tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post4276272884533378493..comments2024-03-29T12:10:24.356+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: CallersYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-28858860859603222622013-08-16T09:33:27.883+01:002013-08-16T09:33:27.883+01:00So I guess your aged relatives never get to talk t...So I guess your aged relatives never get to talk to you?<br />Even so I am glad to hear this stuff also bugs you Helen.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68055635743374043952013-08-16T09:32:09.060+01:002013-08-16T09:32:09.060+01:00Sounds like you live in a techno superlab house wi...Sounds like you live in a techno superlab house with new-fangled aids all around you. Fortunately or unfortunately we live in a normal house with none of that techno-paraphernalia around us. However we did sign up for the "Telephone Preference Service" which is meant to block unsolicited calls.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62149531170370787612013-08-16T09:28:33.781+01:002013-08-16T09:28:33.781+01:00Err...David, may I say that Yorkshiremen do not gr...Err...David, may I say that Yorkshiremen do not grunt on the toilet! We are not pigs, we are human beings! Instead of grunting we sing or whistle our national anthem. But I do like your idea about stringing the callers along to deliberately waste their time.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83166661886013509902013-08-16T09:24:21.276+01:002013-08-16T09:24:21.276+01:00I like your dad's method a lot Jenny and may r...I like your dad's method a lot Jenny and may replicate it. Tomato sauce on the blade may also help. I wish we could find the telephone equivalent.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-15747604190043128192013-08-16T09:07:00.856+01:002013-08-16T09:07:00.856+01:00We have caller ID too , so I often don't answe...We have caller ID too , so I often don't answer if it's an unfamiliar or withheld number. I work on the principle that, if it's someone genuine, they will leave a message on the answer machine. Doorstep callers, I open the door, they open their mouths to speak and I cut them off by saying, "Not interested, thank you' and send them on their way.<br />Once, Dad inadvertently answered the door to one of these 'salesmen' with a kitchen knife in his hand (he had been cooking when the doorbell rang). The man took one look and left hurriedly!Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12965606749205389012013-08-16T03:21:06.817+01:002013-08-16T03:21:06.817+01:00I never have solicitors coming to my house. They ...I never have solicitors coming to my house. They either can't find it or don't want to negotiate the log road I laughingly refer to as my driveway. I use to have solicitors call me on the phone. Nothing worked completely until I stopped answering my phone. I never answer it. Instead, I wait until it has stopped ringing, see who has called and then return their call. This can get a bit complicated but much better than getting unwanted phone calls every day.<br /><br />The other thing you can do is harass the callers. Time is money. Keep them on the phone for as long as you possibly can. If you are on the toilet or you pretend you are on the toilet, you can have some fun if you like grunting and who doesn't?David Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260130060172457192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6235039871437432422013-08-16T03:18:38.260+01:002013-08-16T03:18:38.260+01:00We have Caller ID on our phone, so we can see the ...We have Caller ID on our phone, so we can see the telephone number and a bit of alphabetic information on the incoming call. We don't even have to get up and run across the room to read the little screen; it is displayed on our television set thanks to the telephone line tie-in with our satellite dish. If it's a number or company I don't recognize, or even if it is one I do recognize but prefer not to answer, I let it go to the answer machine. If they want to leave a message they do, which I can erase later. Most of the time they hang up without leaving a message, which is fine with me. The "robo-calls" (automatic dialing by computers with lists of numbers to call) are persistent, but we are dealing with it in the only way we know how. <br /><br />Unfortunately, political calls and charitable organization calls are exempt from the nationwide "Do Not Call" list, which we also are on. rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6659963049083379172013-08-16T03:11:35.248+01:002013-08-16T03:11:35.248+01:00I'm with you there. I also object that the pho...I'm with you there. I also object that the phone callers also usually know my name but of course would not be willing to give theirs. (not that I want to know really )Then there are the children you've never seen before who want you to sponsor them for some walk or swim etc. I would never allow my kids to accost people they didn't know and ask them for money ( which is what it boils down to ).<br />When I hear that click, click silence when I answer the phone I quickly drop it back in the cradle... so if you ring me you'd better speak up quickly or you'll get short shift !!Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.com