That's it...I'm gonna go be a hermit!

[TheOtherVillainess]

Arrgh. Hiss. Grr.Yowl!

Ok..now that I've gotten THAT outta the way...

I don't understand why some family members feel free to give out DH and I's address and ph #. Last week we had some creepy guy selling some sort of cancer insurance come knocking on our door, supposedly sent by my stepsister and her DH. And then this past Sat morning, we get woken up at around 6 am eek: ) by the phone.

DH:Er..hello
Guy on the phone:Hi this is *blanktey blanketyblank blank* and I'm with *such and such blah blah blah*. Do you know *insert DSister's name here*?
DH:Yeah. Why?
GOTP: We are looking for her. Do you happen to know her phone number and address?
DH: Yes but I'm not giving it to you unless you tell me why you n eed it, sir.
GOTP:I'm not authorized to tell you that.
DH:Well then I'm not authorized to give you her phone number and address. I'll give her a message from you, but I will not give you her phone number and address. That is unless you'd like to tell me WHY you want it in the first place;
GOTP:Sorry..I can't do that. We need to talk to her about financial issues.
DH:Fine I'll tell her that. Don't call me again.
GOTP:I can't promise that. If we can't get ahold of her, we'll have to call you back.
DHon't.
GOTP:Fine. Good bye.

I'm not even sure how the company on the phone connected DSister and I, since o ur last names differ and we live in two different cities. I suspect that they called my mom and mom, pretending to not know Dsis's ph #, gave them our # because she knows we have sis's cell #.

Makes me wanna go become a hermit, I swear.


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[DoeWDW]

How rude!! I can't believe they called you that early in the morning!! I do know that on certain loan applications, I'm asked for contact info for a family member or friend that they can contact in case they can't reach me. Maybe your sister was nice enought to list you???

I also make it a point not to give out address or phone number information.

 

[Deb T.]

Wow, that's awful! I'd certainly have a talk with your stepsister and her dh. You might have to end up getting caller ID to screen those unwanted calls.

 

[Cinders]

I'm not even sure how the company on the phone connected DSister and I, since o ur last names differ and we live in two different cities.

She could have put you on a credit application as closest relative. BUT the company is not allowed to call you until after 8 a.m. and not after 9 p.m. If they do again yell in the phone "Its 6 in the morning you'll hear from my attorney" Bet you won't ever have another early call again. I once had a long distance carrier call me after 9 and I told him if he didnt shut up and hang up they'd owe me $1000 for calling after 9 p.m. Gotta love living in a state that doesn't change our clocks in the spring and fall.

 

[Deb T.]

Wow, that's awful! I'd certainly have a talk with your stepsister and her dh. You might have to end up getting caller ID to screen those unwanted calls.

 

[CookieGVB]

Sounds like a bill collector phone call to me.

 

[Deb T.]

OOPS - Sorry about the double reply... my dinosaur of a computer showed a "cannot find website" screen, so I clicked refresh and it made a second post. Sorry 'bout that! Can a moderator delete one of them for me??

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Maybe your sister was nice enought to list you???

Nope. Not even close. After talking to one of DSis's close friends, we found out that the reason these people were calling was because DSis was behind on paying for her student loans. She got student loans about 3 years ago so she could become a dental technician or hygienist or something. She never graduated from the school she went to because she decided to go do something else.

We DO have caller ID but at that hour of the morning, DH and I were still asleep and he didn't even put on his glasses. Just rolled over and hit the speaker phone button.


DH and I try to keep our lives pretty private. We've gotten our name, ph # and address taken out of the local phone books. If we have to give out a ph # for something (credit card app, for example), we always use DH's cell # so they're not calling us at home.

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