Every year around this time, it becomes Medicare hunting season. The TV and radio stations must love it. Every 4th or 5th advertisement is someone trying to get me to call them, in hopes that I will choose their part C Medicare. Given the price of TV and radio time, the broadcasters must be making a fortune and a half.

They used to call me at least every other day. Actually, that is a good way to anger me. It is a very poor way to try to sell me anything on my phone. I don’t pay for TV ads; I do pay for my phone. You want to use my phone for ads, start paying my phone bill.

At any rate, apparently, I figured what to say to stop them from their phone persistence. After I said hello, the young woman started into her spill. I rudely interrupted, “I am 73. What makes you think you know more about Medicare than I do?”

She immediately hung up and it has been at least a year. Not so much as one call since.

NOW. If I could just figure out something as effective on TV. I am open to suggestions. I am getting tired of that Martha woman with the big glasses acting as if she’s the expert. To me, she’s just a high paid actor, and I wonder if even the glasses are a prop.