Subj : Re: deaf and dumb To : August Abolins From : Charles Pierson Date : Sun Jan 24 2021 08:44:00 Hello, August Abolins. On 1/23/21 9:36 AM you wrote: ??>> 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." AA> Heck, if that deaf/dumb fellow offered to wash the windows or AA> vacuum for a few minutes, I wouldn't hesitate to "gift" $25 bucks. AA> But there was no eye-contact, and no attempt to even try to speak. Well that would require he do actual work, which is what the scam is an attempt to avoid. ??>> 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? AA> What is there? I can call the police, but the people would be gone AA> by then. All I can do is offer my natural scowl and indicate that AA> I am not the right person to mess with. That's very likely the case, but seeing that you are willing to involve the police is a deterrent of sorts in and of itself. AA> People can overhear my telephone conversations with AA> merchant-services and loans companies. I tell it like is and say AA> "Unless you'd like to order something from *my* business, I don't AA> have time for this - and don't call me back." I still get the odd AA> "Please do not hang up. We've tried calling you numerous times to AA> inform you that your google listing is in DANGER.." Yeah, those calls never end. AA> Pathetic. There ought to be a way to block those things AA> permanently. Or.. if I had the resources, I'd love to switch those AA> calls to another line (to free up the one that they've hijacked) AA> and blast some static/hum/buzz or something. The US has a "Do not call" registry, but with the ability to spoof numbers, etc, it's pretty useless. ??>> 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. AA> Ah... but I said that my version was a machete! ;) It's more AA> impressive than the Bowie knife. I even have a scythe that I AA> could probably use and swing as I approach the trespassers to the AA> door. It would definitely have an affect. ??>> I could see not having a d9g in a bookstore, but some means of ??>> self defense should be aporoprriate. AA> The dog wouldn't be too hard. With the right command, the animal AA> could block the door and keep the intruder at bay. But I like the AA> idea of some kind of mechanical way to entrap troublemakers and AA> keep them escaping before authorities arrive. Invest in remote activated locks? Better one than what they used in that video clip you shared a while back, of course. AA> Or.. I need to bulk up with weight-lifting and wear a ninja AA> bandana to clearly show that I am not to be messed with. That wouldn't work in my case. I'll always be tall and lanky, though I am developing a bit of gut. -- Best regards! Posted using Hotdoged on Android --- Hotdoged/2.13.5/Android * Origin: Houston, TX (1:153/757.26) .