the protocol of the early morning ooops.

[lagilman]

3am, the phone rings - an unknown NYC number. Of COURSE I answer it, heart pounding, and hear....nothing.
Hello?"

A wet cough, then silence. Then the silence that indicates someone has hung up (I miss dial tones sometimes).

Reverse Call Search indicates this was a landline belonging to an older gentleman in Brooklyn. I had a moment of hesitation - that cough hadn't sounded good at all, he hadn't spoken, should I call 911? - before deciding that it had probably been an old man cough, that's all, and he'd meant to early-morning call his sister in Jersey, not panic someone whose own family still lives in NYC....

Folks, if you ever wrong-call someone? Say "whoops, sorry." I know you're embarrassed, but it can't hurt, will probably help.

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[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

maybe he had to go to the bathroom after that cough, and when he got back to the phone he dialed the right number.. lets hope.