Big Mistake, Ange

Like everyone, I get way too much junk mail and an abominable amount of spam. I used to get those annoying telephone solicitors before I canceled my home phone and went strictly wireless. And now there's even rumors floating around about allowing telephone soliticing to cell phones as well.

But I'm a little disturbed by a new phenomenon - junk text messaging. US Cellular itself - my provider - once sent me an "advertising" text message. I complained loudly and vociferously at the local office, and they said they'd recieved many complaints and were trying to tell "corporate" not to do that. I think they must have listened, because they've not repeated that stupid idea since.

But then tonight I got a text message that read:

Call NAVIGATE WIRELESS your newest US CELLULAR agent and see how to recieve a $5 gift cert from Taco Time. 425-3573 and ask for Ange

What an irritating, asinine, idiotic thing for someone to do. Not only will I never use "Navigate Wireless," but I'll warn my friends and enemies both, to avoid them. In addition, I filed a complaint with US Cellular's corporate office, and will telephone the offending text messager tomorrow and rant up a storm until they blink in disbelief and stare gape-jawed in stunned silence.

I despise junk mail advertisers. I abhor spammers. I think telephone solicitors are rude and offensive.

And now I have one more group of idiots to add to my list.