This one was really easy for me! I had an accidental conversation with a complete stranger, and it was awesome. Enjoy!
[Message left on voicemail] : Hi.... Deb (Debbie?).... this is Peter Swift (Smith?) calling. I wonder if you'd like to re-do your ad in the pow-wow ad book again. It was a twenty-five-dollar ad you ran. We're getting ready to print the ad book soon. Give me a call 774-556-4444. Talk to you soon, Deb.
[I listen to the message twice. Decide whether or not to delete it, save it? I end up writing down the number, the guy's name, and a few buzzwords. I'm going to call him back and tell him he reached the wrong party.]
[I dial the number 7 7 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 Riiing, rinnnng, 7 rings, no answer. A voicemail machine picks up]: You've reached Peter Smith. I can't come to the phone right now. Please leave your name, number and a brief message and I'll get back to you.
ME: Hi, this message is for Peter Smith. You don't know me. You called my number and left a message for a person named Deb, or Debbie. There is no Deb or Debbie here, but the message sounded important so I wanted to call you back with a courtesy call. You were calling her about a twenty-five-dollar ad for the pow-wow. My number is 508-555-3333 if that helps any, maybe you can figure out from those numbers which one you dialed wrong. Have a great holiday weekend. Take care.
[Fast forward several hours, my phone rings]
ME: Hello?
PETER SMITH: Hi, uh, this is Peter Smith. You called me....
ME: Yes!
PETER SMITH: It's funny, I, I, I can't remember who I was trying to call. It's about the pow-wow ad book, and I....
ME: (interrupting, as usual) Yes! Your message said you were calling someone named Deb or Debbie? There is no Deb or Debbie here, but I wanted to call you because it seemed important and I didn't want you to think you had actually reached her when you did not.
PETER SMITH: We are having the pow-wow soon and we're printing the ad book. I've made so many calls lately I don't know who this was that I was trying to reach.
ME: Pow-wow? I live across the lake from the 4-H camp where they have the pow-wows.
PETER SMITH: Oh, that's a different organization. Our pow-wow is in Rutland. I'm calling you from Rutland.
ME: Oh! yes, I am familiar with that pow-wow, too. I live over on Thompson Pond.
PETER SMITH: You are? Well, we're having the pow-wow soon! This year it's at Treasure Valley. Where did you say you live?
ME: Thompson Pond. Treasure Valley is right around the corner from my house! I can walk there in 10-15 minutes.
PETER SMITH: We've got the nice part of Treasure Valley reserved for this year's pow-wow. You know where they store the canoes on Browning Pond? If you go down Browning Pond road, you look across and you can see where they store the canoes?
ME: Yes! I know exactly where you mean! That's right around the corner from my house! So close, I can walk to it. When did you say the pow-wow is?
PETER SMITH: June 2nd and 3rd. You should come.
ME: I'm marking it down on my calendar right now. June 2nd and 3rd. I'll try to make it. Should be no problem since I can walk there in 10-15 minutes.
PETER SMITH: When you get there, ask for Brother Peter.
ME: OK, I will.
PETER SMITH: I'm one of the brothers from the monastery. Was up there for 25-30 years. Left a while back and now I do the pow-wow and some other things.
ME: Oh wow, really? We know one of the other brothers up there... wait, I have to think of his name.... Brother Conrad! Do you know Brother Conrad?
PETER SMITH: Yes, of COURSE I know Brother Conrad! I've known him for many, many years.
ME: Well, what a small world! My husband knows Brother Conrad quite well. I can't believe this, it is such a small world. I will be sure to ask for you when I come to the pow-wow on June 2nd or 3rd.
PETER SMITH: That's great. I guess I'll try to call this person about the ad now, although I made so many calls now I can't figure out who it was I was trying to reach.
ME: Maybe try five-five-six as the exchange. Maybe it's a Rutland exchange you want. You're calling Spencer here.
PETER SMITH: Oh, yes, you may be right. I'm in Rutland. Ok then, I'll give that a try and thank you.
ME: You're welcome. It was nice talking to you. Have a very happy Easter.
PETER SMITH: Happy Easter to you, too. See you at the pow-wow.
[Both hang up]
[Message left on voicemail] : Hi.... Deb (Debbie?).... this is Peter Swift (Smith?) calling. I wonder if you'd like to re-do your ad in the pow-wow ad book again. It was a twenty-five-dollar ad you ran. We're getting ready to print the ad book soon. Give me a call 774-556-4444. Talk to you soon, Deb.
[I listen to the message twice. Decide whether or not to delete it, save it? I end up writing down the number, the guy's name, and a few buzzwords. I'm going to call him back and tell him he reached the wrong party.]
[I dial the number 7 7 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 Riiing, rinnnng, 7 rings, no answer. A voicemail machine picks up]: You've reached Peter Smith. I can't come to the phone right now. Please leave your name, number and a brief message and I'll get back to you.
ME: Hi, this message is for Peter Smith. You don't know me. You called my number and left a message for a person named Deb, or Debbie. There is no Deb or Debbie here, but the message sounded important so I wanted to call you back with a courtesy call. You were calling her about a twenty-five-dollar ad for the pow-wow. My number is 508-555-3333 if that helps any, maybe you can figure out from those numbers which one you dialed wrong. Have a great holiday weekend. Take care.
[Fast forward several hours, my phone rings]
ME: Hello?
PETER SMITH: Hi, uh, this is Peter Smith. You called me....
ME: Yes!
PETER SMITH: It's funny, I, I, I can't remember who I was trying to call. It's about the pow-wow ad book, and I....
ME: (interrupting, as usual) Yes! Your message said you were calling someone named Deb or Debbie? There is no Deb or Debbie here, but I wanted to call you because it seemed important and I didn't want you to think you had actually reached her when you did not.
PETER SMITH: We are having the pow-wow soon and we're printing the ad book. I've made so many calls lately I don't know who this was that I was trying to reach.
ME: Pow-wow? I live across the lake from the 4-H camp where they have the pow-wows.
PETER SMITH: Oh, that's a different organization. Our pow-wow is in Rutland. I'm calling you from Rutland.
ME: Oh! yes, I am familiar with that pow-wow, too. I live over on Thompson Pond.
PETER SMITH: You are? Well, we're having the pow-wow soon! This year it's at Treasure Valley. Where did you say you live?
ME: Thompson Pond. Treasure Valley is right around the corner from my house! I can walk there in 10-15 minutes.
PETER SMITH: We've got the nice part of Treasure Valley reserved for this year's pow-wow. You know where they store the canoes on Browning Pond? If you go down Browning Pond road, you look across and you can see where they store the canoes?
ME: Yes! I know exactly where you mean! That's right around the corner from my house! So close, I can walk to it. When did you say the pow-wow is?
PETER SMITH: June 2nd and 3rd. You should come.
ME: I'm marking it down on my calendar right now. June 2nd and 3rd. I'll try to make it. Should be no problem since I can walk there in 10-15 minutes.
PETER SMITH: When you get there, ask for Brother Peter.
ME: OK, I will.
PETER SMITH: I'm one of the brothers from the monastery. Was up there for 25-30 years. Left a while back and now I do the pow-wow and some other things.
ME: Oh wow, really? We know one of the other brothers up there... wait, I have to think of his name.... Brother Conrad! Do you know Brother Conrad?
PETER SMITH: Yes, of COURSE I know Brother Conrad! I've known him for many, many years.
ME: Well, what a small world! My husband knows Brother Conrad quite well. I can't believe this, it is such a small world. I will be sure to ask for you when I come to the pow-wow on June 2nd or 3rd.
PETER SMITH: That's great. I guess I'll try to call this person about the ad now, although I made so many calls now I can't figure out who it was I was trying to reach.
ME: Maybe try five-five-six as the exchange. Maybe it's a Rutland exchange you want. You're calling Spencer here.
PETER SMITH: Oh, yes, you may be right. I'm in Rutland. Ok then, I'll give that a try and thank you.
ME: You're welcome. It was nice talking to you. Have a very happy Easter.
PETER SMITH: Happy Easter to you, too. See you at the pow-wow.
[Both hang up]
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