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Discussion in 'Snippets of Life (Non-Fiction)' started by satchitananda, Jun 13, 2016.

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Jun 13, 2016 #11

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Dear GG,

Your suggestion is a killer suggestion. But her user ID in IL certainly should not be one of her names. Her MIL might think her son is becoming a saint.

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Dear Satchi....
Oh poor thing.....afternoon siestas are times when we transport our souls to the other realms...
Tele marketing...and calls for/ from MIL.....no way....I know you...you know me..... even interesting chats are not interesting then....hahah....Once, when I was in another realm?!?! , my phone rang and it was DH....!!! He asks," are you ok? where are you?" I was it seems, an earthquake had occured few minutes ago...I was blissfully unaware....ok buddy...wanted to peep in before my transportation......catch you later.....
Enjoyed the post.....what brilliant words.....habitat eh.....infact, it was that word taht made me goand forego my siesta for a few minutes and type this fb....
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Dearest knbg,

Shame on me for taking so long to respond. Callers or no callers, I do manage to switch off my mind as proved by this unforgivable delay. But believe me, it is blissful living in lala land!

You know Bhargs, I love the way you write. It is like looking into your thoughts and I so love all those lovely smileys you use. They make the post seem so jolly. :-D

Thanks a lot for the lovely response and for forgoing those few moments of shut eye to do so.

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jayasala42 said: ↑

Everyday I get 5 to 6 calls from the same number with various extensions.We don't disconnect.We allow it to ring.After two months calls automatically stopped.
Telling lies while attending telephone calls is considered as Universal truth and 'no bluff image' is attached.
Children telling'Appa told me to say that he is not at home'is very very common.
30 years back we had no phones.No problem until we received a post card once in two months. No worry till then.
Every day communication even from our kids is sometimes nagging.What to talk-about samabar,rasam or the street vendor or the servant maid eloping with somebody/ I eagerly long for those 'phone free' days.
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Dear JS Ma'am, I so agree with you about how boring daily conversations with the same people can get. Whenever I get such calls about sambar and rasam and asking what I cooked or did etc. I tend to go onto a 'hmm, hmmm, hmmmm' mode, just making the necessary sounds to ensure the other person I am listening!

What I would not give for those days of just a landline when people only called if absolutely necessary. Am sure postmen would also be delighted to be back in business.

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Hi Sabitha, Ms."ananda" logging in again after a long while.

Srama said: ↑

Dear Satchi,

You know honestly I do miss my FIL's calls from India He calls home, it invariably goes to answering and he gets agitated if I do not call him back in 5 mins. You know if i didn't pick up, it means I am not home - what with caller id, then calls son and son says the same thing and then he calms down! Well there, I spoke of it all in present tense I realize! He would every time beg me not to be expressive, no not about issues that would end up in an argument - that he loved but expressions of care and love but guess what after DD was born, he had learnt to say "I love you" to her to his own awkwardness, DH's glee, to my DS's rolling of eyes and me beaming with pride that if not me, my DD got to help him express.

Now that is so sweet. :-D Which grandfather could resist such a lovable grand daughter as P!

Well that's phone calls for you. The reason I even started writing was to express my confusion/ agitation/surprise at how little of the answering machine is used in India! Missed calls? Really? And Kelly knows how much I struggle to walk and talk or talk in the auto. She gave up on me quickly! It is really like I am completely deaf.

Talking of Kelly or any of our friends, they have totally given up on me. I am so horrible when it comes to Whatsapp, they ensure they sms or call me. SMSes are also checked once or twice a day. As for telephone calls, my 'smartass' phone decides when to go into vibrator mode and so often I don't know when I have got a call. But if I see the missed call on my phone, it ensures that I get back and respond asap (allowing for the time I take to check my phone that is!) (Maybe 'cuckoo' could be a good new handle for me here. But no, Satchi I shall remain and just change my avatar to a 'cuckoo'. )

So where I was going was with the need to answer all the phone calls. Activate that answering Satchi, the poor marketing guys would have had their quota of calling and you get to hear them talk to a machine with a smile on your face. It is such a joy trust me and if you want MIL can be allowed to talk to the machine too every now and then though I have a feeling all you get to hear will be a bang of the phone at the other end, perhaps with "answering again" wonder where she is all the time... That's a good way to keep the mind busy too you know and the next time you pick the call, it will be all about you!

I generally avoid picking up the phone these days if I know it is she at the other end. Only sometimes if the ringing is too persistent, I pick it up to get it over and done with. I tried to switch off the ringer, but then there is an issue if I want to call home on the landline for any reason! Such complications, I tell you!

Oh I almost forgot. I read some place - If you still want to pick every call, I believe it is considered okay to disconnect when the caller is still talking and put it down to bad connection. Yes, that goes as "I called a person and spoke and did my sales call" to the marketing guy and you still get to smile

To be honest, I can't help feel sorry for those folks too! They are just earning their daily bread!
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Dear Viswa,

Viswamitra said: ↑

Dear Satchi,

Oh those, telemarketing calls! Give me a break! Despite our phone number registered on "Do not call" registry, still calls come through.

It is a consolation to know that DNC lists are no more than a formality not only here but in the US of A as well.

Sometimes, it is Windows department telling that our computer is corrupted due to virus and other times it is IRS telling that they are proceeding to the court for an arrest warrant for my wife, if she doesn't respond. We know by experience, those calls are spurious.

Wow! That must have been unnerving the first few times!

One day, my wife got impatient (it is very rare) and she picked up the phone. When the guy said, "I am arranging an arrest warrant", she replied, "Please do. I am an attorney myself and I look forward to it". After that the call stopped. Windows department call slowed down but continue to come but we bang the phone down whenever he begins to talk.

That was cool. Here the BH tells them to write a mail and send it by post. If they claim they don't have the address, he tells them to find out from wherever they got our number from! At times, he just asks them for their name and employee number and says he is going to report them for making nuisance calls. That ends the call from the other side.

Regarding speaking with my mother, I always call her myself as she couldn't make international call. When we go to India, if my mother calls, she always ask only for me no matter who picks up the phone. What is wrong with the boys' mothers? When she talks to me, she asks, "How are you and how is your health?" When I respond, "I am fine", the next question is, "Whether everyone else is okay". Telling my wife's name appears to be illegal in Chennai. Only way to console my wife is to tell her that it is a live training so that you don't repeat this when you get your DIL.

Sad to think that this is so common and nothing changes.

Viswa
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Dear OJ-da,

The hubby has tried that a number of times. It works for that call and they put down the phone immediately. However, it is indeed unfortunate that it has done nothing to reduce the number of calls. In fact there are times when various employees from the same organization call the same day or on consecutive days.

Will have to think up some new trick.

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Dear Satchi,

The MIL is another problem altogether. But I have a solution for the problem you started off with. A cousin gave me this lesson. When a person calls up and tells me he / she is calling from such and such organisation and whether I was such and such, I come up with a somewhat stern reply. "Where did you find my phone number?" They are taken aback. "Why are you asking Sir?" My reply, "Are you aware that unsolicited phone calls are illegal in India? I will report you to the authorities next time you call." That takes care of it. My ad calls are decreasing at a magnificent pace. There is another precaution I take. If the caller's number starts off with a 140 or a +91-140, I have realised that it is one of those murder calls. I reject them immediately. You can try and see.

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LOL....that was a hilarious narration Satchi . Gosh I had a good laugh now recalling the number of times I've been through some crazy MIL calls. Same Q's repeatedly, sometimes to add a twist to the story my MIL would do a cross verification of her son's details as well . Tell you a secret I put the phone on speaker sometimes and just make nodding sounds , nasty and vicious me but needed at times .
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LOL Scorpio. Such sweet, trusting relatives that mils are!

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Ha ha ha

Satchi show the few tricks under your sleeves - when mil calls answer in a husky voice and each time give a different name of yours - you are not short of names right?

Mil would be worried that son is upto some mischief Next time the phone rings he would rush out from his favorite abode and answer.

Two in one solution you would agree.
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Hi GG, now that was an ingenious idea. Should try that the next time!

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Loved it to the core sachi garu. You have such powerful way of narrating things. One has to just go with the flow of your narration. Such flow and expression!! Subtle and gentle humor handling a serious issue.I liked the comments so very much...each one offering unique solutions...you people made my day.

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Welcome to my snippets Padma and thanks a ton for such a lovely feedback. You really made my day. :-D

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