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From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: More tricks to thwart the Junk callers
Message-ID: <169@looking.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 00:00:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 18 00:00:00 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 19-Jul-84 03:39:14 EDT
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Organization: Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont
Lines: 30

I have an unlisted number I use for dialing out with my modem.
Nobody calls me on it except junk callers, and once a year my mother
when my main phone is busy.  Thus there's not obligation to answer
with hello, and here are some sample answers:

	"Civil defence hot-line.  Please remain calm.  An operator will
	be on shortly to direct you to the nearest shelter.  If you
	are not near a shelter, please head immediatly to your basement
	and get under a door jamb"  etc...

	They're either scared or very apologetic.

Also -- Just a minute, there's somebody at the door.  And then let them
wait.

I called the mayor once to see if we could get a city ordinance banning
these things.  She said if I could get a petition together, perhaps.

next time I am going to try and see if Bell will treat them as harrasing
calls.

Every so often I call the advertiser back and tell them that I never ever
buy a phone solicited product, even if I really wanted the product
otherwise.

Another goodie:
	"isn't that the company my brother owns?"

-- 
	Brad Templeton - Waterloo, Ontario (519) 884-7473