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Strange phone call this morning...
Got this call earlier this morning...
[ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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Strange phone call this morning...
Doug Miller wrote:
Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? Tomorrow's Headlines: "Scorned Woodworker Uses Lasers and Prisms to Align Knife Blade Precisely Perpendicular to Victim's Chest" |
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Charlie M. 1958 wrote:
Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? Tomorrow's Headlines: "Scorned Woodworker Uses Lasers and Prisms to Align Knife Blade Precisely Perpendicular to Victim's Chest" Naah - wrong headline. Should be: "Harassing Lunatic Killed With Wooden Bullet." The suspect was reported to have claimed that a wooden bullet was the approved method of slaying trolls. -- It's turtles, all the way down |
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Strange phone call this morning...
Doug Miller wrote: Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? No, but I've learned that it is trivial to spoof the calling line ID. I found this out when investigating a call that came to me 'from' a number that was not in service. There is (or was) website that lets you do that for free. I haven't checked it out, but suppose it you'd call it using VOIP and then it woudl connect via the internet to a local exhchange to complete the call. There are some reverse phone number search services online. Some of them work for free. Some may claim they found a reverse lisitng, even if they did not, and want you to pay to see the 'results'. -- FF |
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Strange phone call this morning...
Doug Miller wrote: Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? No, but I've learned that it is trivial to spoof the calling line ID. I found this out when investigating a call that came to me 'from' a number that was not in service. There is (or was) website that lets you do that for free. I haven't checked it out, but suppose it you'd call it using VOIP and then it woudld connect via the internet to a local exchange to complete the call. -- FF |
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Strange phone call this morning...
"Doug Miller" wrote in message ... Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? What would be the motivation for someone to call you? Have you recently been in a heated argument? In any case, you might want to report the call. It could certainly be construed as a threat. |
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Hi Doug,
You betcha. Call came in yesterday at 12:06:31 (just as I was sitting down to lunch with some friends). Sure enough, the number was (205) 257-4369. When I answered the caller hung up. I get a lot of wrong numbers so I didn't give it much thought. But, now I know *exactly* who it was! It's a landline and I'm sure he thinks that he is protected by having an unlisted number. Thanks, Ed Bennett Doug Miller wrote: Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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In article , "Locutus" wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message . .. Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? What would be the motivation for someone to call you? Have you recently been in a heated argument? I guess you haven't been reading the thread about the TS-Aligner 2006 Fall Promo? Yes, you might say I've been in an argument. Wasn't heated on *my* end... but then, it wasn't *me* that got bent far enough out of shape to look up the other guy's home address and phone number, and call him. In any case, you might want to report the call. It could certainly be construed as a threat. I plan to, if he calls a second time. Right now, I figure he's just a blowhard, and probably a coward besides. Plus, he's three states away, not across the street. If he does actually show up...he may regret that decision. We're capable of protecting ourselves, and ready to do so if need be. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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Strange phone call this morning...
"Locutus" wrote in message ... "Doug Miller" wrote in message ... Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? What would be the motivation for someone to call you? Have you recently been in a heated argument? Doug would never argue with anyone! Must have been a simple mistake. (just for the record, I was asleep...) |
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Doug would never argue with anyone! Must have been a simple mistake. (just for the record, I was asleep...) Hey, I know it wasn't you, Toller. You live in upstate NY, if I recall correctly, and this call came from Alabama. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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"Doug Miller" wrote in message ... In article , "Locutus" wrote: "Doug Miller" wrote in message .. . Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? Anybody else get a phone call like this? What would be the motivation for someone to call you? Have you recently been in a heated argument? I guess you haven't been reading the thread about the TS-Aligner 2006 Fall Promo? Yeah, I found it shortly after I posted... curiosity got the best of me. Very weak. |
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"Charlie M. 1958" writes:
"Scorned Woodworker Uses Lasers and Prisms to Align Knife Blade Precisely Perpendicular to Victim's Chest" LOL!!!! -- Sending unsolicited commercial e-mail to this account incurs a fee of $500 per message, and acknowledges the legality of this contract. |
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Strange phone call this morning...
Doug Miller wrote:
I plan to, if he calls a second time. Right now, I figure he's just a blowhard, and probably a coward besides. Plus, he's three states away, not across the street. If he does actually show up...he may regret that decision. We're capable of protecting ourselves, and ready to do so if need be. I got into a ****ing match with a blowhard in another newsgroup once... he said he was going to come see me. I told him to come on, published my street address and suggested he come in through the window... and carry some ID, so I'd know where to send the remains. So far, he hasn't shown up. G Just as well, as I'm not likely to call 911. That's not the coroner's number, is it? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com |
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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message ... Doug Miller wrote: I plan to, if he calls a second time. Right now, I figure he's just a blowhard, and probably a coward besides. Plus, he's three states away, not across the street. If he does actually show up...he may regret that decision. We're capable of protecting ourselves, and ready to do so if need be. I got into a ****ing match with a blowhard in another newsgroup once... he said he was going to come see me. I told him to come on, published my street address and suggested he come in through the window... and carry some ID, so I'd know where to send the remains. So far, he hasn't shown up. G Just as well, as I'm not likely to call 911. That's not the coroner's number, is it? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com Yes it is. But I think it's goes through his secretary first. Jim |
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Doug Miller wrote: Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? ...snipped... Maybe. Did you try calling back and asking? -- Often wrong, never in doubt. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland - |
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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message ... Doug Miller wrote: I plan to, if he calls a second time. Right now, I figure he's just a blowhard, and probably a coward besides. Plus, he's three states away, not across the street. If he does actually show up...he may regret that decision. We're capable of protecting ourselves, and ready to do so if need be. I got into a ****ing match with a blowhard in another newsgroup once... he said he was going to come see me. I told him to come on, published my street address and suggested he come in through the window... and carry some ID, so I'd know where to send the remains. So far, he hasn't shown up. G Just as well, as I'm not likely to call 911. That's not the coroner's number, is it? Not a good idea--found a suspicous package in the mailbox one day with a return address that showed that it was from a netkook with whom I had been engaged in a ****ing match. The guy claimed to be a pacifist. Opened it from 100 yards with a 5.56mm letter opener. It made a surpisingly loud noise and I owed the range for a target stand. One of the few times in my life that I've regretted not calling the cops to deal with a problem but at that point there wasn't a useful amount of evidence left. I stopped using my real name online after that--it's distinctive and there are only a half a dozen people in the country who share it and I'd really rather not have to monitor my mail quite that carefully. |
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"Doug Miller" wrote in message t... In article , () wrote: In article , Doug Miller wrote: Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? ...snipped... Maybe. Did you try calling back and asking? I did. There was no answer. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. Try calling them at 2 or 3 in the morning. |
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In article TVH2h.38406$H7.7651@edtnps82, "efgh" wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message et... In article , () wrote: In article , Doug Miller wrote: Got this call earlier this morning... [ring] [ring] [me] This is Doug Miller. [caller] Hey, Doug, it's your buddy from the wreck, coming over to see you. [me, sarcastic] Is that right. [caller] (hangs up) Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? ...snipped... Maybe. Did you try calling back and asking? I did. There was no answer. Try calling them at 2 or 3 in the morning. Why? No. I'll not do that. It would serve no purpose to harass him, and is certainly a greater offense than his calling me at quarter to ten. He's done me no harm, and if he never calls me again I see no reason not to simply let it slide. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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Doug Miller wrote: In article , () wrote: In article , Doug Miller wrote: ...snipped... Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? ...snipped... Maybe. Did you try calling back and asking? I did. There was no answer. I guess he's on his way over then. -- Often wrong, never in doubt. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland - |
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Doug Miller wrote: In article , () wrote: In article , Doug Miller wrote: In article , () wrote: In article , Doug Miller wrote: ...snipped... Call came from (205) 257-4369. That's the Birmingham AL area. Oddly enough, said once that he lives in Helena, a Birmingham suburb. Do ya think he might be my "buddy" who called? ...snipped... Maybe. Did you try calling back and asking? I did. There was no answer. I guess he's on his way over then. Then he should've been here before now. I guess he got lost. -- If you're lucky maybe he'll stay lost. -- Often wrong, never in doubt. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland - |
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J. Clarke wrote: ... It made a surpisingly loud noise and I owed the range for a target stand. One of the few times in my life that I've regretted not calling the cops to deal with a problem but at that point there wasn't a useful amount of evidence left. I stopped using my real name online after that--it's distinctive and there are only a half a dozen people in the country who share it and I'd really rather not have to monitor my mail quite that carefully. It took less than that to convince to use an alias online. I do not want to deal with all the hassle that follows from culling the gene pool of idiots. -- FF |
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In article , Prometheus wrote:
[snip] BTW, hope this nonsense amounts to nothing, Doug and Ed. Thanks. I imagine it won't come to anything. As I said, I doubt he'll show up here from three states away, but if he does we're able to protect ourselves. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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