Dear Mr. Bell...

I'm sure Alexander Graham Bell was pretty hot to trot when he invented the telephone. I myself believe it to be a rather ingenious little doodad to have about the home. I see the majority of people walking around today(or driving, but that's a whole other post) with some form of telephone fused to their ear. Why then is it so difficult to get someone to actually pick up on the other end of the line? I've called. I've left messages. Nice, polite, concise messages. I don't want to waste my time any more than I want to waste your time with a rambling voicemail. So why then is it so confoundingly difficult to get in touch with people when you need to?