Cell phones

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Death by stoning for you......

that might not be so bad now! HA!

[wondergirl9847]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Me, too. I absolutely HATE the phone.
You are my twin. It pisses me off, when I come home, and the machine is blinking. I usually say, "who the f*ck are you, and what the f*ck do you want?"

Do you hate the SOUND of a ringing phone too?

I loathe it.

I'd rather talk to someone in person, unless it's just impossible...then, I will email them.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Isnt it illegeal in New York City now to talk on your cell while driving?

Not sure about NYC, but it is illegal here (is it a state or county law? can't recall.) Doesn't stop anyone though.

Originally Posted by Pisces Queen

Hi ~ I'm Catherine and I am a cell phone abuser. Seriously, I don’t' know if I have always had the potential. My first baby picture I am holding a telephone. Talk talk talk ~ but I am trying to cut WAY back. I used 1000 minutes in August. My bill was over the moon. So, I am trying to not make outgoing calls but it's hard. My girlfriends live in Oklahoma and I am in Texas and the best time for us to talk is after work on the drive home. I live an hour from work. Once I walk in the door I have too cook dinner for husband and two teenagers. Deal with the teenagers issues; homework and their daily drama. By the time I clean up, watch a show or two with my husband and take a shower it's time for bed. My husband takes 15 hours of college so our time is limited so we chat on the cell phone any chance we get. Crazy I know.

Oh, so you're the one we've been honking at on the road!

[Pisces Queen]

Originally Posted by skcin

Oh, so you're the one we've been honking at on the road!

Be gentle

[LikeAWillow]

I'm a complete cell phone abuser at my house because we don't have long distance, so my dad and I use our cell phones for everything. I try not to use it when I'm out, just because I feel uncomfortable talking in front of strangers. Now, if there's a texting abuser, I'm so in that club too. I've gone about 30 over my 300 outgoing messages this month *so far*, thank god incoming is free

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

That's the direct connect thing, right?

yes...........

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Do you hate the SOUND of a ringing phone too?

I loathe it.

I'd rather talk to someone in person, unless it's just impossible...then, I will email them.

Yes, oh twin o' mine. Email is the greatest thing EVER invented. SHORT and sweet. One sentence replies.
I have this old friend, who calls a couple times a week. He will go ON AND ON, for TWO hours!!!!! He's turned me into a complete call screener(I'm too cheap to pay for caller ID). Do you know what REALLY pisses me off at him? I've told him, REPEATEDLY, that Mon eve is THEEEEE night that I like to watch TV. MY shows are on, so please don't call on Monday. So what does he do, you ask? He calls EVERY Monday, because he knows I'm home. He'll call at 8pm, and talk til 10, WHEN MY SHOWS ARE OVER!!!!!! Now, what part of "MY F*CKING SHOWS ARE ON MONDAY", does he not understand??? Can he not see how RUDE it is to call, on the evening I've asked him not to.

I've told him I dream of a day when I can afford to NOT have a phone.

BTW, about once a month, I'll get to feeling so guilty about screening his last 12 calls, that I'll give in and listen. (or pretend to! )

[tommer]

damn, my cell's soooo cool, you should hear how it plays Bombay Sapphires...

[Pisces Queen]

Originally Posted by tommer

damn, my cell's soooo cool, you should hear how it plays Bombay Sapphires...

I am soooo jealous!

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Do you hate the SOUND of a ringing phone too?

I loathe it.

I'd rather talk to someone in person, unless it's just impossible...then, I will email them.

I'm the same way, I'm not a phone person. Plus, I usually have to get up to get it! But I'm thinking of becoming one because no one calls me. Gee, I wonder why? Although my friend Charlie did last nite. He recently moved to AZ and I never see him so that was nice.

Regarding the cell phone, sometimes I will talk while driving, but not in the city. If something is happening I will drop the phone to drive as opposed to being a menace on the road. I really limit the amount of time I use the phone in the car though because I know it is dangerous.

Paula, its funny you mentioned this because its been bugging me lately too. People's IQs go down 50 points when they are on their cell. Walking to and from work I always encounter people on their phones. Sometimes they cannot walk and talk and nearly walk into me. I often hear banal conversations as noted above. I wonder why people can't make it home without just babbling on the phone. Sometimes I make calls while walking but I do not tune out to my surroundings.

I hate hate hate the loud talkers. One morning I'm walking thru the park and right behind me I hear WHAT'S UP MAN? It scared the bejesus out of me. Why wouldn't that person consider how he'd sound to others? He doesn't give a sh*t. No one gives a crap about anyone else anymore. Or so it seems.

[sara1998]

I don't talk on my phone in public. I just use it mostly for emergencies and so that the school can get in touch with me just in case. I won't go into the gas station talking on it or anything. And sure enough, I have to go... my cell phone is ringing.

[amber]

All I hear, here in Oakland, and the city, is people talking loudly on their cell phones. Often times they are also cussing, or discussing something totally inappropriate. Loudly. And of course I'm "out" more than other people (ie, I don't have a car) so I hear it even more. Like so many other things, it disgusts me.
And when I got my home phone turned on recently, these people started calling me right away, and I was supposed to call them back, even if I didn't want to talk to them, and all other kinds of madness. It actually gave me a bit of anxiety. My phone is in my room, which sucks, cause I can hear it when I'm sleeping. It plays Edge, but still - Edge is a bit jarring when you are sleeping.

I've also noticed a lot of people about to run me over while talking on cell phones. I've decided to start carrying rocks with me on my bike or blades to throw at cars who don't stop behind the line. It's the least I can do.
Anyhoo....
no, I don't have a cell phone, in case you couldn't tell.

[skcin]

^^^I wonder why people feel the need to YELL when they are on a cell phone. So. Annoying.

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by skcin

I have a cell, very few people have my number. If it rings, I literally get confused & say "who the hell is calling me?"

That is so funny! Sounds like me. Actually its a standing joke with me. When I'm with my husband and my son and my phone rings, not only am I startled but they look at each other and say "who the f**k would be calling you since their about the only two that have my number. Usually it turns out to be a wrong number!

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

OMG, now if we're talking iPod here, I'm a total abuser - seriously

I'm trying to figure a way to have my iPod permanently attached to my body.

As for cell phones...I hate the phone in general, but need it for biz purposes. Funny people get all worked up about these cell phones. I think it's ok to use it while driving, as long as you're not holding it...but using a ear piece. **** man, people talk. What's the difference if they are talking on the phone (with headset) as opposed to having someone in the passenger seat that they're chatting up a storm with? Same goes for people on a train, bus, whatever. Who cares?? Talking on the phone or talking to someone your with in person is really no different.

However it is very rude to be on the phone while conducting transactions or dealing with people other than the one on the phone.