DukeCity Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Haven't cracked open an "acoustic" (as opposed to electronic) phone book in years. I still keep a couple on the piano bench, hoping to attract the ghost of Erroll Garner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Most of the numbers I need or have to call I have either written down in my Rolodex or have them stored on my cell phone. However, on occasion, I do refer to the phone book for numbers I rarely need or when a fix-it job comes up. Like Jim, I still have a land line. Mainly because it doesn't need a battery and for messages from folks when we're not home. The local phone book, yes (although my number is not listed, I have no idea why ...), especially when looking for a craftsman or special services - for numbers from other cities, I use the internet search teleauskunft.de - that's about all I need You may want to change that, Mike. The phone company charges you to keep your number unlisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Much handier at home than starting up the computer and going on Google where information about my searching behavior becomes a commodity they sell and make money from. Edited November 24, 2011 by Neal Pomea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 " The phone company charges you to keep your number unlisted. " For decades, I had to have an unlisted number, because of my visibility as a reviewer and broadcaster, but I had myself listed, sans address, as "Fred Nurdley"—the pseudonym I used when writing liner notes for albums that didn't make me wish to hear more. When I told this to Tasha Thomas, a singer friend of mine, she had herself listed as Freda Nurdley. We were the only Nurdleys in the Manhattan white pages. In Iceland, at least when I was growing up there, the phone book listed everybody by their first name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 When I was a child, exceptionally strong men used to tear them in half (phone books, not pizzas) When I was ten, I could do that myself. Then I moved to a bigger town... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I'm strictly a fibre optic land line user. If you've ever seen the giant Tokyo phone directories you'll understand why I throw - actually heave with some difficulty- them straight into the garbage. I like the idea of using them as rudimentary bookshelves ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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