Freeoples Thread 313

What could he have been thinking ?

He obviously thought he was a hard ass.

So9

1,421 posted on 05/31/2002 10:22:35 PM PDT by Servant of the Nine

To: Servant of the Nine

1,422 posted on 05/31/2002 10:24:55 PM PDT by Darlin'

This is John Derbyshire in National Revue.

DON'T TROUBLE TROUBLE TIL TROUBLE TROUBLES YOU
Rosie has had a new hobby this past few weeks. She decided that she would switch our telephone service from company A, who we've been with for years out of sheer inertia, to company B, who offer all sorts of enticements to new subscribers. When she told me she wanted to do this, I ran from the room screaming: "I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT! YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!!" She went ahead anyway, and found out what I knew by instinct: that telephone providers, like internal organs, are best left alone so long as they behave themselves.

We have two lines coming into the house. One is a regular phone, one runs a phone/fax combination machine, with different numbers for fax and phone, and different ringing tones. This configuration proved to be far beyond the understanding of any company B employee. To them, it was nuclear physics. Rosie spent, I would estimate, several dozen hours on the phone trying to explain it to them, and also to sort out their weird postmodern billing system. She was never able to make them understand our requirements, though, nor could she ever figure out their statements. (I myself refused to look: "Sorry, honey, life's too short to go messing with phone companies.") In frustration at last she switched back to company A... Who by this time had expunged all memory of us from their databases, and had to have everything explained to them all over again... A word to the wise: If your telephones work, for God's sake leave them alone!

So9

1,423 posted on 05/31/2002 10:27:54 PM PDT by Servant of the Nine

To: Servant of the Nine

Makes sense to me. I'd been tempted to change recently too but had already decided against it. This article reaffirms that decision. LOL

1,424 posted on 05/31/2002 10:36:31 PM PDT by Darlin'

LOL ... I remember once I called my cousin in Utah and talked to her for like 4 hours .. Mom was NOT happy about that ..

I can just imagine the phone bill your sisters had .. LOL

1,425 posted on 05/31/2002 10:37:50 PM PDT by Mo1

Goodnight lovely FReeoples, sleep well and sweet dreams to all. :)

1,426 posted on 05/31/2002 10:38:19 PM PDT by Darlin'

Authorities said Bellew, 21, allegedly dropped his pants, ran toward a door and struck it with his naked posterior while a guard was on the other side.

And he thought he could get away with this .. fofl

1,427 posted on 05/31/2002 10:42:05 PM PDT by Mo1

To: Servant of the Nine

The same advice should go with electric companies also ..

I have heard the horror story with them also

1,428 posted on 05/31/2002 10:43:42 PM PDT by Mo1

Mother was furious for weeks. Anytime that month when any of us wanted to buy something or go somewhere she would say... I know dear and I'd love for you to have it but I'm paying off your sister's bills. The two of them would cringe everytime she said that. LOL. They probably would to this day. I'll have to try that the next time I see those two. LOL Mother was a pretty small little thing but she was a holy terror when she needed to be. Whew.

Well, I'm really gone this time. Goodnight---- again. LOL

1,429 posted on 05/31/2002 10:45:38 PM PDT by Darlin'

To: Darlin';Mo1;ValerieUSA

Goodnight ladies.

So9

PS Maureen, are you gonna start a new thread tonight?

1,430 posted on 05/31/2002 10:55:13 PM PDT by Servant of the Nine

That's what moms are suppose to be like

I do have to admit sometimes it is really hard for me to keep a straight face when I am yelling at the kids ..

Well I think I'm off to bed also .. loads of stuff to do tomorrow .. I FINALY found all the pool gear .. I put it all at in the shed ..

Sweet Dreams Yall

1,431 posted on 05/31/2002 10:57:07 PM PDT by Mo1

To: Servant of the Nine

Ok .. Nully's not around right .. LOL

I'll do it before I leave tonight..

SMOOCH .. sweet dreams

1,432 posted on 05/31/2002 10:58:22 PM PDT by Mo1

1,433 posted on 05/31/2002 11:05:33 PM PDT by Mo1

Ooooops ... forgot to address that to everyone ..

Let's try again

Moving On To Next Thread ... 314

1,434 posted on 05/31/2002 11:06:39 PM PDT by Mo1

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