If we must have telemarketers, let them all be like Kevin.
He phoned me the other evening and tried to sell me a subscription to a series of plays in Philadelphia. He described the theater's upcoming shows with great and seemingly unfeigned enthusiasm, especially the musical "Mamma Mia!"
"Don't you just LOVE Abba?!" he exclaimed, almost squealing with delight. How he maintained this level of energy over his entire work shift, I don't know.
I explained that we live some distance from Center City and like going to matinees, and he smoothly segued into the associated discounts on parking lots and restaurants that we'd receive by buying a subscription.
"Would you let me send you an email about all this?" he asked, hesitantly, as if I'd be doing him a personal favor.
I hope they pay him well.
Monday, April 24, 2017
Sunday, April 23, 2017
POCOPSON: Bank closure
Access to the Brandywine Creek is blocked at the Northbrook Road bridge, thanks to a huge tree that (it seems) was cut down by the electric company. "Peco cut it down and left it here," someone spray-painted on the trunk.
An enterprising person has hewn a step in it to enable anglers to pass, but canoeists will be out of luck.
An enterprising person has hewn a step in it to enable anglers to pass, but canoeists will be out of luck.
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| A tree is blocking access to the Brandywine at the Northbrook Road bridge. |
WEST MARLBOROUGH: It's now for sale
The long-vacant ranch house at Sportsman's Lane and Street Road is now for sale, with an asking price of $399,900. The weeds and vines that choked the property have been cut down, the interior has been completely renovated, the swimming pool has been cleaned and filled and furniture has been imported for "staging" purposes.
The 1,800-square-foot house was built in 1969 and sits on an acre.
I had to laugh at the real-estate listing agent's description that it's located on "a quiet, no-outlet street." Perhaps he didn't realize that there's a popular gun club right across the road.
The house was the source of annual complaints from a next-door neighbor, who would attend township meetings to tell the supervisors that weeds from the neglected property were trespassing onto her property.
The 1,800-square-foot house was built in 1969 and sits on an acre.
I had to laugh at the real-estate listing agent's description that it's located on "a quiet, no-outlet street." Perhaps he didn't realize that there's a popular gun club right across the road.
The house was the source of annual complaints from a next-door neighbor, who would attend township meetings to tell the supervisors that weeds from the neglected property were trespassing onto her property.
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