More bullshit from Massive Shithead
Kyna:
My grandfather had a store credit card, and my grandmother had a second card on my grandfather's account. After his death, my grandmother continued to use the card. It was easier than applying for one in her own name (since she had no credit history of her own). One month she forgot to pay the bill and fell into arrears. They rang my grandmother and asked to speak to my grandfather about the arrears. My mother was the one who answered the phone, and when they asked to speak to my grandfather she answered "He can't come to the phone right now, he's in the garden and not to be disturbed". She was right, too. His ashes were in the garden.
As for recycled phone numbers, it seems my phone number belonged to a hooker before I was given it. In the first few months of having the phone number, I got quite a few calls after midnight requesting her services. Fortunately the number didn't belong to this address, otherwise I'd have had them turning up on my doorstep as well.
J. M. Pescado:
How much were they offering? Enough for you to acquire a hooker to pimp out?
Liz:
Quote from: KatEnigma on 2007 December 12, 21:19:34
...Ever try convincing a creditor that the person they are looking for doesn't live there? ::)...
Yep, had that one for a while too. Loved how when I told them that Tiffany didn't live there, they'd always ask, "Are you sure?" Guh. Am I sure? Yeah, I'm reasonably sure who does and does not live at my house.
Quickly got tired of Tiffany's pissed off creditors and changed our number. The new number clearly used to be for some after-hours animal rescue hotline - oh, the fun of being nerve-jangled over to the phone at 3.30am to have some poor, panicked soul start shouting at me, "My dog's having a stroke! What do I do?!" Yeah, we didn't keep that number either.
jsalemi:
Yea, in some areas the phone companies are running out of numbers, so they're recycling them faster and faster. I keep getting calls on my business cell from someone in Miami who only speaks Spanish, and my Spanish isn't good enough to have a clue what they're saying. I've gotten real good at 'No habla espaniol'. :)
Yimmit:
When I moved into my place, I started to get worried about Lauren. She had doctors, her child's school, all kinds of people after her. Then I realized that the number used to belong to the local Cingular store and Lauren had been the victim the phone company had selected before me.
Cingular store number from their location in one of the biggest shopping districts in my city THAT WAS STILL PRINTED IN THE LATEST PHONEBOOK!!!
(Whew, sorry for the shouting, bad memories.)
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