matt1215 0 #1 September 30, 2006 Talk about getting ripped off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #2 September 30, 2006 Quote Talk about getting ripped off. While it would be nice to bash SBC/AT&T, this is the lady's fault for not paying attention to the world literally changing around her. Telecom has be deregulating for over a decade now. Anyone who watches TV or listens to the radio, reads newspapers, magazines, ad infinitum, has seen some kind of advertisement for telco service on one level or another. The bills aren't so hard to read either. IMO, a company can't be responsible for a poorly educated customer. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt1215 0 #3 September 30, 2006 I agree with you there, one has to stay on top of what they're paying for, along with being informed of cheaper substitutes to avoid getting screwed. Still there's a comical element to that story (talk about a killer return on investment ). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #4 October 1, 2006 I didn't see any attachment so I'm not sure what the story is but I think I get what is being said. I saddly admit that untill just a few months ago my own mother was still paying $1.15 per month rent on the white dial phone on her kitchen wall When she called the phone co. to find out what she had to do with it they told her to throw it out, they didn't want it That was it ever since they haven't charged the $1.15 and she still has the phone, even though she got a newer one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #5 October 1, 2006 repost... but still funnyLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #6 October 1, 2006 "Ester Strogen, 82, leased two black rotary phones back in the 1960's from AT&T. At that time, telephone technology was new... " NEW? The Bell Telephone Company was founded in 1877.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #7 October 1, 2006 Quote"Ester Strogen, 82, leased two black rotary phones back in the 1960's from AT&T. At that time, telephone technology was new... " NEW? The Bell Telephone Company was founded in 1877. But, but, but...the press reports it as new then, so it must be true... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #8 October 1, 2006 QuoteQuote"Ester Strogen, 82, leased two black rotary phones back in the 1960's from AT&T. At that time, telephone technology was new... " NEW? The Bell Telephone Company was founded in 1877. But, but, but...the press reports it as new then, so it must be true... Calling Infopackets Windows Newsletter "the press" is a bit of a stretch, don't you think? I expect the article was written by a kid that thinks anything tht happened before 1985 is prehistory.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #9 October 1, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote"Ester Strogen, 82, leased two black rotary phones back in the 1960's from AT&T. At that time, telephone technology was new... " NEW? The Bell Telephone Company was founded in 1877. But, but, but...the press reports it as new then, so it must be true... Calling Infopackets Windows Newsletter "the press" is a bit of a stretch, don't you think? I expect the article was written by a kid that thinks anything tht happened before 1985 is prehistory. Well, that puts you and me back in the dark-ages then doesn't it? So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #10 October 1, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuote"Ester Strogen, 82, leased two black rotary phones back in the 1960's from AT&T. At that time, telephone technology was new... " NEW? The Bell Telephone Company was founded in 1877. But, but, but...the press reports it as new then, so it must be true... Calling Infopackets Windows Newsletter "the press" is a bit of a stretch, don't you think? I expect the article was written by a kid that thinks anything tht happened before 1985 is prehistory. Well, that puts you and me back in the dark-ages then doesn't it? Yesterday was my birthday. I'm only 29 (in base 26).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #11 October 1, 2006 The avatar. Is that your brain? Or a baby? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #12 October 1, 2006 QuoteThe avatar. Is that your brain? Or a baby? Brain. I actually have one.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #13 October 1, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuote"Ester Strogen, 82, leased two black rotary phones back in the 1960's from AT&T. At that time, telephone technology was new... " NEW? The Bell Telephone Company was founded in 1877. But, but, but...the press reports it as new then, so it must be true... Calling Infopackets Windows Newsletter "the press" is a bit of a stretch, don't you think? I expect the article was written by a kid that thinks anything tht happened before 1985 is prehistory. Well, that puts you and me back in the dark-ages then doesn't it? Yesterday was my birthday. I'm only 29 (in base 26). ...and which anniversary of your 29th birthday is this?? So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #14 October 1, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuote"Ester Strogen, 82, leased two black rotary phones back in the 1960's from AT&T. At that time, telephone technology was new... " NEW? The Bell Telephone Company was founded in 1877. But, but, but...the press reports it as new then, so it must be true... Calling Infopackets Windows Newsletter "the press" is a bit of a stretch, don't you think? I expect the article was written by a kid that thinks anything tht happened before 1985 is prehistory. Well, that puts you and me back in the dark-ages then doesn't it? Yesterday was my birthday. I'm only 29 (in base 26). ...and which anniversary of your 29th birthday is this?? I already gave the answer. Don't you know any math?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #15 October 2, 2006 QuoteI already gave the answer. Don't you know any math? I'm a little rusty, so I'm about to make a fool of myself...is it 33 or 61?? *...ready to duck...* Be gentle okay?So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #16 October 2, 2006 kallend said QuoteYesterday was my birthday. I'm only 29 (in base 26) In base 26 you add 1 to the 10's digit for every 26... so that puts him at 61...The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
