Scary lady

Wednesday, 3:11 pm

By Kate

About a week ago, my DirecTV and new Verizon telephone line were installed. Both are working very well and I am very pleased. Today the UPS guy delivered the Verizon DSL equipment and that’s ready to install—but Verizon tells me I’m not supposed to install it until after 6:00 PM. Which is probably a good idea. It’ll take me that long to read all the manuals and figure out where all the pieces and parts go.

Meanwhile, my phone has been ringing far more frequently than usual. When I signed up for Verizon phone service, I didn’t renew my number as unlisted and unpublished. It has taken less than a week for my number to land on every telemarketer’s list in the known world. What interesting offers I’ve received.  They’re clever people. They don’t allow themselves to be identified on caller ID. So, if the caller doesn’t display, I don’t answer anymore. I think I’ll go back to unpublished and unlisted.

And, now that the season has turned accommodating for door to door salespersons, I’m getting those, too.
I’ve already been hit for house siding, new windows, and, today, lawn service. They usually knock when I’m in the middle of something and it makes me cranky when I have to drag myself away to answer the door only to find out it’s a door-to-door salesperson.

Today I was in the middle of the Verizon DSL stuff. And feeling just the slightest bit frustrated. So when the poor kid knocked on the door and sent the dogs into orbit, I wasn’t in the best frame of mind. He tried, oh he tried—for about 30 seconds before I apparently scared him. It really annoys me when they won’t take no for an answer. No, I do not want lawn service. How many different ways do I have to say that before the meaning becomes clear? I don’t care how much it costs, because I am not interested in the first place. I don’t care if it’ll kill dandelions. Since I don’t dump poison on my lawn, I am free to dig them up and eat them. Yes, I eat my dandelions. They are tasteeeee.

It’s funny. When I told him I eat my dandelions, that’s when he got a look in his eye than suggested maybe I wasn’t right in the mind. That’s when he slowly started backing up and said, “Well, have a nice day.” I will have to remember that eating dandelions is a scary idea and use it more often.