Stupid little things that bug you

People that call you, and when you answer, they hang up without a word. No apology for dialling the wrong number, nothing. Manners cost nothing, I was told by my parents.
 
Barcon said:
It's because it's a machine and there is nobody on the other end.
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No. Those calls you're referring to generally put you onto a machine once you say anything. I've had a few of them in the last few years. The first one I got, I said hello and a machine voice informed me that my PPS number (our equivalent of the National Insurance number) had been involved in criminal activity. Hung up straight away. That must be 3 years ago, and I've yet to hear from any law enforcement agency. I'm also pretty sure that if my number had been involved in criminal activity, I wouldn't be getting a phone call but a knock on the door. Those scam calls also generally have African or Eastern European/Asian prefixes (Azerbaijan has shown up a few times), and are usually machines calling you. The one I got today had an Irish prefix.

Quick side note; as I said, those scammers generally record what you say, so never answer the call with "yes". That could be used to deceive third parties into believing you're giving consent to something. Better to either say "hello", or say nothing. If they don't hear your voice within a few seconds, the call will be terminated at their end.
 
jimharri said:
No. Those calls you're referring to generally put you onto a machine once you say anything. I've had a few of them in the last few years. The first one I got, I said hello and a machine voice informed me that my PPS number (our equivalent of the National Insurance number) had been involved in criminal activity. Hung up straight away. That must be 3 years ago, and I've yet to hear from any law enforcement agency. I'm also pretty sure that if my number had been involved in criminal activity, I wouldn't be getting a phone call but a knock on the door. Those scam calls also generally have African or Eastern European/Asian prefixes (Azerbaijan has shown up a few times), and are usually machines calling you. The one I got today had an Irish prefix.

Quick side note; as I said, those scammers generally record what you say, so never answer the call with "yes". That could be used to deceive third parties into believing you're giving consent to something. Better to either say "hello", or say nothing. If they don't hear your voice within a few seconds, the call will be terminated at their end.
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Over here we get a lot of calls from scammers that are just machine activated calls.
The machine calls random numbers and if an operator is busy on another line when you pick up the call gets disconnected.

Also, most of them over here disguise the number so that you think it's local and some even copy your number and use it to call the next person on the list.

I've had people call me and ask why I just called them and hung up when I hadn't called anyone.

I never answer calls from numbers I don't recognise and have a spam blocker that forces anyone that tries to leave a message to enter a three digit code.

Having said that, they're all cunts.
 
Barcon said:
Over here we get a lot of calls from scammers that are just machine activated calls.
The machine calls random numbers and if an operator is busy on another line when you pick up the call gets disconnected.

Also, most of them over here disguise the number so that you think it's local and some even copy your number and use it to call the next person on the list.

I've had people call me and ask why I just called them and hung up when I hadn't called anyone.

I never answer calls from numbers I don't recognise and have a spam blocker that forces anyone that tries to leave a message to enter a three digit code.

Having said that, they're all cunts.
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That's my understanding. It's not some sad sap working his way through dozens of numbers a day, but an automated dialling machine.
 
laserblue said:
What makes you say that?
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Today on the Glory thread. He made a post stating what he’d heard then a load of people start asking him if he knows any more about what he said or if he knows this and that. He’s fucking just told them what he knows ffs! Next they’ll be asking him if he knows what colour ink was used to submit the offer or whether the offer was hand delivered or done over the phone. I just dont get the need to ask him for more than he’s just shared. Or how knowing would change anything.
 
Kinkladze 1 said:
Today on the Glory thread. He made a post stating what he’d heard then a load of people start asking him if he knows any more about what he said or if he knows this and that. He’s fucking just told them what he knows ffs! Next they’ll be asking him if he knows what colour ink was used to submit the offer or whether the offer was hand delivered or done over the phone. I just dont get the need to ask him for more than he’s just shared. Or how knowing would change anything.
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I know what you mean. I was just being sarky by responding to your post with a question ;)
 
Kinkladze 1 said:
Today on the Glory thread. He made a post stating what he’d heard then a load of people start asking him if he knows any more about what he said or if he knows this and that. He’s fucking just told them what he knows ffs! Next they’ll be asking him if he knows what colour ink was used to submit the offer or whether the offer was hand delivered or done over the phone. I just dont get the need to ask him for more than he’s just shared. Or how knowing would change anything.
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Not how I read it. Various people asked him to clarify what he'd posted as it could be interpreted in a few ways. He clearly wasn't mithered by it, as he responded to them
 
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