Have had a frenetic few days, with a tenant (purportedly with mob ties) I had to lock out, our attorney, the owners, lots of phone calls etc. Today the owner calls me with the news he's made a deal with the tenant. I'm to phone the tenant with the past due balances total the two of them have agreed on. There's a good deal of hurry-up involved, Owner tells me, "Here's the number he's at, I just got off the phone with him." I jot down the number and dutifully arithmeticate and phone the tenant.
Right then, the Jane/Tarzan yell I have programmed in my cell phone for my girls goe off with wild abandon. I look at the display; it's Kris. The phone to my ear is still ringing, so I hazard quickly answering K's call and mutter, sotto voce, "I'll call you right back!" Imagine my disorientation as I hear in my other ear my very words. Quickly, I hang up both phones. What the . . . .?
Please tell me it's not going to be like this. There must be some things that a person can count on, that don't have to be checked, re-checked and checked again?
The owner had given me my own cell phone number instead of the tenant's. A call from the home phone to my cell phone can only come from- well, you get it.
The worst part? I did the whole routine a second time before I caught on. Coulda been worse. I might still be dialing and smiling.
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Oh Dear.
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