Yes...keep barking your request...sooner or later...

[friendofjimmyk]

...I may understand you.

I took a call today where the caller seemed to have limited conversational skills.

ME: The Dr. Detroit of dispatchers
SC: With limited speaking skills.

ME: *opening speil*

SC: Address change.

ME: (the only way this would concern me is if they have a call for service currently in the system and need to change the address where they are located) Okay, do you have a service call in?

SC: Address change.

ME: Yeah. (we've established that much)

SC: Magazine.

ME: ....

SC. Address change. Magazine.

ME: I'm sorry, but that is not my department if you cal...

SC: Address change. *name of magazine*

ME: Yes. I understand, but that's not my department.

SC: Oh.

From there, the conversation got a bit better as far as complete sentences and clear thoughts processes...but it was a close call...I thought I was going to have to open up a can of grammatical whoop ass on this caller! It was close.

[Custard Chick]

Sounds like SC assumed that, instead of reaching a human, he reached one of those automated menus where you have to speak your selection (I hate those things!). Just another case of an SC not listening...

[SnapAddict218]

Hmmmmm *wonders if she has SC's address change in her pile of 'tings*

[gunsage]

Don't you need an address dollar to receive address change? *Ducks hail of bullets*

[Imogene]

I had similar today. I gave my opening spiel, and only got beeps in reply.
"Hello?"
*Beep!*
"Can I...?"
*Beep, MuthaF***er!*
"K. *click* If you can't bother to speak to me, I'm not speakin' to you!"

[marasbaras]

What a twirp!

And, does anyone have a hand grenade for gunsage?