tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post111879003649557551..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Fortress NairnGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-1118854804533058422005-06-15T17:00:00.000+00:002005-06-15T17:00:00.000+00:00ekim sends the following info fae Seattle:Our prob...ekim sends the following info fae Seattle:<BR/>Our problem here with that nonsense has literally gone away with the "no-call" list. Those caught calling numbers on the list face a fine of $11,000 per incident. A company was just fined over a million for such.<BR/> <BR/>The other way of minimizing that is with caller ID. If you get an out of area call that you can't identify, you can just let Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-1118824683358770562005-06-15T08:38:00.000+00:002005-06-15T08:38:00.000+00:00I have a thing on my 'phone line called "choose to...I have a thing on my 'phone line called "choose to refuse" (costs about £4 a quarter I think) which allows me to bar any caller I don't like, even withheld numbers. The only ones it will not work for are the international cold-calls offering/selling (as your write) their so-called cruise-prizes!! The worst aspect of these is that even if you hang up right away, as I always do, they stay on the Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393265755614039206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-1118824282810008262005-06-15T08:31:00.000+00:002005-06-15T08:31:00.000+00:00I think they get round it now Iright by phoning fr...I think they get round it now Iright by phoning from overseas. We're on the no list but still get them ringing up from the UK as well. I usually say can you wait for a moment and then leave the phone off the hook for ten minutes.<BR/>It is a problem, maybe one for our brand new MP: I see he has asked another written question down the road, this time concerning the Gurkhas.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.com