tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post1263846806799817653..comments2023-07-03T09:41:52.948-04:00Comments on Cosmic Cat: 44 Strikes and You're (Not) Outfermicathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-56597229037072918062008-01-30T21:25:00.000-05:002008-01-30T21:25:00.000-05:00I see I'm not alone. The good news, is that the 4...I see I'm not alone. The good news, is that the 44-strikes organization hasn't called since Sunday. The bad news is that the others didn't get the memo!fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-4510653950810346082008-01-30T19:49:00.000-05:002008-01-30T19:49:00.000-05:00Damn it! Bogger just ate my comment. Anyway, I a...Damn it! Bogger just ate my comment. Anyway, I agree they should leave a message. Whatever their message is, they are not succeeding in getting it across and need to try a different method.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344778775085687558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-26045417087494605392008-01-30T13:46:00.000-05:002008-01-30T13:46:00.000-05:00Ah, yes, the joys of telemarketers. I was reading...Ah, yes, the joys of telemarketers. I was reading an article this morning in the Freep about how the Do Not Call Registry hurt the telemarketing industry (DUH), but also how a lot of the call bank jobs that went to India are coming back because companies figured out (another DUH) that one bad service call reflects poorly on the company and that people will take action. I thought that was good news.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399098868122212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-70902547958044370252008-01-30T12:31:00.000-05:002008-01-30T12:31:00.000-05:00I really hate it when they call late in the evenin...I really hate it when they call late in the evening! I am afraid to take the phone off the hook in case of emergency but I wish I could crawl through the phone wires and spit in their face!Minnesotabluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670914433184652900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-37837628911264683592008-01-30T10:14:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:14:00.000-05:00That "things that suck" tag is popular on this blo...That "things that suck" tag is popular on this blog... I enjoy bitching, I guess.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-78948509817033058872008-01-30T10:07:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:07:00.000-05:00I think your flag for this post says it all "Thing...I think your flag for this post says it all "Things that suck"<BR/><BR/>Ben O.Ben O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17771867224421972175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-91238452232375541352008-01-30T09:07:00.000-05:002008-01-30T09:07:00.000-05:00We keep getting calls from debt collectors for som...We keep getting calls from debt collectors for someone else--either this person lied and gave our phone number or we have her old number (though the phone company says our number was new when we got it).<BR/><BR/>No matter how many times the debt collectors call and we tell them we have no idea who this person is and they REALLY need to take our number out of the system, they call again in a few days. It's maddening.Jim Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-52751368962051898022008-01-29T21:20:00.000-05:002008-01-29T21:20:00.000-05:00Yeah, I do that sometimes to the repeat offenders....Yeah, I do that sometimes to the repeat offenders. Bastards!fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-6572061262305076122008-01-29T21:12:00.000-05:002008-01-29T21:12:00.000-05:00I forgot to say that if I recognize the phone numb...I forgot to say that if I recognize the phone number on caller ID, I always pick up the phone and hang it right back up again. There is no reason not to if they aren't going to stop calling anyway; but at least I am able to reduce the number of rings I have to hear.MJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076754748980035075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-59060898015523261282008-01-29T18:56:00.000-05:002008-01-29T18:56:00.000-05:00There are plenty of ways to reach people without b...There are plenty of ways to reach people without bombarding them with unwanted phone calls. Leave one message, that's fine. Calling me fifty times and never once leaving a message sucks and makes me want to throw my phone on the driveway and run over it a few dozen times.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-37719854181057257252008-01-29T15:51:00.000-05:002008-01-29T15:51:00.000-05:00You can pass all the laws you want, but they're wo...You can pass all the laws you want, but they're worthless if no one is willing to enforce them, and that's where I think we're at with the no-call legislation.<BR/><BR/>I'm not in favor of restrictions on political calling, though, because each restriction placed upon political free speech tilts the balance even more in the direction of the wealthy than it is already.dr sardonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198551434246302063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-50147367458446478802008-01-29T12:33:00.000-05:002008-01-29T12:33:00.000-05:00MW - I was beyond peeved on Saturday when they kep...MW - I was beyond peeved on Saturday when they kept interrupting my nap. Over and over.<BR/><BR/>ll - I agree that people should be able to opt out of political calls as well as any other type of unsolicited calls. It sucks that you cannot block this number. If they are robocalls, the silver lining is that they'll probably stop after Super Tuesday. In the mean time, I'm not going to pick up and find out.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-32961194994331725992008-01-29T10:11:00.000-05:002008-01-29T10:11:00.000-05:00As far as I'm concerned... political calls should ...As far as I'm concerned... political calls should also be on the "no call" list. It's true they have the right to free speech, but they don't have the right to be heard. At least not through unsolicited phone calls.<BR/><BR/>And it would be a robot playing a recorded message. They couldn't afford it if it weren't.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614843246640462976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30764196.post-9189117882878568122008-01-29T01:18:00.000-05:002008-01-29T01:18:00.000-05:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but you seem to be a bit ...Correct me if I'm wrong, but you seem to be a bit peeved. ;-)<BR/><BR/>A company called American Windows and Doors (or something like that) called my house about a thousand times this past summer, fall and winter and (I just realized!) finally stopped calling a month or more ago (I hope I haven't jinxed myself by thinking about it). I never answered the phone in all those times, except once, when I had finally had enough, but no one would talk!! I got on the internet and discovered that many others were getting the same sort of psychotic, unproductive calls from this same company. I reported their number to "Do Not Call" several times, but it did no good, at least not for the first few months. One of my revenge plans involved putting the phone up to my computer speakers the next time they called and playing something like this <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXngy-Ms_-U" REL="nofollow">YouTube video</A>.MJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076754748980035075noreply@blogger.com