I take too many photos

Categories: ramblings

Date: 06 March 2008 20:13:44

Phone rang, just as I was getting on the outside of a well-deserved glass of wine.

"Hello rosamundi, I'm calling from your ISP about a new service we're offering."

[thinks: I'm sure I ticked the "do not call me, on pain of pain," box when I opened the account].

"Yes?"

"Did you receive the e-mail we sent you about the external file storage service, so you can back up your important data?"

"Yes, I did, thanks."

"Will you be interested in taking up the service? We're offering a special discount for people who sign up."

"Um, no thanks, I'm not interested."

"Why's that?"

"You don't offer enough storage."

"But, rosamundi, we offer 20GB of storage on our 'families' plan. That should be plenty for you."

"Except I've got 40GB of data stored on my external hard drive. At the moment."

For the first time ever, I manage to strike a telesales operative dumb. For nearly fifteen seconds.