Liz and Sam have it all: a happy marriage, a precocious preteen son named Nate, and a house that's just the right size for the three of them. Then, Liz's parents move in. Grandpa Irv is a kindly but occasionally grumpy Korean War vet who loves watching TV, bickering over politics, and spoiling his grandson. His wife Sarah is equally strong-willed, whether urging Irv to diet, questioning her daughter's parenting choices, or finding surprising success as an advice blogger.
With an estimated 50+ million Americans living in such families as of today, Freshly Squeezed is a refreshing look at newfound family togetherness after the economic collapse. Can three generations of one family share their lives, their feelings, their dwindling fortunes and a bathroom — and keep their sense of humor in the process? Pay a visit to the Freshly Squeezed family to find out! Freshly Squeezed is the brainchild of Ed Stein, an award-winning political cartoonist. He created the local comic strip, Denver Square, for the Denver Rocky Mountain News for 12 years. He lived the Freshly Squeezed life first-hand when his kids were little and his 80-year-old father moved to Denver.
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JoanHelen said, 11 months ago
ROFL The days of speaking to a human being when contacting a business are fading rapidly.
rogersden said, 11 months ago
All of the above
Violet Bay said, 11 months ago
Amen!!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 11 months ago
@JoanHelen
Not totally, most people can do it without one. But if you press zero or wait a living person will be provided for you.
Bob
said, 11 months ago
One of the questions on the local cable provider menu is “are you are having problems with your internet service? Say yes or no” So I said “yes or no”. The system couldn’t handle it. I had to start over, but it was worth it.
CDK said, 11 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
And sometimes that is not an option.If the options are 1,2 or3 and you do not press an option or press 0 they hang up.
What I hate more is the robots that askes a question and does not recognize what you say and you play the repeat game over and over.
Chewiek9 said, 11 months ago
I wish they were all this simple.
cbrsarah said, 11 months ago
I hate automated answering services.
rgcviper said, 11 months ago
[Snerk]
Good one!
It’s funny because it’s so true.
I’ve also found that saying “Representative” can sometimes take you to a live person, too.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 11 months ago
@CDK
That should be good enough reason to drop them.
Dry
said, 11 months ago
They forget Press 2 for Espanol. Also, and this is my biggest PEEVE, they yap about the unemployment rate. Get REAL HONEST TO GOODNESS PEOPLE ON THERE ANSWERING THE PHONES and you could take care of a lot that problem. DUH!
JoanHelen said, 11 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
Not in South Africa, apart from the banking call centres. You can go through the whole menu a couple of times to try and get an operator. Generally the landline just ends the call. I use email or the company website; it works much faster here.
Tigger
said, 11 months ago
Press and hold Zero or yell, and you will be sent to a live human
Tigger
said, 11 months ago
@JoanHelen
Press ‘0’, and you will get Customer Service, or just be silent and do nothing
Tigger
said, 11 months ago
@rgcviper
If you remain silent or scream or enter wrong numbers, press the # or * keys it confuses the automated machine, and the nice female voice will say: “I’m sorry, I do not understand you, I will transfer you to the next available agent.”