Re: RC: strange telephone call

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Jennifer Layman wrote:

> This brings up something that has bothered me a bit. AERC sent out a
> directory of all its members to all its members (who else?).  I was
> never asked for permission to have my phone and address published and
> distributed.  I'm not so bothered that is as I am that I wasn't asked
> if it was okay.  Did anyone else find that curious?
>
> Jennifer
> P.S.  A friend of mine received a similar call recently.
>
> --- Joy H Mahler <joym@visi.net> wrote:
> > I had the most strange telephone call tonight. A man called and
> > introduced himself.   He asked if I owned Orion.  I said yes and he
> > asked if I wanted to sell him,that he was looking for good
> > endurance horses.  I told him no that I was not interested and he
> > said "Really?, at any price?"  I said not at any price. And he
> > again questioned my answer. He said why? and I told him that he
> > just wasn't for sale.  He asked how old he was and I told him 18
> > and he chuckled and said that he WAS a bit old to sell.  That
> > wasn't the point but to him it said it all.
> >   He called from the 302 area code and I think that is New York or
> > New Jersey, but I was amazed with the call.  I have never had a
> > stranger call my home and ask something like that.  Then he asked
> > me if I knew any one that wanted to sell their endurance horses, or
> > if I had any others I'd sell. I said no to both.
> > Anyway consider this a heads up, I have no idea how he got my
> > number but assume he was calling people that are currently in the
> > Endurance News regional standings.
> >
> > Joy in Virginia
> >
>
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Hey, refer them to me!!!  I have some nice endurance prospects for
sale!!!!


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Teddy Lancaster

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