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Not Going To Happen 'Cause I'm Not Harry Potter (Impossible Patron Requests)
Cami:
--- Quote from: Garden Goblin on January 14, 2013, 08:58:23 AM ---My favorite impossible request -
Them: 'Hi, I need you to walk me through task on the computer.'
Me: 'Okay, do ____ and tell me what you see on the screen'
Them: 'Oh, I'm not at my computer/home/etc....'
Me: :::headdesk:::
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It's like those people who call my office for phone numbers and addresses and when you start to give them the info say, IMPATIENTLY, "WAIT A MINUTE! I need to get a pen and paper, you know!"
Why would I know that? I'd prefer to think you had a brain in your head and when YOU chose to call for information, would be prepared to write down that information.
My favorite though was the woman who called asking for that information and wanted me to text it to her phone since she was driving and couldn't write the number down. She was quite put out when I told her that I don't have a texting feature on my phone. "Well, what am I supposed to do?" I suggested she pull over at her earliest opportunity and call back when she could write down the info. Rocket science, apparently.
Mediancat:
Cami: I've gotten an audible eyeroll, though, when I say, "Hold on while I get the pen," when what I mean is, "Hold on a second until I pick it up." I understand getting annoyed if the person takes more than a couple of seconds, but in most cases I'm not actually holding the pen in my hand while I make the call.
Rob
mmswm:
--- Quote from: Mediancat on January 22, 2013, 11:37:01 AM ---Cami: I've gotten an audible eyeroll, though, when I say, "Hold on while I get the pen," when what I mean is, "Hold on a second until I pick it up." I understand getting annoyed if the person takes more than a couple of seconds, but in most cases I'm not actually holding the pen in my hand while I make the call.
Rob
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And then there's the pen curse I'm afflicted with. You see, I can go through all the trouble of finding a pen and making sure it works, but for whatever reason, as soon as the person starts to give me the needed information, the pen stops working or explodes in spectacular fashion. This happens with frightening regularity.
heartmug:
--- Quote from: mmswm on January 22, 2013, 12:13:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mediancat on January 22, 2013, 11:37:01 AM ---Cami: I've gotten an audible eyeroll, though, when I say, "Hold on while I get the pen," when what I mean is, "Hold on a second until I pick it up." I understand getting annoyed if the person takes more than a couple of seconds, but in most cases I'm not actually holding the pen in my hand while I make the call.
Rob
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And then there's the pen curse I'm afflicted with. You see, I can go through all the trouble of finding a pen and making sure it works, but for whatever reason, as soon as the person starts to give me the needed information, the pen stops working or explodes in spectacular fashion. This happens with frightening regularity.
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That used to happen to me a lot so much so when my kids were little I would have a crayon near the phone to write down messages with.
BabylonSister:
--- Quote from: heartmug on January 22, 2013, 12:17:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: mmswm on January 22, 2013, 12:13:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mediancat on January 22, 2013, 11:37:01 AM ---Cami: I've gotten an audible eyeroll, though, when I say, "Hold on while I get the pen," when what I mean is, "Hold on a second until I pick it up." I understand getting annoyed if the person takes more than a couple of seconds, but in most cases I'm not actually holding the pen in my hand while I make the call.
Rob
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And then there's the pen curse I'm afflicted with. You see, I can go through all the trouble of finding a pen and making sure it works, but for whatever reason, as soon as the person starts to give me the needed information, the pen stops working or explodes in spectacular fashion. This happens with frightening regularity.
--- End quote ---
That used to happen to me a lot so much so when my kids were little I would have a crayon near the phone to write down messages with.
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My mom used to tie the pen with a length of yarn to the phone table.
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