Your morning chuckle

Communication

I have issues with it. And sometimes I know it's my fault, but sometimes I wonder if it's the other people. Especially when it seems that people do not answer the question I ask. Am I not being clear? or what? Cuz this happens with people that I know are not just too stupid to figure it out. Feel free to chip in, since many of you have actually spoken to me. Am I just not good at this whole "getting my point across" thing?

Example 1: Conversation with the receptionist the other day.
"When will they be here?"
"They said they were leaving right away."
"That's nice. But I have no idea where they're coming from or what their trip time is. For that matter, I have no idea when you talked to them and they said they were leaving. When will they be here?"

Example 2: Conversation with bossdoc this morning.
"You need to sign this thing so we can keep matching funds in the retirement."
"Alright. Its been doing 3%, right?"
"I think you're putting $100/month in."
"Uh huh. But what percentage is that?"
"I can check, but I'm pretty sure it's about $100."
"Right.... but that changes if my salary changes. What's the percentage...3?"

Example 3: Used before, but just happened again this morning.
"How large is the dog?"
"Well, he's about 6 months old."
"Yes, but we charge based on size, not age. How big is he?"
"Oh, not very big, he's still a puppy."