On Sep 13, 2005, at 1:50 PM, Matthew Todd wrote: > Does it cost anything for that service? No, but it takes several weeks before the "do not call" command works. Plus, I don't think it affects folks phoning in-state, and has no affect on charities calling for donations etc. > I actually just switched telephone numbers for that very reason. I > usually tell the person that we are having a family crisis. My > mother-in-law just passed on, and sound very upset and start > crying, then they go away. I prefer to turn the conversation to "selling" them a piano tuning, after the first words out of my mouth are "Thank you for calling Draine Piano Service!!" As they can be pretty stubborn (although the smart ones hang up immediately) I persist in insisting that the only reason they would have dialed this number is to have piano revitalized. Eventually they give up. On the other hand, if they're calling our residential phone, and are reasonably pleasant, I quickly say "no thank you -- have a great day!" and hang up. Patrick Draine
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