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Pop is never going to overcome the temptation to get something for nothing. After all, a person generally does not grow in character and intelligence in one’s seventies, and we were never good growers in the first place. I just wish he could adopt the rule of hanging up the phone when salespeople call. The catch here, though, is that he loves talking to people on the phone, and I guess this is often the hook that is used to catch lonely old folks.
The prize they dangled before his eyes this time was the promise of having our Internet connection ‘turbocharged!’ At least this is something I can appreciate and enjoy, too. But it was just another ploy to get us to switch from Dish to their cable-TV service, in one of those ‘package deals’. They sweet-talked Pop well enough that he allowed a workman to come to the house, but when it became crystal clear that they want us to lose Dish, Pop was able to turn the cable guy away, albeit with a little help from me to stiffen his spine. Even in spite of all the problems we have had in recent months connecting to the satellite, Pop remains fiercely loyal to Dish.
The prize they dangled before his eyes this time was the promise of having our Internet connection ‘turbocharged!’ At least this is something I can appreciate and enjoy, too. But it was just another ploy to get us to switch from Dish to their cable-TV service, in one of those ‘package deals’. They sweet-talked Pop well enough that he allowed a workman to come to the house, but when it became crystal clear that they want us to lose Dish, Pop was able to turn the cable guy away, albeit with a little help from me to stiffen his spine. Even in spite of all the problems we have had in recent months connecting to the satellite, Pop remains fiercely loyal to Dish.
