For those of you not familiar with Amish phone culture, it is my experience and understanding that if you call an Amish business they typically don’t answer the phone, but if you leave a message they will return your phone call. Most business have a ten or 15 minute (I can’t remember which) window where they can answer the call directly if someone calls.
I just called the horse dentist to get an appointment to get my horses’ teeth floated. I had to leave a message and realized that I sounded very Amish. I explained who I was and how he could reach me. I said that Monday through Thursday I could usually be reached from 7 to 8 PM.
In reality that usually translates into a half an hour or 15 minute window between dealing with unexpected added times in feeding or that unplanned for dirty diaper. That is if I actually remember to grab my cell phone, realize it’s ringing, and answer it…
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