Grrr... 4 AM Phone Call!   

Good to see you back Kitty and even though I can't even begin to imagine what your physical state must be, I am pleased to see you have enough stamina to be here.

'Unless somebody important to me is dead, dying or my house is on fire, there is no good reason to call my house in the middle of the damned night'
I agree entireòy with that. My family and friends have my landline and one of my cells and they would only call at certain times in an emergency. I am lucky that for a long, long time I have not been disturebed by others, possibly because my number is not in the book.

I have never phoned others at 'odd' hours and am fully aware that some hours that might seem reasonable to me would cause concern to others. My mother for example would not expect me to call after 8pm because I have never done so as I can get her during the day.

Sadly not all have their grey matter connected before they act

That was just rude as heck! Sorry you had to deal with it!

Asshat is putting it very nicely. What is wrong with people? He was in FL and doing that crap where did he think he was calling.. half way around the world not just a short plane ride away. I am so sorry to hear that your sleep (didn't think you would get much at all to tell you the truth) was broken by some jackass!!!

I hate the phone but it is a necessary evil for me. I have to have it. I have a hard enough time sleeping as it is I don't need some twit that cant tell time or who doesn't care disturbing my 4 or less hours. I am like you I believe that Unless somebody important to me is dead, dying or my house is on fire, there is no good reason to call my house in the middle of the damned night


Sorry that you are still in pain BTW

I don't answer my phone unless I know who it is anyway, so if you call me at 4am I'm going to know it's you and I'm going to know that it's important because you would never be so inconsiderate without a damn good reason.

OMG I fear for the future of our country when morons don't understand time zones.

Poor honey...I feel terrible for you. I wish there was something I could do to ease your suffering....

hiya Kitty

I didn't know you had gone through a medical procedure, but we are not very well acquainted. It's bad enough being woken in the wee small hours even when you're well let alone had an op! I don't do it to anybody, respect and consideration for others is important to me. I've had it done to me, on several occasions, I get irritated and point it out to them and tell them I hope it doesn't happen again.

Alice

Kitty-

I don't have a house phone, only a cell phone and I keep those in another room when we're sleeping. I do not answer them at night. I let anyone who has my number know that I will not return calls until the next morning. I also keep times in mind when calling people. I am personally up until 2am each evening because of my husband's work schedule, but I do not make calls after 8pm, unless someone asks me to phone.

I feel so bad your night was disturbed by someone who could not bother to know their time zones! May this evening be more restful sweetheart.

Namaste-Anora

hi angrykittymsv! sorry to hear that. i hope u feel better now. some calls are beyond our control. what i usually do to avoid it is by putting my cel on a silent mode. i had those strangers calls in the wee hours of the night back in the day and it really pissed me. i caught one of our old neighbors doing that. found out through (landline) phone i.d. totally busted! take care.

Wow some insensitive rude moron, i don't i would want to see him even if he's a future customer, i'd punch him for waking me up like that. the only things that pisses me off is when am in the Restroom pooping and some one either doorbells or rings the phone. sometimes am so mad that i let them shut off and wait.

oh my goodness thats awful angrykitty to wake you like that specially after that painful medical procedure, that was so unkind.and thoughtless too. no wonder you are pissed,i would be too. my'roommate'has been doing that kind of stuff to me. she'coultnt sleep last night so at three this morning she was yakking to me non'stop
'about how she couldnt sleep. gggggrrrrr. what do we do with 'p eople like that? I dont do that to others and wish they wouldnt do that to
me either.

Ugh... I hate that we live in such an "on demand" world. People expect to be able to call customer service departments any time, day or night, and speak to a real person. They expect stores to stay open 24/7, even if they never make use of those services (because, you know, someday they "might" need something at 2AM). I've worked in online communities for 10 years and I can't tell you how many times admins, moderators and the like get BLASTED by members for not taking action about something that happens in the middle of the night. Evidently, we are not entitled to lives, or even sleep, like everyone else. Our eyes and ears are supposed to be constantly glued to our jobs, whereas other people get evenings, weekends and holidays off.

I'm pissed off right along with you, AngryKittyMSV, and I'm terribly sorry that you had your sleep interrupted, especially when you are convalescing. Many people quite simply have NO manners and a HUGE sense of entitlement. Like you, if my phone rings in the middle of the night, I immediately assume it's bad news or an emergency and go flying to the phone to answer. I've had people calling the wrong number do that to me and one guy I actually said, "You have the wrong number - and I assume whoever you are trying to reach at this hour won't appreciate being woken up either!" I've considered shutting off all ringers and letting my machine pick up all phone calls and I'll return the ones I need to return - but again, I worry about emergencies and would never do that if either of my girls have not yet come home. I work and sleep really weird hours, as do people that work non-standard or graveyard shifts. Sometimes, the "middle of the night" for those people is everyone else's mid-afternoon so it's hard to determine a "best time" to call, I suppose. As a rule for myself, though, I would never call anyone later than 9PM (and that is usually only if I've been assured it's ok to call at that time).

The craigslist and such folks need to learn to use email for their inquiries, where it's offered. It's a lot more respectful, doesn't require an "oh so difficult" timezone calculation and if a person is motivated to sell their stuff, they are going to send a very prompt reply. It doesn't always take a phone call.