It was as if my dad foresaw this. It all started when we first moved to the states (back in 93). We would get 100's of telemarketing calls, bunch of junk mail (in the physical mailbox!), etc. Then my dad got vigilant, started telling all the telemarketers to stop or he'll sue, unlisted his phone number, and -- here is the most imporant part -- removed his telephone number from his cheques. That cut it down 90%.

Simply put, we just don't EVER EVER EVER give out our address and telephone number. Not even for supermarket saver cards. If they really need it, he puts down his pager or a fax machine.

And now that I'm alls growed up, I followed in his footsteps, and I have no problems. The only thing is, it's kinda hard for people to find me (like people from my high school or college), but hey, if they haven't kept in touch they're not important anyway Never liked reunions anyway.

Thanks for the google tip Relyt!

-ik