tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post8662281883862425879..comments2024-01-15T12:58:07.035-05:00Comments on Sheepish Annie: I'm A Heck Of A Nice Person.Sheepish Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15564802976550099985noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-79457868314626649192007-12-03T04:29:00.000-05:002007-12-03T04:29:00.000-05:00good point , well said - my phone message, that I ...good point , well said - my phone message, that I share with the other umpty gazillion people who use the same provider I do, gives no identifying details other than the number dialled so one is never sure if one has indeed rung the right number.<BR/>I've been here 3 years this week and I still get at least a couple of calls a week for the woman who had this number. As it was a shop number, I notcatsmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953101594940806384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-72826712006958595532007-11-30T21:25:00.000-05:002007-11-30T21:25:00.000-05:00Oh my, how scary. Scarier than zombies - really!H...Oh my, how scary. Scarier than zombies - really!<BR/><BR/>Hey, panties are less fattening than the chocolate I'm buying in an obsessive manner this holiday season. Maybe a trip to the dainties store is in order.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561341938699494134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-10511933047677092442007-11-30T15:23:00.000-05:002007-11-30T15:23:00.000-05:00Yes, add a little 10-minute tutorial into your sch...Yes, add a little 10-minute tutorial into your school's curriculum and write up something for your newspaper. You can do it in the time you will not spend washing your underwear. (Wait, that didn't come out right. You know what I mean, though, I'm sure.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-47139470015873139892007-11-30T14:35:00.000-05:002007-11-30T14:35:00.000-05:00My housemates are only furry and four-pawed as wel...My housemates are only furry and four-pawed as well, but I think your post is important for adults too. Sometimes when you call someone and their voice mail doesn't have their name or phone number, you don't know if you have the right house or not. Best to say, like Deb, "call me back."<BR/><BR/>I also want to know why, when you move, you are always assigned a phone number from someone who has knitseashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594976722011232979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-49614051311051190302007-11-30T14:28:00.000-05:002007-11-30T14:28:00.000-05:00I am sick to my stomach now - wondering what my li...I am sick to my stomach now - wondering what my little "darlings" have given out without my knowing.....sick...sick...sick....Cursing Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525488337844130010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-76556916807597372202007-11-30T12:36:00.000-05:002007-11-30T12:36:00.000-05:00THANK YOU for being good and 'spaining to the chil...THANK YOU for being good and 'spaining to the child. First, very good point--must review with my girls the proper leaving of messages (being sure you have the right phone first). Second--I always feel horrible when I get those kind of frantic vm's on my cell--and have no way to call the person to tell them they have the wrong number. It was nice of you to do that too because, god knows, when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-34598063971629496202007-11-30T11:54:00.000-05:002007-11-30T11:54:00.000-05:00Wow. Note to self: tell children not to leave det...Wow. Note to self: tell children not to leave detailed messages on voicemail, especially if it involves an unidentified voice. Why did I not think of that? Thanks...<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the undies -- it's the sort of small thing that just makes the day brighter.Knitting Linguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289230533275408343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-33397065038583914622007-11-30T11:41:00.000-05:002007-11-30T11:41:00.000-05:00wow! You know I get regular wrong messages from g...wow! You know I get regular wrong messages from grown ups in my voice mail and mine clearly says "hi this is Bobbi" and it never fails that some message starts with "hi George I'm just calling to ...."The Kelly Green Roguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095152758923693962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-66472704944600876332007-11-30T11:10:00.000-05:002007-11-30T11:10:00.000-05:00Okay, I've got the shivers running up and down my ...Okay, I've got the shivers running up and down my spine so badly I need another cup of coffee and my children are never using the phone again.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-63967713444499412362007-11-30T10:19:00.000-05:002007-11-30T10:19:00.000-05:00It's sad when we lose our innocence, isn't it?I wo...It's sad when we lose our innocence, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>I would tell the parents also. In fact I once followed a teenage driver home, got his address from the mailbox, asked a friend who lived in the same subdivision for the phone number, and let the parents know I watched him charge right around a stopped school bus.<BR/><BR/>I also called a neighbor after her daughter careened right out into Susan Pandorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067155501209751519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-77706797649023715352007-11-30T09:39:00.000-05:002007-11-30T09:39:00.000-05:00** Mental note ** - tell 11-year daughter old not ...** Mental note ** - tell 11-year daughter old not to leave messages at friend's house beyond "call me back".Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621579116496310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-40841332089163599192007-11-30T08:31:00.000-05:002007-11-30T08:31:00.000-05:00She's lucky it was your answering machine she got....She's lucky it was your answering machine she got. <BR/>And you're lucky to have new underpants!! <BR/>Karen<BR/>http://nothingbutknit.blog-city.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-66255444929770860342007-11-30T08:06:00.000-05:002007-11-30T08:06:00.000-05:00Very scary.But I'm sure you've had to sign forms a...Very scary.<BR/><BR/>But I'm sure you've had to sign forms at the doctor's office saying that it is okay for them to leave messages on your machine - privacy laws being what they are these days - *some people* realize that answering machines are not secure. Just not little children.<BR/><BR/>In a way, I am happy that thte child is so innocent and carefree. Too bad she can't stay that way. :o(sheep#100https://www.blogger.com/profile/04207640881710412597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-80317222823941754782007-11-29T22:55:00.000-05:002007-11-29T22:55:00.000-05:00You've made a very good point. I've talked to E a...You've made a very good point. I've talked to E about not giving out information over the phone, but we've never talked about leaving info on answering machines...until right now. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-89846915514658376442007-11-29T22:41:00.000-05:002007-11-29T22:41:00.000-05:00eeeyikes! I hope this young girl has learned some...eeeyikes! I hope this young girl has learned something.. or perhaps she'll relate the conversation she had with you to her mom...and learn something.... yikes!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500636360349398921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-89157879939242641812007-11-29T21:54:00.000-05:002007-11-29T21:54:00.000-05:00Oh gosh. I'm not so sure you do think the rest of ...Oh gosh. I'm not so sure you do think the rest of the world is nice; it sounds like you think they're more likely to take advantage of innocent youngsters. Which is probably right, but I might not have thought about the possible ramifications. It's indeed a good thing she accidentally called you!Lazulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190270995311616124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-52861003315291535462007-11-29T21:39:00.000-05:002007-11-29T21:39:00.000-05:00Oh gawd - it's that sort of thing that makes me gl...Oh gawd - it's that sort of thing that makes me glad I only have the kind of children with fur and paws. And they have not learned how to use the phone. (Yet.)<BR/><BR/>But I am all for the buying of underpants! More underpants = less time spent doing laundry + a reduced chance of the need to go commando. And that's really the critical point!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966643349355325198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-2689419351366478662007-11-29T21:04:00.000-05:002007-11-29T21:04:00.000-05:00Oh NOOOOO. Not MORE underpants Sheepie. This is ...Oh NOOOOO. Not MORE underpants Sheepie. This is bad. This is very, very bad.Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960617637819340725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-63201991817088397102007-11-29T20:53:00.000-05:002007-11-29T20:53:00.000-05:00Sobering. And well written. Any chance you could...Sobering. And well written. Any chance you could submit it as a guest editorial to the nearest major (or even minor) newspaper?Cindy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450702213130426082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-21127862985447481962007-11-29T20:33:00.000-05:002007-11-29T20:33:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure that I'd have given in to the urge...I'm pretty sure that I'd have given in to the urge to call the phone number the child so eagerly supplied, and to tell the person who answered what had transpired. This would a) give the girl a chance to find the right phone number, and b) alert her parents to the fact that she's giving all these details out in a not terribly safe way.<BR/>But I'm pushy that way.<BR/>Excuse me, I have to go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-91431342501859814972007-11-29T20:31:00.000-05:002007-11-29T20:31:00.000-05:00That's really very scary, isn't it?! It really ...That's really very scary, isn't it?! It really is a good thing that you are a heck of a nice person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341251.post-76056825102112539522007-11-29T19:49:00.000-05:002007-11-29T19:49:00.000-05:00Yeah. It is a great thing that you are a nice per...Yeah. It is a great thing that you are a nice person, and that little girl needs someone to give her a clue. Between the kind of paranoia that requires even a grandparent to give a "password" before a child will go with them, and total laissez-faire, there's got to be a middle ground of caution! Perhaps you could mention this to the Powers That Be at your school/district, just as a little mehitabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855340553296575495noreply@blogger.com