‘RO – BO’ calls = SPAM, even in Berlin MD
Regardless of nursing a sore back last evening, I got up to answer the house phone when it rang at 5:50 pm thinking perhaps it was one of the kids or a friend. No such luck – another ‘ro-bo’ (recorded message) call from a local politician – this time our Congressional Representative Frank Kratovil. Of course I hung up immediately upon hearing the identity of this ‘spammer’. I have phoned Mr. Kratovil’s local office in Salisbury on three separate occasions to request that our number be removed from his call list. On two occasions, upon reaching a live person, I was quickly assured that we would not be receiving further intrusions. The third time I left a message.
Still feeling cranky about this issue, this morning I decided to poll my buddies at the gym – seems no one listens to these messages. Many choose to screen their calls and one had their house phone removed entirely to avoid intrusions of this ilk!
And, almost everyone with whom I spoke, feels much the same frustration, that this intrusion continues – politicians and those doing surveys – being exempt from the National ‘Do Not Call’ list. Furthermore, several agreed that they resent that our tax dollars are being used to support this intrusive behavior. Representative Kratovil, if you really want to ‘represent’ your constituency – stop the unwanted ro-bo calls. The old saying, ‘actions speak louder than words’ still has meaning. This has nothing to do with you personally, your party or political performance…or perhaps it does? Please remove me!
Note: My husband went to Mr. Kratovil’s page on facebook this morning to leave a message. He complained that our request to be removed from the call list was being ignored. Strange thing – within seconds his complaint was removed from the Representative’s facebook page!
