A call to action

No, I'm not going to ask you to call your Congressman about some issue or show up for a protest. But you might want to take action on this issue to preserve your peace and quiet at home.

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Pennsyltucky Politics let's us know that the do-no-call list is only good for 5 years and if you signed up for it in 2002 you have until September 15 to re-up or risk getting swamped by calls from companies that think that they can sell you something by pissing you off when they interrupt your busy life.

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Sometimes I miss the telemarketing calls because I would either play with them or let loose if I was in a bad mood. A company called Appleby Windows called me and I explained that I didn't need windows because my house was built into a cave on a side of a mountain. Another time I told a young lady from another company that she sounded like a nice girl and asked why she couldn't get an honest job. If I was in a particularly sour state of mind I would tell the person on the phone that if they ever called me again I would reach through the the phone and rip their lungs out. Some organizations are exempt including charities, pollsters and political outfits.

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To make sure you're not called, go to http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/or http://www.nocallsplease.com/, or call toll-free, 1-888-777-3406. The national do-not-call registry by the Federal Trade Commission is at http://www.donotcall.gov/ or 1-888-382-1222.