I always beat Telemarketers to the punch. When I answer the phone and they immediately ask, "How I am today?", I go in to a long dissertation about my day.
It goes something like this: "OMG, you wouldn't believe the day I've had. It was bad enough that I overslept this morning, but it went down hill from there. Traffic was horrific and at a crawl all the way. Then I ran in to a road closure and had to detour 8 miles out of my way, only to get stopped by a pile-up of cars that were blocking traffic due to a collision. Finally getting around the crash scene, and now being officially way late for work, I had the boss waiting for me when I came it. As luck would have it, I'd forgotten an important report at home and it was needed for a meeting just minutes away. Then I was summoned to the phone with a call from my wife. She couldn't find her keys, and in checking I had them in my coat pocket"....the Telemarketer HUNG UP!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
