Subj : Re: deaf and dumb
To : August Abolins
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Sun Jan 24 2021 08:44 am
Hello, August Abolins.
On 1/23/21 9:36 AM you wrote:
??>> Anything and everything can be used as a tactic. Beyond the
??>> dozens of Homeless Veterans I see on the corners, a new
??>> 'favorite' of mine are these Gentlemen with signs saying "Too
??>> Honest to Steal, Too Ugly to be a Gigalo."
AA> Heck, if that deaf/dumb fellow offered to wash the windows or
AA> vacuum for a few minutes, I wouldn't hesitate to "gift" $25 bucks.
AA> But there was no eye-contact, and no attempt to even try to speak.
Well that would require he do actual work, which is what the scam is an attempt to avoid.
??>> AA> The last time this sort of thing happend was over 8 years
??>> ago. A AA> couple of singers with their guitars came into my
??>> shop, Don't you have legal options to handle unwelcomed
??>> solucitations in your establishment?
AA> What is there? I can call the police, but the people would be gone
AA> by then. All I can do is offer my natural scowl and indicate that
AA> I am not the right person to mess with.
That's very likely the case, but seeing that you are willing to involve the police is a deterrent of sorts in and of itself.
AA> People can overhear my telephone conversations with
AA> merchant-services and loans companies. I tell it like is and say
AA> "Unless you'd like to order something from *my* business, I don't
AA> have time for this - and don't call me back." I still get the odd
AA> "Please do not hang up. We've tried calling you numerous times to
AA> inform you that your google listing is in DANGER.."
Yeah, those calls never end.
AA> Pathetic. There ought to be a way to block those things
AA> permanently. Or.. if I had the resources, I'd love to switch those
AA> calls to another line (to free up the one that they've hijacked)
AA> and blast some static/hum/buzz or something.
The US has a "Do not call" registry, but with the ability to spoof numbers, etc, it's pretty useless.
??>> AA> At times like this I wish I could brandish my Crocadile
??>> Dundee AA> "you call that a knife?" machette, or call "Tiny",
??>> my doberman AA> with a spiked collar, to escort these types
??>> out the door. Actually, Dundee's knifecwas more like a Bowie
??>> knife.
AA> Ah... but I said that my version was a machete! ;) It's more
AA> impressive than the Bowie knife. I even have a scythe that I
AA> could probably use and swing as I approach the trespassers to the
AA> door. <g>
It would definitely have an affect.
??>> I could see not having a d9g in a bookstore, but some means of
??>> self defense should be aporoprriate.
AA> The dog wouldn't be too hard. With the right command, the animal
AA> could block the door and keep the intruder at bay. But I like the
AA> idea of some kind of mechanical way to entrap troublemakers and
AA> keep them escaping before authorities arrive.
Invest in remote activated locks? Better one than what they used in that video clip you shared a while back, of course.
AA> Or.. I need to bulk up with weight-lifting and wear a ninja
AA> bandana to clearly show that I am not to be messed with.
That wouldn't work in my case. I'll always be tall and lanky, though I am developing a bit of gut.
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