Another Village Phone Book

[mtdjed]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.

[billethkid]

Two phone books to the curb this morning...last years and the new monster book.
The larger size format to avoid thickness is ridiculous.
We have not opened a phone book in who knows how many years.
There should be an opt out option that would save a lot of paper and the source of it.

[dewilson58]

Just started reading.
On page 8.
Looking forward to finishing.

[Shbullet]

Just started reading.
On page 8.
Looking forward to finishing.


Ha!!

[davem4616]

the book landed on our driveway just before the trash was picked up today...convenient

[Michael G.]

Just started reading.
On page 8.
Looking forward to finishing.


Don't read any further cuz the butler did it.
:read: :thumbup:

[Michael G.]

BTW, about phone books.

My wife doesn't go on the internet, so she brought our old phone book down here from Wisconsin,
5 years ago and looks up addresses all the time to send out cards up north.

[GpaVader]

Just started reading.
On page 8.
Looking forward to finishing.

But do you do it like the Grinch (Jim Carey version) read the name out loud and scream LOATH HIM.....:)

[Garywt]

Something to look forward to when I get to the house tonight. Wasn’t sure what I would do for 10 days but now I am set.

[Bogie Shooter]

Its all been said before. Here is a thread for the newbies to read from last year.


https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/phone-books-why-313910/?highlight=phone+book

[Arctic Fox]

Car went past at speed with the sliding rear door open and a kneeling woman throwing them out to the opposite side of the road

Hopefully she was checking for walkers etc. but I doubt it

[MrFlorida]

It will come in handy for the next toilet paper shortage. See

[Bogie Shooter]

Suprise, suprise......I received a second copy this afternoon.
15 years first time I got a second copy...............

[dewilson58]

Suprise, suprise......I received a second copy this afternoon.
15 years first time I got a second copy...............

No surprise..................that's how some neighbors get rid of their book.


:a040:

[Two Bills]

Suprise, suprise......I received a second copy this afternoon.
15 years first time I got a second copy...............

No surprise..................that's how some neighbors get rid of their book.
:a040:

So that's where you live!:icon_wink:

[Bjeanj]

Maybe 20 years ago, at least we got coupons in the phone book.

[tophcfa]

Free doorstops for all Villages homeowners, Merry Christmas.

[Number 10 GI]

Back in the day on the farm the Sears catalog and old phone books were valuable commodities. They provided reading entertainment and served a useful purpose afterwards.

[Velvet]

Am I the only one who likes these old phone books?

I actually looked up my phone number and my neighbor’s to see if we are listed. The books are a bit of history too. I keep them, my family has been here since the 1990’s. I like to look them up in the old phone books, my relatives have passed, they are only a memory. Now it is my current family. Yes, I have internet, my background once was in computers. But there is a dignity to these books, a tie with tradition, which I like. And I use them to look up people and business too as they are conveniently placed on my kitchen counter.

[JMintzer]

Am I the only one who likes these old phone books?

I actually looked up my phone number and my neighbor’s to see if we are listed. The books are a bit of history too. I keep them, my family has been here since the 1990’s. I like to look them up in the old phone books, my relatives have passed, they are only a memory. Now it is my current family. Yes, I have internet, my background once was in computers. But there is a dignity to these books, a tie with tradition, which I like. And I use them to look up people and business too as they are conveniently placed on my kitchen counter.

https://c.tenor.com/7mekcTOPt9QAAAAC/the-jerk-phonebook.gif

[mtdjed]

Perhaps we should drop off unwanted Monster phone books at the mail centers for those that want an extra copy to keep in the car or golf cart. Never can tell when you get to the next phone booth whether it will have a phone book for you to use. (or next rest room)

[blueash]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces.

You inspired me. The new book is 1 7/16 inches thick. I'll accept your 50,000 guess. That makes the stack 71,875 inches high. That is 5990 feet or 1.13 miles. That was an excellent guess.

[thevillages2013]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.

How many poor trees had to die ! ( wringing hands) How will climate change be affected? We are doomed we’ll never make it.

[thevillages2013]

https://c.tenor.com/7mekctopt9qaaaac/the-jerk-phonebook.gif
the new phone book’s here the new phone book’s here

[midiwiz]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.

it'sjust part of the Stepford experience.

[GRACEALLEMAN]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.
We like the huge phone book. It's useful and easy to navigate. It shows people who come here from each state. Xontacts ...connections. Stop complaining and go take a bike ride. Bring the phone book for you to sit on in the restaurant.

[GOLFER54]

I use it to prop up one of the uneven legs of my kitchen table.

[merrymini]

Stupid waste of paper. Post it on line.

[retiredguy123]

You inspired me. The new book is 1 7/16 inches thick. I'll accept your 50,000 guess. That makes the stack 71,875 inches high. That is 5990 feet or 1.13 miles. That was an excellent guess.
Interesting. I got a phone book delivered about a month ago that is only 1 1/4 inches thick. It is entitled, "The Villages, Florida Phone Directory" by Data Publishing. Did I get a different book?

[Cassieb]

Those phone books give jobs to many people. Those who produce the paper, the advertisers, the delivery people, etc.

[Petersweeney]

Don't read any further cuz the butter did it.
:read: :thumbup:

Butter got a bad rap 30 years ago, he served some time but turns out he was good after all.

[ThirdOfFive]

Back in the day on the farm the Sears catalog and old phone books were valuable commodities. They provided reading entertainment and served a useful purpose afterwards.
LOL. That they did.

Remember how the yellow index pages in the middle of the book were always the first ones gone when that "useful purpose" was being served?

[kayak]

The phone book I got this time is the official Villages phone book. It has The Villages logo on it. It is not one of those copycat phone books like the data publishing phone book. There is some really good and valuable information in the first 33 pages of the phone book and it's worth a look. The rest of it is just a phone book.

I've kept my very first Villages phone book. Wow, things sure have changed since I first got here.

[jarodrig]

Don't read any further cuz the butter did it.
:read: :thumbup:

The “butter” did it ??

I thought it was the jam !!

:)

[nancyre]

I would use the phone book IF .... it arrived clean, we could pickup a CLEAN copy at the offices or rec ctr OR it was a digital version easily accessible. I have no interest in bringing in a dirty, wet, coated in whatever was on the driveway that morning version

[retiredguy123]

I would use the phone book IF .... it arrived clean, we could pickup a CLEAN copy at the offices or rec ctr OR it was a digital version easily accessible. I have no interest in bringing in a dirty, wet, coated in whatever was on the driveway that morning version
You can pick up a clean copy at one of the Daily Sun offices, Spanish Springs or Brownwood.

[DonnaNi4os]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.

Sadly they don’t recycle anymore. That means it goes to the trash dump. I agree, who uses phone books anymore anyway.

[kendi]

Glad to have it. Not so happy to see yet another complaining post

[BEETHOVENMIKEY]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.

We agree.
These books are a waist of our amenity fees.
Ninety-five percent
of the residents either go online to find people or business or go by word of mouth.
Granted, probably 50% of the production cost is covered by the advertising, but we're paying for the rest.

[retiredguy123]

We agree.
These books are a waist of our amenity fees.
Ninety-five percent
of the residents either go online to find people or business or go by word of mouth.
Granted, probably 50% of the production cost is covered by the advertising, but we're paying for the rest.
Do you have any evidence that amenity fees are used to pay for the phone books? I would suspect that the phone book is a profitable endeavor, financed totally by advertisers. Otherwise, why would another company, Data Publishing, also provide a free phone book to Village residents?

[Jerseybob]

So that's where you live!:icon_wink:

Glad it arrived.
I needed to locate a family nearby. Because the home was in a business name, I could not reach them. The phone directory arrived and had them listed and I was finally able to contact them in their "other home". We were all pleased that the directory helped. I can see how many may not have the need for it. In this case it was a useful tool.

[mrf0151]

This thing is huge!! Almost didn't fit in my trash can. Such a waste of time and money.

[Bogie Shooter]

Sadly they don’t recycle anymore. That means it goes to the trash dump. I agree, who uses phone books anymore anyway.

Not any more..........now to the incinerator.

[Kim McGraw]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.

I love the phone books and the section divided by state!!

[Tadpole]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.
PLUS, they list everybody TWICE. Once alphabetically by name, another section by your home state. Brilliant.

[La lamy]

Agreed, such paper waste, I wish they would give residents the option to get one or not.

[Aacosner]

Received a monster Phone Book today. Probably 50,000 of these distributed. A mile high stack to feed the recycling furnaces. We seldom use a phone book anymore.

Instead of printing 50,000, just print 1,000 and put them at the rec centers for free pickup by those that want them. That should satisfy the full need and will save 49,000 going out in the trash. Oh, put it on-line also.

[CWGUY]

We agree.
These books are a waist of our amenity fees.
Ninety-five percent
of the residents either go online to find people or business or go by word of mouth.
Granted, probably 50% of the production cost is covered by the advertising, but we're paying for the rest.

:what:

[gladesratt1]

Go to this website and you can opt out of the Village Phone Book along with others.
You will need to create an account, but I no longer get the Village Phone Book, or any from Marion County or Ocala.

Opt Out of Yellow Pages, White Pages & Phone Books Delivery, National Yellow Pages Opt Out Site (http://www.yellowpagesoptout.com)

[CWGUY]

Sadly they don’t recycle anymore. That means it goes to the trash dump. I agree, who uses phone books anymore anyway.

:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah: Don't have a clue?

[Bogie Shooter]

:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah: Don't have a clue?

I provided a direct clue in post #44.

[retiredguy123]

Go to this website and you can opt out of the Village Phone Book along with others.
You will need to create an account, but I no longer get the Village Phone Book, or any from Marion County or Ocala.

Opt Out of Yellow Pages, White Pages & Phone Books Delivery, National Yellow Pages Opt Out Site (http://www.yellowpagesoptout.com)
I do not think that registering on that website will prevent The Villages phone book from being delivered to your house. The only phone books listed on the site as being eligible for opting out are those published by Dex Media. The Daily Sun circulation department told me that they don't know anything about an opt out procedure, and that they publish their own phone books, not Dex Media. Also, you would need to provide the website with personal information that could result in you getting even more unwanted junk mail or other advertising.

[dewilson58]

:what:

That's 1/2 the reason I visit ToTV...............the entertainment factor.

:1rotfl:

[Crazyladycruz]

OMG!!! Why is everyone so bitter??
There is a lot of information for new people in there. I liked the fact it’s also seperated by state. I can look for a few people that I heard moved here. Just when you throw it out… there’s something you could have found in there.
Why are OLD PEOPLE SO NEGATIVE??

[retiredguy123]

Instead of printing 50,000, just print 1,000 and put them at the rec centers for free pickup by those that want them. That should satisfy the full need and will save 49,000 going out in the trash. Oh, put it on-line also.
I think it would cost more money to print 1000 because they would need to greatly reduce the advertisement price. The advertisers pay for the phone books.

[golfnut]

just because you don't use it doesn't mean it shouldn't be provided, many people use it, if you don't use it you're free to get rid of it

[rogerk]

You might want to look at the first 20-30 pages for some useful information.

[daniel200]

I really do not understand why I need to accept someone dumping a directory on my driveway … and then why I need to pay for disposal. If I went out and dumped a pound of paper on 50,000 driveways, there would be an uproar and the police would be tracking me down.

I believe that I am receiving 3 different directories per year. Does anyone know who is distributing these? Has anyone found a method to “opt out” of the distribution?

[retiredguy123]

I really do not understand why I need to accept someone dumping a directory on my driveway … and then why I need to pay for disposal. If I went out and dumped a pound of paper on 50,000 driveways, there would be an uproar and the police would be tracking me down.

I believe that I am receiving 3 different directories per year. Does anyone know who is distributing these? Has anyone found a method to “opt out” of the distribution?
I think they hire people to drop a phone book on every driveway. It would be too expensive to ask them to verify each address and exclude those who opted out.

[dewilson58]

I think they hire people to drop a phone book on every driveway. It would be too expensive to ask them to verify each address and exclude those who opted out.

I'm more interested in: I need to pay for disposal.

:what:

[Carlsondm]

Stand on it if you are short and need to pull laundry out of the washer!

[Speedie]

I am willing to sell my book to the highest bidder

[Michael G.]

I am willing to sell my book to the highest bidder

That's as bad as selling my wife's bath water on E-BAY

[Dennys37Packard]

When the grandkids visit and it’s raining , it comes in handy. I give them last years book and this years, then ask them to circle all the new ones in this years book. They get a nickel for each one, then we go for ice cream. Gives the adults time to chat.....

[retiredguy123]

When the grandkids visit and it’s raining , it comes in handy. I give them last years book and this years, then ask them to circle all the new ones in this years book. They get a nickel for each one, then we go for ice cream. Gives the adults time to chat.....
Sounds like child abuse to me.

Just kidding

[Carla B]

I live where most of my neighbors retired because the computer world forced them out of their job. They still have landlines and read the newspaper and the phone book.
This is a 55 and older community and as long as we have people living here born before 1964, they are baby boomer and not raised on computer but are hands on people that get together Just to socialize.

They book their tee time by phone and hang out at the driveways to chi chat

They experience free internet living

Love it here

Not all people born before 1964 and living here are baby boomers. There are many of us still alive from the "silent generation."

[Stu from NYC]

I am willing to sell my book to the highest bidder

You can pay me to take it off your hands and dump it at closest dumpster.

[mskaggs]

Sadly they don’t recycle anymore. That means it goes to the trash dump. I agree, who uses phone books anymore anyway.

Not true. It goes to a facility where it provides fuel to burn trash, which is then converted to steam which is used to produce electricity.

http://Covanta.com

[Stu from NYC]

Not true. It goes to a facility where it provides fuel to burn trash, which is then converted to steam which is used to produce electricity.

http://Covanta.com

True but think of the poor trees that are murdered to give us something most of us do not really want.

[carlr28]

It has nothing to do with telephone numbers....it is for the company to make money....they sell advertising in the book....to make it attractive to an advertiser they have to show how many books are distributed thus how many people potentially will see your advertisement otherwise know as the cost of the add divided by total number of copies distributed equals cost per person getting the book....reading the book or keeping the book etc makes no difference in calculating that number

[shut the front door]

Some people need them. They are the same people that hold up the line while writing a check at the grocery store.

[EdFNJ]

Got mine yesterday. The book no longer fits in the end table drawer where I used to keep them every year (and never used it) which is now a reason to get rid of all of them. :) It was dropped (actually thrown) off from a huge pickup truck flying 2 huge politically oriented and outdated flags on the back. No matter what your political persuasion is the DISTRIBUTOR of these books shouldn't allow "political messages" on his employees trucks assuming that wasn't the distributor of course. I've seen that truck circling LSL many times.

[EdFNJ]

Some people need them. They are the same people that hold up the line while writing a check at the grocery store. Or paying cash and saying "wait, I have the 2 pennies somewhere." :D