from a neighboring town calls in and then they have to give all seven digits (sigh) and sometimes someone from waaaaay out of town (or possible new in town) calls in and they give all seven digits PLUS the area code (gasp!). I doubt many people call to buy those things. Too many numbers to remember. Lets keep it simple folks.
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