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Tesla outsells Porsche, Jaguar, Cadillac in California

It's California, but still....

http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/08/27/Tesl ... 377602687/

Cat,

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I have been getting up to 5 phone calls from around 3pm to 9pm from telemarketers and I got sick of it, so I started researching what my options were.

If you still have a computer that has a modem, specifically a voice modem that supports caller ID (about 80% of modems that are less than 15 years old have it), I found a program called Phone Tray Pro that is pretty slick.

It has a black list feature that supports wild cards so I can have it block every 866,877,800 number. Since it looks at Caller ID, once someone calls I can add the number to the black list by clicking a button. It also has a white list where I can only allow people on the list to call.

So instead of the phone ringing 5 or 6 times now while I look at caller id and realize I want to ignore them, now the phone only rings once and if the caller is on the black list, they get a "disconnected" message (or a variety of messages I can choose from) and it also sends out the code /signal to robo callers that my phone is disconnected.

The only downside is I have to make sure my computer is up and running everyday during the peak phone call hours. You can get a 15 day trial of the software for free, and then buy it for $29.

After using it for 8 days now I can already tell that the calls have decreased. Also, if you don't have a modem that works, you can buy one of their recommended USB modems for $22 from amazon. It works with digital and internet phones as well.

Just get rid of your landline.

sardis wrote:Just get rid of your landline.

you don't think over time I'd start getting those calls on my cell?

most smartphones have an app that does the same thing, I had it on my berry & I have one now on my android... usually goes for $0.99

T Dot O Dot wrote:most smartphones have an app that does the same thing, I had it on my berry & I have one now on my android... usually goes for $0.99

ahh..ok cool, I'll look into that

eCat wrote:

sardis wrote:Just get rid of your landline.

you don't think over time I'd start getting those calls on my cell?

We got rid of ours in the summer of 2012 and the marketers haven't figured it out yet.

I only get maybe 1 telemarketing call a week on my mobile,way fewer than you'd get with a land line and I've never taken any sort of precaution or screening. Haven't had a land line in about 10 years.

I love telemarketers. You can talk all sorts of shit with them and most are required ti stay on the line with you.

I bet he has a hardline because of either a security system or his medic alert necklace that he can call for help with the push of a button the next time he nearly loses a hand working on something.

hail cleanup in Denver from recent storm

Not the first time I've seen that during summer.

couple of things

1. Saturday I sold a motorcycle to a guy - I was up front about what was wrong with it, went into detail about how to fix it, let the guy ride it around the yard, etc. I sell it to him for a very good price and he takes it home. Today he contacts me and says he doesn't want it, and wants his money back.

I feel guilty about it but I don't want the bike back and I don't want to give him his money back (and you'll see why in just a second)

2. My Sony HD TV died today. I can spend $40 on a new bulb to fix it or $899 for a 60" Vizio LED Smart TV.

what to do , what to do

Tell him to go fuck himself. You told him up front it was a piece of shit. Buy the tv & the bulb. Put the new tv in the house & the one with the new bulb in the garage.

You're welcome

yeah, tough cookies for that dude

just reply with some seller's rights jargon/spiehl off of ebay

Jungle Rat wrote:Tell him to go fuck himself. You told him up front it was a piece of shit. Buy the tv & the bulb. Put the new tv in the house & the one with the new bulb in the garage.

You're welcome

you know I actually considered putting it in the garage.

Do It!

I have a Sony HD I bought in 2006 or 2007 I think

fokker still awsome

save the TV