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I’ve been getting calls on my cellphone from some company selling life alert services. For some reason this company thinks I am disabled and on SSI.

My son and his wife were over for a belated Father’s Day visit. We were sitting at the table eating my grilling masterworks.

They call and I pick up. A recording tries to engage me in conversation. I know it’s a ‘bot. The ‘bot asks me a series of questions and I answer, “Yes” everytime to connect to a real person.

Trudy picks up after a couple of minutes. The recording hands off the call, trying to encourage the stupid, weak, or out of touch sheep to still actually believe it’s a real person. It was painfully stupid.

After the ‘bot is done babbling I cut off Trudy and tell her, “Trudy, I am not disabled. I am not on SSI. Take me off of your call list. I know you’re just doing your job. If I get another call from your company I will find where it is and I will burn the building to the ground.”

I could have made it worse, but I had company. My son was laughing because he knows me too well. My daughter in law was probably horrified but didn’t show it. She’s a good kid.

I’ve done this many times. It always works. I once did it at work. I got put on verbal warning for that and everyone was instantly afraid of me. Not a bad thing. Not good either. I guess I was having a bad day.

It ain’t easy being a Snowy Bear.

-SB

After the ‘bot is done babbling I cut off Trudy and tell her, “Trudy, I am not disabled. I am not on SSI. Take me off of your call list. I know you’re just doing your job. If I get another call from your company I will find where it is and I will burn the building to the ground.”

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You talk to bots?

I am almost 74 years old.

I don’t waste any of the precious time I have left talking to bots or telemarketers.

Back before caller id, push buttons, and cellphones I dispatched tele marketers quickly and efficiently-because you could not tell who was calling until you picked up the phone.

Now, I can tell, and I simply will not waste any of my precious time on such trivial and boring pursuits.

Nuff said.

I am not disabled. I am not on SSI. Take me off of your call list. I know you’re just doing your job. If I get another call from your company I will find where it is and I will burn the building to the ground.”

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