tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post8185594326112574134..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Why Does The State Board Of Health And CDC Want To Quiz Me?Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-75734402888954375252014-08-06T14:37:44.810-04:002014-08-06T14:37:44.810-04:00In fact, not issuing some kind of ethereal communi...In fact, not issuing some kind of ethereal communicator to the on-call strikes me as both cheap and quaintIan Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-16601770918204594752014-08-06T02:07:12.727-04:002014-08-06T02:07:12.727-04:00Salt mines use my cell number for "on-call&qu...Salt mines use my cell number for "on-call" type of things. Fortunately, they are (barely) smart enough to leave a message, as we rarely do "on-call" types of things, so I rarely have the cell phone on me at home...Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89142745371749611432014-08-05T06:54:26.636-04:002014-08-05T06:54:26.636-04:00Not answering one's home phone is something on...Not answering one's home phone is something only those who are not in call can indulge in. My employer's phone system grabs the first open outgoing line, so "didn't recognize the number" isn't a reason to not answer. I can let it go to the answering machine but that just means confusion when I do pick up.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-28243895712337689392014-08-05T02:02:34.490-04:002014-08-05T02:02:34.490-04:00I wonder if this is just for Hoosiers, or if it...I wonder if this is just for Hoosiers, or if it's going to pop up all over. (Like an epidemic...) <br /><br />If they're trying it here, we won't know because, like those above, we have caller ID, which is tied into the satellite service, so we get nit displayed on the boob toob screen. handy, that. We can ignore rude strangers without getting out of our chairs. Allowed us to set the ringers on all landlines to silent. Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-34501087314925080362014-08-04T20:47:45.643-04:002014-08-04T20:47:45.643-04:00Skew the results.
give random word answers to th...Skew the results. <br /><br />give random word answers to the questions...B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-53273402392383913632014-08-04T19:52:14.054-04:002014-08-04T19:52:14.054-04:00I have the ringtone for unknown number set to &quo...I have the ringtone for unknown number set to "silent" on my personal cell phone, so I never even hear it when they call. I just need to clear the call log once in a while.<br /><br />Family and friends know to leave a voice mail or text me if calling from a different phone.RandyGCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76196605938569416072014-08-04T19:38:33.891-04:002014-08-04T19:38:33.891-04:00It will be interesting to see if you get a knock o...It will be interesting to see if you get a knock on the door in the near future...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32187011306868066842014-08-04T14:23:38.662-04:002014-08-04T14:23:38.662-04:00Survey calls can be annoying, at least CDC wasn...Survey calls can be annoying, at least CDC wasn't asking if you had a firearm in the house as part of their public health role.<br /><br />No need to worry though, at least until the CDC calls with a survey that <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCYQqQIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F08%2F03%2Fhealth%2Febola-outbreak%2F&ei=q87fU4_aNpCnyASSgIHYAg&usg=AFQjCNG2nShwvC6WZejPqHuPfaRcdqecow&sig2=KF4BD_xXA8s3E8zRcW8k3w&bvm=bv.72197243,d.aWw" rel="nofollow">asks</a>: <br />1. Do you have red eyes and <br />2. Are are you bleeding from orifices from which you do not normally bleed?<br /><br />At that point it's time to get worried cause it's not like the CDC might accidentally <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/12/science/cdc-closes-anthrax-and-flu-labs-after-accidents.html" rel="nofollow">release something</a> that causes a real public health concern.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45814986893380040362014-08-04T13:35:55.167-04:002014-08-04T13:35:55.167-04:00First time I have heard about this - I wonder who/...First time I have heard about this - I wonder who/what is behind it?<br /><br />MerleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-85169207993842704132014-08-04T10:16:48.919-04:002014-08-04T10:16:48.919-04:00Don't talk to strangers. I don't have a l...Don't talk to strangers. I don't have a land line and when I still had one about all I received were junk calls. When the caller would tell me that we won something I would reply that no we lost and my wife and I are still disappointed that we lost. When the caller would argue I would insist that they refer to their supervisor and confirm that we lost and we were not happy at all that we lost. With that kind of crap going back upstream they just sigh and give up.<br /><br />When it comes to this spooky government stuff, and I clicked over and read one of the questionnaires, a person would be nuts to participate. The few times I get calls that desire information and tell them to mail the stuff to me because I never respond to unsolicited phone calls and neither should anyone else.OldTexanhttp://hpsds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30371896267627558502014-08-04T09:51:41.868-04:002014-08-04T09:51:41.868-04:00"I love Caller ID. If I don't recognize t...<i>"I love Caller ID. If I don't recognize the number, that call goes to the answering machine.</i><br /><br />+1 on that. Especially since I only have a cell phone, and no landline - I'm not going to waste my minutes on telemarketers, surveys, and wrong numbers.<br /><br />In fact, I go one further - my message specifically tells callers "If I don't recognize your number, and you don't leave a message, I will NOT call you back."Jake (formerly Riposte3)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02976718318892210404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-28528092806543317892014-08-04T09:38:01.299-04:002014-08-04T09:38:01.299-04:00I love Caller ID. If I don't recognize the nu...I love Caller ID. If I don't recognize the number, that call goes to the answering machine.<br /><br />If I were to have a weak moment and did answer, and got one of these survey callers, my response would simply be "None of your flippin' beeswax, Skippy."<br /><br />I'd have the same attitude if my doctor asked me if I kept guns in the house.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69680648546335986502014-08-04T07:35:55.389-04:002014-08-04T07:35:55.389-04:00Hmm, this seems germane:
http://hotair.com/archiv...Hmm, this seems germane:<br /><br />http://hotair.com/archives/2014/08/03/terror-study-group-finds-sovereign-citizens-and-militiapatriot-groups-among-greatest-threat-to-us/Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-24610915355468676962014-08-04T07:30:16.150-04:002014-08-04T07:30:16.150-04:00Nannies?Nannies?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-91944260836422324792014-08-04T07:28:35.350-04:002014-08-04T07:28:35.350-04:00Just who'm I supposed to be terrorizing, then?...Just who'm I supposed to be terrorizing, then?<br /> Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86727092374703972262014-08-04T07:26:06.994-04:002014-08-04T07:26:06.994-04:00Don't be surprised if you're marked for sp...Don't be surprised if you're marked for special attention by the IRS and added to the no-fly list. Because you know that the Obama administration has a greater fear of domestic terrorists than it does of Muslim terrorism.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.com