I suppose what gets me about those computerised messages is that they always
sound so blasted cheerful and soothing.  As if the customers were small
children...!

Kat

On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 08:17:31 -0400 "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

i hate those computer voices too.

-----Original Message-----
From: Salkin Kathleen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 7:14 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Service


Unfortunately, an all-too-accurate modern definition of service as it is
nowadays. <sigh>

Have gotten caught in voice-system hells, trying to find a human voice to
talk to, instead of a computerised message, which drives me mad.  I expect
that someday, some person will come in and find me by the phone, banging my
head on the desk and sprouting complete gibberish.

Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 6:23 AM
Subject: Service


> Thought you'd like this one.
>
>
> SERVICE......At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the
meaning
> of the word "service." The act of doing things for other people.Then I
heard
> the terms Internal Revenue Service, Postal Service, Civil Service, Service
> Stations... And I became confused about the word "service." This is not
what
> I thought "service" meant.
>
> Then one day, I overheard two farmers talking and one of them mentioned
that
> he was having a bull service a few of his cows. SHAZAM!!
>
> It all came into perspective. Now I understand what all those "service"
> agencies are doing to us...