[quote="philbymon"]I held off for a long time, but as the telephone co's kept upping my rates & charging me for the "availability" of services they cannot or will not provide me, like DSL or FIOS, I said screw 'em, & went totally cellular.
I don't have to answer the damned thing just cuz it's ringing, & I often leave it in another room, so if you call me, expect to wait for 10-20 rings before I answer it. I turn it off in movie theaters & hospitals, & I don't answer calls from ppl who block thier numbers.
It's a convenience that I don't misuse by texting while I drive, & I don't use it in restarants, either. When ppl do that, there's this little imp in me that really wants one of those aerosol horns, so, as they start talking loudly in that restaurant, & pretend to be so important, I could just turn to them & give 'em a big loud blaring blast right in the earhole.
I'm with you Phil, cell phone can be a tool or a leash for one.
All comes down to attitude, and I have one !
I don't like feeling owned by anything.
With the possible exception of my loving wife.
On our vacation we drove about 600 miles. The only difficulty we had on the road always involved some asshole and his cell phone.
I don't have to answer the damned thing just cuz it's ringing, & I often leave it in another room, so if you call me, expect to wait for 10-20 rings before I answer it. I turn it off in movie theaters & hospitals, & I don't answer calls from ppl who block thier numbers.
It's a convenience that I don't misuse by texting while I drive, & I don't use it in restarants, either. When ppl do that, there's this little imp in me that really wants one of those aerosol horns, so, as they start talking loudly in that restaurant, & pretend to be so important, I could just turn to them & give 'em a big loud blaring blast right in the earhole.
I'm with you Phil, cell phone can be a tool or a leash for one.
All comes down to attitude, and I have one !
I don't like feeling owned by anything.
With the possible exception of my loving wife.
On our vacation we drove about 600 miles. The only difficulty we had on the road always involved some asshole and his cell phone.
