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    where do they get the info from/ most i get are either indian or from packistan, threatening me with jail for tax evaision, or saying they are from British Telecom offering a discount or telling me my line will be cut within 24 hours, another scam is the microsoft internet breach, I get at least 2 a day, the best recent one was a guy telling me my Sky insurance was due I pointed out that in the 20 years I have had sky I have never paid any insurance, so I asked what the price of cover would be £ 80 .00 for 3 years cover, so i told him i could upgrade to sky Q for £ 30 quid if it did break down......he hung up.
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    07 May '19 10:31
    @badradger

    They probably get no info, they just call each Person in the Directory...

    In fact some Joker called my about my Windows, when I don't have Windows at home… confronted with that Information he just disconnected.
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    07 May '19 10:34
    @ponderable said
    @badradger

    They probably get no info, they just call each Person in the Directory...

    In fact some Joker called my about my Windows, when I don't have Windows at home… confronted with that Information he just disconnected.
    Still living in that tent sir?
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    07 May '19 10:54
    I got a tax evasion phone call.
    He said the cops were coming unless I paid.
    Apparently I owed taxes from the last 5 years.
    I told him I would beat that in court because I just spent the last 8 years in prison.
    He hung up. Hasn't called back either. 😊
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    07 May '19 11:47
    @ghost-of-a-duke said
    Still living in that tent sir?
    goad you must live in a tent. You are always asking people if they live in a tent!!! 😛

    If you do live in a tent nothing wrong with it really!!! 😉

    -VR
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    @chessturd said
    I got a tax evasion phone call.
    He said the cops were coming unless I paid.
    Apparently I owed taxes from the last 5 years.
    I told him I would beat that in court because I just spent the last 8 years in prison.
    He hung up. Hasn't called back either. 😊
    LOL!!!

    -VR
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    07 May '19 12:35
    @very-rusty said
    goad you must live in a tent. You are always asking people if they live in a tent!!! 😛

    If you do live in a tent nothing wrong with it really!!! 😉

    -VR
    I wrote About not owning Windows. A tent seems a viable Option then...
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    07 May '19 12:37
    @ponderable said
    I wrote About not owning Windows. A tent seems a viable Option then...
    I almost went with igloo.
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    07 May '19 12:371 edit
    @ponderable said
    I wrote About not owning Windows. A tent seems a viable Option then...
    Are you running a Mac or at least Windows 95 then? 😀
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    07 May '19 12:38
    @wolfe63 said
    Do you at least own Windows 95 then? 😀
    Ha!
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    @wolfe63 said
    Are you running a Mac or at least Windows 95 then? 😀
    I run, about 5km a day, but only in "good" weather and lately, much to my body's relief, the weather hasn't been very good....for running.
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    08 May '19 12:59
    @ghost-of-a-duke said
    I almost went with igloo.
    You're too soft for an igloo it would kill you first night you spent in it.....hmmmm.

    No, don't try that one!!! 😉

    -VR
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    08 May '19 13:51
    @ponderable said
    I wrote About not owning Windows. A tent seems a viable Option then...
    Somebody confused living with intent with living within tent.
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    @badradger said
    where do they get the info from/ most i get are either indian or from packistan, threatening me with jail for tax evaision, or saying they are from British Telecom offering a discount or telling me my line will be cut within 24 hours, another scam is the microsoft internet breach, I get at least 2 a day, the best recent one was a guy telling me my Sky insurance was due I p ...[text shortened]... rs cover, so i told him i could upgrade to sky Q for £ 30 quid if it did break down......he hung up.
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