I have actually done this
“The secret to getting off of calls you don't want to be on is to hang up in the middle of your own sentence. Only a maniac would hang up on themselves, so you must have gotten disconnected.”
@DistroJunkie That’s actually brilliant! No need to carry on towing when the boat is already sunk
@cypnk haha me too!
@cypnk ...if I called someone and we get disconnected, I call them again.
@Anke ...addendum: Airplane mode
@cypnk Parts of my house have phone signal, other parts don't. It's easy to just wander into another room, going "Sorry? You're breaking up, I can't ------".
@y6nH Superb improv! 👍 And that would sound far more realistic anyway
@cypnk How can I apply this to in-person meetings?
@trondd The cough trick works every time
I naturally have allergies so it doesn’t take me much to to get a coughing fit. Then I just excuse myself
No one wants to get close to have a chat when someone’s coughing in their face ;)
@cypnk this implies you pick up in the first place
(i think i have 3 unlistened voicemails atm send help)
@cypnk I just interrupt them and say no matter what happens, when we hang up there will be no money from me. They normally just hang up for me.