Saturday, February 13, 2010
Solicitors, solicitors go away
Come again another day. Wait a minute. NO! Don't ever come back.
I seriously have a huge pet peeve about people just stopping by. I can't stand it. Don't just randomly come by my house, please call first. Solicitors seriously bother me. I mean I know they have to make a living as well, but the pushiness and boldness of some of these people are outrageous. This particular solicitation really upset me.
Yesterday, 2 teenage girls knock on my door, so I opened the door. Mind you, it was freezing cold yesterday with 12 inches of snow on the ground. Like I said, I opened the door, but I always have my guard up, there are a lot of wackos out there.
These girls reeked of cigarette smoke and believe me, I can smell cigarette smoke a mile away. They were speaking of a contest at their school and proceeded to ask me several questions which I deemed none of their business. They wanted to know if I've ever been to Europe, they asked me what I did for a living, and one girl even made a joke about me barely opening my front door. One girl expressed that all I needed to do to help them was ask them how they get their points for the contest.
Me: How do you get your points for your contest
Girls: We sell these... *whipping out a brochure with magazines on it*
Me: Oh, I don't want to buy any magazines
Girls: Would you like to donate any money to us for beer? They said they were kidding but I wasn't amused.
Me: I'm sorry, not interested, but good luck girls.
Moral of this story: This is a huge scam people!
These girls are hired by an outside source to come to homes for the following:
1. See if people are at home
2. Check out what you have in your home. (They wanted to come in out of the cold, but I refused). This may work on men more than women because they were cute teenage girls.
3. They ask what you do for a living saying they get more points for particular occupations. (Again, just trying to calculate which income bracket you fall in).
4. These girls then report back to their employer about what they've seen and what you've told them.
5. Don't buy any magazines because they only use this form to get your information and obviously the magazines never arrive.
I have heard about this scam before and only yesterday saw it with my own eyes. It's scary to know that these types of things go on everyday, but if we are aware then we can prevent them from taking advantage of us.
I seriously have a huge pet peeve about people just stopping by. I can't stand it. Don't just randomly come by my house, please call first. Solicitors seriously bother me. I mean I know they have to make a living as well, but the pushiness and boldness of some of these people are outrageous. This particular solicitation really upset me.
Yesterday, 2 teenage girls knock on my door, so I opened the door. Mind you, it was freezing cold yesterday with 12 inches of snow on the ground. Like I said, I opened the door, but I always have my guard up, there are a lot of wackos out there.
These girls reeked of cigarette smoke and believe me, I can smell cigarette smoke a mile away. They were speaking of a contest at their school and proceeded to ask me several questions which I deemed none of their business. They wanted to know if I've ever been to Europe, they asked me what I did for a living, and one girl even made a joke about me barely opening my front door. One girl expressed that all I needed to do to help them was ask them how they get their points for the contest.
Me: How do you get your points for your contest
Girls: We sell these... *whipping out a brochure with magazines on it*
Me: Oh, I don't want to buy any magazines
Girls: Would you like to donate any money to us for beer? They said they were kidding but I wasn't amused.
Me: I'm sorry, not interested, but good luck girls.
Moral of this story: This is a huge scam people!
These girls are hired by an outside source to come to homes for the following:
1. See if people are at home
2. Check out what you have in your home. (They wanted to come in out of the cold, but I refused). This may work on men more than women because they were cute teenage girls.
3. They ask what you do for a living saying they get more points for particular occupations. (Again, just trying to calculate which income bracket you fall in).
4. These girls then report back to their employer about what they've seen and what you've told them.
5. Don't buy any magazines because they only use this form to get your information and obviously the magazines never arrive.
I have heard about this scam before and only yesterday saw it with my own eyes. It's scary to know that these types of things go on everyday, but if we are aware then we can prevent them from taking advantage of us.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Flashback Friday
Happy Flashback Friday my friends! Here's some more of my favorites from back in the day. Some 70's, some 80's and some 90's.
Don't you just love the Zack Morris phone?
Don't you just love the Zack Morris phone?
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Throw back Thursday
I am stuck at home in a blizzard. Although the snow is beautiful! This snow day just gives me more time to post some fun throw back images. Enjoy!
Winter Wonderland
Brrrrr...baby it's cold outside! We already have about 4 inches of snow on the ground this morning and snow is expected to fall all day and tonight. School is closed here in Lewisville, but the Dallas schools are still open. I bet they close school early and most likely close school tomorrow because this snow is likely to turn into ice overnight with the freezing temperatures.
We are not used to snow or ice in Texas. It's a big deal around here. I have all of my blinds open so I can see the snow fall! I took a picture of what it looks like behind our house.
We are not used to snow or ice in Texas. It's a big deal around here. I have all of my blinds open so I can see the snow fall! I took a picture of what it looks like behind our house.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Back By Popular Demand
Just when you think I can't come up with anymore 80's memories, I post another blog about them. I am hoping to get my 80's blog up and running very soon. FUN!
Ok, some of these images could be from the late 70's, 80's or early 90's. Have fun remembering!
Man, I wish I still had that Swatch phone! *Smiles*
Ok, some of these images could be from the late 70's, 80's or early 90's. Have fun remembering!
Man, I wish I still had that Swatch phone! *Smiles*
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