Crossed wires driving a woman mad
A woman in Seattle has had her number cross-wired with a Chicago car repair center, which means that she ends up fielding hundreds and hundreds of calls from frustrated motorists at all hours. No one can figure out why her number is being reached when people dial the garage, but she's loathe to change it, since her disabled daughter takes a very, very long time to learn new phone numbers. Link Discuss (via Meerkat)Share this post
Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances
* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)
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