I am not kidding: My sister is impossible to contact.
My sister is astonishingly hard to get ahold of. Below is a list of communication attempts I’ve made or others have made in the last few years, and reasons why these attempts were unsuccessful.
| Method | Reason(s) for failure |
|---|---|
| Phone call to her house | Phone was broken Cordless phone had dead battery My nephew picked up the phone and then hung it up My nephew picked up the phone and refused to get my sister Everyone in the family was asleep Phone was off the hook No one felt like picking up the phone No one could hear the phone |
| Message left on home answering machine | Machine was turned off Memory was full No one checked the machine No one wanted to listen through the 47 existing messages to hear my message |
| Message left with another family member | Forgot to tell her |
| Phone call to her cell phone | Battery was dead Phone number had changed Carrying Tyson’s phone instead of her own Couldn’t hear the phone (despite having the world’s loudest ringtone) Couldn’t locate phone in purse No cell service |
| Voicemail left on cell phone | Didn’t check her voicemail |
| Phone call to her work | In a meeting Student answering the phone accidentally hangs up on me while transferring On vacation Office number has changed |
| Voicemail left at work | Had too many other voicemails to worry about |
| Postal mail | No one checked the mailbox Mail was stopped and has been piling up at the post office Moving houses and I can’t figure out where I should send it |
| In-person visit | No one heard the doorbell My sister was actually home but other family members didn’t realize it |
| Email to her work account | Mailbox was full of spam and message got lost Too busy to reply On vacation and was not checking work email |
| Email to her personal account | She told me to email her at work |
| Text message to her cell phone | Impossible; she had Verizon turn off this feature |
| Commenting on her LiveJournal | She’s written a total two entries and hasn’t updated it in years |
Oh well. I still love you, sis.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Sounds like a friend of mine.
Turns out her real problem was that she had severe depression.
March 27th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Tom i did not refuse to give it to maryalice and i didnt hang it up well mabe i did but i hate unicorns lol
March 27th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
I freely admit that I am hard to get ahold of :) Your comments had us all laughing out loud at dinner.
ps Mom called to tell me about your recent post and I picked up the phone after the first ring! PROGRESS!
March 27th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Classic! We all know someone like this…
mp/m
March 28th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Well, that’s one way to get your sister to call you…
March 29th, 2007 at 2:38 am
Heh, and I thought a friend of mine was hard to contact…
Her main problem is wearing pants that are too tight to fit her RAZR.
March 29th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
This is the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time. I was laughing so loud that the dog thought there was something wrong with me.
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July 3rd, 2007 at 2:33 am
Do we somehow have the same sister?
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