ImTheGuyThatDidThat wrote:
Some people call and let it ring and ring and ring,
then they wait 8 minutes and do it all over again.
If people dont pick up the 20th time you call, you
really should stop calling i think.
i agree.
my girlfriend does this.
my phone rings 16 times then the answering machine answers.
i tell her to let it ring out, but then to give it 1/2 hour before she tries again.
she does not. as soon as it stops ringing, it starts again and she keeps ringing over and over for about 10 mins continuously.
it is very annoying.
as i am about to step in the shower it starts and is still ringing when i finish.
as my meal is ready to be taken off the heat, she starts ringing, and i can not answer because my food will go cold.
i maybe watching a very interesting thing on tv while eating, and the phone is constantly ringing as i am eating and trying to listen to the article on TV.
my wall connection is behind heavy furniture, so all i could do is take it off the "hook" (as they say), but that would alert her to the fact i am home due to the sudden change in my phone to the "engaged" tone.
when i am actually on a call, there is a "call waiting" facility.
so i maybe on a call to work taking specifications from a high up boss on what he wants in his system.
when tammy calls me while i am on the call, i get a "beep beep" every couple of seconds.
this obliterates what my boss is saying to me during the beeps.
they can not hear the beeps on the other end. they do not know why i have to keep asking them to repeat what they are saying.
eg: what i will require is a "beep beep" type of system that will...
me: sorry?
b: i said i want a "beep beep" type of system that is capable of....
me: erm sorry i did not get that
b: christ! i want a system that will "beep beep" all the data we receive from....
now i could say either my phone is faulty (which does not engender credibility as i am a computer programming contractor), or say the truth that i have a crazy girlfriend who can not be told to ring after 5, or to ring only once.
both are not good to use as excuses, so i am in agreement with you that people who want to ring you should desist after one attempt.