Roof or Attic Inspection Calls - -
 

Have you getting LOTS of these calls lately offering a free 20 minute inspection of your roof or attic?

It seems like we've been getting at least two or three of them a day for the past week or so.

Have you had any storms lately? We always seem to get a bunch of those after we've had a big storm come thru.

We've had a lot of rain lately, but not what I would consider storms.

I keep getting phone calls about a free trip- thanking me for staying at one of their luxury hotels. (didn't) They are local calls so it trips me up.
The last time I raised my voice to the caller and she kept right on going. I told my son and he said "Mom, it's a recording" Oops!!

Those calls for roof inspection are probably local businesses looking for more business in slower periods. Now those calls for the resort....

Since I moved from Colorado, I'm getting lots of calls from Colorado! go figure. Hotels, prizes and trips. Now i reject any with that area code. same as on my phone too.

If I don't know the name or number, I don't answer. I have caller I.D.

No roof inspection calls, but....I'm a wanted person!! According to the message left today, a warrant has been issued for my arrest...IRS is after me!! Shaking in my boots!!

I've been getting those annoying calls thanking me for staying at their hotel and offering me a free trip on my cell phone lately. That really annoys me. I usually answer my cell because very few people have that number.

I have been getting a lot of calls "The Windows on your computer is soon to expire" duh. I may be old and not very electronically educated, but come on.

I get the resort calls, too and I especially hate it when they call me on my cell phone since only family and very close friends have that phone number. I haven't had roof repair or inspection calls, but since my DH died last year, I was getting calls from contractors wanting to work on my house almost daily until I got caller ID. Now I don't answer the phone unless I recognize the caller and few of the callers leave a message. I also get calls from realtors wanting to sell my house. They have buyers wanting houses in my neighborhood. I don't want to sell my house because I can afford my house payments.

Marilyn

If I don't recognize the number, I do not answer. If it is important, the caller will leave a message. Put your number on the do-not-call list. It works! Also, when you receive a call you do not want, tell them not to call again. They must remove your name from their list or you can report them to the FCC and they can be fined.

I have also taken the time to get myself off mailing lists. For magazines and catalogs, I call them and tell them to "delete my name from their records." When I receive something in the mail that has an envelope with prepaid postage, I circle my name and address and write the same thing, then mail it back to them on their dollar.

It took a little time at first, but I receive very little junk mail.

No, I keep getting collection calls for a man named David and a woman named Maria. I've had this same phone number for probably 15 years, and about every 5 years these calls start up again; probably when the debt is sold to some new collector. Give it up folks. David and Maria are long gone, you're not getting your money back.

The robo calls that are driving DH and I crazy lately are offering to help us pay off our student loans. DH never went to college so no student loans, and mine were forgiven when I had a stroke at 32 years old. Weirdest thing is they call us by proper names....we get 9-12 calls per day each, and this is after filing complaints to the "do not call list" number. Problem is, each call appears to come from a different number! They rotate the numbers they use, to defeat your call blocking and the do not call list. Grrrrrrr!

I'm getting the same calls. We stayed one night and I am getting a lifetime of calls. You can't interrupt them and tell them that you no longer travel and you are sure they have lots of BEDBUGS. What do we do change our number??? Never give it out again? Sue the hotel?

Marcia

Try getting "nomorerobo" It's free and helps cut down on the robo calls. I think it can be used for land lines and cell phones. The link is www.nomorerobo.com

omg, that's so funny!!! ( but annoying for you)

Me too! I just hang up.

I had that same thing happen! My cell phone number is the first one we got in the late 80's or early 90's when my husband one of those old pack phones for field use. I started getting calls from a collection agency for some person I'd never heard of. I finally answered and told the guy that I've had this number for over 20 years and the person he was looking for wasn't at this number. There was a pause . . . then the guy says "Do you know his number?" :confused: I just hung up. There seems to be very little intelligent life in collections.

Some of my emails encourage me to go to college. Yep, need a college degree at 81. Riiiiigggghhhht!!

I would be absolutely thrilled to get a college degree at 81!

I keep getting the calls where they say "you are getting this call because someone at this number called about our back or knee brace". Really? No one here but me and I did NOT call them. Like many of you; I let the answering machine get it. I hardly ever get any personal calls; guess if I want 'company" I could answer and start asking them personal questions. LOL Not gonna happen!

No roofers but THREE YEARS of calls offering to reduce my credit card interest. And each one has been the"final notice'. If only. They now robo-call using our state and town area code. :mad:

And on the snail mail side, my husband's grandmother periodically receives credit card offers. She'll be one hundred and forty eight years old on her next birthday.