So I arrived home this afternoon to a brand new phone book in a plastic bag dropped on my front porch. I could see if I had ordered it, or if someone had called from the phone company and asked if I was in need of one, but there it was, unsolicited and definitely unwanted. Okay, now I admit to be a bit over the hill. I even remember pulling the yellow pages out of the kitchen junk drawer to find a plumber, but why are they still printing phone books today? Or at the very least, why are the printing them and distributing them to everyone? So maybe today's kids' alphabetizing skills are not as developed as mine and most probably couldn't tell you what a guide words is, but so what? Obsolete is as obsolete does (a twist on Forrest Gump).
Now don't get me wrong, I wouldn't classify myself as a tree hugger or environmentalist (although I faithfully recycle), but what a waste of natural resources! I've got myself on no call lists. How do I get on the no phone book list?
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