Keeping it simple is always the best plan. So Crewing try to call you on a day off, here are a couple ideas:
1. Know their numbers, don't answer - can't talk on phone while driving as it's illegal, they don't know you are on the sofa!!
2. If no call filtering on your home phone get an answering machine, don't answer any call until you know who it is, let Crewing talk to the tape it's amazing what they say, they don't know you are by the phone because of course you may be out shopping!!
3. If no number or number surpressed, don't answer - could be anyone!!
4. Brief your kids that if they pick the phone up by mistake and crewing ask for you, to say you're out and they don't know where you are or when you will be back. Crewing cannot ask kids to pass on a message. You could get them to talk to wife, see No5 below!
5. Get wife to answer the phone and give them an ear full - mine likes this option!
6. Of course when on a day off we have a beer the moment we get out of bed and continue to drink all day, so if they do catch you, you cannot fly anyway!
7. Say no, if they still insist then say the same reason as No6 above!!
This system has worked for years!! Wife now tries to get to phone first to just tell them what she thinks, EK can't sack wives yet unless of course I have missed yet another of Eds FCIs!!
