When we moved to our new apartment, Cox cable gave us our new phone number.  We had only been in the apartment for a day when the phone began ringing almost hourly.  First, it was the silence of autodialers checking for sentient beings on the other end of the line.  This went on for a few days.  Next, we began getting twice daily pitches from Google’s call center asking us to claim our Google listing.  When we informed them that we were a residence, we were practically called liars.

“This is a dentist’s office,” said one of the call center jockeys, with a condescending tone.

“I can tell you, with all assurance, I am standing in the living room of my apartment,” I retorted.

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