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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (9549)	4/9/1998 9:04:00 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Respond to of 71178

Penni and Alex and All, Actually, there is a recent law on the books permitting you to bar your virtual doors to these cold callers, albeit only a partial victory. All you have to do is tell the cold caller (or anyone, for that matter) never to call you again. If they do, they are liable to you for $500 for each occurrence. Once in a while, our legislatures do pass good and useful laws. As for the door-to-door folks, I've had them cooled for years and years. I simply do not go to the door if I am not expecting someone. Like night trains, FedEx and UPS trucks can be heard for miles, so I always know if it's one of those folks at the door. This MO grew out of my years on the graveyard shift and also cuts back on uninvited or unexpected (read unwelcome) guests who would take on the distinct characteristics of that chap in "The Man Who Came to Dinner." Humerous methods for dealing with unsolicited (read unwelcome again) solicitors have been making the rounds of Internet listservs. I'll see if I can dig up some of the better ones and post them later. Holly

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (9549)	4/10/1998 12:13:00 PM
From: Janice Shell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Didn't faze him. This one was gonna try anything up to and including insulting me into listening. He can go... have a good day with himself. Reminds me of a guy who used to work for my former brokerage. Gus would harangue his marks unmercifully. He'd ask 'em how much money they made, tell 'em they were gonna die in poverty if they didn't take his advice. It was absolutely hilarious to listen to. And he never gave up. One day when he wasn't there a fax arrived for him that said simply: GUS PLEASE STOP. Another member of the firm joked that: "The seven most feared words in the English language are 'Godson here, calling from * & *'".