[insert barbaric yawp]

Music: The Orb: Cydonia (2001)

"Hello Kay, this is Josh. Did I just miss your call?"

"No. I did not call."

"Oh, I thought that was your voice on the answering machine."

"Is the work starting on Monday?"

"No m'am. I regret it's not."

"Why not!?!!"

"Well, neither me nor the contractor heard from the adjuster. I called him on Friday morning, so did the contractor. Neither of us heard from him, so I don't suspect we will until Monday."

"We have a problem, then [translation: I have a problem with you, Josh]. I think we need to get together and talk about this thing."

"What else is there possibly to talk about?"

"I have a $40 electric bill I have to get paid."

"All I can tell you to do is save the bill. If you have the one from last month, you'll have a point of comparison. You're free to call the adjuster and ask him directly. You're a claimant and separate from my side."

"What's his name and number."

[for the fifth time] "It's B----. His number is XXX"

"XXX . . . "

"Right, XXX-XXX-XXXX."

"XXX-XYY."

"No, let me do the whole thing again. XXX-XXX-XXXX."

"XXX-XXX-XXXX."

"That's right."

"Where is this?"

"Houston, I think. His fax number is a different area code, so I'm not sure where he's located."

"Ok, I'll call him. Now what are we going to do about the water thing?"

"What do you mean 'water thing'?"

"You know when them people first came out and dried up."

"The Steam Team?"

"Yeah, the Steam Team. I already paid them half."

"Well, I called the lady, S---. and gave her my claim number and stuff. They should bill my insurance."

"They didn't! They billed me!"

"I will call them back today and see later today."

"And I have a serious problem with you. Your answering service, it's all goobledy gook."

"So you did call?"

"I couldn't understand it. You need to change it."

"Ok."

"You cannot understand a word of it."

"Kay, I'm not changing my answering machine. I like it the way it is."

"YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING YOU MUST CHANGE IT UNTIL THIS SITUATION IS OVER!"

"I'll do no such thing, and it's none of your damn business what I do with my phone. I'm tired of being harassed today. Goodbye."

[click]