square in the circle city

Yeah that sure sounds scammy to me. How annoying. Caller ID is a good thing... at my last residence I got to where I just kept the ringer off and wouldn't pick up the phone if the caller ID showed "unavailable" for a call. My huge downfall was that once or twice I donated money to policeman's aid groups, where they claim they help the officers buy equipment and stuff. I did this because I read some sad story about a guy getting killed while on a stakeout of a "crack house." Now in Chicago there were actual scams where lowlifes would call claiming they were collecting for some or other policeman's group, and were just pocketing the money. I would get around a half a dozen mystery calls a day, and invariably if I answered one for some reason or another, it was always some kind soul who was collecting money for the policemen, the firefighters, our some other public servants whom one would hope are already well-funded by our tax dollars. And occasional speeding tickets.