That reminds me of the scene where Odo and Worf are having a conversation over the best way to discourage people from dropping by unannounced if at all.
Maybe you're too personable.
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That reminds me of the scene where Odo and Worf are having a conversation over the best way to discourage people from dropping by unannounced if at all.
Maybe you're too personable.
That was a great scene. Ranks right up there with Worf saying to O'Brien and Kieko when he finds out they'll be having another baby, "I'll be away, far away... visiting my parents!"
Yes, unfortunately.
I just love it when I'm trying to pay my electric or water bill over the phone and the system asks me 23 questions to make sure that some nefarious evil person isn't trying to go around paying other people's bills.
They do the same thing when I call because something is wrong with the cable. Want to make sure some asshole is not asking legitimate questions about why my cable is not working (they can see that it doesn't work from there).
I am not opposed to controls of that sort but why not limit them to actions that could be harmful?
It's because they've got personally identifiable information of yours, and like the first questions might seem harmless who knows what they might ask next? It really should just be like one or two questions really?
Oh my, when I was a bank teller people would totally throw a fit when I'd ask them for id to withdraw money from their account!
Oh my, when I was a bank teller people would totally throw a fit when I'd ask them for id to withdraw money from their account!
People at parties that hide to smoke, IE they stink up rooms without even checking if it's OK with you (it rarely is) and you get the smelly surprise after the guests are gone... That's why I've eliminated progressively smokers from my list of people to invite at parties. The ones remaining are too civilized to do something like that,
Can't you do it online and ignore the hassle of speaking to someone?
I don't like putting my financial information on line.
I used to work at Dish network (USA) and you'd be surprised what people think we can see, that we can't by looking at their account.
Oh it's so very safe, I feel it's probably safer than like mailing a check. If they've got the secure lock and if the website starts with "https" you're ok. If you've ever paid a bill to them then they've got all your information online anyway, but you can even be safer just using your online bill pay with your bank. And if the worst happens you're not at all liable. I just like wouldn't do it on my cell phone if I'm connected to an unsecured wifi or something, but trusty old Google won't let me anyway, lol.I don't like putting my financial information on line.
I've had two instances of check fraud in the last five years, where my checks were stolen from the mail and the payee's name forged. I think online payment is way more secure nowadays. I pay nearly all my bills online now.
Oh yes! And if they steal your check they really have everything they need to just take money out of your account. It's so very common and it's so much more a bother to clean up than if they get your credit card information. The safest and best way is using your bank's online bill pay and after that it's using your credit card.
Just one question what's a cheque?
They are slowly disappearing as a means of payment in the UK. You'll struggle to find any major retailer that still accepts them. Most cheque payments in the UK are to trade persons these days.
Some people still write checks for their bill payments and such. I feel it's useful to keep a checkbook around for like if girl scouts come to my door or they're at the grocery store, since I so very much do not like to have cash. Usually it seems like a lot of older generations still like writing them, and stores don't like to turn away customers lol. But they usually just debit their account and give the check back.
I used to work at Dish network (USA) and you'd be surprised what people think we can see, that we can't by looking at their account.
I am speaking of recent Cable Boxes, they contain a computer and a hard-drive. They can really tell you remotely a lot about the state of your box and they do. I can even (remotely) read a movie on my computer and have it displayed on the tv. I've discovered that functionality by myself. It's not listed in the owner's manual. Until then I thought that you had to copy the movie from your computer (though the WiFi interface) on the hard drive of the box, but you don't need to do that.
I mean the movie is physically on your computer and yet it's run on the box and can be seen on a tv that's in another room your house. And all is transmitted through WiFi.
I was a bit surprised to read the "come to my door" comment, as I thought around here, the Girl Guides of Canada had banned door-to-door sales a while back due to safety concerns, so I had thought maybe a similar thing had happened in the US. However, I just checked to confirm... and it's not actually even true. So I have no idea where I got that idea from.
(And yes, I know Ontario just recently implemented a door-to-door sales ban, but charities are exempt, and I thought the GGC ban was a number of years ago, so it's unlikely I'm conflating that with the provincial ban from this year.)
That being said, though, I'd be really surprised if the Girl Guides here accepted cheques for cookie sales. (Although I await someone here to prove me wrong on that one, too!
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I was a bit surprised to read the "come to my door" comment, as I thought around here, the Girl Guides of Canada had banned door-to-door sales a while back due to safety concerns, so I had thought maybe a similar thing had happened in the US. However, I just checked to confirm... and it's not actually even true. So I have no idea where I got that idea from.
(And yes, I know Ontario just recently implemented a door-to-door sales ban, but charities are exempt, and I thought the GGC ban was a number of years ago, so it's unlikely I'm conflating that with the provincial ban from this year.)
That being said, though, I'd be really surprised if the Girl Guides here accepted cheques for cookie sales. (Although I await someone here to prove me wrong on that one, too!
Yes, it's not very responsible to send little girls on door-to-door sales these days.
Usually when they come up their moms are with them.