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  • tealady
    tealady Posts: 3,856 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    I have a plan in place for the next one to call at my house.
    I will ask them to hang on while I go and turn the cooker off and say I will have to shut the door to stop the dog getting out.
    Wonder how long they will stay standing there?
    Find out who you are and do that on purpose (thanks to Owain Wyn Jones quoting Dolly Parton)
  • Enfieldian
    Enfieldian Posts: 2,893 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I think it was something along the lines of them meeting a violent end lol

    Indeed, but they would have died happy.
  • Enfieldian
    Enfieldian Posts: 2,893 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Didn't see that. Describe said girls....

    Oh, one was asian and the other Greek, I believe.

    Both in their early 20s and both very attractive.

    They looked good "together" if you get my drift.......;)
  • We need to start building housing schemes like they have in america :) Where you have the gates to get in with a booth and security guards in it.

    Gosh, kidding right? What's with people in this country thinking America is Disneyworld? I'll never understand this mentality.
  • unholyangel
    unholyangel Posts: 16,866 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Gosh, kidding right? What's with people in this country thinking America is Disneyworld? I'll never understand this mentality.

    How about you slow your horses and stop putting meaning into a statement that was made tongue in cheek?
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
  • Equaliser123
    Equaliser123 Posts: 3,404 Forumite
    Gosh, kidding right? What's with people in this country thinking America is Disneyworld? I'll never understand this mentality.

    I think it was pretty obviously a tongue in cheek comment. Don't take it so seriously!
  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    It might be a good idea to tell the police. Not that they can do anything, but if this happens a few times they probably will. If they don't know about arrses like this he'll just go on threatening pensioners.
  • NeverInDebt
    NeverInDebt Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Load of bullxxxx

    Energy companies agree to curb cold calls



    Consumers who do not want to receive cold calls on the doorstep will no longer be bothered by energy salesman, companies have agreed today.



    The energy big six, British Gas, EDF Energy, E-ON, NPower, Scottish Power and SSE, have said they will respect the wishes of people who live in recognised ‘no-cold-calling zones’ or who display signs, notes or stickers on their homes saying they do not wish to be contacted by cold callers.
  • NeverInDebt
    NeverInDebt Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I had a call from SSE last week and had a sign up clearly saying no cold callers
  • Vedder2008
    Vedder2008 Posts: 293 Forumite
    Load of bullxxxx

    Energy companies agree to curb cold calls



    Consumers who do not want to receive cold calls on the doorstep will no longer be bothered by energy salesman, companies have agreed today.



    The energy big six, British Gas, EDF Energy, E-ON, NPower, Scottish Power and SSE, have said they will respect the wishes of people who live in recognised ‘no-cold-calling zones’ or who display signs, notes or stickers on their homes saying they do not wish to be contacted by cold callers.


    That must be the statement I read, perhaps we should put a sign on the back door too, it would be interesting to see their faces when they realise we're one step ahead of them!
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