in my town, i can stop by village hall and pick up a "no solicitors" sticker to put by the door. violators can be fined, etc

I'd love to see someone slap some girl scout with a fine

I think we have a similar thing in our neighborhood. Or perhaps our houses are spaced apart enough so that it isn't worth the trouble. I'm sure you could do far better in a townhouse complex.

I am way excited about the DNC list. We also have the call blocking but it works much better for us than others have said. It's nice to have absolutely no phone calls during the day. Even if people we know are blocked, hey, we're not getting bugged