A place for Mom
I have been getting a lot of spam emails from a company that calls themselves “A Place for Mom”. They tell me about their lovely rest homes that I could put my mother in.
I decided to email my mum & let her know that some mystery internet spamming company were wanting me to put her in a home (which is a shame, because her house is REALLY nice).
Here’s the email I wrote her:
I keep getting spam mail from “A Place For Mom” with the title “Troubled Over the Difficult Decision of Eldercare?”
We can quickly help you find the following options:
“Fortunately, there is a simple way to find an elder care solution for your loved one! A Place for Mom is a FREE elder care referral service assisting families in finding resources of every kind.
- Assisted Living Communities
- Nursing Homes
- Retirement Communities
- Alzheimer’s Care Communities
- Residential Care Homes
- Home Care Services
- Other Elder Care Services”
As helpful as they’re trying to be, I find them sinister. I think they may want to experiment on you.
This morning I got this email from my mum:
Well, we all need to think ahead. Thought you might like to know what resources I would like for when the time comes:
A small desert island
ambient temperature mid 20s to mid 30s
palm trees
sand
2 giant tortoises
yacht
wooden hut on stilts (to keep out spiders and in case of flooding)
supply of stella, gin and wine
ok, and some water
food too
well-stocked library
podcasts of The Archers
fishing line
snorkel and goggles and nice coral reef to go and look at
no sharks
I do hope that means you are no longer quite so Troubled over the Difficult Decision…
xxxxxmurm
PS perhaps you could book us in quite soon…
Now I must go an check Ebay for giant tortoises. I may write & complain to the A Place For Mom people. They really haven’t contributed to making my position any easier at ALL.
