OT-Totally, but important (now ON topic)

[Dave Bunch]

No offense, but where have you been? :-)

I use the Reverse Phone Directory so much I have a shortcut for it on my
desktop. So many times I will have nothing but a customers phone number.
Before I call them I plug it into the directory and get the full name and
address. Then there is a link right there if I want the address shown on the
map. It is nice to have this info before I call so I can already have some
ideas on when I could schedule them based on their location.

When I call I don't tell them that I just snooped up their info. After
requesting their address, they usually ask if I need directions, to which I
reply something like, "Aren't you just about a block SE of 1st and Maple?"
They are blown away that I would know their neighborhood, making an instant
connection.

Dave Bunch

----- Original Message -----
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 5:17 PM
Subject: OT-Totally, but important


> List,
>
> I didn't know this until today, so all of you single guys/girls (and
> others) out there,
> be careful!!!
>
> ===============================================================
> Following is a column in today's Houston Chronicle:
>
> "This is scary."
>
> Lets say you meet somebody in a bar and he or she looks pretty normal. But
> let's face it,
> there's a chance this person is a complete lunatic. Just ask Robert Blake.
> Allegedly.
>
> So you play it safe and give only your first name. At the end of the
night,
> you scribble your
> phone number on a cocktail napkin and say, "call me." You're careful not
to
> give your
> address because that can be risky.
>
> Too late. When you gave your phone number, you also gave your full name,
> address and
> unbelievably, the quickest directions to your front door.
>
> Thanks, Internet. Click on http://www.google.com  and type in some
friends'
> home-phone
> numbers. Unless the number is unlisted or pretty new, you'll get their
full
> name, address
> and Mapquest directions to their house.
>
> Sometimes you even get their email address, so you really can annoy them.
>
> Advice: If you meet people in a bar, or anywhere else, and you're not 100
> percent sure of
> them, give your cell-phone or work number. And get your home number
unlisted."
>
> ===============================
> I tried it this morning and it really works!
>
> Avery
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