When I was walking out, I said something to the receptionist about checking my phone number in their database. I was puzzled why I never got a reminder call for the appointment.
“You had my home number,” I said. “Let me give you my cell number, too.”
“Oh we just call one number,” she started explaining.
I was about to mention that I’m normally on the phone for hours on end, but her comment made me shut up. No need. They can only call one phone number. Whatever. I made it to the appointment, anyway.
But she continued explaining.
“You see,” she said, “a computer makes the calls, and (you know) computers can’t handle multiple numbers.”
Uhh … yeah.