TeleMarketers

I know there's no one there, but they must have some method of discriminating between the people they call.

I don't answer my phone. In fact, it doesn't ring—I know someone's calling when I hear the machine talking. Usually on a TM call, I can get up and hang-up by refinance, or free, or won.

But now they are all press 1. And I think they know I hang-up because they are using fast-talkers like the liability guy on TV commercials. I've really got to move to hook 'em before they get to press—they're really keeping me on my toes.

Tom