Chapter 29 of 44

Communication Sideways

Calls that did not connect, messages that did not send, and the modern impossibility of proving that any of it happened.

19 verses

1. 1 I've been on a call since eight and it hasn't finished Plausible
2. 2 The call dropped and I've been waiting for them to call back Unverifiable
3. 3 I've got a number that goes to a menu with no correct option Unverifiable
4. 4 I've been transferred four times and I'm explaining it again Unverifiable
5. 5 The line dropped and I've lost my place in the hold system Unverifiable
6. 6 I called and got somebody's voicemail and it isn't their voicemail Not reassuring
7. 7 Somebody has been messaging me and I don't know who it is Not reassuring
8. 8 I've sent something to the wrong thread and I'm managing that Concerning
9. 9 I replied all and I'd like the morning to consider what that means Unverifiable
10. 10 My message has been read and not answered for two days Concerning
11. 11 I've got a group that has generated eleven hundred messages overnight Unverifiable
12. 12 I've been left off something and I only found out from somebody else Concerning
13. 13 Somebody has forwarded something of mine onward Concerning
14. 14 I've had a call from a number that then didn't exist Not reassuring
15. 15 There's a voicemail from me on my own phone Please take the day
16. 16 I've had a delivery notification for something nobody ordered Not reassuring
17. 17 Somebody has my old number and is getting things meant for me Not reassuring
18. 18 I've been added to a call that's already in progress and nobody has said hello Not reassuring
19. 19 The email I need was deleted by a rule I didn't write Not reassuring