Don't people listen?

[sessifet]

This was surreal.

Phone rings.

Me: '[myname, firstandlast].'
Extremely absentminded lady: 'Hello, this is [foo] from [bar]. Is this Mrs. [bloke's last name]?'
Me: 'No, this is his girlfriend. I'm [first&lastname]'
EAL: 'Oh. Sorry. Is Mrs. [bloke's last name] there?'
...the fuck, lady? What kind of household do you think we're running?!
Me: 'There is no wife. Just me. I'm Mr. [bloke's last name]'s girlfriend.'
EAL: 'Yes, I heard that. But I need to speak to his wife. Could you put her on, please?'
Me: 'There is no wife.'
EAL: 'Are you sure?'
No, I killed her and fed her to the cats, happy now?

Finally, I get through to her. It then takes another 5 minutes to convince her that, no, I do not have Johan hidden away in a closet somewhere; he's at work, and she's welcome to phone back when he's home again. Repeat three times before this gets through.

EAL: 'Well, I need to speak to someone who's living there.'
Me: 'Er...I live here.'
EAL: 'Oh. Are you his wife?'
*whimper*
Me: 'No. We've been through this. There's no wife. Just me, and Mr. [bloke's last name]. I'm his girlfriend. We live together. This is our house.'
EAL: 'Ah...Maybe you can help me then?'
Yay, we're getting somewhere!
Me: 'Sure. What can I help you with?'
EAL: 'I need to speak to Mr. [bloke's last name].'
Oh, for fuck's sake...
Me: 'You know what, I think you should call back when Mr. [bloke's last name] is actually home. I'm expecting him around 6 o'clock. Goodbye.'
*click*

Fast forward 30 minutes...

Phone rings.

'[first&lastname]'
'Hello, this is [foo] from [bar]. Is Mr. [bloke's last name] there?'
Oh hell. It's the same lady
Me: 'No. Can I help you?'
EAL: 'Maybe you can. Do you live there?'
Jesus Christ, lady. What the fuck is your glitch?!
Me: 'Yes.'
EAL: 'Well, we from [bar] are doing a marketing research, and we want to know if you are happy with your mortgage payments?'
Me: 'We don't have a mortgage. We rent our place.'
EAL: 'Oh. Sorry to have bothered you then. Goodbye.'
*click*

It's 10.30, and already I've lost faith in humanity.

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[artela.livejournal.com]

Maybe contact [bar] and tell them what you've told us - you'd be doing them and the world a favour by getting rid of such an inept person!