Dealing With Old-Fashioned Harassment

It might feel like an old-fashioned form of harassment, but dodgy phone calls are horrible. I’ve been on the receiving end. At best, they’re unsettling; at worst sinister.

So I was concerned to learn that a friend had become a victim.

"I get this call every day. It’s awful…"

I fear the worst, but it’s not quite what I think.

"… I can’t make out what they’re saying. I’m not sure if I recognise the voice…"

She feels ill-mannered saying she can’t understand and asks them to email but thankfully doesn't give out the address.

At last, the call comes when her husband is in. He grabs the phone, verbal artillery primed.

It’s not needed.

Turns out it was the pharmacy doggedly trying to tell her that her new hearing aids are ready for collection.

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Originally published in The Daily Cuppa.

Want Things To Look Up? Then Look Up.

As a very busy week draws to a close, I came across an article about Looking Up. As it pointed out, the concept of looking up can be interpreted in many ways. However, my busy week inclines me to take it literally.

For me, as for many others, being busy means looking at a screen for much of the time. Looking up — at sky, clouds, trees — is something I do to get away from too much screentime.

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