Revenge is a phone number??/?

Phone Won't Stop Ringing?

Here's What You Do



Leola Starling of Ribrock, Tenn., had a serious telephone problem.

But unlike most people she did something about it.



The brand-new $10 million Ribrock Plaza Motel opened nearby and had

acquired almost the same telephone number as Leola.



From the moment the motel opened, Leola was besieged by calls not for

her. Since she had the same phone number for years, she felt that she had

a case to persuade the motel management to change its number.



Naturally, the management refused claiming that it could not change its

stationery.



The phone company was not helpful, either. A number was a number, and

just because a customer was getting someone else's calls 24 hours a day

didn't make it responsible. After her pleas fell on deaf ears, Leola

decided to take matters into her own hands.



At 9 o'clock the phone rang. Someone from Memphis was calling the motel

and asked for a room for the following Tuesday. Leoloa said, "No problem.

How many nights?"



A few hours later Dallas checked in. A secretary wanted a suite with

two bedrooms for a week. Emboldened, Leola said the Presidential Suite on

the 10th floor was available for $600 a night. The secretary said that she

would take it and asked if the hotel wanted a deposit. "No, that won't be

necessary," Leola said. "We trust you."



The next day was a busy one for Leola. In the morning, she booked an

electric appliance manufacturers' convention for Memorial Day weekend, a

college prom and a reunion of the 82nd Airborne veterans from World War II.



She turned on her answering machine during lunchtime so that she

could watch the O.J. Simpson trial, but her biggest challenge came in the

afternoon when a mother called to book the ballroom for her daughter's

wedding in June.



Leola assured the woman that it would be no problem and asked if she

would be providing the flowers or did she want the hotel to take care of

it. The mother said that she would prefer the hotel to handle the floral

arrangements. Then the question of valet parking came up. Once again Leola

was helpful. "There's no charge for valet parking, but we always recommend

that the client tips the drivers."



Within a few months, the Ribrock Plaza Motel was a disaster area.



People kept showing up for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and Sweet Sixteen

parties and were all told there were no such events.



Leola had her final revenge when she read in the local paper that the

motel might go bankrupt. Her phone rang, and an executive from Marriott

said, "We're prepared to offer you $200,000 for the motel."



Leola replied. "We'll take it, but only if you change the telephone

number."

Revenge is a phone number??/?
Lol! i loved it, and would probably think of something like that. was it true? a/w, congratulations 2 Leola! 10/10, and starred!
Reply:Very good! ;)
Reply:very good thanks for the laugh have a star :)
Reply:Long but I liked it

STAR
Reply:Awesome! LOL



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Reply:I did'nt have time to read, but i would pick up everythime and say what i think...



If it gets too boring i would go and smash someone up a little... Violence... tu tutttt
Reply:heh-heh

the local cinema was one digit out from my home number. I lost count of how many tickets I sold.

I told them where to park their cars as well - in the next town.

The movie house changed their number.
Reply:Very, very funny! x
Reply:LMFAO!!!!! revenge is sooooooooo sweet!!
Reply:Brilliant..... lol
Reply:Ebert and roeper give it two big thumbs up!
Reply:Good on her. But she shouldn't ruin other peoples days. I'd have just done it to business people and the like
Reply:hahaha

like it
Reply:How bizarre!!!



You get my star!!!



LOL!!!
Reply:thats to long
Reply:hahaha funny stuff!
Reply:An excellent idea LoL.
Reply:cute
Reply:ooh
Reply:She should have made use of the number

1-800 720-9109

no one ever answers that phone



ever
Reply:I do hope that's a true story.

That is awesome and good on her!
Reply:hahaha great stuff! lol
Reply:Love it. Sounds like something I'd do!
Reply:LOL!! Talk about revenge being sweet!!
Reply:Brilliant
Reply:im still laughing.. well done ..... i hope you goy your number changed and an executives appointment at the hotel!!!!