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  9 0 Who are these mooches? WTF? Remember this: simple and short is always the best way to let down anyone; Phone borrower. Psycho girlfriend you need to dump. Jehovah Witnesses at your door. Your dog who wants your bacon burger. Universally simple - "No, I don't do that. Sorry." If they persist, let them know your phone mintes are overlimit, and ask them to pay your bill for the month, in cash, in advance, and then perhaps lend them the phone. I mean, you're not a god damnd public phone booth. RacerX answered in Public Transportation 10 months ago | Report 3 comments by freikja, RacerX, and freikja… 0 0 THANK YOU. freikja commented 9 months ago | Report 0 0 No, thank YOU, "now, whether you mind or not, I'm going back to my conversation (or angry birds)" RacerX commented 9 months ago | Report 0 0 Ha! Wait. Angry birds? freikja commented 9 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  8 0 What the fuck? Don't be so passive aggressive folks. "No" *keeps bugging you* "There's probably a payphone near almost every stop" *keeps bugging you* "Get your own phone" *keeps bugging you* "Go fuck yourself" protosaurus answered in Public Transportation 10 months ago | Report 1 comment by freikja… 0 0 THANK YOU. Jesus. Since when was l obligated in ANY. FUCKING. WAY. to let you use my phone?? OH, NEVER? That's right, never. freikja commented 9 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  6 0 Just say no. I pretty much assume that if a stranger asks to borrow my phone or look at it or whatever, that they're planning on stealing it. J Carole answered in Public Transportation 10 months ago | Report 1 comment by freikja… 0 0 Not necessarily, but they have no fucking contractual obligation to use it, that's for sure! Just say no, yo! freikja commented 9 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  7 1 I tell people that I work for a government agency and my phone is state-issued and for official business only. What the fuck do they know? Works every time. soundslikepuget answered in Public Transportation 10 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  3 0 Just say no. ballardgirl answered in Public Transportation 10 months ago | Report 1 comment by freikja… 0 0 THANK YOU. freikja commented 9 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 1 Hey I think I've been asked on that route too. If they look young, often they say its to call their parents/friend to say that they're late and in that case I ask them if its fine that I call and pass on the message. Otherwise i just tell them i dont have any minutes, easy as that. Biju answered in Public Transportation 9 months ago | Report 2 comments by keshmeshi and freikja… 0 0 I think this is the best option. Offer to call the person for them. If the call isn't important or they're looking to steal your phone or they're just trying to annoy you (the latter two are pretty likely on the 358, I think), they'll go away. keshmeshi commented 9 months ago | Report 0 0 Yeah, uh huh. Ask them if they want a cigarette too. freikja commented 9 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 I've had two experiences since moving here that have shaped my opinion of lending phones. I've done it at the airport before, but I'm much less likely to do it these days. I lent my phone to someone on a bus, and he turned out to be a total nutcase who tried to talk to me afterwards and ended up yelling at me the whole bus ride because the answers i gave him weren't what he wanted to hear. Someone that I was dating got approached by some shifty teens in a group who asked the same, the phone use was refused, and the teens scurried to find some other "mark" to steal the phone from. I mean, it sucks because I'm sure (like at the airport) people have emergencies, but prepaids can be had for dirt cheap. Black Beetles in Amber answered in Public Transportation 9 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 1 l'd say, "No." Good lord, this is a thread that is exemplary of what is wrong with this town. Any place that so easily advocates lying is not the moral or ethical giant it claims to be. freikja answered in Public Transportation 9 months ago | Report 2 comments by RacerX and freikja… 2 0 Seattle claims those things? being the Emerald City, I thought we claimed to pretend to be great and powerful and then lie to little girls and her (gay) friends about fulfilling their desires, sacrifice said little girls to witches via trickery and false promises, and keep people away at the gate with blustery BS while in a disguise. ;-) RacerX commented 9 months ago | Report 0 0 Actually, yeah, that sounds about right. freikja commented 9 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 1 #1 Turn off your phone before you get on the bus, and don't use it. Then, no one will ever know you have one. #2 I know it's hard to say no because it sounds rude, (and really, the rude thing is asking to use someone's phone for a non-emergency), so if you don't want to keep the phone out of sight, then say you are on a limited minutes plan and you don't have any time left. It's a white lie. Etiquette isn't stressed in some households, but really, this kind of situation is what etiquette is for. I get waylaid regularly by the sheer gall of people these days whether its their attempt to involve you in a conversation that you don't wish to be a part of or someone asking how much you make or how much rent do you pay. I was raised in the South - and not the highfaluting side of town - but I knew at a very early age that you didn't, say, ever ask a woman her age or ask someone about their money. Seems pretty simple - respecting boundaries. What happened, I wonder? My personal preference would be Option #1. Like you don't walk down the street waving $20 bills at spare changers, don't let anyone know you have a phone if having a phone has become a problem for you. Oh the times we live in! Bauhaus answered in Public Transportation 9 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 2 "No", if they look scary, you don't owe this person any favors. If they look sane, you can just tell them your not comfortable doing that. Or tell them you don't have any minutes left Be4today answered in Public Transportation 9 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 1 Is say sorry almost out of min. I have unlimited. I do act real they dont care. Monique Balistrieri answered in Public Transportation 10 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 1 Either be real about it and simply say you'd rather not, or you wouldn't feel comfortable doing that, since you don't know them... OR, claim you're coming down with something and you don't want to risk exposing them to it by using your phone. Robert L Darden answered in Public Transportation 10 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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