I can't claim to be straight, but if the phone rings after about 9pm, someone's butt had better be on fire. I extend the same courtesy. After about 9, I only call if I know someone will be awake or if I have an emergency.
The late night, unexpected calls I've made in the middle of the night have ranged from "I've been in a wreck," to "I'm in jail, find a bondsman."
The calls I've recieved in the wee hours have been nothing short of surreal. "Go pull out the JetStar, fuel it, leave the truck connected in case they need more fuel in the aux tanks,....Have you been drinking? Try not to breathe on the boss." and "I got my truck stuck in my yard, can you come winch me out?" and there's always "We burned something up, get to the jobsite now!"
Of the funnier things I've done with a phone was send my first text message. There may have been a few drinks involved on my end. Evidently, it was also their first text. I seem to have interrupted what I can only describe as an intimate moment. They broke it off to find the source of the noise and called to cuss me out once they found the text. (How was I to know they'd be doing the hibbidy dibbidy when I sent the text?! It isn't like they posted a schedule for the horizontal mambo!)
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