Handy Lil' Trick

Thinking I had better just stick with the trusty Razor.

Please tell me that I am not the only one left on the planet with a plain ole’ cell phone? Don’t get me wrong I send the occasional text message, but am no where near breaking any records. A friend of ours son had some 12,000 texts in ONE month? Talk about a major carpel tunnel epidemic when these kids get older. Did you even know there was such a term as Crackberry? I’m sorry upon looking up the definition to share with you all I learned that there is not only ONE but TWO meanings to this phrase.

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The first definition for crackberry is all about obsession. Persons who are so enamored of using their Blackberry® handheld devices that they seem to always have them in hand have been nicknamed crackberries. To be fair, not every Blackberry® user can be classified as a crackberry. While acknowledging how addictive Blackberry® use can be for many people, the true crackberry is an individual who chooses to never be without their trusty Blackberry®.

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The second definition has to do with the Blackberry® hand held device itself. Noting the manner in which many people have become unduly obsessed with using the device, there are those that have begun to refer to the Blackberry® as a Crackberry. Blame for the obsessive behavior is laid at the feet of the creators of the Blackberry®, rather than at the people who operate the devices. The rationale is that otherwise sensible people are being seduced into an alternative lifestyle by all the bells and whistles on the Blackberry®, and that the device itself deserves to be derided for what it is doing to social skills in our culture.

I am more than certain that we have all ran into #1. I have nothing against this tech savvy folks but must admit I get tired of seeing everyone’s eyes glued to the phone and the fingers just a moving. No lie tonight as I was checking out of Hitchcock’s, the poor little cashier couldn’t even carry on a conversation or makes eye contact with me for texting. Give me a break!

So, now that that is off my chest I can get back to the point of this whole blog. Have you ever been out and about shopping or driving down the road and need a phone number but had no phone book. It’s very easy and tempting to reach down pick up the phone and eat the $1.25 charge to call 411. Well, thanks to Google those days are long gone. For those of us who’s phones don’t have internet access or cars don’t have high tech navigation with a simple text you can have the number in hand.

Yes, you read that correctly with a simple text the number will be sent to your phone for free. Now I have you attention. Like myself you are probably thinking sure this will work, just like if I forward this email to 10 people something AMAZING will appear on my computer. This is the real deal so go ahead and pull out your phone and give it a try.
Simple enter a new text message listing the name and location of what you are looking for.





Example :
Publix City, State.(all ran together on one line works just fine)

Then proceed to the part where you enter the number, type in:

Google (466453)

And within a few moments the number will be returned to you FREE of charge. Even if you don’t having texting on your plan the normal rate to send/receive messages is .10 cents…. Even at .20 cents you are coming out cheaper than the $1.25 it cost to call 411.