This may not be a scam as such, but I found it pretty distasteful. Got a knock at the door just now ...
Young lady: "Hi I won't keep you long"
Me (thinking, but not saying): "You've got that right".
Young lady (flashing an ID card): "I'm here from firefighters. We're talking to people about fire safety".
Me: "Uh ... right ..."
(she looks about eighteen, heavily made up, wearing a blue dress that's too tight and split to the thigh ... basically the most unlikely looking firefighter I've ever seen. I seriously doubt she's from the fire brigade.).
YL: "I'm sure you saw what happened on the news?..."
Me: "No".
YL: "What happened to Grenfell tower"
Me (thinking): "Has she noticed this is a two-storey mid-terrace, not a tower block".
Me (out loud): "Who do you work for?"
YL: "Mini firefighters. It's a new company ..."
Me: "So you're selling something? ..."
YL: "Yes, we have this ..."
(No doubt sensing her window of opportunity closing she thrusts out something that looks like a red can of deodorant. If it's a fire extinguisher it might put out a vigorous birthday candle.)
Me: "No thanks not interested".
Young lady: "Hi I won't keep you long"
Me (thinking, but not saying): "You've got that right".
Young lady (flashing an ID card): "I'm here from firefighters. We're talking to people about fire safety".
Me: "Uh ... right ..."
(she looks about eighteen, heavily made up, wearing a blue dress that's too tight and split to the thigh ... basically the most unlikely looking firefighter I've ever seen. I seriously doubt she's from the fire brigade.).
YL: "I'm sure you saw what happened on the news?..."
Me: "No".
YL: "What happened to Grenfell tower"
Me (thinking): "Has she noticed this is a two-storey mid-terrace, not a tower block".
Me (out loud): "Who do you work for?"
YL: "Mini firefighters. It's a new company ..."
Me: "So you're selling something? ..."
YL: "Yes, we have this ..."
(No doubt sensing her window of opportunity closing she thrusts out something that looks like a red can of deodorant. If it's a fire extinguisher it might put out a vigorous birthday candle.)
Me: "No thanks not interested".
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