Discover how hard it is to leave, part 2

Inspired by yet another mailing from the Discover card people, I tried to opt out of "pre-screened" mailings from the credit-card industry today. They nearly bankrupted us seven years ago, so that was a no-brainer.

I went through a long, annoying phone call with an irritatingly pleasant robo-voice.

And then they demanded that I give them my full social security number.

"Hell no!" I said, and slammed the phone down.

Credit card industry = 1, Me = 0

Anyone have any suggestions?

Discover how hard it is to leave, part 2

Inspired by yet another mailing from the Discover card people, I tried to opt out of "pre-screened" mailings from the credit-card industry today. They nearly bankrupted us seven years ago, so that was a no-brainer.

I went through a long, annoying phone call with an irritatingly pleasant robo-voice.

And then they demanded that I give them my full social security number.

"Hell no!" I said, and slammed the phone down.

Credit card industry = 1, Me = 0

Anyone have any suggestions?

Close call

Had a close call this evening; I was driving at my usual very sedate pace back from Wright's Dairy Farm (we'd almost run out of milk), when some idiot backed out across the road at high speed. I slammed on my brakes, and the gallon of milk on the passenger seat next to me flew off the seat, crashed into the dashboard, and fell on the floor. It didn't break, thank goodness, but the top was all smashed in.

I honked at the bastard, but he just took off as if nothing had happened.

Close call

Had a close call this evening; I was driving at my usual very sedate pace back from Wright's Dairy Farm (we'd almost run out of milk), when some idiot backed out across the road at high speed. I slammed on my brakes, and the gallon of milk on the passenger seat next to me flew off the seat, crashed into the dashboard, and fell on the floor. It didn't break, thank goodness, but the top was all smashed in.

I honked at the bastard, but he just took off as if nothing had happened.