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[nolly]

I just posted this as a comment in someone else's LJ, but I think it deserves a post of its own here.

I hate calling when I don't know who's going to answer the phone. Even when I know everyone in the house, if I want to talk to one specifically, I'll freeze. It's part of why I'll nearly always call a cell before a home number. There are a few exceptions, like my parents, and maybe my brother and his wife. Strangers are a subset of not knowing who will answer. I do find business calls easier than personal calls, usually because I don't feel like I'm potentially interrupting something more important -- I'm calling for a legitimate reason. They're also usually easier to script. I'd hate coldcalling, though.

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[gymgeek.livejournal.com]

As a follow up, I don't worry about interrupting someone doing something more important. If it were that important, they should have let the machine get it, or just not answer in general. I know when I'm in the middle of my stories, I let the machine get it. M*A*S*H or Babylon 5 is way more important than any phone call. :)

[nolly.livejournal.com]

While I know most people do that, I was not brought up that way, I can't ignore the phone myself, and I can't assume other people ignore it or turn off the ringer. While I know this is my own hang-up (no pun intended), it's not one I can easily break.