” Your call is important to us. Please wait for the next available representative. While you are waiting, enjoy this shitty music and try not to fall asleep. Thank you.”
Instrumental version of “My heart will go on.”
Maybe it’s because I have so many things in my life pending, but I have noticed that we humans spend an extraordinarily huge amount of time waiting. I am waiting for my lawyer to call at 9am. (It’s 9:10) Waiting for my hip to stop hurting so I can get some housework done. Waiting for it to stop raining so my dog will go outside and do her business. It amazes me that she can hold it for so long. I would have piddled on the floor by now. Bladder of steel, I’m telling you.
My doctor appointment with the Ortho was rescheduled because he had surgery. Which I can understand. But now I have to wait. Until February 20th. It’s funny, you get yourself psyched up for something, only to be told you have to..wait for it…wait.
How many times can I use that word today?
I have a low patience threshold. I am all about instant gratification.
I am Veruca Salt.
According to a study done by me, we spend 65% of our day waiting for something. That’s a long fucking time. Think about it. How long does it take for your toast to pop up? For your coffee to kick in? For your bowels to start moving downward?
Exactamundo.
Thanks, Fonz.
I suppose that’s why they invented heavy sighs.
And vodka.
Your dog sounds like mine. She’s now been up for 4 hours and she still has no interest in going outside. No rain though here, but lots and lots of snow.
My dog loves the snow! Isn’t it amazing how they hold it? The first thing I do when I wake up is pee!
Irish loves snow too…cept apparently in the mornings Course if I had to pee outside first thing in the morn I think I’d learn how to hold it too. And I’m with you…this ol’bladder ain’t what it used to be.
Snap! I try and be patient’like the tree’, but I just can’t… I HATE queues, I hate people who have been waiting in queues and then start rummaging for the EXACT change in their purse after they’ve been served…. they KNEW what they wanted, why not get the change ready and STOP HOLDING UP THE QUEUE AND MAKING ME WAIT??
Ahem. So yes. You’re not alone!
Don’t they know WE have been waiting?
When the next available representative answers tell them you don’t believe that your call is important to them, otherwise they wouldn’t make you suffer through an instrumental version of “My heart will go on” because that clearly is a design to get you to hang up.
The worst part is when I start singing along…
… and kitties, so you can pet their tummies and enjoy the purring while you wait.
It does seem that an absurd amount of our time each day is spent waiting. Some people are adept at multi-tasking and can get other stuff accomplished while they wait. Those people are LEGEN… wait for it … DARY. I am not one of them. If I’m on the phone, on hold, and I start to do something else (dishes, balancing the check book, playing a game, reading a book, washing my hair… hmm, okay, maybe not that one), when the “nice” people finally deign to speak with me I will have forgotten why I called them in the first place.
I have done that many times..then I stutter and sound like a moron. I can’t say I have ever washed my hair while waiting on hold. Wait for it..not that talented.
Wait, wait, wait… don’t sell yourself short. I’m sure you are plenty talented to blog, sit on hold, wash your hair, and cook a four course meal all at the same time. I mean, if you haven’t tried, how could you say with certainty that you can’t? Wait… no, nevermind, that’s all I’ve got.
Is anyone keeping track of all this “wait”ing?
I don’t think so.
..I know I could totally order a pizza, blog a brilliant post, all while washing my dog. While whistling, “Wait” by White Lion.
“According to a study done by me…” So funny.
I hate waiting too! Today I had to wait for work to migrate emails to different program. They decided to stop incoming mail from the one, then wait 6 hours until the new one was rolling out. I’m in customer service. And you wonder why you have to wait so much.
I understand your side of it my dear! Glad to see you back!
Aw! Thanks! Have the memorial and wake today, then life. Hopefully life stays even for a bit.
I hope so too. {hug}
Thanks
/HUGS!
LOL!
Two things: Thing one–the unavoidable waits can be turned into something good. Not always, though :>)
Thing two: When they FINALLY answer the $^%^$# call, switch to your most slurrrrrrrred version of the thickkkkkkkest accent you can muster. REVENGE!
I am glad I learned Swedish.
and frustrated screams
Muffled into a pillow..:)
65%?! ~ not liking those statistics.
Sorry about the wait. Hopefully it won’t get postponed any further.
My stats are always perfect!
Thanks
I used to hate waiting, but now I sometimes choose the longest queue on purpose. It must be old age or something.