Whenever I see a withheld, 08something or distant number calling, I think twice about answering. Such calls usually start something like “I’d like to speak to the person responsible for advertising” and almost certainly end with me hanging up, wishing I’d never answered.
So a call the other day from Glasgow would normally have my spider senses tingling but, as I was waiting for a response from a service provider, I answered hoping it was them. It wasn’t but it was definitely someone from Glasgow. Could I fit a serial card into a new desktop PC for them?
Of course, that’s exactly the kind of thing we can do – we repair, support and upgrade PCs. But, and this is a significant but, we do that PC repair, support and upgrades in Whitstable (and the surrounding area).
Apologies for the blatant SEO, but sometimes an opportunity comes along that you just have to seize.
Turned out that was exactly what he was after, as he was calling from a company, in Glasgow, that had a ship docked in Whitstable harbour.
Which is why, this afternoon, I found myself stretching precariously from a rather narrow, barnacle encrusted ladder, across far too much open water, to climb aboard a dredging support vessel. With a rather large bag of computer kit dangling behind me.
Officially my strangest callout from now on, but their PC now has two new serial ports and I was neither wet nor seasick.
But next time a long distance number rings, I may think 3 times…
…or book the appointment for high tide.
A Microsoft Certified Professional with many years of large corporate experience and training, he now focuses on helping small businesses make the most of their IT.
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