Annoying Medicare Phone Calls

[JGalt]

Anyone else getting them? I'm getting two to three per day right now. They always show up on the caller ID as a city and number in my state. I don't know how they're doing that, but they're aliasing their location to make it look like it's a local number. They always begin with a recorded female voice saying "hello?" If you respond, then you hear a recording of a women saying "Hi, this is (some woman's name.) The recording continues by saying "I'm with Medicare Services..blah blahh...Do you have Medicare Parts A and B"? If you answer "yes", they shift you off to some guy with a thick Indian or Middle Eastern accent. Then they start asking you questions about your age, your Medicare coverage, and stuff. If you don't give them the answer they want, they just hang up on you.

So here's what I'ma gonna do: Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Marine/Boating section in the sporting goods department at Walmart. I'm going to spend about $5 and get one of those air horns with the compressed gas in the can. And next time I get someone on the line, which will be tomorrow, whoever that is on the other end of the line going to lose their hearing in whatever ear they're using.

Am I an "asshole"?

You betcha.

 

[yidnar]

Anyone else getting them? I'm getting two to three per day right now. They always show up on the caller ID as a city and number in my state. I don't know how they're doing that, but they're aliasing their location to make it look like it's a local number. They always begin with a recorded female voice saying "hello?" If you respond, then you hear a recording of a women saying "Hi, this is (some woman's name.) The recording continues by saying "I'm with Medicare Services..blah blahh...Do you have Medicare Parts A and B"? If you answer "yes", they shift you off to some guy with a thick Indian or Middle Eastern accent. Then they start asking you questions about your age, your Medicare coverage, and stuff. If you don't give them the answer they want, they just hang up on you.

So here's what I'ma gonna do: Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Marine/Boating section in the sporting goods department at Walmart. I'm going to spend about $5 and get one of those air horns with the compressed gas in the can. And next time I get someone on the line, which will be tomorrow, whoever that is on the other end of the line going to lose their hearing in whatever ear they're using.

Am I an "asshole"?

You betcha.

a lot of people are getting those calls .. a friend of mine was complaining about them a couple of days ago .

 

[rampart]

Anyone else getting them? I'm getting two to three per day right now. They always show up on the caller ID as a city and number in my state. I don't know how they're doing that, but they're aliasing their location to make it look like it's a local number. They always begin with a recorded female voice saying "hello?" If you respond, then you hear a recording of a women saying "Hi, this is (some woman's name.) The recording continues by saying "I'm with Medicare Services..blah blahh...Do you have Medicare Parts A and B"? If you answer "yes", they shift you off to some guy with a thick Indian or Middle Eastern accent. Then they start asking you questions about your age, your Medicare coverage, and stuff. If you don't give them the answer they want, they just hang up on you.

So here's what I'ma gonna do: Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Marine/Boating section in the sporting goods department at Walmart. I'm going to spend about $5 and get one of those air horns with the compressed gas in the can. And next time I get someone on the line, which will be tomorrow, whoever that is on the other end of the line going to lose their hearing in whatever ear they're using.

Am I an "asshole"?

You betcha.

capitalism

of course the big budget is advertising NOT medical care.

 

[sparky]

Anyone else getting them?

yes......

Am I an "asshole"?

yes, just my kinda a**hole....

~S~

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Anyone else getting them? I'm getting two to three per day right now. They always show up on the caller ID as a city and number in my state. I don't know how they're doing that, but they're aliasing their location to make it look like it's a local number. They always begin with a recorded female voice saying "hello?" If you respond, then you hear a recording of a women saying "Hi, this is (some woman's name.) The recording continues by saying "I'm with Medicare Services..blah blahh...Do you have Medicare Parts A and B"? If you answer "yes", they shift you off to some guy with a thick Indian or Middle Eastern accent. Then they start asking you questions about your age, your Medicare coverage, and stuff. If you don't give them the answer they want, they just hang up on you.

So here's what I'ma gonna do: Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Marine/Boating section in the sporting goods department at Walmart. I'm going to spend about $5 and get one of those air horns with the compressed gas in the can. And next time I get someone on the line, which will be tomorrow, whoever that is on the other end of the line going to lose their hearing in whatever ear they're using.

Am I an "asshole"?

You betcha.

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Yeah! Nail 'em with the air horn!

I just hang up as soon as I hear the word Medicare., but I love your idea!


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[Mr Natural]

If you don’t recognize the number, don’t pick up the phone.

 

[JoeB131]

Anyone else getting them? I'm getting two to three per day right now. They always show up on the caller ID as a city and number in my state. I don't know how they're doing that, but they're aliasing their location to make it look like it's a local number. They always begin with a recorded female voice saying "hello?" If you respond, then you hear a recording of a women saying "Hi, this is (some woman's name.) The recording continues by saying "I'm with Medicare Services..blah blahh...Do you have Medicare Parts A and B"? If you answer "yes", they shift you off to some guy with a thick Indian or Middle Eastern accent. Then they start asking you questions about your age, your Medicare coverage, and stuff. If you don't give them the answer they want, they just hang up on you.

So here's what I'ma gonna do: Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Marine/Boating section in the sporting goods department at Walmart. I'm going to spend about $5 and get one of those air horns with the compressed gas in the can. And next time I get someone on the line, which will be tomorrow, whoever that is on the other end of the line going to lose their hearing in whatever ear they're using.

Am I an "asshole"?

You betcha.

Sounds completely justified, although I'm not sure an air horn noise would carry over a phone.

 

[JGalt]

capitalism

of course the big budget is advertising NOT medical care.

It's not "capitalism." Whet those insurance companies are doing is finding more ways to waste taxpayer's money by setting people up with more government benefits.

 

[sparky]

Most callers are obviously from other countries....~S~

 

[Winco]

I'm going to spend about $5 and get one of those air horns with the compressed gas in the can.

Boobie Trapping Signs.
Airhorns into the phone.

It's hilarious that a wanna be tough guy like you has to resort to these weak-ass tactics.

 

[Twisted Gypsy Child]

Anyone else getting them? I'm getting two to three per day right now. They always show up on the caller ID as a city and number in my state. I don't know how they're doing that, but they're aliasing their location to make it look like it's a local number. They always begin with a recorded female voice saying "hello?" If you respond, then you hear a recording of a women saying "Hi, this is (some woman's name.) The recording continues by saying "I'm with Medicare Services..blah blahh...Do you have Medicare Parts A and B"? If you answer "yes", they shift you off to some guy with a thick Indian or Middle Eastern accent. Then they start asking you questions about your age, your Medicare coverage, and stuff. If you don't give them the answer they want, they just hang up on you.

So here's what I'ma gonna do: Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Marine/Boating section in the sporting goods department at Walmart. I'm going to spend about $5 and get one of those air horns with the compressed gas in the can. And next time I get someone on the line, which will be tomorrow, whoever that is on the other end of the line going to lose their hearing in whatever ear they're using.

Am I an "asshole"?

You betcha.

do you hear helicopters at 2:15 a.m. ?

 

[JGalt]

Sounds completely justified, although I'm not sure an air horn noise would carry over a phone.

I just conducted a little experiment: I took the cordless phone from the living room and put it directly in front of the car horn. Then I took the cordless phone from the garage and listened while I honked the car horn. Yes, it carries loudly.

From AI:

"Can talking on call center earpiece damage your hearing?"

"Yes, consistently using a call center earpiece can potentially damage your hearing, especially if the volume is too high or if you use it for extended periods, as prolonged exposure to even moderate noise levels can lead to noise-induced hearing loss; this is a significant concern for call center workers due to the constant need to speak through the headset throughout their workday."

 

[JGalt]

What's more "hilarious" is some asshole on the other end of the line having his hearing permanently damaged.

BTW, have I said this this today? Trump won!

 

[Lisa558]

What's more "hilarious" is some asshole on the other end of the line having his hearing permanently damaged.

BTW, have I said this this today? Trump won!

He did? I haven’t been paying attention.

 

[JGalt]

He did? I haven’t been paying attention.

Absolutely he did. Remember that Kamala whatshername?

She'll never, ever be President of this country.

Just like Hillary whatshername.

 

[ozro]

If it's a female caller, I ask what color her panties are.
If it's a male, I ask "boxers or briefs"
So far that is working, it ends the call

 

[BULLDOG]

I kinda feel sorry for the people on the line. You know they are just being paid pennies for their efforts to make a living. However, I've found that when I ask for oral sex they hang up quickly.

 

[Crepitus]

Anyone else getting them? I'm getting two to three per day right now. They always show up on the caller ID as a city and number in my state. I don't know how they're doing that, but they're aliasing their location to make it look like it's a local number. They always begin with a recorded female voice saying "hello?" If you respond, then you hear a recording of a women saying "Hi, this is (some woman's name.) The recording continues by saying "I'm with Medicare Services..blah blahh...Do you have Medicare Parts A and B"? If you answer "yes", they shift you off to some guy with a thick Indian or Middle Eastern accent. Then they start asking you questions about your age, your Medicare coverage, and stuff. If you don't give them the answer they want, they just hang up on you.

So here's what I'ma gonna do: Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Marine/Boating section in the sporting goods department at Walmart. I'm going to spend about $5 and get one of those air horns with the compressed gas in the can. And next time I get someone on the line, which will be tomorrow, whoever that is on the other end of the line going to lose their hearing in whatever ear they're using.

Am I an "asshole"?

You betcha.

Wow, attacking someone with intent to do injury for doing a thankless job.

What a super guy you are.

I hope you get run over by a bus on your way to the store.

 

[JGalt]

Wow, attacking someone with intent to do injury for doing a thankless job.

What a super guy you are.

I hope you get run over by a bus on your way to the store.

Well to be honest, I would have rather shot him in the face. But that's kinda hard to do over the telephone.

 

[Crepitus]

Well to be honest, I would have rather shot him in the face. But that's kinda hard to do over the telephone.

Today's Republicans, folks. This is who they are.