Notifications driving me crazy

[BeanAnimal]

So far I love the TP2. I am moving from a Samsung Saga. Like the Saga (and all other WM devices) I can't handle the constant notifications poping up. With the SAGA they were anoying balloons, with the TP2 they are full screen (black with DISMISS or DISMISS ALL buttons).

During a telephone call, they actually interrupt the audio of the call and/or get in the way of using the dial pad when working in voicemail or IVR prompts. You can't END or ANSWER a call with one of the damned modal full screen notifications showing!

To make matters worse, on top of all the normal notifications, VZW/HTC has added customer feedback notifications and other nonsense.

Help me make them go away!

I looked at the "TP2 cleanup" thread, but frankly don't care for 80% of the mods that it installs. I need direct push and many of the other features it disables.

Thanks in advance!