-=> Bill Swisher wrote to Dale Shipp <=-

 DS> I have the ability to block calls that I deem to be annoying.  Verizon

 BS> I guess there's advantages to living in the nether regions of North
 BS> America.  I put the house and cell phones on the Do Not Call list.  The

The problem with that being that the "Do Not Call" lists are
ineffective. And with number spoofing techniques used by the most
insegrevious offenders it's impossible to rat them out to the alleged
"authorities". Not to mention that political calls are allowed
and calls from charities - of course, many of the calls from
"charities" are (very) thinly disguised hustles. Also, people
with whom you have a business relationship ... I get calls from (insert
preky female voice's pseudonym here) declaioming "We're calling you
today because you have taken advantage of our (resort/hotel/cruise line) in
the past ..... " Which is false to fact but is likely done to let them
say "Ooooopsie".

 BS> house phone is now used for nothing but the alarm system, local calls
 BS> only, none of the niceties like call forwarding (which I used all the
 BS> time in the past, I was at the house maybe 25% of the time), there's no
 BS> actual instrument attached now so I don't know if anyone is calling or
 BS> not.  In any event nobody calls me, unfortunately not even the realtor
 BS> who's handling the house sale.  The cell does allow for blocking
 BS> specific numbers, I think I've used it once, getting calls with
 BS> seemingly neither a human or machine at the other end.

I have added a "#9" touch tone keypress to the start of my French
Butler's spiel. It causes many of the robo-calls to hang up without
starting their dreck as soon as the machine recognises a sound from the
called phone. Doesn't work with all of them - but enough that it was worth
doing.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Crab Stuffing
 Categories: Seafood, Breads, Stuffing
      Yield: 8 Servings

      1 lb Crabmeat; picked over
    1/3 c  Chopped celery
    1/3 c  Melted fat
      2 c  Bread crumbs
      3 lg Eggs; beaten
    1/2 c  Chopped onion
    1/3 c  Chopped green pepper
      2 cl Garlic; fine chopped
      1 tb Chopped parsley
      2 ts Salt

  Drain crabmeat. Cook onion, celery, green pepper & garlic
  in fat until tender. Combine bread cubes, eggs, parsley,
  salt, pepper, cooked vegs. and crabmeat. Mix well. Fill
  crab shells with mixture, bake at 350+#F/175+#C. for about
  30 minutes.

  This can be used as a casserole or a stuffing for fish
  also.

  Courtesy Illinois Bell Telephone Pioneers

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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