Every now and then someone in my circle of friends and family butt dials me. My cell phone will ring and I’ll answer the phone, expecting to speak to the person at the other end of the line. Instead I hear background noise. I’ll say hello a couple of times, and when I realize that they can’t hear me sometimes I’ll even raise my voice a lot (if I’m home) to try to get their attention, but I’ve never been successful with that endeavor.
When that happens I’m never quite sure whether to be amused or annoyed. Not that being annoyed will help anything….. Sometimes I’ll listen for a moment or two to see if I can hear the background conversation; after all I just might learn something that will prove useful down the road.