Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Day 36- Tell me again why we have a phone?
Ok, this is another addition of Things That Annoy Me. I hate it when I get phone calls from charities made by paid solicitors. Basically, they are asking me to pay their salaries so that they can continue calling people. I mean, if I could afford to make huge donations to all of these phone charities, that would be one thing. But the amount I can actually send them would be enough to pay for about three hours of the paid solicitor's work time. Why in the universe, if this is such a worthy charity, can they not find people willing to donate their time to call people? Then the money I send them could actually go to the charity rather than into the pockets of the people doing the calling. When I hear the words "I am a paid solicitor calling on behalf of (thus-and-such) charity," I hang up. I would rather give my money to my church charities than send it into the bureaucracy of some national charity that requires paid solicitors. That really annoys me.
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Hmmm...good point. I actually never thought of it before. I always hang up before they can tell me if they are paid or not! :)
me too!!mom
All right, I have added your link to my blog, despite how you feel about it. People have already come over here to see who Jess is who comments on my blog. So, there you have it! I still have not added my dinner plan, but am thinking on it...
I KEEP A LOADED SMITH & WESSON BY THE PHONE, JUST FOR DOSE CREEPS. I'm gettin' tired of fixin' those stupid holes in da wall, I gotta tell ya...
I can't stand charities w/gigantic overheads. Nor can I stand phone solicitors. Actually, neither can Chewy (my chihuahua), who stands on his back legs like a meerkat, sniffs the air and snarls at my cellphone every time one calls. Solicitors then cower in fear and refuse to call for like 1/2 an hour to an hour.
Wow am I bored at work today, by the way. Wow. Post something new somebody, will you already?
Start a blog Steph! That will help a bit with the boredom (and maybe give us an idea of what your hubby and dog look like! :) )
I am a friend of Becky's and as a Blogger we are all prone to check out others on here. Anyways I love your insight on solicitors! I am actually really replying about the fact that you were at Darien Lake I was raised in NY and used to go there all the time as a child there and Roseland Park which used to be in Geneva. Your pics brought back such fond memories from my childhood Thanks! Oh and when it comes to Grey's Anatomy I do not miss it no matter what I am in my pj's and snuggled under my soft blanket on the sofa watchin' Grey.
Becky's friend~ Shawna
Ah, clearly I am in need of a ferocious chihuahua. Welcome Shawna! It is nice to meet another Christian who admits to watching Grey's!
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