Friday, February 24, 2017

something else going the way of the dodo bird?

I walked into the salon where I get my nails done this morning, and asked to borrow their phone book. The receptionist, who is not that young, looked at me blankly, then stammered that she didn't think they make phone books any more. Then she amended that to say she didn't think they had a phone book. However, when I explained that I needed a particular number because I thought I had left a credit card behind at the business I had just left, she quickly looked the number up on line and I was able to make my call.
I know that they do still make phone books because I have one from August 2016, but it only contains business phone numbers. Gone are the days when you could pick up a phone book and leaf through it to see if anyone in this town had the same last name as you. And, it's sad but true that, thinking commercially, it is much easier to Google a business phone number and get the phone number, driving directions, hours of operation and so much more information. Now I'm wondering, will there be a 2017 paper phone book? If not, at least we'll be saving a lot of trees.

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