Dear Phone Co Goddess Trek,

Thank you but I just wanted to gripe. I had the number registered before I even griped on TE. I register every number I can and then I go recruit my neighbors' numbers just for the satisfaction. Of course, that isn't preventing the jerks from using the automated unidentifiable methods that take way too much effort to stop but that's another story.

No worries about the cookies. It just made me laugh and I'm saved from eating them myself. But thank you.

Now the DSL thingie isn't working. After the cookie-snatcher left, I un-tached the cord to put a longer one on and the phone stops working. Works fine without the DSL filter, but doesn't work with either of the filters shipped by the LPC (somebody was a tad too overachieving in the shipping depart. ). The filters must be over achievers also as the dial tone is now filtered out. And, yes, I'm 'taching the cord to the spot labeled "phone."

Arg.

SK (who is also enjoying the silence of a deceased cell phone)

PS - Trek, what kind of cookies do you like?