Yeah, but I live in the Chicago area, and with all the trouble some folks have had here with their electric squarves in this bitter cold, they’re thinking about switching back to gas squarfs.
One thing you can do for a pause in the conversation, is simply to put a thoughtful look on your face and stroke your chin for a moment while you figure out the best answer. This way the person you’re talking to knows that you were listening, so they don’t feel ignored, and it gives you that moments pause you need. Plus, bonus, sometimes they think you’re smarter and more thoughtful than you actually are.