Hey I think this blog is long over-due for something like a rant day! I mean one day at least! Possibly Rant Day will become a few days. Hmm.
So please feel free to stop by and give me a rant. Misery loves company remember and I think venting and ranting help a person to feel better!
I'll tell you what I've always done when I've had a particularly horrible day, I've always put on a horror film. Generally Psycho is great! Also American Psycho and any of the Hannibal Lecter films.
I mean who doesn't love this:
Why this, on the right sort of day absolutely warms the cockels of my heart!
Okay so what's the rant I hear you ask.
Today's rant is about nuisance callers. When husband and I moved into our home in 2006 we were given a telephone number that was supposed to have been unused for a long time. Almost immediately we began getting calls asking for a certain party. I checked around and no one knew who this person was. The former owners had an entirely different phone number.
When I explained (and husband did too) that Mrs. Jack the Ripper or whatever the hell her name was was not us, THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE US!
"We've just moved in." We said.
Guess what? They phoned back, always with the same question: "May I speak with Mrs. Jack the Ripper, please."
BUT LISTEN YOU STUPID MORON...etc.
THEY ARE STILL PHONING! They sometimes let a few months go by and they phone again!
We've had this gizmo that stops unidentified calls from getting through but guess what?
THEY GOT THROUGH!
Stepson laughed (with compassion it has to be said) and told us if they want to get through they'll get through whatever we do.
It's stopped for now, but I know it'll start up again. I always go into a bunker mentality wherein husband comes home and I greet him in a firing position with dogs cowering behind the sofa.
"Oh they called again!"
"WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?!!!!!!!!!!! ARGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!"
(Takes a breath) MY RANT FOR THE WEEK!
thank you!
xxxx
5 comments:
LMAO!!!Ok, I know how annoying telemarketers can be, I was one...lol...and I know how crazed bill collectors can be...didn't do that one...but I was on the receiving end a long tme ago...not too fun. Still, there is a database companies purchase to make these calls. If the number tou have is in that database, there is not a way to change it unless you change your number. Sorry this is going on, just take comfort in knowing you can always mess with them...he he he . I have a few things that happened to me when i was telemarketing. For example. You can always put the phone down and let them go on and on and on. If it's a bill collector. Make up a story like Bubba died or tell them the cat is stuck in a tree and the fire department is onn the way and the roof is caving in and when they find so and so, let you know...lol...
That's great!
Yeah this is over money and they aren't letting go.
One guy is obsessed he's the latest caller. He's called everyday for a few weeks.
I turned the phone off and used my cell phone! Made my husband call me on that!
but he's stopped now.
Yeah I'd love to do something horrible. the mind boggles.
I could say that the person he wants has been extradited to America. Apparently she got a hold of some weapons and shot up a collection agency...!
If they call again, I mean when they call again I won't say anything because it steams me up too muuch, i'll just disconnect the phone for a few hours type thing!
arg!!!!
Next weeks' rant will be evil dentists!
heh heh heh!
I love the cat up the tree by the way.
'oh pardon me, but the cat is caught in the tree/dishwasher/ or 'Do forgive me but the house is on fire at the moment...'
you're great! thanks!
If I could give you an award, a kind of Oscars for the totally best approach with regard to handling annoying callers, I would give it to you!
That is the most amazing advice (I LOVE it) that I have ever heard.
Fabulous, it's hysterical!
But you see R.L., this idiot is probably from a collection agency. She owes money--so please put on your thinking cap and let's see if we can't come up with a devastating verbal assault that will effectively nuke this repulsive caller!
sincere thanks again!
I like kinky! Really make him squirm.
Laws have more teeth in them in the U.S. I'm originally from New York. it's different. There is a great deal of 'regulation', but when you get to the black and white issue of 'is it actually illegal?' you find out it isn't.
I've threatened him with all sorts of legal sounding things I thought sounded scary!
My stepson offered to deal with him on the phone but the thing was I didn't want this party to think I in any way knew anything about this woman he asks for, you know?
I'm going to just take the offensive and be as thoroughly offensive and torturous as i can be.
I might even enjoy it!
thanks so much, you really gave me some good suggestions.
Update: a kitchen place called three times in the past two days!
Our 'crime' was to change our minds and not buy a kitchen, they've never even been here or anything! it was purely a telephone enquiry that my husband made!
unreal, right?
Great idea, but there's no way i want this main one to know my name.
I could see doing it if they already know my name!
Excellent.
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