On 8/30/2014 6:55 PM, Pico Rico wrote:
"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message



He said type www. Oh, I typed wwww. He said no, three w's..OK threew.
That went on for a few variations then we got to the type dot. OK I have
wwwdot.

After about 20 minutes he called me a mother f... and hung up.

you should keep track and see if you can get to 30 minutes next time. I
assume you gave him enough "positive" feedback to keep him on the hook for
that long.



What helped was knowing up front what the call was about and thanking
him for calling to help me. I bet he thought he had me hooked right
away. I also had the time to play rather than just hang up.

What he did not know is that I like to string them along.

A few years back we were transitioning from regular health insurance to
Medicare. Our deductible for the year was already paid in, but when I
changed to Medicare, the started my wife from $0 and did not cover some
bills. It took month to get straightened out. Meantime I was not
paying $1000 I did not owe. Then a collection agency started calling my
wife.

Caller: Can I speak to Mrs. Ed?
Me: This is Mrs. Ed
Caller: You don't sound like her
Me: How do you know what I sound like if you never talked to me?

I got a call from them once a week. After a few weels...
Caller: How do you want to pay the $643?
Me: I can't pay, I just bought a new Weber grill
Caller (choking) Don't you think you should pay your medical bills?
Me: Not now, we're going to have Porterhouse steaks tomorrow.

Insurance finally paid so no more entetainment.