I never thought in a million years I could get conned.  But this young girl (college age) came to my door saying she worked for GE, and they are the ones who manufacture and install the burglar alarm hardware for ADT (ADT being my security company).  And she was offering a free upgrade of my system to the industry standard that ADT now requires.  All of which was one hundred percent true.

But she did not work for ADT.  She worked for a competing alarm company, and before I could blink I had agreed to change alarm companies, pay a $100 activation fee, and pay a higher monthly monitoring fee.

She never lied to me.  She didn't do anything illegal.  It's just the way she said things made them sound so sensible.  By the time I realized what was happening, the tech had already arrived and was ripping out my old equipment.

Ah, well, live and learn.  I keep looking back and thinking, How did I let that happen?  You see how people get conned on TV and you think, "I would never be that dumb."  But I was a complete idiot today.

In other, happier news, I watched the wood ducks (on the webcam) fledge today.  Very cute.  My blog on Harlequin American Authors Blog, which runs on Monday, talks about the ducks in more detail.  I also went to the hardware store and bought more birdfeeder stuff and a large pot and some potted herbs for my first effort at container gardening.  I'll take pictures when I'm done!

Thanks for stopping by,
Kara