Finally... a way to eliminate the annual arrival of those dinosaur Yellow Pages.

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/ allows you to opt out* of receiving enormous wastes of paper that were useful prior to 1989.  Click it.  USE IT.

www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org

* A non-binding petition is submitted to the local Yellow Pages distribution machine

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

Thank you for posting this useful link.

Like junk mail, phone books are now just a means of taking money from consumers and generating profit for few and tremendous amounts of waste for all.

I do not agree, however, that phone books are useless. Wait until you need to place a call when the high speed cable or power goes out. Also, not everyone is an Internet-savvy 20/30-something. Many people from older generations still rely on them.

But still, considering the other avenues available now, it should be an opt-in, not an opt-out.

My only suggestion is to note in your original post that this is a petition to opt-out, and is in no way binding (such as the national do not call registry).

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Wait until you need to place a call when the high speed cable or power goes out

This is why I went ahead and stored all the important emergency numbers (plumber, electrician, landlord) on my cell-phone. And if you're REALLY paranoid, keep a solar-chargeable battery handy!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

That's not paranoid enough: I use a land line* because cell phone towers are typically powered off the main electrical grid, but landline telephone service usually has its own dedicated power source and will remain in service in all but the most severe outages. Of course, if the power is out, who would I call?

* I have a land line, but that's not really why.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

Of course, if the power is out, who would I call?

Ghostbusters!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

Always!

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Well, for something as serious as total grid failure, that's a separate issue. I'm talking about Internet croaking or power outage in just a house.

[ron_newman]

Of course, if the power is out, who would I call?

NStar, for starters.

[dmcgettrick.livejournal.com]

What happens when the aliens come and use our satellites against us...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

They can do that?

[dmcgettrick.livejournal.com]

you bet your sweet ass they can

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Oh, they already are. That's why Dish Network is so desperate to get you to sign up, the aliens can't send the mind control signals over cable.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

not everyone is an Internet-savvy 20/30-something.

Like us 40-somethings who use rotary dial phones and can't figure out why TV went away.

[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

TV didn't go away yet, except FOX.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

And what else is worth watching, young feller?!?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

(LOL) Don't you need to get to the Old Time Country Buffet in the Meadow Glenn Mall for dinner?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Dang it, I've been trying to post this reply from my manual typewriter for 3 hours and its still not working!