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RE: Debt Collection Calls
I've posted this several times but I'll do it again.
Get a "Telezapper"
It stops computer generated calls cold and sends back a "disconnected" dial tone.
www.telezapper.comWill this affect DishNetwork when their system tries to call into the box? Whenever our phone line is out of service for a few hours (at the wrong time) we get a message on the TV screen during dish start-up stating to avoid monthly service fees make sure your system is connected to a phone line.
It will not prevent debt collectors from manually calling everyday and not taking us off their call list. Clearly, telling them that we are not the person they are trying to collect from had no effect.
I don't know that answer since I'm on cable/verizon. You might send them a email asking. That's a really good question.
I'm pretty sure the phone calls on Dishnetwork and Directtv are your box calling out and not a computer calling in.
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11/20/09 01:17pm |
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RE: Debt Collection Calls
We recently moved (July 1) and had to get a new number.
Since day 1 with this number we have been receiving automated/recorded debt collection calls for previous owners of our new phone number. When we are home and received these we would work through their phone systems to either select having our number removed or talk with a real person to inform them this number is no longer associated with the person they are trying to reach.
After getting repeated calls from the same number we called our phone company and they made a courtesy call to the worst offender. Within 48 hrs that company called again. My wife waited to talk with a person who said they had no record of ever calling our number before which is BS based upon *69. The company (actually same phone number) was informed we would be contacting the State's Attorney General’s Office to file a complaint. The company rep assured us our number would be removed from their calling list (yea right). Of course the debt collection Co. will not provide us with their business name.
My wife called the AG's office and was informed that unless the debt collection agency provided their business name there was nothing the AG's office could do.
So now after enduring all the BS from these debt collection robocalls we have to change our number, inform all our contacts, buy new dog IDs, and possibly endure the wrong number manure again.
Mark
BTW our only debt is our house and it was owner financed
Why do you think the previous owner of that phone number gave it up? Even if you knew the name of the company (which is simple to find if you have the phone number) there isn't much the Attorney General will be able to do for you. These are not sales calls which is what is covered by most laws.
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11/20/09 01:12pm |
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RE: Video, model falls and news anchor laughs.
If she was doing that walk in the sand her foor prints would look like her shoes were on the wrong feet. I couldn't walk in normal shoes by crossing my foot over the other one like that.
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11/20/09 01:04pm |
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RE: Place to spend Christmas West Coast
Trying to help some young Aussie travelers on another forum who are going to be vacationing on the west coast area of the USA over Christmas,they are asking the question as to where to spend Christmas while here, my suggested criteria would include a place with lots of restaurants,inexpensive motels,a good beach and a lively club scene.
As i'm not that familiar with the west coast where would a place like that be? or where would you spend Christmas if you were in their place?
The West coast is a big place and people could probably give you some better examples if we had more info. Much of the items you list can be found anyplace on the west coast other than inexpensive hotels. Or I should say inexpensive hotels that you may actually want to stay in.
Do they have transporation? If not, there are a couple of really decent cheaper hotels in Pleasanton, Ca near the BART station. I forget the name of it, but there is one right across from the BART station that is probably less that $100 a night. From there it's about a 50 minute train ride to downtown San Francisco as well as many other Bay Area destinations.
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msmith1199
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11/15/09 11:45pm |
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RE: Beware of Starbucks giftcards
Too bad this isn't always the case. The Starbucks at University
Park Mall in Mishawaka, Indiana won't let us use them there. They said they don't take gift cards there.
I would contact Starbucks headquaters, this Starbucks may be in violation of their franchise.
Actually, most Starbucks are not franchises. They are almost all company owned. They only franchise a select few and my understanding is the only frachised ones are at specialty locations like inside grocery stores or on college campuses and things of that nature. It is possible that the OP went to one that is a franchise and maybe they don't accept the cards.
Correction, per their website they don't franchise at all. Instead they license people to sell their brand at locations where they couldn't have a company owned store such as on university campuses or airports. I notice the OP said this was at University Park Mall and according to one source I found the Starbucks there is inside Barnes & Nobles. Maybe Starbucks just licenses Barnes & Nobel to sell their brand and thats why they don't take the cards.
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11/15/09 11:32pm |
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RE: Beware of Starbucks giftcards
Too bad this isn't always the case. The Starbucks at University
Park Mall in Mishawaka, Indiana won't let us use them there. They said they don't take gift cards there.
I would contact Starbucks headquaters, this Starbucks may be in violation of their franchise.
Actually, most Starbucks are not franchises. They are almost all company owned. They only franchise a select few and my understanding is the only frachised ones are at specialty locations like inside grocery stores or on college campuses and things of that nature. It is possible that the OP went to one that is a franchise and maybe they don't accept the cards.
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11/15/09 11:25pm |
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RE: We can all rest easy now
You know tho, that some people still believe that NASA pulled off the hoax about the moon landing. These people say it was done on a sound stage. OH and the world is flat too. :W
During my internship waaaaaaaayyy back when, I used to take care of some of these people. They were all living on the 7th floor of one of the local hospitals, also known as the psych ward...............:B
You would be surprised at how many otherwise normal people actually believe this conspiracy. The Mythbusters did a very good show on this and proved every single argument that the conspiracy people use to be wrong.
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msmith1199
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11/13/09 08:06pm |
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RE: If We Won The Lottery
On a related note, remember the guy that won the lottery and then went and told his wife he wanted a divorce. He waited until the divorce was done before he cashed in the ticket. If my memory is correct, the judge didn't like his little trick too much and gave almost all the money to the ex-wife.
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11/11/09 11:10pm |
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RE: How many have posted more than 500 times
Well you just made me check mine and I'm almost embarrased at the total. You would think I'd have better things to do. :) I think I'll create a new user name so I can start over again at zero. But then again it has been 8 years and 1 month, so I guess 8900 isn't too bad. At least I'm not as bad as jcapps.
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11/11/09 11:07pm |
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RE: Costco
They must have set the timer wrong on that TV. It's supposed to break two months AFTER the warranty expires, not two months before.
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11/11/09 10:48am |
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RE: Double tax
DW and I stopped the other day for breakfast. The food was brought, hot, and good. I looked at the receipt and they had listed my breakfast and included the tax. They then listed DW's breakfast and included her tax. They then added the two together and added an additional tax on both meals.
We paid for the meals separately and saved $1.96.
Suggest you all start watching the receipts to see if you are paying extra.
My guess is you weren't paying double tax. Either somebody programmed the cash register wrong and they were collecting too much by mistake, or somebody programmed the register that way on purpose to rip you off.
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msmith1199
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11/10/09 06:09pm |
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RE: Military Thread
Actually, Around the Campfire was designed for non-rv things and there have been many many military threads over the years on this forum. If you want to talk military just start a thread. You'll find there are many vets on here and even some active duty. I'm an Air Force vet myself.
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msmith1199
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11/10/09 10:34am |
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RE: Dumbest Stunt Ever
Actually it wasn't the same guy. I guess there is more than one dumb person in the world. This is the jump that was on Jackass:
Jumping without a chute
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11/06/09 08:21pm |
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RE: Dumbest Stunt Ever
That looks like the same guy in the video but it wasn't the same jump. He's done this more than once then. In the Jackass show he claimed it was the first time he ever did it. In that jump he hooked together with the other jumper as they were face to face. In this video the with the chute hooks up from the back.
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11/06/09 08:16pm |
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RE: Dumbest Stunt Ever
If you guys think that this is the dumbest stunt ever... then you really haven't watched much of Jackass. Watch more episodes. They continually out-do themselves in this regard.
Like I said, even Johnny Knoxville thought this guy was crazy for doing this and in this same show Knoxville jumped a motorcycle straight into the air and let it fall on him causing internal injuries.
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11/05/09 04:29pm |
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RE: Emissions on Diesel engines in California
I believe, if you read the law, that motorcoaches are specifically exempted at this time. However, if you look historically, at California air pollution laws, it is only a matter of time until the regulations are revised to include ALL vehicles. Therefore, be ready for a fight that we will probably, eventually loose.
Although you never know what California may come up with, generally I don't think it would pass constitutional muster to change the laws and require a private party to upgrade a vehicle that was perfectly legal when purchased. The government generally can't do that unless the government pays for it. But then again, this is California so who knows what they may try.
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11/04/09 09:51pm |
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RE: Another stick house flooring question
2-3 weeks ago, I posted about having someone come to my house and give estimates for flooring, going all tile or wood. Holy Smokes !!! That idea died pretty quick when I got the estimates. Now shifting gears here.
Anyone have their flooring ripped out and the concrete stained ? How do you like that (if you have it) and any pics would be great, I've never seen what this might look like ?
I have a friend who painted his concrete floor with some type of paint designed for floors. He thought it was the greatest thing in the world. I thought it was ugly as heck and there's no way I would ever do it to my house.
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msmith1199
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11/04/09 08:28pm |
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RE: Dumbest Stunt Ever
Ex Indycar driver Dick Simon did this once on a dare back in the late 60s early 70s. They threw the chute out...he jumped..caught up to it and put it on. He told me he almost missed it when he caught up to it. Said it was probably not the smartest thing he ever did.
I'd have to see that one on video to completely believe it, but that is even dumber than this one if he did it.
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11/04/09 08:10am |
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Dumbest Stunt Ever
I'm sitting here reading through RV.NET and MTV2 is on TV. The TV show Jacka** is on. It looks like a rerun from 2008. They do a stunt where a skydiver actually jumps out of an airplane with no parachute!!! You can tell it's real because he is in shorts with no shirt. He has no parachute. His partner jumps out with him and he has a chute. The guy does a couple of tricks in the air and freefalls for a while and then he meets up with the guy that has a parachute and in mid-air they connect themselves together. It looks like the guy without the parachute is wearing a harness under his shorts as he pulls a strap out of his shorts and hooks on to the other guy. They pop the chute and they land safely.
Can you imagine how dumb of a stunt that was? Even Johnny Knoxville, who does a lot of dumb things, couldn't believe they were going to do this. It takes a lot of guts to pull that one off. The guy even looked at the camera before he jumped out and said, "This may be the stupidist thing I've ever done." I agree.
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11/03/09 09:57pm |
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RE: What's the difference between....
I remember in the Air Force they always had fancy names for all the different jobs. If you got assigned to Civil Engineering you just may find yourself pushing a lawn mower around. That was civil engineering in the Air Force.
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11/03/09 09:50pm |
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