Several years ago - 2009 I think, I was trying to arrange a punt with a lady called Carol who is no longer active. She told me she wouldn't arrange a meeting until we spoke... fair enough.
However, she also told me that she lived with her parents, had limited access to a telephone and could only phone me when she was on her own... She could not specify a time, and told me she would have to withhold her number so that I couldn't phone her back in case she was 'found out!'
Well, over the next few days my phone must have rang about a dozen times at various intervals. Frustratingly, although I had it with me at all times it often only rang once or twice from a withheld number and cut-off before I could answer it. On a couple of occasions I did answer it in time, only to be quickly cut off before a conversation had taken place and more than a few words had been exchanged!
We did exchange several e-mails during this period but she insisted that she would not meet me until we had spoken! I thought she was taking the piss, but after about 4 days of this, just as I was about to give up the phone rang, I answered and ended up having a very decent punt