WRONG NUMBER

This morning, I called the local senior center, but rather than leave a message, I asked if I could just call back again later. And so after 30 minutes I called again. However, when I dialed the number again, 833-2373, instead of reaching the senior center I was connected to the Walgreens drugstore. I thought I might have just misdialed and tried the number again, but once again the person answering the phone said, “Walgreens, how can I help you?”

Well that’s weird I thought and decided maybe there was something wrong with my phone. And so, I switched to my portable phone and dialed the number for the third time. Again, I reached Walgreens. At this point, I called the telephone company. “I’ve dialed the senior center every week for the last few years and can’t understand why all of a sudden I’m now reaching the drugstore. Something must be wrong”

The operator was very patient and checked into the problem. “I’m sorry,” she said, “but the number you dialed, 833-2373 does belong to Walgreens.” “Amazing,” I said, “I can’t understand it.” She then checked the telephone listings and courteously told me, the telephone number of the senior center is 831-2373.” I felt so foolish and apologized profusely for wasting her time.

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LATE NIGHT VSITOR

Usually I’m asleep by 11:00, but I needed to finish a little more work on my website, www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions. Thus, the knock on my door so late at night, of course, surprised me. Because I could not imagine who would visit me near midnight, I would certainly not open the door. Instead, I drew the curtain back to peer out the window.

I saw a young man in his twenties wearing a heavy coat, as the temperature had dropped well below zero. I felt bad not inviting him in, as I imagined how cold he must feel. But I simply asked him loudly, “Can I help you?” He wanted to use my phone, he replied. However, I still wouldn’t open the door and simply said I would call for him. He gave me the telephone number and I went into the kitchen to make the call. Unfortunately, I didn’t dial correctly and the sleepy woman who answered told me I had the wrong number. When I returned to the door to ask for the number again, he had gone. I can only guess he had not given me a valid telephone number and his intentions were in fact not honorable. Good thing I didn’t open the door.