Originally Posted by Neil (Post 882169)

Just had a nice chat with with Roger on the phone, what a good honest Indian name I thought.

It went something like this.

Roger: How is your day
Neil: Well it was ok
Roger: I am calling from xxxxxx about your gas and electricity.
Neil: We don't have gas and electricity in this house
Roger: You buy your gas and electricity from British Gas yes?
Neil: We don't have gas and electricity in this house


And that's when he put the phone down on me, I was disappointed, I have another 3 minutes to wait while this wallpaper softens ready for sticking on the wall.

I will have to try harder to confuse the next one :D:D:D


One called a few days ago asking for me by name, I told him that I was very sorry but Neil was dead, he hung up as well. :D

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 882169)

Just had a nice chat with with Roger on the phone, what a good honest Indian name I thought.

It went something like this.

Roger: How is your day
Neil: Well it was ok
Roger: I am calling from xxxxxx about your gas and electricity.
Neil: We don't have gas and electricity in this house
Roger: You buy your gas and electricity from British Gas yes?
Neil: We don't have gas and electricity in this house


And that's when he put the phone down on me, I was disappointed, I have another 3 minutes to wait while this wallpaper softens ready for sticking on the wall.

I will have to try harder to confuse the next one :D:D:D


One called a few days ago asking for me by name, I told him that I was very sorry but Neil was dead, he hung up as well. :D

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 882259)

Rog called me today too.

Rather than the curt 'I don't take unsolicited calls, goodbye', or the even curter 'Eff off!', I gave him your number, knowing you'd handle him better than myself.

Thanks.

:D

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 882264)

Yesterday when some annoying nutter asked for me on the phone, I said he was dead.

That flummoxed him.

Do be careful though. Don't always think a delay means you're being connected to India. I was just about to tell someone where to go, after a silent delay, when it turned out to be someone with Parkinson's.

:p:o:p

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 882180)

got one from claims advisory the other day automated saying if i needed them to ring this number ..

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 882206)

Perhaps it's a secret admirer who just likes to hear the sound of your voice, Barrie. The wedding venue booking is just a broad hint!
See what Feb 14th brings!!

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 882264)

Yesterday when some annoying nutter asked for me on the phone, I said he was dead.

That flummoxed him.

Do be careful though. Don't always think a delay means you're being connected to India. I was just about to tell someone where to go, after a silent delay, when it turned out to be someone with Parkinson's.

:p:o:p

Originally Posted by Less (Post 882426)

I used to get life insurance leeches ringing up, with 'superb' offers, I'd tell them I had just been diagnosed with something terminal, the 'phone went quiet very quickly.

Originally Posted by Less (Post 882426)

I used to get life insurance leeches ringing up, with 'superb' offers, I'd tell them I had just been diagnosed with something terminal, the 'phone went quiet very quickly.

Originally Posted by Less (Post 882441)

I must admit one of them was just a little more persistent than the rest,
he told me how sorry he was to hear it and without pausing for breath asked if there was anyone else in the house that was fit enough to take out a policy!

Originally Posted by Less (Post 882441)

I must admit one of them was just a little more persistent than the rest,
he told me how sorry he was to hear it and without pausing for breath asked if there was anyone else in the house that was fit enough to take out a policy!

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 882449)

There's only one way to deal with persistent ones like that.

Breathily ask them what underwear they're wearing.

:D