Monday, 22 June 2009
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Hold on to Your Horses
By Sandra Tayler
see relatedThings To Do While on Eternal Hold
You know, it has occurred to me that being pregnant (and I'm not, I'm just remembering!) is sort of like being on hold for a very, very long time. You get less and less comfortable and more and more impatient, until you just want to tell off the next person who has the gall to talk to you, even if all they have to say is, "How can I help you today?"
Having spent the better part of my morning (okay, 20 minutes) on hold with TechSoup, I discovered all sorts of things to do while waiting.
- Fold the paper of Important Information into an origami crane (looks more like a crumpled up ball of paper), then into a jumping frog. Jump jumping frog all over kitchen table, then panic when it falls down behind that back chair and you can't get it out and you're sure The Person will pick up at any time.
- Put paper of Important Information in pocket so no further harm will come to it.
- Imagine how, when The Person finally answers, you will ask them to put you back on hold so you can listen to the final movement of the Rachmaninoff Third Concerto in D Minor.
- Fold three loads of landry, pile neatly into laundry baskets, and plot to have someone else put it all away.
- Plan the week's dinner menus, make a corresponding grocery list, cross-reference it against this week's sale fliers and the meat already in your freezer. Feel proud of self.
- Panic after checking pocket for Important Information paper and finding nothing but a bit of lint and a pretty from last week.
- Check other pocket and find Important Information.
- Organize shoes in closet by style, maker, and color.
- Space out for about 13 minutes, coming back to earth to the sound of, "Hello. Hello? Is anyone there? I'll be hanging up now."
What do you do when stuck on hold?
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Comments (3)
I'm stuck on hold RIGHT NOW with Verizon Wireless and I'm REALLY irritated because I have to call them since they locked me out of my online account and they lied and said my wait would be four minutes long about 15 mins ago. Grrrr. I am on Xanga while on hold. Good news is, the hubby decided to fold all the laundry on the couch while I hold! Score!
I totally agree with the whole pregnant and feeling like you are on hold. You are so ready to bring this life changing being into your life and you plan and prepare until you can't plan anymore, or are totally exhausted, then you just have to wait. In the meantime you are going from elated to horribly depressed about 6 times a day, you cry for no reason at all, and you feel like a fool because of all of it. Can you tell I am 6 months pregnant and going insane?
I try NOT to get stuck on hold. We have phones that switch to speaker now, so I can do dishes or empty the dishwasher while I wait. I like to look through magazines too. (I'm trying to glean what I want so I can get rid of them) I used to get more reading done when I was nursing a baby.... The canned music is one thing I really detest about holding, I don't get the classical stuff, usually a wailer of some kind.