LRod wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:35:34 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote:
What exactly is the point in going through all this rigamarole? Some jerk
calls that you don't want to talk to -- how hard is it to just hang up the
phone? Why do you need to make him hang up?
I can tell you why I do stuff like that. First of all, I'm retired.
Time is not money to me, but it is to them. The longer I can keep them
on the line (to no end, for their purposes), the more it amuses me,
but most importantly, the more it costs them. Not only that, the more
time they spend on me the less time they have to call you.
No. No need for thanks. Your understanding is thanks enough.
I understand and do thank you for tieing up an outgoing line for these
clowns. If it costs them money and amuses you, more power to you.
By the way, I got turned over to a collection agency recently (for a
bill I've already paid, twice, by the way). A couple of days ago I got
a call on my cell phone (probably about the third one from them). The
guy asks for me. I said, "who are you?"
Not so fun
.... snip of very amusing interchange
Good on you. It's not like you saying "yeah, this is Lrod" was going to
provide confirmation that the person on the other end of the line really
was talking to the person they thought they called. Could have still been
anybody.
It's not like I'm any sort of deadbeat.
--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough