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Rep Retirement Lodge: 17th Edition: Summer Isn't Just A Stripper's Name

Rep Retirement Lodge: 17th Edition: Summer Isn't Just A Stripper's Name

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Morning, Lodge.

Decided that I'm gonna cash in my free monthly pizza at church for "breakfast" then hit up a local beer/sausage house (that has a WIDE variety) for a late lunch. Last time, had the Rattlesnake/Rabbit, looking to try the Elk this time. Then off to ShirtlessGuy's housewarming party.
 
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Beautiful in 978 land this AM. quiet, birds chirping, cool breeze at 6:15 when I woke up.
 
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Good Morning, Lodge from Iowa!

Heading to Kansas City later this morning. We are going to the baseball museum, get some bbq, and watch the Twins.
 
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goldy_331 said:
Good Morning Lodge.

Waiting for Jr to arise so we can go fireworks shopping in 'Sconny.
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Grab yourselves a deer while your there. :p
 
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Brenthoven said:
I was always polite until they started pressing. Then I had fun with them. If they STILL continued, then I got really testy.
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I had this yesterday from my former cable/ISP company, now just my ISP company. First he asked me if I used cable or satellite for my TV service. I reply that I don't have either. He then asked me what my favorite TV show on a cable/satellite station would be if I did have cable or satellite. I then reply that it's an impossible question to answer. He then asked me what my favorite show is on Netflix or Hulu, again with me replying that I don't use either service. Finally I interrupted him, telling him to put me on the company's DNC list.

Why is my cable company asking me about my cable provider when of all organizations, they should know what or who it is?
 
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St. Clown said:
I had this yesterday from my former cable/ISP company, now just my ISP company. First he asked me if I used cable or satellite for my TV service. I reply that I don't have either. He then asked me what my favorite TV show on a cable/satellite station would be if I did have cable or satellite. I then reply that it's an impossible question to answer. He then asked me what my favorite show is on Netflix or Hulu, again with me replying that I don't use either service. Finally I interrupted him, telling him to put me on the company's DNC list.

Why is my cable company asking me about my cable provider when of all organizations, they should know what or who it is?
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Reverse this, and that's what I got last year trying to minimize my ISP/cable package. Tried charging me for a visit they said would be free. Got to the point where I said, "You can charge me all you want, I just won't pay. See you in court. I have documentation." That ended that rather quickly.
 
state of hockey said:
Bingo. Just trying to make a living. I highly doubt this is the job they dreamed about. I'm just straight with them. "Not interested, take me off your call list."

Almost all are very accommodating and even thank me.
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I agree. While I get that telemarketers can be bothersome I also side with them as they are just working stiffs like the rest of us trying to make a living. For the record, in my past life I spent 15 years in the industry. I started off as telemarketer and ended my run as VP of operations. I was responsible for 35 outbound and inbound call centers throughout US and Canada and some in India with approx 25,000 employees.

Don't get me wrong, with any industry there are few bad apples that ruin it for everyone.

And remember....this post might be recorded for quality purposes.
 
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gmann said:
I agree. While I get that telemarketers can be bothersome I also side with them as they are just working stiffs like the rest of us trying to make a living. For the record, in my past life I spent 15 years in the industry. I started off as telemarketer and ended my run as VP of operations. I was responsible for 35 outbound and inbound call centers throughout US and Canada and some in India with approx 25,000 employees.

Don't get me wrong, with any industry there are few bad apples that ruin it for everyone.

And remember....this post might be recorded for quality purposes.
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so it's YOUR FAULT.... :mad:
 
mookie1995 said:
so it's YOUR FAULT.... :mad:
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Partly. ;)

I remember back in the day we called on behalf of ATT, Sprint and MCI offering long distance at 0.30 a minute. It was an incredible deal! Then the long distance wars started and it fell to as low as 0.10 a minute "dime a time."

I remember sitting in on separate meetings with execs from those companies as we negotiated contracts. F an a the majority of those execs were absolute idiots. However, those business trips were intense but always followed up with some serious fun that usually ended early/late in the morning. Those were the days.........

I left the call center business and helped start up a business in which we would be the ones "behind the scenes" monitoring calls for quality
purposes. So maybe in a way I can take the credit for the saying "this call might be monitored for quality purposes." :) no not really.
 
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Brought some exotic brats to ShirtlessGuy's housewarming, and no negative reactions, so that's good: elk, yak, gator, and duck. For the locals: New Bohemia in Golden Valley. Had their rattlesnake/rabbit brat last week, and it was delicious.

Perfect night out, except the cloud cover that developed in the evening. These are the nights that make me happy I own a convertible.
 
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Grrrrr... haven't checked in a while....

Scarlet said:
Yeah, that was how she referred to him when she first started dating.
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I thought the story was his profile name was "Not A Serial Killer" on whatever online dating service Trumpet was using at the time to find the bum.

wolverineTrumpet said:
Well, you can never be too sure with people you meet from the internet. I mean look at some of the creatures that hang around this board.
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I resemble that remark....

Twitch Boy said:
Number I don't recognize as a contact and am not expecting = decline call.

Number displays as unknown, private, or blocked = decline call.

If it's important, that's what voicemail is for. I'd estimate about 60% of my incoming calls go unanswered.

By answering those calls you confirm they've hit a live body and you'll get more.
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That's my take on it. If its really important, they will leave a message. Gotta remind clients of that sometimes. If its a call you're expecting I might hand ya the phone, but for the most part, make sure your phone is turned off and you don't have some annoying ring tone for you phone, like Fat Bottom Girls or Baby Got Back.

Brenthoven said:
Man, already 4 years! How time flies!

And good telemarketer stories are always entertaining. ALMOST makes me wish for the old days, when you didn't have Call ID, and just answered the phone, and then realized...."I am SO gonna F with these people."
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I think my favorite way to screw with telemarketers back when I was in college was to just let them go on about whatever it is they're trying to sell. after a while, I would grab my ref whistle I had from reffing intramurals. I would give my roommates the sign and would put that sucker right up next to the phone and blow it right when they're expecting me to give them a response. learned quite a few interesting cuss words in other languages that way.
 
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Do NOT besmirch Fat Bottomed Girls!
 
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Brenthoven said:
Do NOT besmirch Fat Bottomed Girls!
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Its not that I hate that song, I do love it. Its just that its not exactly a song you would want to hear when you're dropping an elbow into some fat bottom gal's glutes and expect to get through the session all professional and a straight face. Had that happen to me one time and all but peed myself.
 
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