That was the call out when we use to play hide n' seek as kids. If you wanted the kids to come in, promising not to tag them, then you called out. Ollie, Ollie, Ox in Free. Well that is how I feel whenever I am trying to find out local information.
I live in a small town surrounded by other small towns. Our phone books are thin and not all businesses are listed in the yellow pages. As you know, I am on the computer a lot too. So when I am trying to find a business I normally do a web search. But to find a local business I often have to wade through pages of search. Now I have an answer.
One web site that encompasses 4 search engines for phone, address and map searches. I can type in the name or style of business and what town I need and presto, change-o it pops up. If you have the same issues then try out local.com and see if it helps you out.
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What the Who?
I am an inventive woman. And the mother of invention is called Necessity. Necessity insist that I pay the bills here. In order to do so I have found many ways to bring in the bacon. One way is that I run an answering service for a local plumber. In return he has the phone and internet as his business account. See inventive?
So 7 days a week we are here to take his calls. And of course we have telemarketers too. But sometimes your just not sure who is who. A phone call can be from someone who just does not understand what an answering service does. (Hey we get this all the time.) Often you hear us say Who Just Called? As the person would not leave a message.
Well I found a way around that. I can now go to a website and plunk in the phone number. (Don't you just love caller ID.?) If it is a telemarketer then it normally pops up and tells me so. Sometimes the call may be from a business who is looking for a local plumber. But will not leave a message. They think if they call back he will answer the phone. Of course they always get Moi'. Now I know weather to pass on a message or not.
So if you call and you get sweet lil ol me. Then tell me the problem and I will do my best to get a plumber right out to you. Of course, I am not sure if you want the service call when your not right here in town.
So 7 days a week we are here to take his calls. And of course we have telemarketers too. But sometimes your just not sure who is who. A phone call can be from someone who just does not understand what an answering service does. (Hey we get this all the time.) Often you hear us say Who Just Called? As the person would not leave a message.
Well I found a way around that. I can now go to a website and plunk in the phone number. (Don't you just love caller ID.?) If it is a telemarketer then it normally pops up and tells me so. Sometimes the call may be from a business who is looking for a local plumber. But will not leave a message. They think if they call back he will answer the phone. Of course they always get Moi'. Now I know weather to pass on a message or not.
So if you call and you get sweet lil ol me. Then tell me the problem and I will do my best to get a plumber right out to you. Of course, I am not sure if you want the service call when your not right here in town.
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