Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[Jeff Scott]

...Uncle Troy and his twin Aunt Floye, or my twin cousins Joe & Roe, or cousins Mary Kathryn and Kathryn Mary (not twins).

We have a few pair of twins in our family (paternal side); I am one, myself (the better one, of course).

 

[notJaco]

File this under why I wouldn’t want to go to Beijing. Was watching a show today, someone was looking for an apartment. Squat toilets and combination showers are seemingly popular.

This is a public washroom, I’d hate to use it when crowded. You have to hold your pants up while squatting, you don’t want them hitting the ground. They have the same in the apartments only a shower is in the same cubicle.

They also have regular sit down thrones but those are for the well off.

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They are WAY too close to each other. Catching someone else's splash looks unavoidable.
YUK!

 

[SoulReflection]

So, what do people do about calls to replace/renew their car warranty when they do not own a car...just asking?

 

[Charlie Tango]

So, what do people do about calls to replace/renew their car warranty when they do not own a car...just asking?

You do the Seinfeld thing -- you say you're not able to talk right then, but that you're VERY interested and you ask for the person's home number to call them back when you're able to spend an hour or two to find out all the details. They'll probably hang up.

 

[GwenOnBass]

And rubber gloves and disinfecting wipes!

That's just for time travelers at CGBG

 

[Passinwind]

So, what do people do about calls to replace/renew their car warranty when they do not own a car...just asking?

Ask ‘em if it’s for the Ferrari, the Bugatti, or the Citroen 2CV.

 

[SoulReflection]

You do the Seinfeld thing -- you say you're not able to talk right then, but that you're VERY interested and you ask for the person's home number to call them back when you're able to spend an hour or two to find out all the details. They'll probably hang up.

But, if you answer, I believe they will keep calling and sell your number to others. I keep my "Do Not Disturb" on, don't answer and just add them to the "do not call" and "ignore list" and hope for the best. These bottom feeders need to be called out and need to be stopped.

 

[Charlie Tango]

But, if you answer, I believe they will keep calling and sell your number to others. I keep my "Do Not Disturb" on, don't answer and just add them to the "do not call" and "ignore list" and hope for the best. These bottom feeders need to be called out and need to be stopped.

If you figure out how to do it you'll be ultra rich and famous.

 

[markwrob]

We have a few pair of twins in our family (paternal side); I am one, myself (the better one, of course).

And does your twin play, for instance, MusicMan Stingray fretli? Inquiring minds, etc etc

 

[G-Dog]

We have a few pair of twins in our family ... I am one, myself ... ....

Dare we ask, Jeff, what is your (hopefully rhyming) twin's name?
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[beans-on-toast]

So, what do people do about calls to replace/renew their car warranty when they do not own a car...just asking?

Never answer the phone unless you know who is calling and want to talk to them. The phone company that ticks me off so much allows these people to pester you. If it were up to me, all calls would be blocked with a PRIVATE LINE MESSAGE except for those in my contact list.

 

[markwrob]

That's just for time travelers at CGBG

I suppose if a person were there in its heyday the initials would morph and transpose.

 

[notJaco]

Dare we ask, Jeff, what is your (hopefully rhyming) twin's name?
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[SoulReflection]

If you figure out how to do it you'll be ultra rich and famous.

But all it takes is for these idiots to be stopped from hiding behind factious phone numbers and having to use the numbers they were issued. It is such an easy solution that I do not understand why it is not done. The number you are issued should not be able to be changed. Same with MAC addresses. What am I not understanding here?

 

[markwrob]

But all it takes is for these idiots to be stopped from hiding behind factious phone numbers and having to use the numbers they were issued. It is such an easy solution that I do not understand why it is not done. The number you are issued should not be able to be changed. Same with MAC addresses. What am I not understanding here?

Money greases the skids. In many, many places.

 

[SoulReflection]

Never answer the phone unless you know who is calling and want to talk to them. The phone company that ticks me off so much allows these people to pester you. If it were up to me, all calls would be blocked with a PRIVATE LINE MESSAGE except for those in my contact list.

So far that is what I am using. Problem is, to stop the idiots from ringing my phone, I have to enable "Do Not Disturb". Am I missing something?

 

[Jeff Scott]

And does your twin play, for instance, MusicMan Stingray fretli? Inquiring minds, etc etc

He's not a musician, he's an electrical engineer. That should explain everything.

Dare we ask, Jeff, what is your (hopefully rhyming) twin's name?
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This is pretty close.

Here'a photo of him.

 

[beans-on-toast]

So far that is what I am using. Problem is, to stop the idiots from ringing my phone, I have to enable "Do Not Disturb". Am I missing something?

Hopefully you’re missing their calls. Email is a good filter.

 

[G-Dog]

We have a few pair of twins in our family (paternal side); I am one, myself (the better one, of course).

Dare we ask, Jeff, what is your (hopefully rhyming) twin's name?
.

You're right! You are the better one, at least by reputation.​

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[notJaco]

He's not a musician, he's an electrical engineer. That should explain everything.


This is pretty close.

Here'a photo of him.

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A mustashe like that takes a commitment to be sure.