I have not talked with my friend Greg on the phone in quite a long time. We keep up with email and just don’t usually call each other. So today I wanted to talk to Greg so I started calling all the numbers I had for him in my palm. I got some girl’s answering machine. Her name was Mindy. Mindy != Greg. I hung up. Fast forward 10 min and my mobile is ringing during my drive home. I answer the phone.
Girl: “Who is this?”
Me: “You called me Mindy. Don’t you know who you are calling?”
Girl: “You just called me from this number.”
Me: “Are you Greg?”
Girl: “No. I am Mindy you already called me by name. Who is this?”
Me: “I am a person looking for a Greg. He used to have your number. I called, got your machine and figured out that you were not a Greg so I hung up. Now why did you call me?”
Girl: “I just wanted to see who called me.”
Me: “Okay.”
Awkward silence that last for 10 seconds but seem longer.
Girl: “Bye” Click
This is not my first run in with the “I must know everyone that calls me” people. Although this time was a bit more fun than most.
