Subj : Re: deaf and dumb
To   : Charles Pierson
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Jan 23 2021 09:36:27

 
 > Anything and everything can be used as a tactic.  Beyond the dozens of
 > Homeless Veterans I see on the corners, a new 'favorite' of mine are these
 > Gentlemen with signs saying "Too Honest to Steal, Too Ugly to be a Gigalo." 

Heck, if that deaf/dumb fellow offered to wash the windows or vacuum for a few
minutes, I wouldn't hesitate to "gift" $25 bucks.  But there was no
eye-contact, and no attempt to even try to speak.


 >  AA> The last time this sort of thing happend was over 8 years ago. A
 >  AA> couple of singers with their guitars came into my shop,  

 > Don't you have legal options to handle unwelcomed solucitations in your
 > establishment?

What is there? I can call the police, but the people would be gone by then.
All I can do is offer my natural scowl and indicate that I am not the right
person to mess with.

People can overhear my telephone conversations with merchant-services and loans
companies.  I tell it like is and say "Unless you'd like to order something
from *my* business, I don't have time for this - and don't call me back."

I still get the odd "Please do not hang up. We've tried calling you numerous
times to inform you that your google listing is in DANGER.."

Pathetic.  There ought to be a way to block those things permanently. Or.. if I
had the resources, I'd love to switch those calls to another line (to free up
the one that they've hijacked) and blast some static/hum/buzz or something.

 
 >  AA> At times like this I wish I could brandish my Crocadile Dundee  
 >  AA> "you call that a knife?" machette, or call "Tiny", my doberman  
 >  AA> with a spiked collar, to escort these types out the door.

 > Actually, Dundee's knifecwas more like a Bowie knife.

Ah... but I said that my version was a machete!  ;)  It's more impressive than
the Bowie knife.  I even have a scythe that I could probably use and swing as I
approach the trespassers to the door.  <g>


 > I could see not having a d9g in a bookstore, but some means of self defense
 > should be aporoprriate.

The dog wouldn't be too hard. With the right command, the animal could block
the door and keep the intruder at bay.  But I like the idea of some kind of
mechanical way to entrap troublemakers and keep them escaping before
authorities arrive.

Or.. I need to bulk up with weight-lifting and wear a ninja bandana to clearly
show that I am not to be messed with.
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