4th attempt to post this reply - good thing Firefox can retrieve screens (& I saved my post before submitting this time!)

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I often monitor calls, sometimes I get caught by unsolicited calls (& yes, we also have Do Not Call legislation here).

If it's a person who chirps away in a bright voice, giving their name & company I hang up before they finish saying the company name, if it's silent, indicating a person is monitoring lots of lines that are calling automatically, I just hang up.

Ands if it's one of those #$%^&* recorded voices, usually American, telling me I've won something, I hang up even before I hear the alleged prize. No offence to our American members & guests, but why send these recorded calls to Australian numbers, we can't call your 800 lines!

I'm anticipating a call soon from a reputable research company employed by a Financial company I consulted before my retirement 17 months ago. The rep knows I chose another company's products but his company's robots don't (obviously he forgot to close my file) & sent me a letter sent to all clients who have not yet retired ... If I don't want to be part of the survey I can email them but I refuse to give them my email address.

I hope my hang-up auto-response is a bit slower than normal as I intend to say (politely?) I have retired & am not interested in your survey, with perhaps a small comment on the finance company's record keeping.

sandra