| Most of us are inundated with numerous obnoxious | | | | line. You already know who is calling by seeing the |
| phone calls or recordings offering us credit cards, cell | | | | same name and number on your caller ID, but rest |
| phones, chimney cleaning or free vacations to The | | | | assured, those calls will continue hounding you. |
| Bahamas. | | | | Occasionally, we feel pity for these poor souls and |
| If it's a live person, you can request them to stop | | | | try to good humor them by asking politely to |
| calling you, but it's rarely honored. Most recently, the | | | | remove our number from their records. They always |
| marketers are using prerecorded messages. Even if | | | | promise to do it, but next time it's another sales |
| you opt to speak to a live sales person to remove | | | | representative who is totally clueless! |
| your number, the calls continue ad nauseam. You | | | | What's the use of threatening suit? It's like |
| plead, beg, threaten, yell, scream, but those calls | | | | uncovering a yellow jacket's nest. If you disturb it, |
| continue like clockwork. Usually the phone rings when | | | | watch out! They'll come after you and sting you |
| you are in middle of scrubbing the oven with your | | | | again. No wonder so many people no longer have |
| rubber gloves up to your elbows or you are trying to | | | | landline phones, but use cell phones exclusively. Even |
| catch up with some reading. | | | | cell phone numbers are beginning to appear on |
| You can register your phone number with the State | | | | network marketing lists. Watch out, they'll have your |
| by placing it on the Do Not Call List, but that has | | | | number soon... |
| rarely worked. Have you ever had roaches? You | | | | Granted, people have to make a living. Some of the |
| know, if you don't continue spraying on a regular | | | | products that are offered may actually be desirable. |
| basis, those critters will come back healthier than | | | | It's only that most of us have lost our homes to |
| ever! In other words, new callers crop up who don't | | | | hosts of invaders disturbing our serenity and privacy. |
| bother checking these lists. | | | | There has got to be a better way! |
| Of course, you have the option of not picking up the | | | | |