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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 02 2010,9:58 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Somebody I know the delivers phone books in the cleveland area said they passed out 20,000 less books this year in that county.   LOL



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Somebody saved a bunch of money on print materials!.. :laugh
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When was the last time you used a phone book ?  :stupid

And I mean besides using it to prop open a door or as a booster seat for a kid?

They are pretty much obsolete.

They are a waste of resources. Both the materials, paper & ink, they are made of and the resultant waste by- products.

The fuel it takes to deliver them and ultimately transport them to the dump and the space they take up in the landfills.

All a waste.

I think the only place they should be delivered to is to pay phone booths.

And when you find one of those, let me know.  :rolleyes

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When was the last time you used a phone book ?  :stupid

And I mean besides using it to prop open a door or as a booster seat for a kid?

They are pretty much obsolete.

They are a waste of resources. Both the materials, paper & ink, they are made of and the resultant waste by- products.

The fuel it takes to deliver them and ultimately transport them to the dump and the space they take up in the landfills.

All a waste.

I think the only place they should be delivered to is to pay phone booths.

And when you find one of those, let me know.  :rolleyes

Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I saw a phone booth!

We tried to stop ours from being delivered, but its all about advertising these days...they go right from the front porch into the recycle bin....  :confused   :banghead

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I think this shows how far behind the times we are here in Northeast ohio. We still have a lot of them Phone Booths around. I know of 3 with in a 1/2 mile of each other.



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When was the last time you used a phone book ?  :stupid

And I mean besides using it to prop open a door or as a booster seat for a kid?

They are pretty much obsolete.

They are a waste of resources. Both the materials, paper & ink, they are made of and the resultant waste by- products.

The fuel it takes to deliver them and ultimately transport them to the dump and the space they take up in the landfills.

All a waste.

I think the only place they should be delivered to is to pay phone booths.

And when you find one of those, let me know.  :rolleyes

Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I saw a phone booth!

We tried to stop ours from being delivered, but its all about advertising these days...they go right from the front porch into the recycle bin....  :confused   :banghead

Another case of "Video Killed the Radio Star..."

You obviously don't have a home in Havasu. For a small as that town is there has got to be at least 6 different phone books they deliver annually.:rolleyes


A good use for a phone book is a bilge sponge, soaks up oils and fluids great. :good

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On a side note: My exwife(~25 yrs ago) burned up 2 clutches in her Datsun 510 wagon while attempting to make a few bucks after we split up delivering Phone books.

Edited by Ziggy on Aug. 03 2010,2:57 pm

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When was the last time you used a phone book ?  :stupid

And I mean besides using it to prop open a door or as a booster seat for a kid?

They are pretty much obsolete.

They are a waste of resources. Both the materials, paper & ink, they are made of and the resultant waste by- products.

The fuel it takes to deliver them and ultimately transport them to the dump and the space they take up in the landfills.

All a waste.

I think the only place they should be delivered to is to pay phone booths.

And when you find one of those, let me know.  :rolleyes

Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I saw a phone booth!

We tried to stop ours from being delivered, but its all about advertising these days...they go right from the front porch into the recycle bin....  :confused   :banghead

Another case of "Video Killed the Radio Star..."

You obviously don't have a home in Havasu. For a small as that town is there has got to be at least 6 different phone books they deliver annually.:rolleyes


A good use for a phone book is a bilge sponge, soaks up oils and fluids great. :good

I'm thinking you should fix some fluid leaks and leave the phone book at home. :eek

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On a side note: My exwife(~25 yrs ago) burned up 2 clutches in her Datsun 510 wagon while attempting to make a few bucks after we split up delivering Phone books.

Itied it for a couple days. Made a couple hundred bucks for about 20 hours work. Not worth it.  :beat

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Quote (Ziggy @ Aug. 03 2010,1:56 pm)
On a side note: My exwife(~25 yrs ago) burned up 2 clutches in her Datsun 510 wagon while attempting to make a few bucks after we split up delivering Phone books.

Itied it for a couple days. Made a couple hundred bucks for about 20 hours work. Not worth it.  :beat

Yeah and I had to replace the clutch and turn the flywheel twice.
I dug that ol' wagon......I'd  installed a Japanese SS motor in it and mated that to a Z 5speed tranny. Sleeper that kicked butt and surprised many unsuspecting fools.
Then the dumbass hag rear ended someone slightly while intoxicated and fried the motor(fanclutch wedged).

Edited by Ziggy on Aug. 03 2010,11:33 pm

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When was the last time you used a phone book ?  :stupid

Last Friday when I picked it up off the driveway and put it in the recycle can!..  :rolleyes  :D
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When was the last time you used a phone book ?  :stupid

Last Friday when I picked it up off the driveway and put it in the recycle can!..  :rolleyes  :D

There ya go......

come to think of it, you coulda thrown your back out doin that...damn phone books are dangerous I tell ya!  :pissed

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I just went and counted, 26 of those damn things here in the office. We get 34 new ones a year at the shop too. Huge waste of money if you ask me. :beat

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We Get Some From Yellow Book, The Cell Phone Company, The Phone Company.......I Think That We Get About 3-4 Books From Each........  :eek  :beat

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They are now passing out so many to keep their circulation count up.  But look at one of your current ones with the same phone book next to it and see the difference in the thickness.  They must have lost 1/3 of their advertisers.

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They are now passing out so many to keep their circulation count up.  But look at one of your current ones with the same phone book next to it and see the difference in the thickness.  They must have lost 1/3 of their advertisers.

I'm betting they lost more than that. For buying one ad in Yellow Book, they offer me 4 or 5 other spots for the same price to stay with them. :eek

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come to think of it, you coulda thrown your back out doin that...damn phone books are dangerous I tell ya!  :pissed

No $hit, bag had 3 of them those big ones aren't light!.. :beat  :laugh
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What's a phone book..... :stupid  :D

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What's a phone book..... :stupid  :D

A Big Book With Alot Of Charicters, But Not Much Of A Plot.......

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What's a phone book..... :stupid  :D

A Big Book With Alot Of Charicters, But Not Much Of A Plot.......

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What's a phone book..... :stupid  :D

A Big Book With Alot Of Charicters, But Not Much Of A Plot.......

I thought it was a big book, that big guys tore in half.... :rolleyes

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What's a phone book..... :stupid  :D

A Big Book With Alot Of Charicters, But Not Much Of A Plot.......

But if you are named in the book it makes you "Somebody"

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What's a phone book..... :stupid  :D

A Big Book With Alot Of Charicters, But Not Much Of A Plot.......

But if you are named in the book it makes you "Somebody"

And if you pay extra, they leave you out of the book!

Of course you could always bite on that email that says you are going into "Who's Who".....then you'd really be somebody!  :D

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How funny!!

Porch to recycle bin in 13 seconds today....

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