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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:48 PM
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How long before telemarketers stop calling dead people?
My husband has been gone for almost eight months, and I just told PBS for like the fourth time that he's dead and to please stop calling me.

It's not helpful, to put it mildly. :(
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:49 PM
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1. Poor love.
Edited on Mon Jan-31-05 10:50 PM by Fenris
:hug::*
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:51 PM
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2. Ah, 'tis okay
Just creepy to pick up the phone and have someone ask if a dead person can come to the phone... you know... :(
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ogradda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:59 PM
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3. ny grandfather died in 1999.
and my mother still gets calls for him. and letters. and they offered to raise his visa limit once.:eyes:
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:00 PM
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4. Ugh - tha's awful for your mom
I don't mind the mail so much, but I admit that the calls do freak me out.:(
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:00 PM
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5. We were forced to fake my dad's death to keep scientologists away
Long story.

:)
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lastknowngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:04 PM
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6. Tell them to put you on their do not call list
n/t
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:09 PM
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7. That sucks.
Massively.

:hug:
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