Comments by "Kimberly C" (@kimberlyc84) on "Are the feds monitoring us on YouTube?" video.

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  2. Sometimes, if I get a call and think it's someone I'm expecting, I'll answer (like my dr or nurse) If they say my first name or ask for me, I immediately ask who's calling, before I say "speaking" or "this is she." If they continue without telling me who they are, I immediately interrupt and I tell them you "may be" on a recorded line. If it's legit, they will usually continue, because my doctor usually is on a recorded line anyway. But if it's some kind of random person trying to sell me something, they'll usually hang up. Sometimes I'll say we have a bad conn--and hang up.🤪 I don't usually have to entertain too many of those calls because most people are in my contacts. But for the rare occasion that I do get them, or they slip by, the "you may be on a recorded line" usually gets them to leave me alone and then I can block the number. Seems like a lot, but I'd rather do that than keep letting it get me angry and possibly miss an important call. (And there aren't too many since my remission, but when I had various doctors and appointments with techs and schedulers calling, it cut down on the trash calls. My MIL used to blow a whistle or an airhorn, but I'm too cheap to buy one. Sounds fun though 🤣 I still find it extremely strange that we can see the rings around Saturn as if they're on our own ceiling but the surveillance on an alleged criminal 20 feet from TEN cameras walking out of a store resembles Oscar the Grouch in a hoodie that NO ONE can ever make out!🙄 Lastly, I set up a credit carma account because I can check my account and any possible accounts that have been opened in my name on a daily basis and it won't affect my credit rating. The annualcreditreport. Com only allows one free report per year and by the time you get access to it, if you pay for another report, someone could have opened up several accounts in your name. I know there are also credit monitoring sites, that come with bank accounts, but even those are not as accessible all the time. I would rather be proactive and check it myself rather than wait for them to catch a breach I also Google my name occasionally to see what may be connected. One of the reasons I refuse to go back to my maiden name (it's a very common name) is because there is a woman serving life (but we all know 'life' may not be 'life') in upstate New York somewhere with the same first and my maiden name. The last thing I need is to be picked up if she breaks out. (Regardless of the fact she's a different race, I take nothing for granted) 😮 Gotta stay as vigilant as possible.
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