Vent alert!!!! (Do not read if you are out for a happy browse of the forum)

Wat diddle I say??, Wat diddle I say???

 

I usually do what John and Redstar do - but sometimes take it to ridiculous proportions. If I'm in a shop and, for any reasons, they want to know my date of birth I always give them my father's date of birth (it helps to be consistent)! Nobody has ever called me a liar, to my face , but it does stop them in their tracks. All the other info I give is equally accurate

Filling in surveys can make for a few pleasant minutes whilst having a cuppa.

Like some others of you, I also receive phonecalls from my bank etc. My approach is just slightly different. My typical comment is
"I don't dispute that you are who you say you are, but I'm unable to give you that information".
"Why is that?"
"According to your own instructions, I'm not allowed to."
A pause and then,
"I don't understand!"
"I have your printed instructions on a letter that tells me, that to protect myself against identity theft, I must not give any personal information to anyone who has made an unsolicited phone call. It goes on to say that I may not be protected under your rules if I do give that information"
"Ahh, but we are your bank."
"Can you prove it to me? I think you really are from my bank but you're just testing me to see whether I'm careful about my details."
"No, sir. This isn't a test. I really do need your details before I can proceed."
A little laugh from me and "You're not going to catch me that way. I'm good at keeping my info secure."

A few more minutes of winding them up and then they give up

In a similar vein I had, many years ago, an interesting conversation with the taxman. They had phoned me at work to tell me that I hadn't completed a form correctly about my staff. I had not ticked the box for the gender of each one of them. So I told them that I couldn't do that. They said that they couldn't process the form without it and I told them that I wasn't going to break the law just to please them.

That brought a pause in the conversation before they asked me why I thought I would break the law. So I told them that the law says that, as an employer, I'm not allowed to make any form of sexual discrimination. They said that the law does apply in this case and I replied that I couldn't see anything in the full details of the law that says that Inland Revenue were exempt.

They gave up!!!

 

We don't need to ask - we already know all about you M!

I haven't the patience for it all. Never used to have to do it and it will disappear again eventually. In the meantime if I want a special offer I'll find one and for everything else I use modern technology and put the phone down

 

I always knew drinking coke was bad for your health.

 

So's going to School or College. JWK, as it's odd's on that some crazy will turn up with several automatic guns to shoot the place up