Vox

Surprise Awakening

What do you generally think when your phone rings at a strange time - say 6:40 on a Sunday morning? That's right - something bad has happened.

Now, suppose the voice on the other end, sounding very measured and officious, says, "Is this _______?" That's right, oh my God it's the police and something bad has happened.

Then it turns out it is a friend of your brother, who you haven't seen or thought of since, oh I don't know, the late 70's! Calling at 6:40 on a Sunday morning!

Very, very strange.

I never really asked why he was calling. Once I found out who it was I said, "It's really early to be calling". He offered to call at another time. I got his email address and went back to sleep. I sent the address and his phone number from my caller ID to my brother. I am just assuming he called to reconnect with him - though it is odd he'd call me since my brother, TCHOTP, is listed and easy to find.

I'm not really mad about it, I fall back asleep very easily and in fact encourage my friends to call me anytime. But to call someone out of the blue after 25 years or so, why would you pick 6:40 in the morning?

Posted by Vox at January 16, 2005 11:53 PM | general