Monday, 6 September 2010

Con men, falsehoods and scoungers

Despite my previous advice about how to stop the cold callers ( marketing phone calls) my evening was disturbed by two callers tonight, both within fifteen minutes.

So the man from WEATHERSEAL told me that I could get some FREE Roofline work done on my house, I listened carefully while he explained that I could be put on a list and might be chosen for some free work on the house - and as we all know there is no such thing as a "Free Meal" - you get "Nowt for Nowt".

Next call was from our old friends at "The National Crime Research Council", carrying out their so called survey. So once again I have had another call when I should be off a list, and again from a former caller. This time I was asked personal questions about my home, security, etc, but having had previous experience the answers I gave were not what the "researcher" wanted to shear, so I had a nice thank you and he hung up. As a reminder, they want to know if you have any kind of home security system and if not will suggest that you take "free advice" from a professional, which will lead to a follow up call from S A S Security who will try and sell a system, or offer a free installation but you then pay for a maintenance contract - be warned.

On the subject of cons and scroungers, yet another feature in the newspaper today about a family, The Smiths from Bristol, who are getting £95,000 a year in benefits from the government - where will this end, we are being wel and truly taken to the cleaners by evry one and their Auntie, leaving decent hard working folks to pick up the tab.

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