Why Phone Cards Are The Best

This morning, I decided to give Bonnie a call. I think I would have a better chance of ordering an enchilada in a pub around here than I would than getting through a phone call not annoyed by the wonder that is the phone card. First try. After dialing the requisite 672 numbers before you can talk to anybody, I was told that I "was not allowed" to call the number I was dialing with the phone card I have. Super. Second try. The Walgreen's phone card didn't even stand a chance. It couldn't even get me to the rejection phase. Third try. I try another brand of card, and finally make it through. Except a lady kindly tells me that my 100 minute phone card actually only has 16 minutes of call time to New Zealand. Have you ever had a good conversation when you know that there's a clock ticking away from 16 minutes to zero? It's not easy. After a bit, I hear a beep, and guess that means that I only have one minute left. Before I could switch topics and finish explaining the time-bomb situation, I hear a click. Recorded Lady comes back on: "You have 0 minutes remaining on this phone card. That is not enough time to continue this conversation." If I wasn't ready to throw the phone into the River Shannon, I would have almost had to laugh at the absurdity of that statement.