Wrong number

On Saturday, I sent a text message to what I thought was a friend’s mobile phone, to thank them for sending me an eyepiece for my camera, for nothing. No reply for a while. Then,

Who is this please? Text, don’t ring.

I replied, thinking maybe he’d got confused or didn’t recognise my number…

It’s Nathan, just wanted to say thanks for the eyepiece, not some random weirdo!

Then a pause, before the reply came through,

I not sent u eyepiece.

Oh. I sent back

Very sorry to have bothered you. Removing your number.

Then a reply I wasn’t quite expecting:

That’s OK – I’m John (not his real name) btw. Are u into photos and/or videos on ur mobile phone?

I decided not to reply, maybe he’d take that as a no. He didn’t.

Is that a no then? Text if so.

I sent back

No ta. Bye.

Then a final message:

OK fair enough u into adult dvds

I didn’t reply to this last one, and so far, John hasn’t got back to me.

The moral of this story – check your phone numbers are up to date, or you could end up discussing porn with complete strangers.

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