Indecision

I'm usually a very decisive person. Pick something and move on. It's a motto I live by, and use to judge others. You can't decide? I start to lose respect for you. Today, I was faced with a situation in which I couldn't decide what to do.  I got 'stuck'.

My cell phone died.  My diagnosis was the battery. Shawn from the AT&T store told me the 'good news'. I am eligible for an upgrade. I think I actually responded, "And?" I don't think he liked my response. He repeated himself and waited for me to jump up and down with joy.  He's still waiting. They don't have the battery, they don't have diagnostics and they don't want to talk to me unless it is about a new phone. 

Next stop, Radio Shack to see if they even carried the battery.  They don't.  I can get it shipped, but since I'm guessing this is the issue, I don't even know if that will work.  So the Radio Shack guy said for 50 bucks I could buy a battery or get a brand new phone. Hmmm.  I was hoping to get a battery then move along to a much needed pedicure. I told him he had three minutes. 

The first minute went smoothly. Then things took a drastic turn. When he let me know I could bump phones with someone, I knew I had to escape. That sounded like something new and kinky, albeit the best offer I've had in a while. The overload was apparent, because the next thing Radio Shack guy told me was I could get a white case.  (Bumping downloads was way too much for her---offer her a different color, fast!  I could read it on his face.) So he showed me the white case, told me his name which I completely forget, and let me know he was the wireless specialist there. I need more than a specialist at this point.

The really good news?  I'm old school and still have a phone at home that is attached to the wall. One handset doesn't hold a charge for more than three minutes.  The kitchen phone which is still attached to the wall is static-y.

I need a major phone overhaul. My home phones are on their way to the electronics graveyard,  I have no working cell phone, no decision made and I'm losing respect for myself.