I too travelled during the SARS crisis. We flew into Perth, Australia via Singapore straight through 23 hours. I looked like death warmed up and they were taking temperatures as we walked towards passport control. FGS don't have a hot flush now, OH said, or they won't let us in.
I have now contacted A @Joyce Goldenlily and they are aware of the issue. My 'callers' were robots (had another one maithering on about loft insulation - also robot!) but have added my twopennorth to the Fraud website.
These calls are annoying at the best of times but at least you can wind up the humans on a wet day to be interrupted in the garden on a fine day by robots - well. Its the Purple Pim!
Please don't wind up the humans. They are just trying to earn an honest living. They are probably very hard up, or they wouldn't have taken such a crap job.
I hear what you're saying @josusa47 and regret any upset to those genuinely in need but fear that may be a very small minority. I suffered comments such as yours from my daughter for many years when she lived at home - don't be annoying to unsolicited callers either on the phone or at the door they're just earning a living.
Now she is married, has a home and a child, I have to listen to her complaints about the eternal unsolicited calls. I reminded her that she predicted karma would pay me back, not going to repeat her comment.
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
I have now contacted A @Joyce Goldenlily and they are aware of the issue. My 'callers' were robots (had another one maithering on about loft insulation - also robot!) but have added my twopennorth to the Fraud website.
These calls are annoying at the best of times but at least you can wind up the humans on a wet day to be interrupted in the garden on a fine day by robots - well. Its the Purple Pim!
Please don't wind up the humans. They are just trying to earn an honest living. They are probably very hard up, or they wouldn't have taken such a crap job.
They are trying to earn a dishonest living. Most of them know the company is trying to scam / rip off the person they are calling.
I planned to cut the grass yesterday. Got the mower out, started OK then quickly cut out. It can be a bugger to start when it's warm so left it a while. Went back out and it had started raining. Mower back in shed and I'm considering the purchase of a combine harvester!
Have you any idea what these sub humans [not humans] do to people @josusa47? The distress they can cause? I had to remove the phone from my elderly mother's hand once. Considering that was about fifteen years ago, nothing much has changed.
Not to mention the defrauding. They are beneath contempt and deserve everything they get.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When we used to spend a lot of time in India, Indian friends said they didn't feel guilty about charging ( rich ) tourists extra. They saw it as "providing for our family " and , as such, perfectly honourable.
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Panorama -spying on the scammers. It's on iPlayer
Now she is married, has a home and a child, I have to listen to her complaints about the eternal unsolicited calls. I reminded her that she predicted karma would pay me back, not going to repeat her comment.
They are trying to earn a dishonest living. Most of them know the company is trying to scam / rip off the person they are calling.
Have you any idea what these sub humans [not humans] do to people @josusa47? The distress they can cause? I had to remove the phone from my elderly mother's hand once. Considering that was about fifteen years ago, nothing much has changed.
Not to mention the defrauding. They are beneath contempt and deserve everything they get.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...