Oh, This Is a Good One!! My Phone Rang at 10:30 P.m. Tonight

[chef_leeanne]

That reminds me of a story about my brother. Five or so years ago my DH and I went to a Tigers game with my younger brother, John. We were in our seats, I was in between DH and DB. John decides he wants peanuts. The vender is yelling/selling them maybe 10 rows up from us. John yells back he wants some. The vender throws them, I happen to turn my head and WHAM, get smacked in the side of the face with the bag of p-nuts. It didn't hurt, just startled me. The vender has the OMG look! John is not a big guy, but my DH is. DB yells up to the vender, "It's okay pal, it's just my sister!"

 

[raebates]

Sounds like something my brother would do. Glad you weren't hurt. Peanuts can be dangerous. Just ask anyone with a jar of Peter Pan from the 2111 lot.

 

[rennea]

I have to say that I am very lucky, my DH is very polite. Opens doors and always lets me in the car first, pulls out chairs, helps with jackets. He gets upset if I get up for tea, he likes to do that for me.

As for the phone call I would call her back for sure.

 

[gilliandanielle]

Did you call her back yet Debbie?? I am DYING to hear her excuse for being so rude!!

 

[DebbieJ]

Nope, not yet. Still mulling over whether I should or not because I have NO idea where I got her number! I just went through my slips from a couple fairs I've done recently and she's not on there....I'm totally stumped!

 

[britishchef]

I just hope she didn't get your number from her church mailing slot.

 

[PampMomof3]

I just hope she didn't get your number from her church mailing slot.

LOLOLOLOL that is too funny!

 

[DebbieJ]

I just hope she didn't get your number from her church mailing slot.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

 

[MicheleC]

Oh, LISA! You just made me laugh out loud! My husband wanted to know what was so funny. I could totally envision this as I'm not much taller than you (5'2") and could see something like this happen.

 

[DebbieJ]

Okay, so I called them.....it was my host from last Friday who flaked out. Long story....two sisters that I met at BRU in January. Sister #1 set a date at the store and was super excited! I gave her a packet and everything. Then I called sister #2 (who had entered my drawing) to tell her she won a free show without knowing that she was her sister. That totally confused them since the one had already set a date. I suggested that they cohost and I would still do the party for free.

They were all consumed with sister #1's baby shower, so I told them I'd call them back after the shower to make plans but they just needed to invite everyone in the meantime. They told me the people they would be inviting would all be at the shower, so they would just tell them at that time. Sister #2 kind of took over as the main host at that point and I told her I'd call her the next week once the shower was done. She seemed okay with that.

Then they went totally AWOL on me. I had tried and tried and tried to call both of them. I left multiple messages for sister #2. I had a bad number for sister #1, but she had given me her work number, so I called there (she works at a Kmart store) and left a message. Apparently she just got the message and called me back because she didn't know who it was from. I guess some idiot took the message and didn't write my whole name down. In the meantime, I had emailed both of them and got a response from sister #1 that sister #2 was out of town and the party was not going to happen, so she was totally pissed off that I had called her at work when she had already responded to my email.

Now neither of them are interested in hosting (go figure) and I'm not really interested in working with them either!

I didn't say anything about the calling at 10:30 at night or cussing on my machine. I was trying to be nice.

 

[PampMomof3]

Well, at least you figured it out! Man, you were much nicer than me!!

 

[DebbieJ]

Well, when she got on the phone, I did say I was calling because SOMEONE from this number called me at 10:30 last night. I don't know if she caught my point, but I tried to do it tactfully without calling her out on it.

Bless.....and release........WHO IS NEXT?????

 

[janetupnorth]

Sounds like a dramatic family...better off not in the middle...!

 

[pcchris]

I don't know that I could have been as nice as you were...I probably would have been gracious on the phone, but things would have been FLYING when I hung up the phone! Some people's kids...jeesh! Gotta give you an "A+" for your effort!

 

[DebbieJ]

Thanks, Chris!!!

 

[Chozengirl]

I don't know that I could have been as nice as you were...I probably would have been gracious on the phone, but things would have been FLYING when I hung up the phone! Some people's kids...jeesh! Gotta give you an "A+" for your effort!

Wow, NO Kidding.
I was going to post previous in the thread that I had a girl call my house asking me who I was (at 9:30pm while I was putting my kids in bed).
Well when I told her that my name was Melissa, she started cussing and chewing me out like crazy. Then hung up on me.
Well, I called her right back. I knew who she was, and when I told her that she just called my house, she just about died!
She was extremely appologetic, and kissing my butt.
Anyways, I dropped her from doing a show with, because I don't need to be treated in such a manner, even if it was a mistake.
So as you said...
Bless and release.

 

[SillyChef]

When I was pregnant with my son all my friends made me returnstuff to the store that they couldn't return for whatever reason. I never got turned down...

Life is grand when we are preggers.

 

[SillyChef]

Great job Deb. No need to ruining your good vibes for HER.

 

[jrstephens]

I bet she hund up thinking "OMGoodness I bet she heard me call her the dam PC lady!" Great job!!!