The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by River (that's me) and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1. on the run 2. belong 3. street 4. breakfast 5. tent and this image: taken by "Genius" and allowed by Val . Also Charlotte's colour of the month which is Orient Red for September.
damn phone queues!
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That's pretty gruesome, actually. I treasure how quickly our emergency services respond to a call.
ReplyDeleteThat got a laugh, fortunately most emergency services are better than that.
ReplyDeleteFunny--unless you're the one in the queue!!
ReplyDeleteSigh on the phone queue front. And relief that our emergency services ARE quicker to answer. Not necessarily to attend, but quicker to answer.
ReplyDeleteWhen I have to make one of those calls I make sure I go to the toilet first and I make a picnic lunch pack to have alongside me.
ReplyDeleteJoanne; yes, our services are pretty quick off the mark too.
ReplyDeletejoeh; yes they are.
fishducky; I hate phone queues, I always search for an email option instead. For emergency services I phone 000, because they're really quick to answer.
Elephant's Child; I've found that police answer and attend really quickly, ambulance too. I've never needed to call the fire brigade, but I'd hope they'd be just as speedy. Things like burst water mains are a different matter entirely. SA water should hang its head in shame.
Lee; I call first, then go to the toilet, if I'm calling 000. For everything else I search for an email option, send them an enquiry or maybe a complaint and get on with my day. With only a pre-paid mobile available, I just can't afford to be wasting my credit in a queue.
What can I say, very funny but maybe not if you were the one doing the calling.
ReplyDeleteMerle.........
At least the call was in English...
ReplyDeleteMerle; definitely not funny if you're the one calling.
ReplyDeleteHappy Elf Christine; most emergency services calls are local so they would be in English.
Oh dear - the long phone queue.
ReplyDeleteI fucking hate how I can no longer pretend I have a rotary phone and stay on hold until I get a person with some of these places.
ReplyDeleteThe phone queue with bad music that loops: that is the worst.
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