Irritations

[c.d.]

Politicians who wear flag pins on their lapels. Pretty much all of them do it. I guess it is to show that they are a Patriot and love the country. Yeah, because it takes such sacrifice to buy a two dollar pin and attach it to your lapel.

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[John Wheat]

If I get Spam calls I ask them if they're wearing something sexy .

[c.d.]

There is a guy who has a YouTube channel and he posts videos of him responding to scammers who ask for his credit card number. He has a number of different sound effects on his computer. My favorite is barking dogs. He'll start to give the number and then right in the middle he will turn on the barking dogs. The scammer repeatedly asks him to repeat what he said until they give up in frustration. Very funny and clever.

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[c.d.]

I also use to get calls from "the IRS" saying I owed thousands in back taxes and if I didn't pay today they will issue a warrant for my immediate arrest. I went along with it for quite some time. My feeling is that as long as they are on the phone with me it means they aren't scamming some elderly person. I was told I owed around $6,000. I pretended to be shocked but said I would pay it since I didn't want to be arrested. I then told "the IRS agent" that I only have $5,000 in my checking account and would it be possible to pay $5,000 today and then set up some sort of monthly payment plan to pay off the balance? I could tell he thought he had me. Said he needed to check with his supervisor to get approval for that. Of course his supervisor approved it. I expressed my gratitude over and over that the IRS was willing to work with me. Then I said hey I was thinking, would it be possible to pay a dollar today and then a dollar a month for the next 6,000 months? He said are you mocking me? I said yes because you are not the IRS you are a scammer. That was met with an outpouring of profanity and him hanging up.

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[c.d.]

I get scam calls all the time. I try to keep them on the phone as long as I can and waste their time. Got one the other day from the local power company. Clearly it was not really them. Heavy foreign accent. They said as a long time customer they could offer me a free home inspection and correct any problems they find right on the spot. I said that would be great. I told the guy that sometimes the lights in my living room flicker and what did he think that could be? He said it could be anything but they would check it when I made the appointment. I said I think it is just a loose connection or bad wiring. Did he think that could be the cause? He said it could be but they will check it when they come out. I then said a friend of mine told me it could mean you have a ghost in your home and they are trying to get your attention. Did he think it could be a ghost? He started getting a little irritated and said sir we will check but you have to make the appointment. I then asked him if it was a ghost could they get rid of it or do I need to call a priest? Even more frustration on his part and he said sir just make the appointment and we will check it. I then asked him if they worked with any priests on a regular basis that they could recommend? I said I would call a priest and make an appointment for him to come out and then call the power company so that they could be here when the priest is here so they could consult with each other. He finally hung up.

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[Herlock Sholmes]

Well I have over a 100, but here's a few to start with...


1) When a politican says "let me be clear".


RD

I’d add…when politicians says ‘I’ve been very clear on this.’ It’s only because they’re so overjoyed they’ve actually hit upon the vanishingly rare time when a subject is being discussed that they haven’t spent their life lying, changing their mind or obfuscating about.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I'm currently irritated by constant spam calls from con people. I have learned to set up a voice mail message on my cell saying I don't answer unlnown numbers, and if this is important, please leave a message and your number to call back.
i try to label legitimate businesses in contacts, in case I missed a bill or something.
i've read up on common scams and how to recognize specific types of cons by the prefix the number uses.
Prize scams, "Publisher Clearing House" prizes, packages that need money sent to be claimed, "Pacs" for electing people to support police, fire, children's charities, good grief!.
My phone now says "identified spam" after many of my ignored calls.

That’s a good one Pat. It’s irritating but it can be even more so for older people. I have an aunt who is 86 who suffers from anxiety who I’ve instructed to ignore these calls but she still calls me after she gets one though because they really worry her. She can’t really get past the idea that some unknown person has her phone number. ‘Bank security’ is a regular one which I get too. Or someone tells you that your insurance is about to expire on something that you don’t own.

[Herlock Sholmes]

People who say, or even write, "should of" when they mean "should have".

Yeah, that’s annoying.

[Ms Diddles]

People who say, or even write, "should of" when they mean "should have".

Uuuugghh! Agreed Gazza!

[Ms Diddles]

I'm currently irritated by constant spam calls from con people. I have learned to set up a voice mail message on my cell saying I don't answer unlnown numbers, and if this is important, please leave a message and your number to call back.
i try to label legitimate businesses in contacts, in case I missed a bill or something.
i've read up on common scams and how to recognize specific types of cons by the prefix the number uses.
Prize scams, "Publisher Clearing House" prizes, packages that need money sent to be claimed, "Pacs" for electing people to support police, fire, children's charities, good grief!.
My phone now says "identified spam" after many of my ignored calls.

Yes, spam calls are hugely annoying.

I've developed a highly enjoyable technique for dealing with the compensation claim ones though, which never fails to brighten my day.

When I hear the "I believe you have been involved in an accident that was not your fault", I agree that this is the case and act delighted and relieved to have received the call.

Depending on what mood I'm in, I may go full blown "Thank God you called!!!!" other times I'll play it more lowkey.

I then play along with their script for a while (just randomly making stuff up) until they get to the part where they are asking for details of the "accident".

At this point I turn it round on them and beg THEM inform ME exactly where this accident happened, on what day, who was involved etc.

I tell them that this accident has RUINED my life and owing to the horrific AMNESIA which I suffered as a result, I have no recollection of what happened and this tortures me all day every day.

My husband has left me as he can't cope, my children have been taken into care, I've lost my job.....

I tell them that I am so glad and grateful that they have called, since they clearly hold all this crucial information about the crash which will finally give me answers and put my mind at ease.

Perhaps when I have all this information that they can give me I will be able to rebuild my life.

I then proceed to hysterically bombard them with questions about my life-changing crash until either they hang up or I terminate the call after a final expletive!

Recommended.

[The Rookie Detective]

Well I have over a 100, but here's a few to start with...


1) When a politican says "let me be clear".

2) When there's an TV advert break during an engrossing movie.

3) When a 'celebrity' dies and there's a public outpouring of emotion, for someone who was just a stranger.

4) When a relative of a murder victim gives a TV interview and mentions about "forgiveness," because the TV company wouldn't allow the victim's family to broadcast and openly express the hate and rage they truly felt for the killer.

5) When car companies make cars with "200" Mph on the dashboard gage...but you're not legally allowed to drive any faster than "70" Mph.

6) When you're late for work and running for a train....that you miss, because it has inexplicably left on time.

7) When you've used the bathroom, had a nice hot refreshing shower and then got dressed and ready to leave the house... but then realise you need the bathroom again.

8) When you can't get phone signal in a building in a town, but can get phone signal on a ferry 3 miles off the coast of Algeria.

9) When people vote just for the sake of voting, despite having no idea what they're voting for; all in a bid for so-called "democracy."

10) When "pub talk' threads become more popular than actual "Ripper" threads.



RD

[Geddy2112]

I’ve seen a schoolteacher on a tv quiz recently being asked who was PM at the end of WW2 and she said Margaret Thatcher.

Well in all fairness it had ended in the 1980s haha

[Pcdunn]

I'm currently irritated by constant spam calls from con people. I have learned to set up a voice mail message on my cell saying I don't answer unlnown numbers, and if this is important, please leave a message and your number to call back.
i try to label legitimate businesses in contacts, in case I missed a bill or something.
i've read up on common scams and how to recognize specific types of cons by the prefix the number uses.
Prize scams, "Publisher Clearing House" prizes, packages that need money sent to be claimed, "Pacs" for electing people to support police, fire, children's charities, good grief!.
My phone now says "identified spam" after many of my ignored calls.

[Enigma]

People who say, or even write, "should of" when they mean "should have".

[Herlock Sholmes]

Fare jumpers on the Washington, D.C. Metro System who evade the fare by jumping the gates. Metro estimates that they lose millions of dollars in revenue yearly from this. Their solution was to spend millions of dollars replacing all the old gates with higher ones. A few people still try to jump them or squeeze between the gates or they will wait until someone who has paid is going through the gate and will basically come up behind them and try to exit at the same time.

Annoys the hell out of me because of the huge shortages Metro faces as a result they have to periodically raise fares to make up the deficit. So it is honest people like myself who suffer because of these selfish jerks.

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Couldn’t agree more c.d. We’ve had an issue here recently though where rail companies are going to have to do some serious refunding because some passengers were unfairly fined. I haven’t read into it deeply (and don’t intend to) but one of the problems his apparently due to ticket machines not working. Passengers have obviously needed to get to work and so have taken the train and then attempted to pay on arrival but have ended up getting sizeable fines.