Communication

Mr. Prafulbhai Patel comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: "I have great news:

I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! The doctor gave mea test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody."

The next day, Mrs.Patel receives a telephone call from AEC (Ahmedabad Electric Company) because the

electricity bill has not been paid. "Am I speaking to Mrs.Patel?"

"Yes...... speaking"

AEC guy, "You're a month overdue, you know!"

"How do YOU know?" stammers the young woman.

"Well, ma'am, we keep track of these things. It's in our files!" says the AEC guy .

"What are you saying? It's in your files ......HOW ?????"

"Yes, well ............. We have a system of finding out who's overdue"

"GOD!!!! ......... this is too much.........."

"Madam, I am sorry.... I am just following orders... I have to inform you that you are overdue"

"I KNOW that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight... he will speak to your company tomorrow "

That night, she tells her husband about the call, and he is livid! Mad as a bull, he rushes to the AEC office the next morning.

"What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? What business is that of yours?" the husband shouts.

"Just calm down," says the lady at reception, "it's nothing serious; just one month overdue. All you have to do is pay us."

"PAY you? This is preposterous! And if I refuse?"

"Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off."

"Good God .. And what would my wife do then?" the husband asks.

"I don't know, Sir. I guess she'd just have to use candles until it's reconnected."