154. The Poll

The caller said she was taking a nationwide . She asked if he had a few minutes. said yes. This was the first time a had ever called him. She asked if he on his cell phone. He said yes. She if he was driving. He said no. She him to imagine a ladder. The bottom rung number one. The top rung was number ten. “ satisfied are you with your life?” she asked. said number five. “Is your life better now five years ago?” she asked. He said no. “ you think your life will be better five from now?” she asked. He said no. She many questions, one after another. He looked at clock. Was this going to be a roaming ? He didn’t trust his phone company. “I have go,” he said, and hung up.