Rude People And Cell Phones - Page 2

Moony · #16 05-11-2005, 03:17 PM

I feel for you Jason, I would have totally flipped out. Good for you for speaking up

What I REALLY hate about cell phones is when people feel the need to let everyone within a mile radius hear the conversation by talking so damn loudly! Are we supposed to be impressed?

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Originally Posted by Neal

I work for a cell phone company, and I hate them too. Probably because I'm required to have mine on 24/7, and answer it no matter where I am or what I'm doing... I promise I do my best to be considerate though...

Liar. You didn't answer when I called yesterday

Neal · #17 05-11-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Moony

Liar. You didn't answer when I called yesterday

Oh pleeez! Do you really wanna go there mister???

Moony · #18 05-12-2005, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal

Oh pleeez! Do you really wanna go there mister???

f-in 10 character requirement

BombaySapphire3 · #19 05-12-2005, 01:24 AM

Is is illegal in some states Lux, but it doesn't deter people from using them anyway.I really think the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders needs to have a new classification called advanced cell phone psychosis.A disorder that people feel gives them carte blanche to be utterly rude and oblivious jerks.I have no problem with rolling my window down in traffic and yelling out to a victim of the disorder "Get off the phone and drive!'In fact I just did that yesterday.I have seen people with this disorder manifesting it in stores,my chiropracter's, office at the gym while sitting on exercise equiptment, and one at a University library while I was doing research on a computer.I don't own one now ,never have and feel if I can go through the rest of my life without one I'll consider myself blessed.

HomerMcvie · #20 05-12-2005, 02:29 AM

About a year ago, in Nashville, a woman walked RIGHT in front of my moving truck. I nearly missed her. She hadn't a clue I'd almost tagged her! I rolled down the window and yelled, "you need to get your ass off the phone, and pay attention!". A couple, on the sidewalk, applauded me. It was a nice moment of cell phone revenge.
I turn mine on ONLY when absolutely necessary.

DrummerDeanna · #21 05-12-2005, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

About a year ago, in Nashville, a woman walked RIGHT in front of my moving truck. I nearly missed her. She hadn't a clue I'd almost tagged her! I rolled down the window and yelled, "you need to get your ass off the phone, and pay attention!". A couple, on the sidewalk, applauded me. It was a nice moment of cell phone revenge.
I turn mine on ONLY when absolutely necessary.

Ugh -that's annoying......all these stories of wonderful cell phone revenge - and then people applauding....who the hell ARE these jerks who are still a$$holes on cell phones???

I keep mine on silent pretty much all the time....unless I'm at home - where it's just me and I won't be alienated everyone....

cliffdweller · #22 05-12-2005, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

This lady at the grocey store in line in front of me a few years ago just could be bothered to pay for her stuff or pay any attention to anything the cashier was saying. After a minute of so of that crap, I grabbed her cell, slammed it shut, and screamed at her PLAN YOUR FUC*(NG WEEKEND ON YOUR OWN TIME

- once again, she could not imagine why I did that or why the five or so people in line behind me were applauding

I can't believe you did that!!! Not that I see anything wrong with it

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StevieNicksEO17 · #23 05-12-2005, 09:54 AM

I have a cell phone and I wouldn't be able to live without it! I think I got one when I was a freshman in High School and I'm now a Junior. My parents got it for me just so they can keep track of me wherever I go, and they don't have to worry. I think I text message more people than talk to people on it. I don't drive or anything, so I can't really get yelled at for talking and driving at the same time! It's funny to see kids my age try and drive with cell phones, that's how they always get into accidents!

hayley · #24 05-12-2005, 10:07 AM

I use my cell phone to play Snood. And to dance whenever it rings to my ringtone of "The Final Countdown" by Europe. I think the only annoying behavior I have with my phone is that if I accidentally forget, and it's not on silent and it rings when I'm in a store or something, instead of silencing it immediately or turning it off, I let it play so I can dance.

I think camera phones are annoying (even though I have one too- hee). I went to U2 on Tuesday night (again tonight- woot!) and was absolutely amazed at the sheer number of camera phones being used. Their glow has now officially replaced the lighter.

cliffdweller · #25 05-12-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hayley

And to dance whenever it rings to my ringtone of "The Final Countdown" by Europe.

RICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DrummerDeanna · #26 05-12-2005, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by StevieNicksEO17

I have a cell phone and I wouldn't be able to live without it! I think I got one when I was a freshman in High School and I'm now a Junior. My parents got it for me just so they can keep track of me wherever I go, and they don't have to worry. I think I text message more people than talk to people on it. I don't drive or anything, so I can't really get yelled at for talking and driving at the same time! It's funny to see kids my age try and drive with cell phones, that's how they always get into accidents!

Text messaging is becoming a nuisance too though!!

I think it's just rude when kids in school text message rather than pay attentiong to what's going on.....my biggest pet peeve in college were the jerks who would sit in class and do nothing but text messag e- then ask the prof. to repeat things etc...

AND text messaging IS distracting too..in a quiet room - you can hear the keys and hear the beeps or whatever when the people get messages...urg.

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And believe me - you could live without your cell phone - people lived just fine before they were so prevelant - I don't know how but that's what I've heard

Merf · #27 05-12-2005, 02:37 PM

I work at Starbucks, and I can't even tell you how many times a day that someone on their cell phone will get to the front of the line to order and will make ME wait because they have to finish their conversation. One lady the other day actually had the nerve to hold her finger up to me to shut me up when I asked her what she'd like to drink, and said to the person on her phone "I'm sorry," and then finally gave me her order. The other baristas and I were just like EWWW. That is gross behavior.

StevieNicksEO17 · #28 05-12-2005, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Text messaging is becoming a nuisance too though!!

I think it's just rude when kids in school text message rather than pay attentiong to what's going on.....my biggest pet peeve in college were the jerks who would sit in class and do nothing but text messag e- then ask the prof. to repeat things etc...

AND text messaging IS distracting too..in a quiet room - you can hear the keys and hear the beeps or whatever when the people get messages...urg.

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And believe me - you could live without your cell phone - people lived just fine before they were so prevelant - I don't know how but that's what I've heard

That's all I do is sit and text message, but I don't ask my teachers to repeat what they just said. I can listen at the same time. All the kids at school have cell phones, I always see kids text messaging. If kids don't want to pay attention in school and just text message, well that's their choice. I've never gotten my phone taken away, though. I know how to hide it.

Okay, so I'm sure I could live without it, but it would be difficult. If I never had one, then I would never know how it felt to have one, so I would be fine. It would just be harder since I've had one for a few years, so it would be strange.

strandinthewind · #29 05-12-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Merf

I work at Starbucks, and I can't even tell you how many times a day that someone on their cell phone will get to the front of the line to order and will make ME wait because they have to finish their conversation. One lady the other day actually had the nerve to hold her finger up to me to shut me up when I asked her what she'd like to drink, and said to the person on her phone "I'm sorry," and then finally gave me her order. The other baristas and I were just like EWWW. That is gross behavior.

Child - I would have to have come across that counter

AND - if you had tried to wait on the person behind she, she would have pitched a fit