That never happens
A few months ago, I got a cold-caller trying to sell me emergency plumbing cover. Normally I swear at such parasites and slam the phone down, but he must have caught me in a happy place, because I actually listened, and agreed that it was a good deal, and agreed to take the free introductory offer.

I've been kicking myself ever since, because I normally have a policy about cold callers: "If I want something, I'll fucking well go and get it, so don't bother me at home, and I'll make a point of avoiding your company from this day onwards, you antisocial leech." I couldn't believe I'd been suckered into agreeing to this.

Last night at nearly midnight, a pipe behind the fridge spontaneously exploded and started spraying water everywhere. And to my astonishment, I'm actually covered and get free 24-hour emergency call-out.

Win!
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 10:14, 7 replies)

I am astonished by this.
*click*
(SimianKid internet faffer, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 10:48, closed)

You should try it from my side
I've just heard that the plumber has finished, and went on his way with a cheery wave and a complete lack of demands equivalent to the GNP of several medium-sized African nations, as I'd usually expect.

I think I need a little lie down.

And I'm going to have to re-evaluate my attitude to cold callers, too. Damn!
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 12:35, closed)

Clearly
we are all living in the matrix.

EDIT: oops - didn't mean to take your post when I deleted my dupe post JaunKerr. 'pologies.
(SimianKid internet faffer, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:38, closed)

This is too much of a coincedence
insert conspiracy theory here.
(Eggstrovert isnt patronising you...honest..., Fri 11 Feb 2011, 14:19, closed)

cold callers are part of
renegade companies of Truth and Honesty who must fight against the monopoly of the large multinationals who are part of the Illuminati and will take not only your hard-earned dollars (or pounds) - for the faults that they have programmed to occur - but your free will and your soul and your punctuation.
(maggotriddendirtbox fast, feral and sharp as a tack since, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 23:39, closed)

that
will do
(Eggstrovert isnt patronising you...honest..., Thu 17 Feb 2011, 11:22, closed)