Pamela Randolph wrote in a message to All:
PR> I have found my sister birthfather and she has begun trying to
PR> contact him by phone...the problem is that his wife keeps answering
PR> the phone and screening the calls for him. She has tried several
PR> different type of calls. Anyone out there have any suggestions for
PR> her to try....she is amandant about speaking to him first...HELP!!!!!
Sounds like your sister's aunt is like my aunt was...the self appointed 
family information filter.   What I finally resorted to was trying different 
times of different days to call so that she wouldn't expect that it might be 
me.  One time to try might be when she'd likely be at the beauty parlor 
getting her hair done.  Or when she'd be likely to be doing her weekly 
grocery shopping.  Calling during the evening would most likely mean she'd be 
home.
If possible, your sister might want to try to obtain a copy of the city 
directory page that her b-father is listed on so she could find out where he 
works and try to call him at work.  It may not be as easy for him to talk 
openly with her from work, but she could possibly arrange a more convient 
time when HE could/would answer the phone at home to continue their 
conversation.
Another tactic that could be used is to call person-to-person which means the 
operator will only put the call through if her b-father is there and accepts 
the call.  Unfortunately, those type of calls are very expensive since the 
operator is involved in placing the call.
Michael Kirst
f/k/a Christopher Lee Backus
Sysop of The Noble House BBS
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