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  • Late December back in '63

    The soon-to-be-related phone call is, I'll admit, easily wiped from my mind, as the 4 Seasons' "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)" just came on the radio. Happyness!

    Me: Disco diva
    Her: God only knows


    Me: Thank you for calling MYCOMPANY, this is Minima, how can I help you?
    Her: ...Hello?
    Me: Yes ma'am?
    Her: Could you tell me where I am, please?
    Me: ...Where you are?
    Her: Yes, could you tell me where I am?
    Me: Um... I'm sorry?
    Her: Yes, I'm looking for room 225.
    Me: ...Are you at the hotel?
    Her: No, I'm trying to find Husband and Wife Lastname.
    Me: One moment, (locates Lastname) Would you like me to connect you to their room?
    Her: No... they should be there.
    Me: <blink> ...They're here, yes.
    Her: Are they there?
    Me: Yes ma'am, they're here. Would you like me to connect you to their room phone?
    Her: ...Yes.
    Me: One moment.

    >.< I had this PREMONITION, swear to God. I was reading the forums, I picked up the ringing phone, and I KNEW it would be a weird phone call. She didn't sound drunk. She was very quiet, soft-spoken, sounded middle-aged. No accent, either. I have no clue as to why our conversation failed so utterly.

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    After just binging on Dr. Who, my only thought about this is that it must be an alien. Or a Time Agent, or a companion, or something similar, because who else would need to ask "Where [and when] am I?"

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    • #3
      How stupid do you have to be to call a hotel and not know what "connect you to their room" means.

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      • #4
        As far as I know based on movies etc, aliens usually have quiet, soft voice with no accent.. So I vote for that. It's the most logican explanation.

        I get those moments too, when you talk with someone, usually a customer, and feel like you don't even speak the same language and time stands still.. There's something magical yet very disturbing in those moments.

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        • #5
          I have actually had to ask someone, with complete seriousness, "Where am I?" before.

          It is definitely NOT a good situation to be in.

          And yes, it DID involve copious amounts of spiritous liquors......

          "The Customer Is Always Right...But The Bartender Decides Who Is
          Still A Customer."

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          • #6
            Quoth Jester View Post
            I have actually had to ask someone, with complete seriousness, "Where am I?" before.

            It is definitely NOT a good situation to be in.

            And yes, it DID involve copious amounts of spiritous liquors......
            And let's not forget the ever-popular:


            "What time is it?"

            "4:30"

            "Oh dear....What day is it, then?"
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            • #7
              Quoth Jester View Post
              I have actually had to ask someone, with complete seriousness, "Where am I?" before.
              [George Carlin]And to be hoping for a constructive answer! Not something like, "You're in the land of broken dreams and shattered hopes! And you're next in line for the human sacrifice!" "... Thank you very much, I'd rather be lost.[/George Carlin]

              I guess maybe the lady thought she'd be talking to the room itself? I've heard of the phrase "if these walls could talk" before... maybe she took it literally?
              "Oh, you hate your job? There's a club for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet down at the bar." ~Drew Carey

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              • #8
                When my husband gets really sick he crashes hard. But after two or three days dead to the world he gets up, stuffs his face, drinks a quart or two of water and Gatorade, and returns to the land of the quotidian and mundane. He has asked me what day is it when coming out of one of these episodes.
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                • #9
                  Quoth Jester View Post
                  I have actually had to ask someone, with complete seriousness, "Where am I?" before.

                  It is definitely NOT a good situation to be in.

                  And yes, it DID involve copious amounts of spiritous liquors......
                  But can you at least remember the fun you had that caused you to be in such a Not Good situation?
                  ...WHY DO YOU TEMPT WHAT LITTLE FAITH IN HUMANITY I HAVE!?! -- Kalga
                  And I want a pony for Christmas but neither of us is getting what we want OK! What you are asking is impossible. -- Wicked Lexi

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                  • #10
                    I am pretty scatterbrained. I forget times, days, places, faces, etc., nonstop. I will be sitting at my desk first thing in the morning and suddenly go "Oh hell, was I supposed to come in today?" I have even, once, gone into the bathroom, closed the door, and then stood there, staring at the toilet, wondering "What did I come in here for?"

                    However, I can and DO solve these questions for myself before attempting to speak with any other humans.
                    "Maybe the problem just went away...maybe it was the magical sniper fairy that comes and gives silenced hollow point rounds to people who don't eat their vegetables."

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                    • #11
                      Quoth JustADude View Post
                      But can you at least remember the fun you had that caused you to be in such a Not Good situation?
                      Some of it, yes. Some of it, obviously no. Some of it is in the middle hazy ground of semi-memory.

                      "The Customer Is Always Right...But The Bartender Decides Who Is
                      Still A Customer."

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                      • #12
                        Quoth Geek King View Post
                        And let's not forget the ever-popular:


                        "What time is it?"

                        "4:30"

                        "Oh dear....What day is it, then?"
                        I used to be famous for:

                        "Where am I, What time is it, Who are you, and where's my friend?" all recited in one breath-I do not miss those days
                        Honestly.... the image of that in my head made me go "AWESOME!"..... and then I remembered I am terribly strange.-Red dazes

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                        • #13
                          Quoth Jester View Post
                          I have actually had to ask someone, with complete seriousness, "Where am I?" before.
                          Yeah, but were you asking that over the phone? Our system doesn't have caller ID or anything, so I don't even know what area code she could've been from.
                          "Where am I?"
                          "F-ck if I know, lady."

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                          • #14
                            Well, there is one innocent explanation. I have been known to do ridiculous business trips that take me half way round the world and back again in four or five days, and require me to sleep in a different country every night. I HAVE checked the newsstands in the lobby because i honestly couldn't remember what city I was in. Phoning reception and saying, what day is it and where am I is not unreasonable !
                            A person who is nice to you, but not nice to the waiter is not a nice person
                            - Dave Barry

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                            • #15
                              I have a possible explanation for the "where am I" question.

                              The woman was trying to determine where her call had landed. Not so much a literal "where am I" as a "where have I connected" sort of thing.

                              ^-.-^
                              Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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