Really... I just need to vent...

[channlluv]

Oooo, snap.

[Irulan]

I'm finding life is to short to get worked up about stuff like this. Yes, it's annoying, yes, they could find another way to do it and so on.

If it were me, I'd turn off the ringer, take a deep breath, breathe the serenity prayer and go to bed. IE, is this the hill you want to die on?

[pll]

Oh, I hate automated calls of any kind. A list for emergency purposes should be kept strictly for real emergencies. Anything else, you should be able to opt out of. My city has created one and they started using it for snow, power outages... not real emergencies. I was able to get my phone removed.

Irulan's comment reminded me of the "Serenity now!" episode of Seinfeld:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEMHt...eature=related

[maillotpois]

IE, is this the hill you want to die on?

Wow - I really like this concept - a lot. This has a broad application. Thanks.

[Irulan]

Wow - I really like this concept - a lot. This has a broad application. Thanks.

Heh, I got it from the mom of (another) strong willed child.

[maillotpois]

Heh, I got it from the mom of (another) strong willed child.

Ah. I have a lot of those hills. Thanks.

[lph]

Hmm. I appreciate the sentiment. But personally, I don't like talking on the phone, I value my free time very highly and my sleep even more, my house is my space, and if I were to receive work-related calls at home in the evening it had better damn well be an emergency.

So for me, I guess this could be the hill I was willing to die on

Seriously, I would probably get another phone number, and turn off the "work" phone when I went to bed.

[redrhodie]

I feel for you, V. My stepmother loves to call around 10 pm on Fridays, when I wake up at 5 am Sat. Drives me crazy. I've asked her not to call then, but that hasn't worked.

I turn off my ringer, but I'm old school, and have an actual answering machine on the land line for call screening, so I can still hear her message. Oh, and sometimes, if I don't answer my land line, she leaves the message, "Oh, I guess you're out. I'll try you on your cell." Then she calls my cell.

These kind of annoyances can cause as much or more stress than the "bigger" things in life, so if you can't get the solution you like (for them to stop calling) you have to make a compromise, like turning off your phone. It's not the ideal solution, but compromises never are.

[Aggie_Ama]

I had a great app on my Blackberry called Iblocker. I could set it to hang up on the caller or send it straight to voicemail. It wouldn't even ring just throw them into my voicemail. Is that an option? I got tired of my phone ringing at work with robodialing phishing scams. Being on the do not call list didn't help and even though I filed a complaint every time with the FCC I wanted something to just make it stop.

I know there are bigger hassles in life but when you're feeling disrespected it gets stressful.