On Feb 19, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
So it is not as much a do not call list, but a do let anyone who does not have a relationship call you list.
I get occasional phone calls from businesses I have no relationship with whatsoever. Just a couple of days ago a newly opened Kinko's called my house to inform me of their grand opening. They had earlier sent me a postcard informing me of the same event. Does the fact that about 10 years ago I used a Kinko's for some copying constitute a "relationship?" I am not even at the same address or phone number as I was back then.
I get calls from some financial lending institutions from time to time as well, and have called them back to complain. Each time I call all I get is an apology, but the fact remains that they were able to get away with having made the call in the first place.
I get calls from a collection agency that is looking for someone I have never heard of. They have a wrong phone number that just happens to be my number, but I cannot get them to stop calling a number of times each week. They claim this in the number they were given, thus they will keep calling because they legally can. The calls are automatically generated, but a live person will respond when the phone is answered unless that "Please hold on. We have an important message for you." recording comes on. Apparently a "relationship" is not connected to the person in who's name the phone is listed, but rather simply to whatever phone number they have in their records even if it is the wrong number for the person they are seeking to speak with.
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