So, if 20% of my shower water is wasted, if I cut my shower water consumption by 20%, will they leave me alone?
Or, will they, the second they achieve that victory, immediately come up with a new demand and start telling me what to do about something else?
Never give an inch. Not now. Not ever. Even about the things you are willing to give away. Because, sooner or later, they are going to get to something you do care about.
No they will not.
That's the beauty of demanding we submit to "percent" reductions. They can always demand a 20% reduction from of the amount you're still using.
Yes.
Another rotary dial trick I learned was dialing 41095 and then immediately hanging up thew phone. That would cause the phone to ring after about a 5 second pause. When answered, there was, of course, no one one the line. I used to irritate the heck out of my mom with that one.
I guess it was a “ring test” for technicians to use or something. A friend of mine in my 5th grade class told me about it.
(41090 also worked, but the “rings” were spaced too close together and did not resemble a real phone call)