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BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

0 posted 2002-05-13 10:47 PM

Recording time
unravels
to do with as you will
and how you choose
to spend
nickel's and dimes
that are not for the taking
idle hours in a day
passing too quickly
without words
unheard
prepaid by the minute
without a connection
recording old messages
that have nothing to say
except
that your call is important
kept in the order it was received
gone dead at the end of the line.

Click!!!!

Greeneyes

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

1 posted 2002-05-13 11:05 PM

I HATE COMPUTERS.......ROTFL....I know what you mean though, it can be annoying to make that call, spend time, and go thur minutes of gross music and animated voices..just to be more annoyed, I get so frustrated--sometimes I just hang up toooooo..hugsssss you.....

Lauren~

I would rather have one breath of his hair,
one kiss of his mouth,
one touch of his hand
than an eternity without it.

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

2 posted 2002-05-13 11:24 PM

Thanks for laughing with me Lauren!
The electronic age leaves something to be desired, I've no patience when left on hold!
I want the real thing or nothing at all, not to say I don't have another nickle to spend, it's my time that ends up costing me.

LOL~

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

3 posted 2002-05-14 12:23 PM

I still remember the days when you could call a business and actually get a human being to answer the phone...
I guess that must make me an old person...
but it sure was nicer to talk to a person than a machine...
now even the telemarketers are machines, but I guess that makes it easier to hang up on them....
Cute poem, Lori...and I love your new pic.

~automated hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Duncan
Member Ascendant

since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

4 posted 2002-05-14 12:25 PM

prepaid by the minute
without a connection
recording old messages
that have nothing to say

Just whose life do they make easier? I'm always so surprised when calling a business to have a real person answer...that it takes me a second to remember why I called!
Very cool, light write.

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

5 posted 2002-05-14 01:32 AM

Hey Lyra~ Thanks for reading, we're not old, we're part of the new age! It's a great time to be alive since we can hang up any time we want. Hugs to you and thank you for your sweet reply.

Duncan~ The message kind of loses something when you're forever pushing buttons! Only to get where you want to be, and they tell you that all their operators are busy and to try again later. If that doesn't fry my behind!!
Thanks for reading~

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

6 posted 2002-05-14 09:13 AM

well guess I won't call back
there again..

cool tunes ms bluezz

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

7 posted 2002-05-14 01:00 PM

Oh yes, I understand completely.

"Thank you for calling the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Press 0 to speak with an agent."

(presses 0)

"All our agents are busy right now. Please stay on the line and they will get to you in the order the call was received. Please have yr driver's license and registration information available."

(waits 10 minutes)

(suddenly, the phone disconnects!)

NOOOOOOO!

She said burn ... together.
-TON

[This message has been edited by bsquirrel (05-14-2002 01:01 PM).]

ctowen
Member Elite

since 2001-10-18

Posts 2286
Green Mountains of VT

8 posted 2002-05-14 02:40 PM

It's called CUSTOMER SERVICE ...hahaha ....I know who the customer is but lost to its service ...
... and what is this "please hold" ...
after the up-teenth time of hearing that all I want to do is let something go ...

I like the thought!

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