Conversations with my mother

I decided I'd jot down some of the conversations I have with my mother.  They are often hysterical or bizarre. She's 80 year's old, and completely with it mentally and physically, but she has a different outlook on many things!

Here's my first documented chat, for entertainment!

Background:  Mum moved to a new house last year.  I persuaded her not to have a land-line, just a mobile. 

Earlier today:

• Ring ring, ring ring (my mobile; mum calling)
• Mum: Hi, it's me.  My mobile doesn't seem to be working.  I can't make any outgoing calls. I've had it plugged in all morning so the battery is full.  The peeps (network signal indicator) is full too.
• Me: Ok, but you've called me from it!
• Mum: Yes, but that's different as you pay for my mobile so it will work to you.
• Me: Ehm!
• Me: Who else have you called?
• Mum: The pharmacy.  The automated lady(!) tells me, "The number is not available".
• Me: Did you dial it or did you pick the number from your address book? 
• Mum: Yes, I have it written in my book and I called it.
• Me: Who else have you tried?
• Mum: No one.
• Me: So what makes you think it can't make calls to anyone?
• Mum: I called my own number and it didn't work.  A computer told me to leave a message!
• Me: Ehm
• Me: Ok, lets give it a few minutes.  It could be a temporary problem with the network, or the pharmacy.
• Mum: Ok, I will have my lunch and try again.  But what if someone else needs to call the pharmacy.  They might not get through either.  It's maybe the weather; it's raining just now.  There was also a thing on the TV about satellites and rubbish in space.  Maybe something is in the way.

Two minutes later.... She calls me back.  "It's fine, I called a friend and that worked.  I tried the pharmacy and that worked.  But I told them that my son said they had a problem, and he knows about these things.  The lady didn't seem interested.  It's ridiculous when things like this don't work.  Old people rely on these things".

Bless her.