To Scam or Not to Scam That Is the Phone Call (standard:humor, 905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 23 2021	Views/Reads: 1146/770	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
When I do negative things, I will reap negative things. And I was about to reap something very negative. But the thing that makes the difference is recognizing it and then repenting.

One day this past week, I decided to stay home and catch up on a little
bit of reading. It's not often that I take a day and not go to the 
office and just pander around the house. Sometimes it's necessary to do 
such a thing, and I don't do it often enough. 

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage had a day planned of shopping as
well as an appointment at her doctor. She would be gone the whole day, 
and so I would have the entire day to myself. I was looking forward to 
it. Who wouldn't? 

I really was mistaken about this idea. For me to have a day by myself is
a wonderful idea, but it's still back in Kansas. 

The wife just left the building, I had settled down with a stack of
books I needed to go through and, of course, a hot cup of coffee to the 
left of me. I was looking forward to a wonderful day. I sighed a deep 
sigh and opened up the first book. 

Then I got a phone call. I wasn't prepared for the phone call, so I
answered, expecting to talk to someone. 

It was a reminder that my car warranty had expired, and if I press
number 1, I would be transferred to someone who could renew it. They 
also said that this is the last opportunity I have to renew my 
warranty. 

I want to get the definition of the word "last." If this is the last
opportunity I have, why have I received hundreds of these phone calls? 

A few moments later, another phone call came. 

I wrestle with the idea of, is it okay to lie to someone who is lying to
you? 

The lady on the phone congratulated me on winning two round-trip tickets
to anywhere I wanted to go. All I needed to do was come to their 
headquarters and they would put us up for three days and two nights, 
and the food was included. 

I don't know how ideas dance into my head, but this one did. 

I responded to the lady, “I'm sorry, but my religion does not allow me
to fly on airplanes.” 

The crickets on the other end did a little concert and then she got back
to me and told me that I could give those tickets to anybody I wanted 
to. All I had to do was to come over to their headquarters, and 
everything would be fine. 

"My religion," I explained, "not only does not permit me to fly on
airplanes but does not allow me to give airplane tickets to anybody. I 
appreciate your offer, but I cannot do it." 

Sometimes religion can come in handy. I chuckled to myself the rest of
the day. When I'm through chuckling, I will confess my sin. 

There were a few other phone calls, and I responded quite similarly to
all of them. If anybody can harass a telemarketer, it is my wife's 
favorite husband. 

Then I got a phone call I wasn't prepared for. This phone call was from
Duke Energy. 

According to the person on the phone, they sent me four notifications
that my account was delinquent and that my electricity would be cut off 
today. 

This sort of rocked my afternoon. If I'm without electricity, what do I
do? And you know what it's like to have your electricity reinstated 
with all the fees. 

According to the person on the other end of the phone, I owed Duke
energy $998.59 for the last eight months that I have not paid. 

If you want to get my attention just tell me you want my money. 


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