I have solar inconvenience...

"Hello this is how I just wanted to call you because I heard from Nancy that you're gonna be taking on it today and I just wanted to check with you that you know, it's okay and that we're all set with that and I don't want this to be annoying for you. I have solar inconvenience. Anything. So anyway, just give me a call you. I'll be home all day except for basically between like 11:45 in like maybe 115 or so but any other time. Give me a call. I'll talk to you later. Bye "

Sure - you can go walking with there....

"Hi Mommy. I'm just(?), they just called Dasney(?) for walking and biking and so I was wondering if I could, I could go walking with there. Thanks, bye. "

How do you pronouce [...]?

"Hey, it's Pearl(?) calling. It's just thought I'd see if I could say hi for few minutes from [...]. Talk to you later hope. Love you, bye.

The person's name isn't Pearl either....

We get a few of these....

We're sorry. We were unable to transcribe this message. Please listen to your voicemail.

Go over and your computer....

"Hey XXXXXX, it's me. I'm sorry I'm just getting your message. Now. If it's important that I can go over and your computer, but as it's after 1:00 already. I'm not sure whether you want me to or not. So, I will try your cell phone. Thanks. bye bye "

Welcome!

Welcome to the wonderful world of visual voicemail.

What is a visual voicemail you ask? That's when a computer somewhere listens to your voicemail, transcribes it and emails it to you. As computers aren't so good at listening to nuanced human speech, nor foreign names, what we usually receive is mostly nonsense, but very funny nonsense. It becomes a game to translate what the computer has heard into something that we can then act upon. I will be posting some of the more choice voicemails we've received and maybe if you have one or two of your own then you can too. Who knows, maybe you'll sign up for visual voicemail just to see what you get. At this point, I wouldn't be without it.