I actually managed to stop a cold caller dead in his tracks the other day...
After he'd explained that he wasn't selling me anything but was in fact trying to save me money on my life insurance due to a new scheme and did I currently have any life insurance, I told him that no I didn't as I was waiting for a settlement due to my girlfriend having been killed earlier that month.

"Oh I'm sorry... oh boy" he exclaimed, before hanging up.

Nothing could have made me smile at that point, but I did feel sorry for him, he sounded genuinely shocked. And the fact he said "Oh boy" is quite endearing, for some reason...
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 16:17, 1 reply)

Bless.
Hope the days are getting easier, Prof.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 16 Jul 2010, 16:27, closed)

A tiny bit, thanks
I still can't really believe it's happened, and some days are very bleak indeed, but on the whole even when I feel like shit* I can at least give the illusion of being ok...


*I can't say I'm "happy" now, coz I'm not, I'm fucking gutted. I do have better days though, where rather than being a mess I can at least be quietly calmly sad... if you see what I mean?
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 16:49, closed)

Not gonna say I wholly understand
As I've only ever lost family members and not a partner, but yeah, I can see where you're coming from.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 16 Jul 2010, 17:01, closed)

Good, coz I've really not explained it very well there...
O_o
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 19:02, closed)

I meant from a personal perspective.
It winds me up when someone has something awful happen and somebody else says, "yeah, I know how you feel". They bloody don't.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 16 Jul 2010, 19:51, closed)