Our office receives some crazy phone calls from time to time. Most often it is due to the fact that the caller did not research exactly who they were calling or because they are a bit “misguided”. Other times it is because these people are crazy and probably have the paperwork to prove it. From calls for dogs barking to injured beaver to people calling to see if we have their cat, we get some real beauties. Any call that starts off with “I’m calling to report” is usually going to be a good one. I usually just laugh and shrug it off when these calls come in. Sometimes………I even enjoy them.
For reasons that I won’t try to understand this past month has been really good for funny/crazy phone calls. With that said I’m going to list the top 4 crazy phone calls/voicemails we have received.
4. Deer on the loose! A woman from Weston Mass called me last year to report a “Deer on the loose!” in her front yard. To those of you aren’t familiar with the town, reporting a deer sighting in Weston is like reporting a seagull sighting in Boston Harbor - They’re everywhere! After talking to the woman I found out that she had just moved here from England. I informed her that deer roamed freely about the town and that she should get used to it.
3. A man once called to report a “Water buffalo stuck down in the hole” on my voicemail. I was pretty sure it was just a lame prank but he left a phone number and even an address. I did not return his call.
2. A man from Newport RI called to tell me that he saw a seagull on Ocean drive that had fishing line wrapped around one of it’s feet (I get these calls all the time). He then told me that the bird was “last seen flying toward block island”????. I asked him what exactly he would like me to do this situation and he said that he’d like me to go catch it and unwrap the fishing line. Who did he think he was calling? Did he picture a team of guys hanging around a helicopter waiting for such a call to come in? Come on guys lets go!
and the winner…
1. Last Thursday a man from SE Massachusetts called to let us know that he saw 3 men throw a dead goat into a dumpster! He was pretty sure that this was an illegal practice and he wanted us to respond to the scene to make things right.
I hope you enjoyed this latest entry and be glad that you don’t have to answer our phone!!
Matt Grady
www.BatGuys.com
