Cold calling

I hate cold calling.

We are on the "don't call" list or whatever it is called in Canada and it works quite well.

We still get irritating calls from the phone company and the credit card people about various promotions.

One guy called wanting me to take the insurance coverage on card balances; something I've rejected on the original application as well as since. When I refused he asked why and I told him that was none of his business. He tried to tell me I had to give a reason. Bloody cheek.

I told him that was nonsense and, further, to stop making these calls.

The phone company calls occasionally saying it's a "courtesy call." That's a strange way to describe something that disturbs home life and simply offers a service rejected several times.