[PLUG-TALK] Surprising way to shut up unwanted calls

[Rich Shepard]

On Tue, 2 May 2023, Dick Steffens wrote:

> I don't remember where I heard this idea, but I decided to try it. When my 
> phone rings, if I don't recognize the number I answer, "Go ahead caller, 
> you're on the air."

That's good. When I was growing up in NYC (rotary dial phones, no caller ID,
white and yellow pages that were 3" thick) I'd answer calls, "City morgue
and tucking. You call, we haul." Family and friends knew they reached the
right number while solicitors quickly hung up. Now, when I don't recognize
the caller ID I let it go to voice mail. There's either a message or the
missed call counter is increased by 1.

Rich