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Oct 3, 2006 19:48:28 GMT -5
Post by tarradiddle on Oct 3, 2006 19:48:28 GMT -5
I've had my share of problems with the people in India (are they supposed to be called "Indians"?) as some others had on here. And when it's a problem with me and my pc - you can just imagine! Bill Gates wouldn't understand some of my mistakes. And like someone said - so hard to understand. I had to ask one of them to speill a word I couldn't understand and it turned out to be-------D-O-T. Gee whiz.I majored in English in college, what else can I do? Oh and another. They can NOT prounce my last name. - O'Brien. That's not an unusual name. Or so I used to think. OK. On to today's Pet Peeve: Elections are coming up soon and it seems everyone wants to know NOW how I'm going to vote. And why. Good thing I'm a polite old lady. Most of the time. ;D
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Post by Mark on Oct 4, 2006 9:57:38 GMT -5
Just tell them you haven't decided yet because the check's not yet arrived. That's what I do - or, something similar. They don't know what to say usually and hang up.
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Post by sandy on Oct 5, 2006 9:28:33 GMT -5
I usually tell them "Yes, I'm voting. No, not for your guy." Voting is private.That's why we go into those little cubicles and mark our vote. All they need to know is that when the day comes I will be there and I will cast my vote. If they need to call and canvass to see how people are going to vote they have several possibilites in mind. AHH voting for me now. Must like my dirty ads. More, must have more of them. If they think I'm not voting for them maybe they will rethink their tactics and change or maybe they ar honest in the first place and what you see is what you get and don't need to change. I'm a dreamer at times.
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Oct 5, 2006 12:06:30 GMT -5
Post by Mark on Oct 5, 2006 12:06:30 GMT -5
AHH? Another acronym....hmmmm.
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Oct 5, 2006 12:42:07 GMT -5
Post by Maria on Oct 5, 2006 12:42:07 GMT -5
Last month during our primary race there were so many calls being made. The Republican senators primary was a hot one in which there was so much national attention. One day I came home from work and there were 8 messages on the answering machine--everyone was about a candidate. I know as soon as November gets closer it will start all over because of the Senate race.
The do not call list doesn't work for politics or non-profits.
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Oct 5, 2006 13:12:47 GMT -5
Post by Mark on Oct 5, 2006 13:12:47 GMT -5
Non-profits I tell that my foundation takes care of all donations. They don't know what to say and usually just thank me and hang up. I don't like unsolicited calls - at all! I have worked in raising funds for charities and we never made unsolicited calls.
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Oct 5, 2006 14:12:58 GMT -5
Post by sandy on Oct 5, 2006 14:12:58 GMT -5
I had to get nasty with SADD and The Retired Policemen of Pa I think. Sadd would take not take no for an answer and just kept calling again and again. The retired policemen were as bad. I finally asked if they had a retirement policy when he answered yes I told him I didn't so would he like to donate to me? He laughed. I told him I was not joking anymore than he was. And please take my name off his call list. Politicians are harder to get rid of. Do they really believe those polls? I find them thoroughly skewed. Do phone calls make a difference? I got calls from govenors and the Pres last election. Didn't make a bit of difference to me. Arnold could call me and it wouldn't change my opinion on who to vote for. I say a aprayer outside of the election house and trust that God will give me the answers. A phone call can't compete with that advice.
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Oct 5, 2006 14:30:31 GMT -5
Post by Mark on Oct 5, 2006 14:30:31 GMT -5
Try the 'foundation' story - it's worked for me every time.
For politicians, tell them as a government employee you can neither listen to or discuss anything with them.
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Nov 9, 2006 15:37:07 GMT -5
Post by Juana Cookie on Nov 9, 2006 15:37:07 GMT -5
I hate those horrible RECORDED messages that the politicians are using now...you CAN hang up on them, but they keep running, and tying up your phone line, until the message is over.
As for people requesting donations to ANYTHING, I always tell them the same thing: I don't commit to making ANY contributions, over the phone. If they want to send me their literature, I will gladly take a look at it, and consider them, but I will NOT make a donation over the phone. They usually get all flustered and tell me that they will send me the envelopes to send in the money, after I commit, to which I reply: "Sorry, I don't do things that way!" Usually, they end up hanging up on me! *LOL*
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Nov 10, 2006 16:12:30 GMT -5
Post by Mark on Nov 10, 2006 16:12:30 GMT -5
I usually tell them that all such expenditures are handled through my foundation. Usually there's silence for a few moments - they have not been taught this particular possible response and are at a loss for words. Works everytime.
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