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    Ungrateful old farts

    So I got myself a job at the beginning of the week, I work for a tele-sales company contracted by the gorvernment to contact people and offer them a free grant for home heating and insulation.

    The requirement is that to be eligible for the grants they have to be recieving some kind of benefit, which is fine. What's pissing me off is the decrepid old ***** that don't even want to know, or hit back with crap like "Nothing is free these days".

    The worst part is these are the same people you see on the news complaining about how the government doesn't do anything for them and they are being treated unfairly.

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    Well, not all people are like that surely?
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    its all them Max Bygrave movies i tels ya, those damn cynical members of Generation ZZZZZZ strike again.

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    My old man @ 74 years old is exactly like that but ruder.
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    A lot of people don't like cold calling. I'm not old or eligable for "free" money, but if anyone cold calls us at home, I'll have a right go and demand they remove me from their database, etc.

    Besides, I think it's good that old people are wising up and telling complete strangers offering them freebies to get lost. Too many fakers out there wanting to rip old people off. Not saying you are, Michael, but they can't be too careful these days, eh?

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    yeh people are so spiteful these days

    but rightly so, look at the volume of scams that are around
    all those nigerians emailing me everyday telling me to send them a couple of quid to recieve millions
    Last edited by Butuz; 18-02-2005 at 01:15 AM.

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    I met possibly the most senile old lady in the north, this morning. Stood at the bus stop, I'm approached by a woman who starts talking to me about her bunions.

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    lol Theo, that must have been the highlight of your day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael
    The worst part is these are the same people you see on the news complaining about how the government doesn't do anything for them and they are being treated unfairly.
    Never mind. Console yourself with the thought that when the price of gas and electricity goes up, they won't be able to afford to heat their draughty old hovels, and they'll freeze to death and get eaten by their cats.

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    The problem is that all these watchdog programs scare old people into thinking they will get ripped off. Slightly off topic but related to Rave's post, they showed us pics of people that had been eaten by their pets when I was at medical school. They said it was part of our pathology training. It was nasty.
    Not around too often!

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    Another annoying response is "I'm xx years old", as if there age is a defense against listening to me. *****.

    Three takers all day, and because i'm new i only need 5 as opposed to 7.

    Funny, I beat everyone in the office on my first day and got 8.

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    lol, good on ya Michael. I don't mind being polite to old people, but some of them do seem to believe due to their age they can act anyway they like, and those types tend to look at everyone like they're the **** on their shoes.
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    Well, i got 4 in today. Sat on my arse, eating chocolate and drinking tea for 6 and half hours to pursuade four people to take a free grant. Not really hard and at least I got £40 in the process

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    The problem is when your old and retired and you sit at home all day watching richard and judy all you get is some twong tryin to sell you something on the phone it is bleedin annoying. And then they ring you in the evening too! Go away!

    I dont envy your job mate

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