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Nick: Agreed, I just wish they gave me one lol - Holden Page

would've saved me a lot of time and effort - Holden Page

I'm going through these choices right now. - Andrew Trinh

Yeah, I just don't know. - Hiro Asari

I might settle with a 909 and my name, can't really make that much use of it until other countries get Voice. - Andrew Trinh

OK, I settled on one. I'm not sure if I'm going to give it out any time soon, but you'll never know. - Hiro Asari

13202861025 if you want to know mine lol - Holden Page

So, Google shows you the mnemonics when you choose the number, but never again? - Hiro Asari

The big decision was between area code versus mnemonic. I figured that most people have "free" long distance and end up dialing 10-digits anyway so I went with the mnemonic. 347-TRUE-JOY. It is also possible to change your number in the future (with forwarding) but it cost you $10. - Kenley Neufeld

Paradox of choice? - Bradley Horowitz

Me too! - Patrick Jordan

I like it as well and use it for annotations. However, for day to day screenshots I use Snapz Pro X - http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utiliti... - Mike Bracco

I think I've heard of Snapz - it's not free right? - Jannifer @wordsforliving

I love Skitch, but it's been in beta for SOOO long - Matt Ruiz

Gmail was in beta for four years. - Trent Hamm

Trent: Gmail is Google. Google likes to wait long periods of time.. - Matt Ruiz

that is incredibly bad marketing. - anna sauce

I've been getting the same calls, but I own a Nissan. I also got a letter. - Adam Thorsen

Good point Chris, I can't remember if they say Toyota, or if I just assumed that. I don't get much other spam to my phone though. - Paul Buchheit

New phone number. On the 'do not call list'. They still keep comin'. Letting A LOT go to voice mail ... The others to Grand Central :) - Charlie Anzman

I get the same from Subaru robo-voice. I think there's no escaping it, no matter the auto brand. Well, I assume Rolls Royce doesn't do that. They probably just call to invite people to secret parties of the uber elite! - Zach Landes

It's almost certainly not your dealer. If you Google the number on the caller ID, there would be several people complaining about it online, and you can/should file a complaint with the FCC. - Manas Tungare

Ack...terrible marketing strategy... call FTC and COMPLAIN... NOT legal. - Susan Beebe

yah, we've been getting these in the mail for the last 6+months .. according to them, mine is always "about to expire" .. for some reason, it never does. - Tim Hoeck

The second notice that my vehicle warranty is expiring is the only phone spam I get. The company would not identify itself, and I've been told the caller ID is fake. - Bruce Lewis

Paul, I get alot of those but not from Toyota. I assume it must be related to Honda since I purchased one almost 2 years ago. I bet I signed somewhere I shouldn't have that my local dealer must have sold my info to third party marketers. *argh* - imabonehead

No it isn't Honda, either. My boss gets those calls and he doesn't own a car. - Bruce Lewis

in California at least it is hugely expensive fine for FCC violations of cell-phone spam, so do follow-up, as it costs consumers money and these things shouldn't go on. I advise corp. clients to basically scrub their lists of phone numbers, as it's not worth the risk (keeping up to date with the non-contact lists) - anna sauce

http://ag.ca.gov/donotcall/ is the CA do not call list, also, "you can prohibit individual telemarketers from calling by asking them to put you on their company's do not call list. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 requires telemarketers (except non-profit organizations) to keep such a list. Keep in mind that the telemarketer's "do not call" list applies only to that individual company." - anna sauce

Yes, I own a Toyota and I am getting absolutely *harassed* by these calls as well :( - Ashwin Bharambe

doesn't look like Toyota is winning any customer service brownie points with this warranty *spam* call center - Susan Beebe

Problem is that I never got these calls before until I bought a new car. Since then I get these calls anywhere from 1-3/week! Somewhere, someone sold my information for a profit to telemarketers. And my phone number is unlisted in the phone book. I'm pissed! - imabonehead

Vi gets those calls at his work number. - Daisy

Some of these call come via VoIP networks, as far as i can tell; otherwise, who'd pay to robo-call from London, country code 44 city 207. They're all frauds. Take solace and action after checking and posting the number at http://whocalled.us. - John Lam

+1 John for the hyperlink - imabonehead

Good to know I'm not the only one :). I feel bad for blaming Toyota though, since from the sounds of it they probably don't have anything to do with it. Next time I get a call I'll stay on long enough to see if I can get any details. - Paul Buchheit

Let's stand up together and fight these telemarketers! - imabonehead

imabonehead +1 go go go! - anna sauce

I have been getting called on both my cellphone and my landline since spring. When I googled the phone number, I was sent to a site with many similar complaints about this number and instructions to file complaints. - Anne Bouey

me tooo.. stupid canned messages ...lot's of 'em...very annoying... thanks for the link John! - Susan Beebe

I have received similar calls, but they are not dealer specific. - Louis Gray

My sister stayed on the line once and they asked for her name and vehicle identification number, at which point she hung up. I just figure that it's a phishing scam. - Jonathan Tang

me too - Bradley Horowitz

I got these calls too, and I have an 11-year old car. Just are just phishing. - Mara

Go! - Benjamin Golub

I saw it in Toronto last weekend. It's an amazing show - definitely check it out. - Ryan Anderson

Fell Out of My Chair Laughing - Mark Interrante

Thanks all. We saw it, loved it! - Bradley Horowitz

Tripit has this nailed. Itinerary management is what Tripit is all about. The social networking bit is easy compared to having to parse all those formats and consolidate them into one coherent view. - Steve Giovannetti from twhirl

I don't use Dopplr, but I agree that Tripit does email itineraries very well. It has reached the level of fire and forget for me - you send them off and *poof* they magically show up on your calendar - Charles Hudson

Yeah, I actually send them to tripit and then use a feed back to Dopplr... It's a tough problem, and I'm not surprised it's flaky. The Dopplr guys are smart, they'll work it out. - Bradley Horowitz

I didn't know you had a place there - so sorry to hear it. - Bret Taylor

thanks, we're really bummed, but big sur will still be there and we can rebuild...i hope nobody reading this EVER has loses a place near to their heart like this - Peter Fenton

Peter, I'm so sorry... I hope you can manage to have a happy birthday in the midst of the challenge. - Bradley Horowitz

Ai!! That is truly awful. I am so sorry. And not just the house, but the gardens too, all those roses ... is it all black all around there? Anything salvageable? - Stewart

will know more tomorrow, but it looks like a total loss... - Peter Fenton

Sorry to hear this, it looks like such a beautiful area. - Jim Norris

Sorry to hear that Peter. - Jason Shellen

My husband and I were greatly saddened and distressed to hear about the destruction of the Stone House and so much of the surrounding area that was dear to my husband's father, Harry Lafler, who-- as you know-- built the Stone House in 1925 and homesteaded Lafler Canyon in 1909. We are following the story on the Internet but would also appreciate hearing from you when you know the extent of the damage. - Joanne Lafler

Joanne, amazing you found me! i'm heading down today, hoping to see what's there, hoping to the high heavens that the stone work remains....will send an update once i know more - Peter Fenton

Thanks for your reply, Peter. I found you through Denise Sallee, who was the first to inform us about the ravages of the fire. The house has not been in the Lafler family since the early 1960s, when John's mother was in a bad financial way and had to sell the remaining Lafler property in Big Sur, but John and I had spent our honeymoon there some years earlier and we still feel a strong... more... - Joanne Lafler