<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=968173402-31012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>The Do Not Call list does not apply to commercial phone numbers, only to private numbers.  I still listed my business line with them, and it has cut the calls down to nearly nothing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968173402-31012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968173402-31012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>Blowing out some poor schmuck's ear with a boat horn isn't going to stop the marketing companies from calling you.  It only damages that one person who's working for low wages at a bad job.  If, on the other hand, you ask them to add your number to their Do Not Call list, they have to comply (whether it's a business phone or not).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968173402-31012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=968173402-31012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>Annie Grieshop</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN class=968173402-31012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN class=968173402-31012007> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> alan forsyth [mailto:alan@forsythalan.wanadoo.co.uk]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:39 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: OT - Federal "No Call List" ???<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Does that include calls from Bombay and Delhi? Here, international calls bypass the list. You might also find that the computers at the other end dial anyway and only disconnect after four rings when it finds your number on the list. So you still get interrupted only to discover they've already hung up on the other end. GRRRRRRRRRRRing GRRRRRRing!!!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>AF</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianolady50@peoplepc.com href="mailto:pianolady50@peoplepc.com">pianolady50@peoplepc.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 30, 2007 6:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: OT - Federal "No Call List" ???</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The Fed "No Call List" takes about a month, after you list your number, to be in effect.  There are certain companies/institutions, etc. that are still allowed to make telephone solicitations.  I don't know what types those are.  Being listed has cut out approx. 90% of my unwanted calls.  The rest I screen with Caller ID.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Debbie</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 30, 2007 1:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> OT - Federal "No Call List" ???</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>I'd like to know if any of you have had any good experiences with the Federal "No Call List"??? I thought it was a good idea, but it isn't working, IMO! I continue to get Solicitation calls that disrupt my work in the shop. grrr! I have however, come up with a solution: I purchased a "Safe & Sound", hand held, Boat Horn. When I get one of those calls and I determine that it is, in fact, some moron trying to dip into my pocket....I let em' have a two second blast!<G> Haven't had any of them idjits call again! hehe</DIV> <DIV>I hope Andy or??? let's this through.<G></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain of the Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>