Random Rants

[_priapism]

62 days until the election.  I’m going to cut back on political posts and commentary.  Anyone who is not an idiot has already made up their mind.  No one is going to change their mind, or anyone else’s.  Screaming loudly is an exercise in futility. 

[_priapism]

I am absolutely sick of spam calls, and Robo calls, and calls claiming to be from the Social Security administration wishing to “confirm” my Social Security number. Jesus H. Shit. My God, when you make your living on the phone, and all this other crap comes in it’s a huge pain in the ass. So I’ve subscribed to an app RoboKiller to intercept the Robo calls and block them. But it cost three dollars a month. So here I am, paying money, because some idiot has my number on a spam call list. End of rant.

[watcher1]

Caller ID is great for screening those types of calls. What these people are now doing is buying up prefixes that correspond with yours or mine first three digits of your number and when you see the number pop up, you think it is someone in the neighborhood. I thought Congress passed a law just recently related to robocalls.  Now robocalls are targeting cell phones.

[Shiela_M]

I am absolutely sick of spam calls, and Robo calls, and calls claiming to be from the Social Security administration wishing to “confirm” my Social Security number. Jesus H. Shit. My God, when you make your living on the phone, and all this other crap comes in it’s a huge pain in the ass. So I’ve subscribed to an app RoboKiller to intercept the Robo calls and block them. But it cost three dollars a month. So here I am, paying money, because some idiot has my number on a spam call list. End of rant.

Those things dont work either.  You should see the size of my blocked caller list.  Most of what I get is vehicle warranty extension.  I haven't drove that jeep in over 4 years but you want to extend my warranty on it?

And because Americans like wasting money in pointless research.  They actually found out that the number of spam calls and robocalls have increased in the past couple years.  Ever since they came out with the do not call registry.

[_priapism]

Now robocalls are targeting cell phones.

Is there any other kind?  I haven’t had a landline since 2008.

[watcher1]

Now robocalls are targeting cell phones.

Is there any other kind?  I haven’t had a landline since 2008.

I know. We are a dying breed. Kids keep asking why we have a land line.

[msslave]

Wife has one. She was never able to master smartphones. Trouble hitting the right icon.  As she can't drive, I'm always with her when she does go out, so she has little need of one.

[Shiela_M]

Now robocalls are targeting cell phones.

Is there any other kind?  I haven’t had a landline since 2008.

I know. We are a dying breed. Kids keep asking why we have a land line.

Hello hello? Operator? I need you to connect me...

[msslave]

My first memories of a telephone was a wooden box on the wall. You turned the crank to ring the bells and contact the operator. You'd then give her the number you wanted to call and she'd connect you. Long distance required another operator all together.

Now a carry a phone in my pocket and can call anywhere in the world (almost).

Yeah...again, I'm old, but ahhh the changes I've seen.

[Shiela_M]

My first memories of a telephone was a wooden box on the wall. You turned the crank to ring the bells and contact the operator. You'd then give her the number you wanted to call and she'd connect you. Long distance required another operator all together.

Now a carry a phone in my pocket and can call anywhere in the world (almost).

Yeah...again, I'm old, but ahhh the changes I've seen.

Congrats msslave, you've been with us long enough you've earned an upgrade



 

[ChirpingGirl]

My first memories of a telephone was a wooden box on the wall. You turned the crank to ring the bells and contact the operator. You'd then give her the number you wanted to call and she'd connect you. Long distance required another operator all together.

Now a carry a phone in my pocket and can call anywhere in the world (almost).

Yeah...again, I'm old, but ahhh the changes I've seen.

Bet you didn't think you'd ever be able to watch porn on a phone either. 

[_priapism]

Now a text message:

Toe, important notification for your USPS delivery 3I65R1 from 05/01/2020. Click: m5mz.info/RXQdaJfv

[watcher1]

Bet you didn't think you'd ever be able to watch porn on a phone either. 

What will they think of next?

[Gonfalon]

My first memories of a telephone was a wooden box on the wall. You turned the crank to ring the bells and contact the operator. You'd then give her the number you wanted to call and she'd connect you. Long distance required another operator all together.

My memories don't go that far back, but I do remember a time when a phone number consisted of an exchange name followed by a four-digit number. I once worked that into a novel, in the form of crossed past-present lines. Not original, but it worked.

[watcher1]

My first memories of a telephone was a wooden box on the wall. You turned the crank to ring the bells and contact the operator. You'd then give her the number you wanted to call and she'd connect you. Long distance required another operator all together.

My memories don't go that far back, but I do remember a time when a phone number consisted of an exchange name followed by a four-digit number. I once worked that into a novel, in the form of crossed past-present lines. Not original, but it worked.

I can remember that, Lavinia, though barely. I was a very wee lad then. Early to middle 1950s, at least in the city I lived in.

[Gonfalon]

My first memories of a telephone was a wooden box on the wall. You turned the crank to ring the bells and contact the operator. You'd then give her the number you wanted to call and she'd connect you. Long distance required another operator all together.

My memories don't go that far back, but I do remember a time when a phone number consisted of an exchange name followed by a four-digit number. I once worked that into a novel, in the form of crossed past-present lines. Not original, but it worked.

I can remember that, Lavinia, though barely. I was a very wee lad then. Early to middle 1950s, at least in the city I lived in.

Ah, another old-timer! I don't know if music fans these days listen to Chuck Berry, but if they do, I wonder what they make of

"Los Angeles, give me Norfolk Virginia, Tidewater 41009."

[Shiela_M]

That's promise land if I remeber correctly.  I enjoy Chuck Berry.  I've got Johnny B. Goode on my driving playlist

[_priapism]

I still remember my grandparent’s phone number from 50 years ago, Edison6 5626.

[Gonfalon]

I still remember my grandparent’s phone number from 50 years ago, Edison6 5626.

Total recall or just good with numbers?

I tell myself it's not a symptom of senile dementia, but I can't for the life of me remember my own cellphone number. My excuse is that (by coincidence) it contains the same digits as my former office, slightly transposed. My other excuse (I have several) is that I rarely use my cellphone, and never for voice calls.

[_priapism]

I still remember my grandparent’s phone number from 50 years ago, Edison6 5626.

Total recall or just good with numbers?

I tell myself it's not a symptom of senile dementia, but I can't for the life of me remember my own cellphone number. My excuse is that (by coincidence) it contains the same digits as my former office, slightly transposed. My other excuse (I have several) is that I rarely use my cellphone, and never for voice calls.

My childhood zip code, and my current zip code, have the same 5 numbers... rearranged slightly.   Have a habit of dipping into my brain, and just pulling out the first thing I lay my hands on.  So I always have to double check the zip code I gave.