The joys of cell phones...?

Yes, I do have a cell phone. ;) I know how to call people on it, but that's all. If I need to turn it on or off, or have it recharged, I usually have to find someone in the family to help me out.

The interesting part about this cell phone is that #1, it has a Mississippi number, and #2, it's my brother's old phone. I never get any calls on that phone that are for me; they're either Chris's friends who haven't gotten the memo about his new phone, or it's a wrong number from a Mississippi resident, which is what happened one day....

Upon answering my phone, I was greeted by the sound of a woman with a southern drawl saying, "Hi Caitlyn, (I always give my name when answering the phone) My name is Officer so-and-so from the police station and I'm wondering if you could call your friend Colton and ask him to move his car."

Bewildered, as I had absolutely no idea what this lady was talking about, I stammered that I didn't understand (have I ever mentioned that I don't like phone calls!?).

She tried again, "Your friend, Colton, needs to park his car somewhere else and he gave your number as a contact, so I'm wonderin' if you could call him real quick."

My sense of humor had caught up with me by this time, as I realized that she must think that I lived in Mississippi, and this person whoever he was, had obviously given a wrong number. Trying not to laugh, I told the lady that I knew no one by that name and that I think she had the wrong number.

Those police officers don't give up easily!! She doggedly replied, "Ain't he your friend? 'Cause he gave this number as a contact number."

"No Ma'am, I know of no one by that name."

"But ain't he your friend?"

"No Ma'am."

"But he gave me this number as a contact."

How does on answer to that!? This cycle continued a few more times. She wouldn't take 'no' for an answer! Half frustrated, and half wanting to laugh hysterically, I finally said, "Okay, I'll call him."

It probably wasn't the best way to end that crazy cycle, and who knows what happened to that person's car, but the officer finally let me go after that!! And yes, I laughed until my sides hurt after I hung up.

I do not like phone calls.... ;)

~Caitlyn