I came home from a meeting tonight and sat down to watch some of ‘The Wire.” At 10:02 PM the phone rang, which is strange because people I know call me on my cell this late at night so they don’t wake up mom. The male voice on the other end was garbled slightly, like a bad connection or a voice modulator…He said stuff like, “Stolen from any grocery stores lately?” and “You ain’t no marriage counselor” and then finally said “You’re nothin’, you understand? Nothin’…” I think he had actually called the wrong number, but he wouldn’t listen to me, so I hung up. I then dialed *57 and the phone company automatically traced the call and reported it to the police.
On the plus side, I have never robbed a grocery store nor have I ever advised anyone on their marriage. I wonder if the store and marriage thing means that whoever he was hoping to speak to had stolen his wife or something…Innuendo and slang at its most stupid.
It was an adult, not a child, so I don’t think it was a prank. I think this person was actually threatening me, or whoever he thought I was. I called the phone company to make sure and they took this very seriously.
I’m spooked by this. I don’t like the idea that there is someone out there with my land line number using it like this. I hope I sleep well tonight, but at this point I’m awake for awhile.
Johnnyboy
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