Is it snowing where you're at?

I can't seem to make a call with my cell phone.

The cell phone keeps telling me "the number is busy," which is utter nonsense because I just called from a land line and the number wasn't busy and my sister-in-law (who lives there, with my brother oddly enough) said that nobody's been using the phone.

Oddly, the cell phone problem started about the same time it started snowing.

Obviously, that "number is busy" message is nonsense. What they really mean to say is "all the cell circuits are busy right now," but that would result in complaints from customers. T-Mobile sure is clever -- fooled me!

It's times like these that I'm tempted to crack the cell network and listen in on conversations:

"Is it snowing where you're at?"
"Yeah, how hard is it snowing where you're at?"
"It's coming down like crazy, are your streets covered?"
"No, they're just slushy."
"Our streets are covered."
"I'm gonna call Dave and see if his streets are covered."
"OK, call me back and let me know!"

This is why I won't watch 24. Because you know that when that nuclear bomb went off, there's no way in hell Jack is getting a call through to CTU! Imagine the conversations:

"Is there a nuclear explosion where you're at?"
"No, is there one where you're at?"
"Yeah, I think I've got a sunburn."
"I'm going to call Tracey and see if a bomb went off at her place."
"OK, call me back and let me know!"

Of course, under normal circumstances there are plenty of cell circuits to allow everyone to talk. It's only when a notable event occurs and everyone tries to call at once and overloads the system.

I probably shouldn't complain. In the grand scheme of things, it's probably good that everyone is able to talk to everyone else so easily. Of course, I'm just upset because my call won't go through.