it's that time of year when the retails stores lay off their extra help and many people are homebound or jobless. Two reasons that create a boom in the telemarketing business. Those laid off after the post holiday help boom are accepting jobs as telemarketers and often their paycheck is based on what they sell. Now I have done this job for a cultural establilshment in my area and it is thankless and people are often rude, with good cause as they are being disturbed without an invitation.| But as a consumer what can you do about these calls. You have heard about the famous "Do Not Call List" and there are those who will tell you it does not work. Well it does as long as you do what you are supposed to do and you are otherwise vigilant. Listen in as TechnoGranny, Joanne Quinn-Smith goes over some tips right from the FTA, Hear how the National Do Not Call Registry works and how it doesn't. For those who don't want to take the time to listen you can get the same info at donotcall.gov. What you wont get is special insights from the TechnoGranny herself culled from her own experience.