<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I realize this is way = off topic, but...</FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I have just = hung up on the third telemarketing computer of the morning and I'm not happy about it = at all!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>At least in the U.S. = relief is in sight though it will take several more months to arrive in = force.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>We can now contact the = National Do Not Call Registry online at:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>    <A href="http://www.donotcall.gov">http://www.donotcall.gov</A></FONT></DI= V> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>and register our phone = numbers to be removed from at least the most obnoxious of the telemarketers. = Violators can be punished. Not to the extent I may think appropriate, but still...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Sadly, while I have = already registered every phone number in our personal system, it won't be until = October 1, 2003 that I will be able to file a complaint and expect retaliation. = Better late than never.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Regards (and wishing = you all a telemarketing-free future)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Delwin D = Fandrich<BR>Piano Designer & Builder<BR>Hoquiam, Washington  USA<BR>E.mail:  = <A href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A><BR>= Web Site:  <A href="http://www.pianobuilders.com">www.pianobuilders.com</A></FONT></D= IV></BODY></HTML>