Georgia Hardstark

I keep seeing clips on TikTok, and it's basically like the clips are amazing, but it almost feels like it's about a documentary. So I'm like, oh, I need to actually just sit down and listen to this podcast. So I'm recommending it blind based on TikTok.

But it's like basically studies where the theory is kids with different kinds of autism have the ability to have telepathic connection with their caretaker. Ooh. So if they're nonverbal, they can still communicate.

But it's like basically studies where the theory is kids with different kinds of autism have the ability to have telepathic connection with their caretaker. Ooh. So if they're nonverbal, they can still communicate.

That's amazing. Yeah, yeah.

That's amazing. Yeah, yeah.

I do. Okay. The subject line of this email is, parents' house home phone number was one digit off from the funeral home. Hello. Oh, no. We had the dentist. We had the dentist one. Oh, yeah, that's right. That's right. Hello, all. Long time listener. First time writing in. I've been waiting for years to have a good hometown story to share.

I do. Okay. The subject line of this email is, parents' house home phone number was one digit off from the funeral home. Hello. Oh, no. We had the dentist. We had the dentist one. Oh, yeah, that's right. That's right. Hello, all. Long time listener. First time writing in. I've been waiting for years to have a good hometown story to share.

And after hearing Minnesota 416 about the girl whose home phone was mistaken for a doctor's office, I knew it was finally my time. I grew up in a small town in Ohio in the early 2000s. During this time, a new funeral home opened in town and their phone number was just one digit off from my parents' home phone. For years, we got calls from people trying to reach the funeral home.

And after hearing Minnesota 416 about the girl whose home phone was mistaken for a doctor's office, I knew it was finally my time. I grew up in a small town in Ohio in the early 2000s. During this time, a new funeral home opened in town and their phone number was just one digit off from my parents' home phone. For years, we got calls from people trying to reach the funeral home.

It happened so often that my parents changed their answering machine message to clarify. If you're trying to call the funeral home, you've dialed the wrong number.

It happened so often that my parents changed their answering machine message to clarify. If you're trying to call the funeral home, you've dialed the wrong number.

It's like the worst moment to be in charge of like that kind of executive function. Yes, exactly. At first, my mom did her best to explain the mistake to the callers, but it wasn't easy. Many people insisted they had the right number. She ended up as an unofficial unpaid secretary for the funeral home, taking messages and calling them herself to pass them along. That

It's like the worst moment to be in charge of like that kind of executive function. Yes, exactly. At first, my mom did her best to explain the mistake to the callers, but it wasn't easy. Many people insisted they had the right number. She ended up as an unofficial unpaid secretary for the funeral home, taking messages and calling them herself to pass them along. That

The funeral home thought it was funny and even told her, if anyone ever calls for a body pickup, let us know right away. We got all kinds of calls, an elderly woman crying about her husband's headstone, questions about visiting hours and more. My mom had the hardest time convincing people they'd call the private residence. One time, the owner of the funeral home himself popped up on our caller ID.

The funeral home thought it was funny and even told her, if anyone ever calls for a body pickup, let us know right away. We got all kinds of calls, an elderly woman crying about her husband's headstone, questions about visiting hours and more. My mom had the hardest time convincing people they'd call the private residence. One time, the owner of the funeral home himself popped up on our caller ID.

My mom answered hello and was immediately met with him yelling, that's not how you answer the phone. We're a professional business. Use the business name. Oh, my God. He must have been joking. That's psychotic. And then she said without missing a beat, if you're so professional, shouldn't you know your own phone number? You called a private residence.

My mom answered hello and was immediately met with him yelling, that's not how you answer the phone. We're a professional business. Use the business name. Oh, my God. He must have been joking. That's psychotic. And then she said without missing a beat, if you're so professional, shouldn't you know your own phone number? You called a private residence.

He quickly apologized and hung up, clearly mortified. So he did mean it.

He quickly apologized and hung up, clearly mortified. So he did mean it.

I literally would have typed up an invoice for my time and then been like, oh, if you're going to yell at me like I'm in your employee, you can pay me like an employee.