Let Me Go Get My Teeth!

 

Click!

I should preface this by saying that I am generally a very polite guy. As @arahant would say, I think it is mostly due to my “Southron” upbringing. But even my tendency to politeness has a limit!

I have been getting a lot (10+) robocalls per day — I think mostly due to the coming end of open season on health care options and my age. At one time, the caller ID showed a legitimate company and I would answer and explain — politely — that I’m not interested in changing.

Now, however, the caller ID shows random numbers from all over the country. If I answer, there is a delay and then a foreign voice asks how I am doing and says he has some options on improved health care options. I say I am not interested and hang up.

I am trying different call-blocking options and I will see how that works, but in the meantime, I have decided to get what entertainment I can get out of the process.

My last call:

me: “Herroo” (think of Larry the Cable Guy doing one of his weird impressions)

caller: “How are you doing today”

me: “Jutht fine!”

caller: ” uhhh ok, ….. I’m calling about some options on health care we have. Do you have medicare part A or B?”

me: “Leth me go get my teefth!” Click!

Other options:

me :” let me check with my nurse”

me: ” I’m not sure, the warden takes care of that for me”

me: “I’ve never gotten a call from Mabank, Texas, before. Where is that?”

me: “I see you are from Ipava, Illinois. Do you know the Goldarnets?”

Do you get these kinds of calls? What is your response?

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  1. JustmeinAZ Member
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    Randy Webster (View Comment):
    I hate talking on cell phones.

    Exactly why I don’t use one! I confess that I own one that I bought for $49 with 1500 mins so that I can text with a limited number of people (less than 5) who are hard to communicate with any other way – daughter, hairdresser, cleaning lady. But they know not to call me on that #. I just plain don’t answer that phone, if if I should be anywhere in it’s vicinity. I just refuse to be tied to a phone! It’s a darn good camera though!

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  2. JustmeinAZ Member
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    Stad (View Comment):

    James Lileks (View Comment):

    I am totally on board with a Navy SEAL mission to the homes of the businessmen who run these call centers. Leave a few alive to spread the word. Who ever thought that the end-point of the Telephone would be ubiquitous devices in everyone’s pocket that no one answers?

    BTW, BOLO for robocalls that ask “can you hear me okay?” because they’re fishing for a “yes” they can repurpose to manufacture consent for something.

     

    Thank goodness they finally caught “Rachel from Card Services.”

    I wish they’d catch “Chrystal from Medicare Programs”. She tracked us down this morning after a week of freedom.

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  3. Randy Webster Inactive
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    JustmeinAZ (View Comment):
    But they know not to call me on that #. I just plain don’t answer that phone

    I sort of have to.  I get business calls on mine.  If I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t include my cell phone number in my contact info.

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  4. TBA Coolidge
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    @RobtGilsdorf

    Some of the calls aren’t so bad. And I don’t mean to brag, but my car’s warranty has been extended for another two decades at least! 

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  5. WillowSpring Member
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    @WillowSpring

    I tried a new response today:

    “Thank you for calling, but the Warden handles all that for me”

    click

     

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  6. CarolJoy, Not So Easy To Kill Coolidge
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    EB (View Comment):

    No-Mo-Robo stops probably half of the calls I would get. I don’t answer numbers I don’t recognize. The other day I got a call purportedly from Egypt. I didn’t answer, but later noticed that a voicemail had been left. Out of curiosity, I listened and it sounded very much like Chinese.

    Say what? Where is this No Mo Robo calls?

    I am thinking you could earn some decent amounts of money if you set up a way to distribute the info on this outfit.

     

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  7. WillowSpring Member
    WillowSpring
    @WillowSpring

    My best approach so far:

    Me: Hello, <local town> suicide (or depression) hotline.  May I help you?

    Caller: “click”

    If they  continue, my plan is to say:

    “We find that many people are depressed by their current occupation”, but I’ve never gotten that far.

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