Better To Be Safe Than Sorry?

I try not to respond to texts from people I don't know, but just the day before it showed up I had spoken to someone who is in sales and said she visits St. Louis once a year.

Phone number deleted for privacy

However, I put her in my phone as a contact, so if the text was from her, her name should have popped up. I checked the area code the text came from, and it wasn't even close to where she lived.

I know that if it was a spam text any type of engagement back would verify my phone number was active, so I just deleted it. It felt impolite to not respond, but I figured it was better to be safe than sorry.

Five years ago: Welcome To The Future