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Dee Dee said:

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I follow the "Old religion".

That is even more fun if you are well versed in religious history.
--
Peace, Om

Asking, hesitating-ly -- Old religion?
Dee Dee

Modern Neopaganism.

Ancient goddess worship pre-dates Christianity by thousands of years.
--
Peace, Om

Om, so many dimensions. You are indeed an enigma. :-)
Dee Dee

Omelet said:

I never get those at work.
The switchboard handles it. ;-)

Only one place I've worked at had an extension. Otherwise I've
always had a direct dial number.

-sw

T said:

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BOB said:

I haven't received
a call in about a year, and it started dwindling since I started using these
tactics. I don't care if any of these things are true or not, they don't
know either.

If they're female, I ask them what they're wearing and if they
prefer thongs or briefs.

And they often have the nerve to get upset.

So what about the times they don't get upset. Must make for some
interesting calls.

I've gone pretty far when I'm at home. At work it's kinda
awkward, being in a cubicle and all.

-sw

Nancy Young said:

I have a little device I completely forgot about. It would
intercept those telemarketers who used machines to dial.
That was a lifesaver. Tele-Zapper. Before that, I wound
up hanging up on anyone who didn't speak the instant I picked
up the phone. I hear that little silence while the telemarketing
dialer is checking to see if I'm a live one and I'd hang up.

My friends understood.

I used to get several calls a week where a telemarketer firm would call and
their computer would put me on hold while it looked for an available staff.
Sometimes they would hang up after about 10 seconds, but when a person
finally came on line I would keep them waiting.... and depending on how
many hang-ups I had had in the previous few days I would give them a blast
for them hanging up on me. BTW... according to my call display it was the
same number calling.

Omelet said:

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I saw something on HGTV today.... two layers of asphalt. The first
layer was continuous and provided a level base. The second layer
began with 2 x 4s laid in some sort of pattern and move asphalt, then
the top was an asphalt stain that looked like concrete. After that
they removed the 2 x 4s and filled the space with small river rocks.
It looked great!

But sounds expensive. :-(

It sounds very pretty but the devil to keep free of dirt, leaves, etc.
between the rocks, and impossible to shovel snow off.

gloria p

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T said:

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On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:44:45 -0400, BOB wrote:

> I haven't received
> a call in about a year, and it started dwindling since I started using these
> tactics. I don't care if any of these things are true or not, they don't
> know either.

If they're female, I ask them what they're wearing and if they
prefer thongs or briefs.

And they often have the nerve to get upset.

So what about the times they don't get upset. Must make for some
interesting calls.

I've gone pretty far when I'm at home. At work it's kinda
awkward, being in a cubicle and all.

Not many employers let you masterbate at work.
Unless you teach English.

Dan

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merryb said:

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Yeah, I'm considering the round-up but it only lasts just so long.
I have to be very careful that I don't hit the border garden plants.

Om, have you ever tried vinegar? I've had really good luck with a
spray bottle filled with full strength vinegar on weeds/ dandelions.

Hm, no, and it'd be more bio-friendly.
Vinegar by the gallon is cheap too.

I'll give that a try and report back. Thanks!
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In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Dee said:

> I follow the "Old religion".
>
> That is even more fun if you are well versed in religious history.
> --
> Peace, Om

Asking, hesitating-ly -- Old religion?
Dee Dee

Modern Neopaganism.

Ancient goddess worship pre-dates Christianity by thousands of years.
--
Peace, Om

Om, so many dimensions. You are indeed an enigma. :-)
Dee Dee

Thank you! :-)

That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all week! ;-D
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Steve Wertz said:

T said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:44:45 -0400, BOB wrote:

> I haven't received
> a call in about a year, and it started dwindling since I started using
> these
> tactics. I don't care if any of these things are true or not, they don't
> know either.

If they're female, I ask them what they're wearing and if they
prefer thongs or briefs.

And they often have the nerve to get upset.

So what about the times they don't get upset. Must make for some
interesting calls.

I've gone pretty far when I'm at home. At work it's kinda
awkward, being in a cubicle and all.

-sw

Just breathe heavy. ;-)
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Peace, Om

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Puester said:

Omelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>, sf wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I saw something on HGTV today.... two layers of asphalt. The first
layer was continuous and provided a level base. The second layer
began with 2 x 4s laid in some sort of pattern and move asphalt, then
the top was an asphalt stain that looked like concrete. After that
they removed the 2 x 4s and filled the space with small river rocks.
It looked great!

But sounds expensive. :-(

It sounds very pretty but the devil to keep free of dirt, leaves, etc.
between the rocks, and impossible to shovel snow off.

gloria p

I'm just sick of messing with weeds. They are very difficult to remove
from a gravel driveway.

I'm going to try the vinegar thing mentioned in another post.
It's cheaper than roundup anyway.
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Dave Smith said:

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Get an answering machine and screen calls.
Your friends will understand.

That could work, but I resent the idea that I need to screen my calls
because of telemarketers.

I understand totally, but sometimes I bow to the inevitable.

The people I REALLY care about talking to get to have my cellphone
number.

Not even all of my co-workers get that. ;-) Just my boss and the
assistant lead. She's good about sending me e-mails if it's something
important.

It's a pre-paid Tracfone, so it really does matter.
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Nancy Young said:

"Julia Altshuler" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I want to be able to hear the phone ring, answer it, and find a person on
the other end who knows me personally I want to speak to.

I have a little device I completely forgot about. It would
intercept those telemarketers who used machines to dial.
That was a lifesaver. Tele-Zapper. Before that, I wound
up hanging up on anyone who didn't speak the instant I picked
up the phone. I hear that little silence while the telemarketing
dialer is checking to see if I'm a live one and I'd hang up.

My friends understood.

nancy

My friends will talk to my answering machine to see if I am there. ;-)
They know I use it to screen home calls. If I don't pick up, then they
call my cell.

I don't have the voice mail set up, but the phone itself records missed
calls so I don't need it if I don't have the cell on me at the time. I
don't take it out to the kitchen or yard all the time, but the main line
is in the kitchen and I DO pick up if I am out there.

I do not hesitate to hang up on telemarketers any more.

I return missed calls when I check my cell phone. I check it more often
than the machine...
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Omelet said:

My friends will talk to my answering machine to see if I am there. ;-)
They know I use it to screen home calls. If I don't pick up, then they
call my cell.

My sister in law uses her answering machine to screen calls. I have been
there when her son and daughters and other friends have called and asked
her to pick up, but she doesn't. Whenever we used to call her we got the
machine. So I don't call. I am not going to waste a long distance call just
to get the machine.

Omelet said:

Not even all of my co-workers get that. ;-) Just my boss and the
assistant lead. She's good about sending me e-mails if it's something
important.

My boss tried to get my cell phone number. I wouldn't give it to him. All
the calls and air time would be long distance and at my expense I figured
if he needed to get hold of me for business he could get me a cell phone.
He got them for some of my co workers, and there was one in the vehicle I
drove most of the time. It could have been exchanged for a portable one.
The down side was that he would have been able to get hold of me on coffee
and lunch breaks like my co-workers.

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Dave Smith said:

Omelet said:

My friends will talk to my answering machine to see if I am there. ;-)
They know I use it to screen home calls. If I don't pick up, then they
call my cell.

My sister in law uses her answering machine to screen calls. I have been
there when her son and daughters and other friends have called and asked
her to pick up, but she doesn't. Whenever we used to call her we got the
machine. So I don't call. I am not going to waste a long distance call just
to get the machine.

Then she is not using it right. :-)

I will ALWAYS pick up for family members!
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Dave Smith said:

Omelet said:

Not even all of my co-workers get that. ;-) Just my boss and the
assistant lead. She's good about sending me e-mails if it's something
important.

My boss tried to get my cell phone number. I wouldn't give it to him. All
the calls and air time would be long distance and at my expense I figured
if he needed to get hold of me for business he could get me a cell phone.
He got them for some of my co workers, and there was one in the vehicle I
drove most of the time. It could have been exchanged for a portable one.
The down side was that he would have been able to get hold of me on coffee
and lunch breaks like my co-workers.

My boss is one of the few that get my cell number.

But. he is not one to abuse it. So far, he has not called me on it.

He calls me at work when I am there, or shows up, or asks me to stay
late. Or he goes thru the assistant boss and she e-mails me. I'm very
responsive to e-mails.

I have a good boss.
For once, he's not an ass hole. :-)

A bit demanding, but that pressure comes from above.
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Peace, Om

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Dee Dee said:

Quoted message said:

I follow the "Old religion".

Quoted message said:

That is even more fun if you are well versed in religious history.
--
Peace, Om

Asking, hesitating-ly -- Old religion?
Dee Dee

Gimme that old time religion
Gimme that old time religion
Gimme that old time religion
It's good enough for me

It was good enough for Loki
It was good enough for Loki
He thinks Thor is kind of hokey
But it's good enough for me!

I will _NOT_ type in the other 300,000 verses. Google it and you'll
see what I mean.<G>

maxine in ri

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maxine in ri said:

Dee Dee said:

Quoted message said:

I follow the "Old religion".

Quoted message said:

That is even more fun if you are well versed in religious history.
--
Peace, Om

Asking, hesitating-ly -- Old religion?
Dee Dee

Gimme that old time religion
Gimme that old time religion
Gimme that old time religion
It's good enough for me

It was good enough for Loki
It was good enough for Loki
He thinks Thor is kind of hokey
But it's good enough for me!

I will _NOT_ type in the other 300,000 verses. Google it and you'll
see what I mean.<G>

maxine in ri

I liked the verse about Aphrodite and the see thru nightie...

and the ones about Dionysus, god of wine and song. ;-)
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Peace, Om

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Omelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

maxine in ri said:

Dee Dee said:

> I follow the "Old religion".

> That is even more fun if you are well versed in religious
> history.
> --
> Peace, Om

Asking, hesitating-ly -- Old religion?
Dee Dee

Gimme that old time religion
Gimme that old time religion
Gimme that old time religion
It's good enough for me

It was good enough for Loki
It was good enough for Loki
He thinks Thor is kind of hokey
But it's good enough for me!

I will NOT type in the other 300,000 verses. Google it and you'll
see what I mean.<G>

maxine in ri

I liked the verse about Aphrodite and the see thru nightie...

and the ones about Dionysus, god of wine and song. ;-)

Give me that old solipsim,
Give me that old solipsim,
Give me that old solipsim,
It's good enough for me.

It was good enough for me,
It was good enough for me,
It was good enough for me,
And it's good enough for me.

--
Dan Goodman
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Find out what makes you different and better. Because it is there,
if only you can find it." Vernor Vinge, _Rainbows End_
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Omelet said:

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T said:

I wish our switchboard could handle things like that. Our unit has it's
own in-dial number, we all have specific extensions, etc. I've explained
to her that if someone calls asking for my extension it's good, or they
ask for me by my short name, it's good too. Anyone asking by my full
name is more than likely trying to sell something.

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I do the same at home, if they ask for Anthony I just hang up.

I take it your friends call you Tony? ;-)
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Peace, Om

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No, he's from RI. They call him "Ant-knee."
g,d,&R
maxine in ri