I guess people still fall for it

"There's a sucker born every minute." - Marilyn Monroe

I guess people still fall for it

 

I assume they prey on the elderly.

There's one going around where someone calls the elderly claiming to be a grandchild in need of having some money wired to bail them out of jail.  They hang up if pushed for details, of course, but presumably there's enough grandparents getting hooked to make it continue.

I heard once that apparently the Prince from Nigeria scams are so bad and transparent because if they were more convincing the scammers wouldn't be able to handle the workload, too many people fall for it as it is.

I heard once that apparently the Prince from Nigeria scams are so bad and transparent because if they were more convincing the scammers wouldn't be able to handle the workload, too many people fall for it

That should not be funny.. but it is

 

Got a "phishing" call from a scammer claiming to be from the IRS saying my taxes were delinquent and they were referring my case to the "local cops". Exact words. I had a little fun with him.

Got a call from 'the company', ostensibly wherever it was that I worked who were in need of my login information a few days ago. Was unable to get him to specify where it was that I worked and where he was calling from. Instead I was put on hold for 'Microsoft support'. Surprisingly they wanted the same thing.

 

How do these idiots ever make any money.

 

 

Never underestimate the technical ineptitude of grandma. 

 

Anyways got snowed in today so I remoted into work and attempted to be somewhat productive. Took periodic breaks to do the neighborly thing and shovel the walk leading from my apartment.

If there is one thing in this life I know is true it's this: looking up at the star filled sky, listening to crickets and owls, and feeling a cool breeze on your face on a totally dark night will make all your troubles seem insignificant. If only for a moment. 

 

Those of you who live in cities, I don't know how you don't go insane. 

On the advice of a friend I went to the O'Reilly Auto Parts website and entered 121g into the parts search. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed it well enough to mention it here. The rest of the day was a wash

^That's pretty cool.

i'm worried. this morning my cat went out and she didn't show up all day, i hope nothing happened to her.

Is she in heat?

Had a free breakfast at work due to International Women's Day, so that was nice.  There was a surplus of scrambled eggs though, shame that is probably all gone to waste.

If there is one thing in this life I know is true it's this: looking up at the star filled sky, listening to crickets and owls, and feeling a cool breeze on your face on a totally dark night will make all your troubles seem insignificant. If only for a moment.

 

Those of you who live in cities, I don't know how you don't go insane.

Who says that I'm sane?

 

I had an urge to eat something sweet. Too lazy to go to the store, I ended up making chocolate balls and fudgy brownies. Waiting for the brownies relaxing in the oven.

Edited March 8, 20187 yr by Labadal

Is she in heat?

i dont think so, the mating period is over and she had a go with every male in town. there were 5 or 6 of them camping outside the house at any time of day or night

i looked around this morning and found my cat and several others dead. there were no signs of injury and their posture indicated they died mid stride. the only thing that could do this is a poison used for pest control which someone intentionally spread around the area. considering that because of the cats there are no pests like mice and snakes, the only conclusion is that whoever did it was targeting the cats.

Damn, hopefully an accident though - otherwise a pretty serial killer move.

Maybe someone didn't like their party lifestyle in front of your house. Thought about contacting the police or animal related institutions?

That sucks, tekno.

Damn, hopefully an accident though - otherwise a pretty serial killer move.

i don't think so, it has happened before in another area. people woke up one morning and found cats dead all over the place.

there was even talk that an activist group did it to help the snake population

i looked around this morning and found my cat and several others dead. there were no signs of injury and their posture indicated they died mid stride. the only thing that could do this is a poison used for pest control which someone intentionally spread around the area. considering that because of the cats there are no pests like mice and snakes, the only conclusion is that whoever did it was targeting the cats.

I appreciate the analysis in this post. That sucks, sorry to hear that. You have some true scumbags in your area

Sorry about your loss mate

 

Have you gone to the police?

the last time this happened some owners of dead pets went to the police but they were told that its impossible to find who did this because this being an agricultural area, 90% of the people who live here have access to the stuff. even if they do find the poison there is no way to identify anything more than the brand which at most would cut down the possible suspects to 1/3 and that is still over 50k people.

Sorry technoman2.

 

Goddamn I go from 0 --> infuriated when people abuse animals.

the last time this happened some owners of dead pets went to the police but they were told that its impossible to find who did this because this being an agricultural area, 90% of the people who live here have access to the stuff. even if they do find the poison there is no way to identify anything more than the brand which at most would cut down the possible suspects to 1/3 and that is still over 50k people.

You should try and get a hold of the media or something. Find some way to shame people who do that.