Part Deux – P.S.A. For Seniors On Medicare – Stephanie Called Again!

Medicare Phone Scam -Part Deux, Part Infinitum, Ad Nauseam:

Again today, phone rang, no Caller ID, local number (likely spoofed). Answered the call on speaker and said nothing. Heard “Hello?” Again, my dog toy/duck call noise maker was in another room. Blew a Raspberry.

Heard “This is Stephanie, calling about Direct Deposit Social Security new COLA Medicare Bonus of $220! Raspberry, Raspberry, Raspberry! Call disconnected.

This automated, fake “Super Intelligence”, rendering your phone, the one you pay for, a scammers tool. I wonder if our Super Intelligent Federal Government will fix it? Nah.

Fragile

Made this image in April of 2009, opposite Pea Island Visitor Center. That little ribbon of road on the far right is NC 12, a highly dynamic roadway. Got washed out again this morning by a Nor’easter. Not as bad as Hurricane Irene in 2012 but the road has parts, missing. It’s why I live far, inland. Sailors know.

Below: After Hurricane Irene 2012

Below: Today, 24 September 2026