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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 6:15 pm
You all have given me some thoughtful ideas, some sweet and some clever and a lot of real sincerity. I appreciate it all. It is nice to have such a bunch of wonderful, intelligent, playful, caring people to help me get over my anger in this matter. Thank you!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 8:41 pm
Gracie, I agree with those talking about being the bigger person and how things could turn around someday. Certainly don't think you should do anything elaborate, of course. And y0u can always crank call Pamy 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 5:09 pm
I don't like trolls. I like my troll dolls, though. (And I still wonder how much my vintage collection is worth!)
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 8:27 am
I just got a phone message from a neighbor of mine -- someone I've never met, mind you -- asking if I would like her to pick me up for church. My phone number is unlisted (it's a cellphone), my name isn't even on the house, and I've given it only to my next door neighbors. They must have given it out to this other person. I don't go to church. I've never gone to church. I've never talked to anyone in the neighborhood about going to church. Now I'm in the position of having to nip this crap in the bud all because some nosy neighbors can't mind their own damn business.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 9:32 am
Prisoner, I know it may sound mean but if my neighbor did that I would call them up and tell them I don't believe in organized religion. It's not that I don't believe in organized religion but it does nothing but give me a headache.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 9:39 am
To all of you who listened to my gripe and made me feel better, just wanted to let you know I am sending two cards. One from her Uncle Kit and one from me and my dh signed with our names. Nothing will be included in the cards, and no note, and I'll be sending them out so they will arrive just before her graduation day. Now she cannot say I didn't give her anything.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 9:39 am
I would ask her the questions forthright: How did you get my number? Why would you think I go to church?
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 9:41 am
Prisoner, I would NOT return the call at all. Forget about it.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 10:08 am
I am with Rosie on this one.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 10:12 am
Prisoner, it was incredibly presumptuous of this person to do so, unless there was some kind of misunderstanding. Did she use your specific name? Did she perhaps get you confused with someone else? I'm inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt, until I know for sure that they were acting in a way that I don't approve of; instead of just assuming they are guilty. I'd be inclined to call her and say there must be some mistake, I don't attend that church, and am not interested in attending. If she then proceeds with an invite, just civilly say again, you're not interested, and please to leave you alone.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 10:13 am
Oh, I have no intention of returning the call. If this woman calls again, I will tell her I don't go to church, and ask her where she got my phone number and the idea I would be interested in going to church (let alone her church), just as Escapee suggests. I just don't understand the arrogance of calling up a perfect stranger and asking her if she wants you to pick her up for church. She didn't even really invite me; in fact, at first I thought it was a wrong number, but she used my name in the message, which is not in my outgoing voicemail message. Urgrace, I think your solution to your dilemma was showed a great deal of class. Perhaps your niece will learn from it.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 10:18 am
(We posted at the same time, Kar) I did a reverse look up on her number, and she lives few doors down the street. That, combined with her using my name tells me it was intentional, but I've never given anyone the impression here that I would go to church. Just so annoying.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 10:29 am
Prisoner, I don't understand it either. It is presumptious and arrogant, considering she knew who you were. Is it still possible that somehow the message got garbled, that she was supposed to be calling someone else and instead thought it was you that she was supposed to call? Sad to admit, but I have occassionally called someone when I meant to call someone else, even people I know. Perhaps she was given your name for another reason and got it mixed up with someone else? At any rate, I don't like the arrogance of such an approach, if indeed she's trying to 'fix' you in her mind, in some way. That's just rude. You dont need fixing. 
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 10:39 am
She doesn't know me -- that's part of what's so annoying. As I said in my first post, we've never met and I've certainly never given her my phone number. The only people in my neighborhood to whom I've given my phone number are the next door neighbors. They are big church goers, out every Sunday morning and at least two nights a week with their Bibles for what I presume is Bible study. Yep, that's what I find so arrogant about this, that someone I don't even know seems to think I need saving, let alone want saving.
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 11:02 am
Well with a name like "Prisonerno6" she was no doubt led to believe you were in need of salvation.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 11:18 am
Oh, gee, I thought it was the upside down pentagram I painted on the side of the house. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 11:23 am
Our neighborhood is across the street from 3 different churches. At least once a week, people from each church come through the neighborhood knocking on doors (always the same people in each group.) I've told each of them several times I'm not interested and they still come. Last week? or week before? one of the women I've told I'm not interested at least twice came to the door. She knocked and knocked and knocked (I've gotten to the point now once I look out and see who it is I don't answer the door.) When she stopped, I thought she'd left and took a peek out the window to see her writing a note, then she started to knock again. Finally left and when I was going to get the kids I found her note taped to my door....asking if we were going to send the kids to church that weekend and asking me to call her back so she'd know if she should tell the bus to come by and get them, lol. I'm not quite sure how to get the point across that I am just not interested and have them leave me alone.
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 11:28 am
Call or write the church office and tell them you are not interested and do not appreciate the invasions into your privacy and that if it continues you will have to take legal steps to made it stop.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 12:52 pm
I live right next door to nuns and not once have they even said the word church to me. LOL
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 1:30 pm
Twinkie, perhaps they have peeped through the window and seen you spinning your head backwards. Good going, Gracie.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 1:31 pm
Good for you Gracie! 
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 2:35 pm
Nicely done Urgrace. But I am remembering this thread for the next time someone treats me badly!!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 4:01 pm
Yes Justavice, griping here takes away all the stuffing out of you and you feel so much better afterward! Thanks Prisonerno6, Juju, Vacanick and Justavice! Prisonerno6, when they come to my door, I preach to them and they don't come back! LOL
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Merrysea
Member
08-13-2004
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 8:39 pm
I ordered my son a digital camera as part of his graduation present, and it didn't ship with other things on that order. Okay, it's coming a few weeks later, still before graduation, no problem, right? I got a notice today from DHL that it was out for shipment. Great, I'm home all day, that works out well. I went in this evening to check the tracking number, since I never got the package, and it said it was delivered at 11:30 a.m.! It didn't say what address it was delivered to (their email gave my correct address), but it said it was signed for by a name I had never heard of, and it identified her as the receptionist! I called DHL and told them I don't have a receptionist, and she said she'd have the courier pick it up and deliver it to us tomorrow or Tuesday. Great, except will the package still be there unopened, or is someone enjoying their new, free camera? And of course they can't pick it up until Tuesday, because it's a three-day weekend. Aaargh!!
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 9:41 pm
I have a few words of advice for anyone who wants to try to keep Jehovah's Witnesses away from their door. This advice won't repel Mormons or other Evangelicals, I have only tested it on Jehovah's Witnesses, since I sort of know them. And you have to be willing to lie, the more convincing you are... great! now, back to MerrySea's question...
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