Unwanted Phone Calls
Jun 2, 2016 18:33:28 #
John_F wrote:
I wasn't quite that creative darn it. Got a call when I first started dating my present wife. We were at her place, she asked me to answer the phone, she was tired of shooing off sales calls. I asked the gal if this was a sales call, she said "Well...." I said "Look, I am the minister, Mr. XXXXXXXX is dead, we have a cremation fire going in the back yard, and it is getting of hand. Can you make this quick?" She stuttered and stammered and said "I will call back." I said "Better have a good credit card, 'cause it is now a looooonnnnnnggggg distance call, either heaven or hell, we are not sure which", and she hung up. My girlfriend was dissolved in total silent laughter by this time, my brother who was visiting was in total shock. I hadn't had so much fun in weeks!Now this is what I call creativity. I liked how he took charge of the call. Of course, it helps to have a 'cop' voice and a 'take charge' attitude and be able to think lightning fast. He had a way that could not be ignored and set the mood that the other guy dared not hang up on. Wish I had that skill.
Jun 2, 2016 19:51:30 #
John_F wrote:
We have set our cell phones up such that any call from someone in our 'contact list' gets a ringtone and certain special people get special ringtones. We are also very stingy about who can get our cell numbers. This does not prevent a spammer from hacking a friends phone who has us in their 'contact' list.
I seldom give out my cell number, but autodial hits all the numbers. I ignore anything I don't recognize.
Jun 3, 2016 22:57:11 #
I started answering the phone, "_____ County Sheriff's Dept., How may I direct your call?" Get a lot of hang-ups then.
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