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By: Wendi Kelly

Wendi Kelly — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:54:41 +0000

Kelly,
I don’t think it would work for spanish here. Everything has been translated now. In fact it’s press ONE for spanish. You have to wait until they get to the number for the english translation.

Anyway…I find forms impossible and my patience level…not so much there. I have to REALLY want to do something to put up with it all or the only button I am looking for is delete.

Wendi Kelly’s last blog post…For the Love of Words

By: Kelly Erickson

Kelly Erickson — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:02:39 +0000

Lion,

Yep, you got me. All of you expressing your hostility at Emily in various ways—there’s a lesson here for Bell!

Friar,

Ooh. I wonder if that would work in Spanish here in the States?

Later,

Kelly

By: Friar

Friar — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:44:46 +0000

A trick I heard for phone trees is if they ask you what language you prefer, key in “French”. It brings you to a human being right away, and then you can continue in English.

(Of course this is only applicable in Canada).

@Urban

I did my entire Master’s Thesis on LOTUS. (It worked fine).

Though I had to draw in some of the greek symbols by hand! (That was back 1988…!)

By: Urbane Lion

Urbane Lion — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:54:40 +0000

Kelly: Always trying to have a bit of harmless fun! I sure hope they recorded it! At least it gave someone a laugh!

By: Kelly Erickson

Kelly Erickson — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:03:08 +0000

Lion,

Did I say “incorrigible flirt”? I mean, with an automated voice?

LOL—And where can I get one of these dudes?

Later,

Kelly

By: Kelly Erickson

Kelly Erickson — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:58:12 +0000

Brett, Panther,

I guess I’m glad I don’t have Emily to deal with, though I’ve certainly suffered more than my share of automated phone trees. With one where I never got “press 8 for the problem you really have,” I tried explaining to the human I finally spoke with, how difficult it was and I asked what should I have pressed. The person said “I’ve never listened to our tree, I have no idea what you should press.”

Mini-rant about phone reps: they should ALL be required to listen to the phone tree and negotiate their way through it at least monthly, so they can sympathize and so they can suggest improvements or help the poor customer!

Some things are too easy to pick on. Telephone “service” is one of them.

Until later,

Kelly

By: Urbane Lion

Urbane Lion — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:57:22 +0000

Kelly: Oh yeah! That triggers my Internet Tourette’s everytime! A rant of insults that even surprise me start pouring from my mouth!

I actually tried to flirt with Emily once. Just wanted to have a little fun. Ended up telling her to F-off!

By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:55:38 +0000

@Panther,

Hey, if it works… did you ever read my blog post about Q10, or Monika’s about the same program?

If all you want to do is “just write something” and you run Windows, well, it’s pretty cool.

http://www.baara.com/q10/

There are a few others like this for Windows, and a few on Mac also (which reminds me, I must blog about them…)

Just like working on WordPerfect for DOS! And with a cool “clicky clicky” sound as well…

-Brett

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By: Janice Cartier

Janice Cartier — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:55:00 +0000

Kelly-Exactly. At least at Dick and Jenny’s, if the restaurant keeps you waiting, you can get a drink and an appetizer while sitting on the benches outside. And the wait person will smile and get you a refill.

Sheesh.

Janice Cartier’s last blog post…Chop Wood, Carry Water

By: Urban Panther

Urban Panther — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:52:44 +0000

@Friar and Brett – my mother is still using Lotus.

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