-=> Quoting Dave Smith to Charles Mielke <=-
 DS> I had an unlisted number for a while for security reasons. Several
 DS> years ago I started getting calls on my telephone and a hang up as soon
 DS> as I answered. The frequency of the calls gradually increased, and one
 DS> week when we went away skiing for three days, our house was broken
 DS> into.  The kids were caught, and the phone calls stopped. Having my
 DS> name, address and phone number from the phone book, they were able to
 DS> monitor our house and determine that we were away for a while. If your
 DS> friends and relatives need your number, you can always give it to them
 DS> yourself. 
I agree.  My father is a detective in Atlantic City New Jersey and he just
recently had to change his number and take it out of listing because he was
getting the same nonesence.
... Sanity is a state of mind and I moved out of state.
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