(301)223-0073 What's your scam?

Today I got 2 calls from this phone number:  (301)223-0073  UNKNOWN NAME.
Yesterday I got 2 calls from that number.
A couple of days before that I got 2 calls from that number.
And 2 calls from that number the day before that...
And a call the day before that...
The phone calls just trigger my voice mail, but never leave a message.  If I answer the call and speak, I get no response.  What's the scam? 
OK UNKNOWN NAME, I'm closing in on you.  I know you are a landline from Williamsport, Maryland.
I know your phone carrier and your zip code.  I know others regard you as scam or spam.  So, just quit the sophomoric misbehavior.
If you Southwest Desert Blogger readers wonder what you get when you phone that number, just go ahead and try.  Let me know.
Let me know if you know anything about this or if you have some of this weirdness going on on your phone.
Is the Federal NO CALL LIST working for anyone out there?
Peeved,
Your Southwest Desert Blogger

Got Irritating Weird Phone Calls?

For weeks I have been getting calls from this phone number:  (301) 223-0096.  They do not leave voice mail, they do not respond when I answer the call, and there is no response when I dial their phone number.  A reverse number search revealed that other people are getting calls from this number and trying to figure out where these calls are originating from.  What's going on?  Anyone out there know?

I don't want to float any paranoid conspiracy theories, but...why an I getting these calls every day and sometimes twice a day?  The caller ID reads, "UNKNOWN NAME" ....  Give them a call and see what I mean. 

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Won't Publish Anonymous Comments

Sorry Anonymous, I won't publish any comments from folks who don't have enough courage to identify themselves.  To you I say, "There is this blame the victim mentality in the Omega VRT350HD culture that assumes everyone who has a problem with the VRT350HD is force feeding it."  Sorry pal, that was never the case here.  If you had read all my Omega VRT350HD posts you would have read that I allowed produce to feed at its own pace and rarely used the pusher tool.  And I mean rarely.  Still the juicer exhibited all the problems I spoke of in the numerous OmegaVRT350HD posts. 

And another thing, unplugging the little yellow plug did not dislodge the wads of stringy pulp, etc. that were stuck and extremely difficult to clean out. 
You did not mention what you juice.  But I certainly do not need your advice on another expensive juicer to buy.
For all I know, you sell the OmegaVRT350HD and naturally want to defend it.  No forum for that here.  Get your own Blog.  I see all the search terms people use to get here, and they sound seriously dissatisfied with the OmegaVrt350HD.  
So glad you are enjoying your pulpy juice, made with your expensive juicer, with it's expensive replacement parts.  Not all of us are having that blissful (and pricey) OmegaVRT trip.

Some of the vegetable wedged and pulled out of the bowl ports (photos above) after juicing.

Wondering whether they're drinking fresh juice or the Cool-Aid?
I did not misspell.  I intended it to read and provoke thought.
Southwest Desert Blogger
c. 2012

Best Search Terms of the Week

The Best Search Terms of the Week award goes to these four Southwest Desert Blogger readers:

1.  vert 350 hd junk

2. can i put ice cubes into an omega vrt350

3. drawbacks of omega vrt350

4. is it normal for the omega vrt350 to leak juice at the base

These are not necessarily in order of my preference, but how can you beat #1?  Number 4 isn't bad either.
Number 3 is verbally sophisticated.  "Drawbacks."  Nicely worded.  Scroll back in time, starting Sept. 2011, for my experience with the VRT350HD.
But the winner of the all time best Search Terms award is the "omega vrt350hd sucks" person --  A man of few words and kindred spirit of this week's winner, "vert 350 hd junk."  Disclaimer:  These search terms are not my original phrases, but real search terms people used to get to this site. The opinions expresses in the search terms are those of the searchers.

Is it normal for the omega vrt350 to leak juice at the base?  In my common sense, Southwest Desert Blogger logic, NO JUICER SHOULD LEAK!!!  unless you occasionally overfeed it or close off the juice spout.  This should be a rare event.  If you have a piece of junk juicer or it leaks often, see about returning it.  I hope you can.

Ice cubes?  I never put them in any juicer, so I don't know what happens.  I personally would not try it.  I have a good quality blender (not one of those $400 blenders).  It cost under $50 and it has a dedicated ice crusher button.  It works well for smoothies.  I used to go to the smoothie shop and saw that those $7.00 smoothies (then add the tip to that!) had a generous helping of ice blended into the mix. So, I got a blender that could crush 4-6 ice cubes in a pint or quart of smoothie.  That makes the smoothie super cold, especially if you use frozen fruit.  Just fruit, ice, a bit of water to blend, and perhaps raw carob powder, a tiny bit of maca, raw cacao, protein powder, a spoon of coconut oil, hemp seeds, chia seeds, acai, or any combination.  You can get those ingredients at discounts at www.iherb.com.  Use discount code WAL660 at checkout for $5 or $10 off your first purchase.   

Hovering around 100 degrees (F) in the desert, but it's a dry heat,
Southwest Desert Blogger
P.S. tonight is the last Blue Moon until 2015.  Make a wish and enjoy.
C. (c)2012

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In a soupy southwest d.esert monsoon,
Southwest Desert Blogger  is waiting for your feedback.

No Omega VRT rant today!  See previous posts dating all the way back to September of last year.

Got More Search Terms?

These search terms got you to Southwest Desert Blogger this week: omega vrt brush broke

omega vrt complain

omega vrt350 juicer leaking

omega vrt350 strainer

omega vrt350hd and how can you keep juice Brush broke?  RIP (rest in peace).  How did you break it?  I suggest getting a dish cleaning brush at a discount store.  More bristles to clean the screen more easily no matter what juicer you have.  My opinion:  The Omega VRT 350HD brush is of little use anyway.  There are so many hard to clean little areas on the VRT350HD, plus all the other problems, I just sent it back to where I got it.  Omega VRT complain?  Join the club.  Folks come to this site with Omega VRT "issues" so you are not alone.  Complain to the folks who sold it to you.  What would you like them to do about it?  Return your money?  Ask for what you want.  That juicer cost too much for you to complain. Get happy. Omega VRT350 juicer leaking?  How well I remember that mess.  Glad I got rid of it.  We put folks on the moon decades ago.  Why can't we make a juicer that doesn't leak? I worried that the juice leaked into the motor housing.  Who knows?  The official response amounted to blame the victim.  Are you doing something wrong?  Should you dice the produce before juicing?  :-)  Don't blame me.  Then again, sometimes stuff just happens. Omega 350HD strainer?  As I've said in my strainer post, "Don't strain yourself." See 2/2/2012 post. Omega VRT350HD and how can you keep juice?  Probably best to keep it in the fridge, on ice, in a cooler...keep it cold and sealed, as in a jar with tight-fitting lid.  I would keep my jar in a zip lock baggie for transport, such as to work, in case the jar leaks.  The zip locks can be reused.  I found the Omega VRT350HD vegetable juice separated within an hour or two.  I did not expect that.  Yes, most juice will separate, but I thought the VRT350HD juice was said to be more stable. One of the informational items that came with the juicer states "Store Juice Up to 72 Hours!"  Silly me, I thought that meant it would be good for 72 hours.  Depends upon your definition of good. There was a picture of two glasses of juice. The caption reads "VERT Which would you rather drink?  Our Juice or Their Juice" and below Our Juice is a picture of a glass of juice with a bit of a head on it.  The color is consistent throughout.  The Their Juice glass has some foam too, but the juice has separated (if you know what I mean).  Sorry Omega, in my fridge your juice separated too. Run some tests and let me know your findings. Send me some feedback, findings, opinions and I may publish them. Sincerely, Southwest Desert Blogger C. (c)2012 P.S.  I don't run ads that track you!  One way you can support this blog is by shopping for your nutritional supplements, natural products, health foods, healthy pet foods, organic lotions, soaps, shampoos, etc. at a discount at www.iherb.com and using discount code WAL660 for $5 off first purchase.  Enter the code at checkout.  They ship internationally.  Be sure to add one freebie with your order.  Thanks.

Got Perseid Meteor Showers?

Yep.  We got 'em tonight, the later and darker the better, until just before dawn.  Plus, as a bonus, the brightest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Venus, will be in the middle of the shower, as will the crescent moon.  This meteor shower peaks tonight (8/12/12) with over 100 shooting stars predicted per hour.
If it is cloudy, or you sleep through tonight, just try again tomorrow night.
Hope you see your lucky star.
Southwest Desert Blogger
P.S.  To the Southwest Desert Blogger readers who are searching for Omega VRT 350HD parts, I saw some on eBay.
C. (c)2012

Who's looking at Southwestern Desert Blogger This Week?

This week's Southwest Desert "Howdy" goes out to the blog readers from Tucson.  How are all you cowboys and cowgirls handling your Monsoonal heat and humidity? Stay out of the wash when the water's running.  I don't want you getting caught by that Tucson Stupid Motorist Law.  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arizonas-Stupid-Motorist-Law/262377276540 And while I'm greeting folks, let me send a Southwest Desert "Howdy" to the folks in South Africa, Germany, Israel, Australia, USA, and all the other Southwest Desert Blogger readers out there.  Hope all you folks are enjoying the 2012 Summer Olympics.*  The only TV station I get to see the Olympics on is a Spanish speaking station.  They seem to broadcast a lot of beach volleyball (women's), basketball (men's), and wrestling (men's).    I guess you know which team I'm rooting for -- Team USA.  Back to the Blog...      Here are some of the search terms, in bold, you used to find me this week: buy omega vrt350hd tucson  [my answer: Don't know] omega vrt350hd foamy kale                                           [see comments below re: foam] buy juicer omega vtr [sic] 350 hd south africa buy omega vrt parts huron 100 vs omega vrt 350 omega 350 frozen bannanas [sic] and the old favorite: omega vert 350hd problems To the person with "problems":  Just scroll back in time on this blog and see all the posts detailing my Omega VRT350HD problems.  Tales of Omega vrt350hd problems started back in September of 2011. See September posts and 1/14/12, etc.  Does misery want company?  You should start an Omega VRT350HD Problems dating site.  Remember dear old Southwest Desert Blogger when this idea makes you as rich as a Facebook tycoon. To the person with "foamy" Omega 350 hd kale juice, I have photos of the pulp I strained out of Omega 350HD juice, photos of the strings and foam clinging to the jar, photos of the strings I pulled out of the juice and measured ... you get the idea.  For a while I posted the Omega Vrt350HD String of the Day! Was my Omega VRT350HD juice too foamy?  You bet!    Not pleasant juice in my opinion.  Wheatgrass foamed a good head for me.  See 11/1/11 post, for pulp, strings, etc. To the "Omega VRT350HD parts" person, I tried replacement parts.  The problems persisted.  Good luck amigo.  The parts are costly.  Do you have the warranty?  See post 10/29/11, 11/1/11, et al. To the Omega VRT350 frozen banana person, don't bother juicing bananas.  Just make smoothies.  See my smoothie recipe posts using frozen banana.  Peel bananas before you freeze them. Then store them in a plastic bag or reuse a yogurt container.   Just scroll down to the end of this blog and see the Southwest Desert slide show and click "bananas" or "smoothie" on the list of Labels.  It will take you to the related posts. These are ripe bananas!  Peel and Freeze.  Slicing is optional. *Hope your team wins some Olympic gold, but what really matters is how you play the game. Southwest Desert Blogger P.S. I Send me a Huron.  I would love to review it.  Are all the vertical juicers made in the same factory in Korea?  Isn't the Huron cheaper than the Omega VRT350HD?  Made of healthier plastic?  Send me one Huron juicer Lord, so that I may enlighten the Southwest Desert Blog readers.  Amen. C.  (c)2012

Got More Omega VRT350HD Search Terms

Howdy to all you Omega VRT 350HD folks around the world.  Here are a few of the more original search terms that led you to my site. 1.  fibrous veggies clogging omega vrt350hd

2.  is omega replacing the vrt 350 hd

3.  leaking from the bottom of omega vrt350hd Veggie fibers clogging the Omega VRT 350HD, view looking down into the juicer bowl I experienced  numbers 1 and 3.  As for number 2, I don't know.  Do you mean, "Are they replacing it with a replacement juicer?"  If so, I got a replacement, but the same problems persisted.  Browse back in time to see my experience with the OmegaVRT350HD juicer, replacement juicer, strings of the day posts, etc.   I finally returned the Omega.  I did not enjoy the problems I had with it on a daily basis. Good luck with your VRT 350HD.   If you don't get satisfactory performance from the expensive juicer you own, I hope you can return it and get your money back.  You deserve to be happy with your juicer and your juice. Happy trails to you,  Southwest Desert Blogger C. (c)2012