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CBS Newsman Andy Rooney Tips for Handling Telemarketers Three Little Words That Work !! (1)The three little words are: 'Hold On, Please....' Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt. Then when you eventually hear the phone company's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task. These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting. (2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end? This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone. This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a 'real' sales person to call back and get someone at home. What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!! (3) Junk Mail Help: When you get 'ads' enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these 'ads' with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away. When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope. Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular 41 cents postage 'IF' and when they receive them back.. It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes. One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas. Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back! If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them. You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them 41 cents. The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice! Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to increase postage costs again You get the idea ! If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- I have been doing this for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore. THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS

What makes you a good (or bad) neighbor?

Berisa....It is so very good to hear from you. I have thought of you so much over the past years and have wondered how you are doing. I can't believe it's been 5 years since your father passed. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this time. I will never forget how much you loved your father and what a wonderful, caring daughter you were. Please keep in touch. Ann

Muriel...I'm disappointed in you!!! In Orlando, you have Krystals all over the place. I guess Krystal burgers are like White Castle burgers. So,. you can see I'm not a very fancy gal but I do like these little burgers. They're square, small beef patties on little square buns. There is nothing I like better! I guess I'm just a cheap date....lol!!!

I absolutely love those little Krystal cheeseburgers but we don't have a Krystal anywhere close to us. So.....I have been known to drive almost an hour to Titusville to get a sack of those little cheeseburgers. Now for the question.... How far do you drive for something special?

A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the dinner. However, he was delayed, so the priest decided to say his own few words while they waited: 'I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen a television set and, when questioned by the police, was able to lie his way out of it. He had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his employer, had an affair with his boss's wife, taken illegal drugs, and gave VD to his sister. I was appalled. But as the days went on I learned that my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full of good and loving people.'... Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full of apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the presentation and gave his talk: 'I'll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived,' said the politician. 'In fact, I had the honor of being the first person to go to him for confession.'

I saw a billboard sign that said: NEED HELP, CALL JESUS 1-800-005-3787 Out of curiosity, I did. A Mexican showed up with a lawnmower.

An elderly couple were having dinner one evening when the husband reached across the table, took his wife's hand in his and said, 'Martha, soon we will be married 50 years, and there's something I have to know. In all of these 50 years, have you ever been unfaithful to me?' Martha replied, 'Well Henry, I have to be honest with you. Yes, I've been unfaithful to you three times during these 50 years, but always for a good reason. Henry was obviously hurt by his wife's confession, but said, 'I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by 'good reasons?'' Martha said, 'The first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn't pay the mortgage. Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?' Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, 'I can forgive you for that. You saved our home, but what about the second time?' Martha asked, 'And do you remember when you were so sick, but we didn't have the money to pay for the heart surgery you needed? Well, I went to see your doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the surgery at no charge.' 'I recall that,' said Henry. 'And you did it to save my life, so of course I can forgive you for that. Now tell me about the third time.' 'Alright,' Martha said. 'So do you remember when you ran for president of your fishing club, and you needed 73 more votes?'

Good morning, Judy. It's a beautiful day here on Florida's beautiful Space Coast, even if it is hot and dry. Days like today always make it hard for me to be at work, looking out the window, when I would love to be outdoors. We seem to have had a large number of birds in our yard this year, Judy. I love watching the birds splash around in the birdbath. Tanner, my golden retriever, seems to like watching, too. He will sit quietly on the patio while they're bathing but as soon as they fly, he thinks the fun has begun and off he goes. I'm hoping this week will be quieting down a bit and getting back to normal, as last week was absolutely crazy. Our American Legion Riders cooked breakfast at The Moving Wall and All Veterans Reunion last week. There was a great turnout and we had fun but there's something about hearing an alarm clock sound off at 4:15 that just makes me tired!!! So, I hope everyone is feeling well and having a beautiful morning!!!

If you were to open up a business of your own, what would it be?

I'm so very sorry!

Lynn.... Such a very lot to of pain to have to deal with in such a short time. My heart reaches out to you. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help and remember I'm only about 1 hour away. I think you're making the right decision for your son and I think the judge will approve since you are being very proactive with this matter. Ann

How many hours of sleep did you get last night?

So very saddened by this news.

(((((((((((((((((((Bunny))))))))))))))))))))) I am so very sorry!!!

Becky Snowflake, I've yet to see something that I can't drive so...I'll drive and you can study. But...one problem...can you get your butt (I meant bus) to Florida and pick me up. After you get here, I'll take over driving while you study. Like Muriel, I'm wanna see that bus rolling down the highway!!!

What was the highlight of your weekend?

Judy.....I'm south of Lynn and east of Muriel.

Like Donna, I also grew up with a phone that was on a "party line." I grew up in a small rural area and it's no wonder that everyone knew everyone's business...lol!

Becky Snowflake.....when are you getting here? I'm getting so excited that I just can't remain calm much longer!!!

A woman recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive Lab tests, he said She was doing "fairly well" for her age. A little concerned about that comment, she couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?" He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?" "Oh no," she replied. "I'm not doing drugs, either!'" Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?" she said, "No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!" Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?" "No, I don't," she said. He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?" "No," she said. He looked at the lady and said,.... "Then, why do you even care?"

Well, since we're going to Texas first, I have a bit longer to pack. Pick me up on the way to Key West....after Muriel and Larry's Wife. Call just before you get here, cause it's way too hot today to wait beside the road. I'm so excited about this trip and I can hardly wait to hit the road.

All the girls had ugly gym uniforms? It took five minutes for the TV to warm up? Nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from school? Nobody owned a purebred dog? When a quarter was a decent allowance? You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny? Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces? All your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done every day and wore high heels? You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, all for free, every time? And you didn't pay for air? And, you got trading stamps to boot? Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box? It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents? They threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed. And they did it! When a ‘57 Chevy was everyone's dream car...to cruise, peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine races, and people went steady? No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked? Lying on your back in the grass with your friends and saying things like, 'that cloud looks like a... '? Playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game? Stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger? When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited the student at home? Candy cigarettes Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles Coffee shops with table side jukeboxes Blackjack, clove and teaberry chewing gum Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers News reels before the movie P.F. Fliers Telephone numbers with a word prefix - (Raymond 4-601). Party lines Peashooters Howdy Dowdy Hi-Fi's & 45 RPM records 78 RPM records Green stamps Mimeograph paper The Fort Apache play set. Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'? Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, 'Do Over!'? 'Race issue' meant arguing about who ran the fastest? Catching fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening? It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best friends'? The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was 'cooties'? Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot? Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute commercials for action figures? 'Oly-oly-oxen-free' made perfect sense? Spinning around, getting dizzy, and falling down was cause for giggles? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team? War was a card game? Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle? Taking drugs meant orange - flavored chewable aspirin? Water balloons were the ultimate weapon?

A friend just sent me this little poem in an email and I wanted to share it..... I have only slipped away into the next room, I am I, and you are you, Whatever we were to each other, that we are still, Call me by my old familiar name, Speak to me in the same easy way which you always used, Put no difference into your tone; Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effect, without the shadow of a ghost on it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was; there is absolutely unbroken continuity, Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am just waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well

I'm so very sorry for your loss.