Call Command: An New Instrument of (In)Efficiency from Pendleton County

Saturday, the entire school system (students included) received a phone call about this week's tournament, courtesy of the school secretary and Call Command--our new automated phone system. BJ has received some flack for that.

But TONIGHT! Tonight may cause the system to be disconnected. Allow me to share the conversation that I had with my brother, starting with the first call that I received this evening:

Carolyn says:
I just got a call command (#2 for the evening) saying that Brennan has detention tomorrow.

Rich says:
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carolyn says:
When I asked him about it, he looked at me like I was nuts. I didn't go off because I knew I had received nothing in the way of notification and I figured it was a mistake. Until I hear differently, I'm saying it is.

Rich says:
We'll see

Carolyn says:
Since we received nothing in the mail and no teacher has come to me (and he barely makes a peep), I think it was a call command boo-boo...

Then I decided to write an e-mail, just to be sure. I shared with Rich:

Carolyn says:

Billie Jo,
I just received a call a few minutes ago that said that Brennan (I assume, unless something finally caught up with Brett) has detention Thursday. He swears it's a fluke and I know I received no notification except for the call. Am I to assume it was a mistake or is there something I missed?

Rich says:
I would assume it is a mistake

Carolyn says:
I am. I just want to be sure. The minute I assume...

Rich says:
Yep...we all know what that means

The phone rings again...

Carolyn says:
3rd call from PCHS, BJ.

After listening to part of the message:

Carolyn says:
OH! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

Rich says:
So are all parents of children who do or do not have detention getting these calls?

Carolyn says (close paraphrase of the call):
"Within the past 30 minutes, all students of PCHS received a phone call stating they had detention. This was made in error. Please disregard that phone call and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."

Rich says:
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL...I was being facetious!!!

Rich says:
Gotta love Call Command and its infinite possibilities

Carolyn says:
This is becoming the best entertainment this county has seen since maybe the Courtneys.

Rich says:
900 sets of parents...

And so passes another day in Pendleton County and its wonderful, up-to-date technology.

It's just a shame that we have so darned much trouble using it! ;-)