Wednesday, July 23, 2008
I would never dump a lover via voice mail but I can think of a few other applications of Slydial, a new phone service that puts you directly into a person's cell phone mailbox and bypasses the inconvenenient real person.
According to this story today on MSNBC, the co-founder, Gavin Macomber, says the service was created because "everybody has gone through the scenario where they've called somebody and just hoped they got voice mail so they didn't have to have a conversation."
Oh boy, do I hear you, Gavin. Like the time I had to fire my summer babysitter - a sweet girl, but a little too fond of sunbathing with her top off in my backyard. (My son was 10, for crying out loud!) Or all those "I'm sorry, I forgot all about my dental appointment" calls I constantly have to make. And wouldn't it have been great to have Slydial around when my kids were in college. (Oh, wait. They were constantly letting my calls go into voice mail on purpose. It infuriated me. Never mind.)
But, bid adieu to a lover by leaving your message after the tone? Tacky, tacky, tacky. Still, I bet Slydial will be a huge hit. Think of all those unpleasant messages you can leave for the boss!
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