A first time for everything.

One of the tasks that we spend a lot of time on is corresponding with dealers on spaces. It is not uncommon for me to call a dealer and have a conversation that will end with "My husband/wife/partner is at show/out of town/not currently avaiable, can I call you back after I talk to them? Today I had the following conversation. "I like the space, but my husband is in outer Mongolia doing research and won't be back until the end of the month. I will call you if he gets in touch with me via satellite." What a strange world we live in.