Cell Phones

[ktCarl]

How many people reading this thread get annoyed with the over usage of cell phones by people and then catch yourself being one of those that irritate you?

Using them while driving is dangerous in Houston. People chat on their phones and don't pay attention to how they are driving. It seems like when they are on the phone it's only them, their car and phone on the road and nobody else is out there on the road. <I answered my phone at a traffic light when the left turn green arrow turned off. After the oncoming traffic cleared I still had a green light but sat there talking on the phone. The guy behind me honked and I took off quite embarrassed.> GUILTY!!!

Phones in theatres. I think this was touched upon in a Firebird thread. I leave mine in the car.

Phones in the gym. This ought to be outlawed! I've seen people get to a workout station and sit there talking on the phone while people are waiting to work out there. This is especially annoying if you work out on your lunch break and have limited time to be there. I leave mine in the car.

How 'bout phones in a restaurant? I can't believe people talk on the phone when they are with some on else. I leave mine in the car.

[slorch]

I agree with the phones in a restaurant, because usually people have to talk louder than normal on them.

If you can't drive with a cell phone- I mean talking and driving- you have other issues! If you are enterring contact info or browsing the web on your PDA that is quite different!

[yankee]

im annoyed by the kids in school who constanty text or call in the halls and the ones who's cell phones go off in the middle of class. i dont get why people cant just turn off their phone from 8-240 and then turn it on right after school gets out.

[SeguinMatadors]

I am guilty of all of the above. Worst of all, I text message while I drive.

Had my phone go off in class the other day.

[Miss Kitty]

What I can't stand are the little kids that have them. My 9 year old has a couple of 8 year old friends that have them. When they bring them to my house they just lay them anywhere and then forget where they put them. Then spend allot of time crying because their parents are going to "kill" them for losing the phones. Every time I have found the phones in the girls own stuff. Once in a shoe. Once in a backpack. I now have a no cell phone policy in my house for anyone under 13 years old. And if you have one, you check it at the door.

I am sorry. But I don't think it is my responsibility to keep up with someone eles' child's cell phone when I don't think they should have them in the first place.

[SeguinMatadors]

What I can't stand are the little kids that have them. My 9 year old has a couple of 8 year old friends that have them. When they bring them to my house they just lay them anywhere and then forget where they put them. Then spend allot of time crying because their parents are going to "kill" them for losing the phones. Every time I have found the phones in the girls own stuff. Once in a shoe. Once in a backpack. I now have a no cell phone policy in my house for anyone under 13 years old. And if you have one, you check it at the door.

I am sorry. But I don't think it is my responsibility to keep up with someone eles' child's cell phone when I don't think they should have them in the first place.


***cough-mean mom-cough******

[Miss Kitty]

***cough-mean mom-cough******

YEP!! :D

[garlandowl08]

I have one. It is in vibrate pretty much 24/7 because I can't stand it when other people's go off. I too hate it when little kids have phones. It is pointless and they aren't responsible enough, in my opinion.

[Tut]

At Katy's band concerts, an announcement is made to turn off cell phones and pagers because the music is being recorded. Not everyone listens.:mad:

When somebody is driving erratically, you don't know if they are chemically impaired or on a cell phone. :eek:

[Tut]

***cough-mean mom-cough******
I'm a meaner dad. My kids didn't get them until they were 16.:p

[Miss Kitty]

At Katy's band concerts, an announcement is made to turn off cell phones and pagers because the music is being recorded. Not everyone listens.:mad:

When somebody is driving erratically, you don't know if they are chemically impaired or on a cell phone. :eek:


That aggrivates me. They take the time to remind people and they still ignore it. And it resinates in the PAC. :mad:

[t00 playa]

I have one. It is in vibrate pretty much 24/7 because I can't stand it when other people's go off. I too hate it when little kids have phones. It is pointless and they aren't responsible enough, in my opinion.

thats the way mine is.. always on vibrate..... and at the movies... i just turn it off completely.... :eek:

[CoppellCowboy57]

How 'bout phones in a restaurant? I can't believe people talk on the phone when they are with some on else. I leave mine in the car.

I call the person im with :) jk

I dont use my phone much sept on the weekends cause im ushally out in the field, I also dont have a car so it doesnt really matter, plus on Camp Pendleton your not aloud to drive and talk

[dragons08]

im annoyed by the kids in school who constanty text or call in the halls and the ones who's cell phones go off in the middle of class. i dont get why people cant just turn off their phone from 8-240 and then turn it on right after school gets out.
i leave my phone on all day, but i put it on silent..i occasioanly text during class and school..and i only make phone calls during passing periods if its neccarsarry , like to call my mom and ask her to pick me up or drop something off

[dragons08]

I'm a meaner dad. My kids didn't get them until they were 16.:p
i got one when i was 12

[Miss Kitty]

I'm a meaner dad. My kids didn't get them until they were 16.:p

Mine didn't get hers until she was 17 and the youngest one won't have one for a LONG time.

[dragons08]

Mine didn't get hers until she was 17 and the youngest one won't have one for a LONG time.
wow that SUCKS!! my parents got me a phone, because i was always going out to places that werent friends houses, like movies, paintballing, mall, etc..so they wanted a way to keep track of me easily and i was a pretty responsible kid back then, guess that changed :eek:

[Miss Kitty]

wow that SUCKS!! my parents got me a phone, because i was always going out to places that werent friends houses, like movies, paintballing, mall, etc..so they wanted a way to keep track of me easily and i was a pretty responsible kid back then, guess that changed :eek:


Well I take a different perspective on it. I didn't have to be kept track of. I was where I told my parents I would be and if for some reason that changed, I found a phone and called them and ask them if it was okay. I did this out of respect and out of FEAR. I managed to make it to adulthood without an electronic leash. If my parents went out, they left emergency numbers on the frige if the sitter needed them and guess what, I grew up just fine. I admit that cell phones have improved some things. But I think people have gone way over with them. A 9 year old does NOT need a cell phone. (my ex and I are having this "discussion" right now).

[TexasRed6x]

im annoyed by the kids in school who constanty text or call in the halls and the ones who's cell phones go off in the middle of class. i dont get why people cant just turn off their phone from 8-240 and then turn it on right after school gets out.
Alot of kids do that at my school. Heck I think everybody does it at their school and the teachers will take them up and not give them back until the end of the year and I know that if I get caught with my phone and I get it taken up I get in alot of trouble with my parents and I don't want that so I leave mine at home.

[TexasRed6x]

Mine didn't get hers until she was 17 and the youngest one won't have one for a LONG time.
How long? Until she's 17 or 18 I guess.

[TexasRed6x]

i got one when i was 12
Dang you got yours young. I got mine when i was 15.

[dragons08]

Alot of kids do that at my school. Heck I think everybody does it at their school and the teachers will take them up and not give them back until the end of the year and I know that if I get caught with my phone and I get it taken up I get in alot of trouble with my parents and I don't want that so I leave mine at home.
at carroll, they take it up, send it to the office, and you get it back when you pay 15 bucks..now thats only if your using it DURING class...most teachers give you a warning

[TexasRed6x]

at carroll, they take it up, send it to the office, and you get it back when you pay 15 bucks..now thats only if your using it DURING class...most teachers give you a warning
You have to pay 15 bucks just to get it back? Man that is a little harsh.

[dragons08]

You have to pay 15 bucks just to get it back? Man that is a little harsh.
another way to make money..they know kids will pay the money

[yankee]

You have to pay 15 bucks just to get it back? Man that is a little harsh.
no i think its actually good. people have to pay for their ignorance.

[dragons08]

no i think its actually good. people have to pay for their ignorance.
or for their desire to be cool...ever notice how some people FAKE text..no lie..like their sitting there and soon as you walk up their suddenly done..thats a fake texter..or when they constantly check their cell phone, even when its turned off..not silent, but OFF...i find it hillarious, espically when their phone gets taken up

[lonny23]

What I can't stand are the little kids that have them. My 9 year old has a couple of 8 year old friends that have them. When they bring them to my house they just lay them anywhere and then forget where they put them. Then spend allot of time crying because their parents are going to "kill" them for losing the phones. Every time I have found the phones in the girls own stuff. Once in a shoe. Once in a backpack. I now have a no cell phone policy in my house for anyone under 13 years old. And if you have one, you check it at the door.

I am sorry. But I don't think it is my responsibility to keep up with someone eles' child's cell phone when I don't think they should have them in the first place.
How about if you ACT like you're under 13?

[TexasRed6x]

How about if you ACT like you're under 13?
That might work.

[Miss Kitty]

How about if you ACT like you're under 13?


Well I let you keep yours, right. ;) :D

[lonny23]

That aggrivates me. They take the time to remind people and they still ignore it. And it resinates in the PAC. :mad:
I think talking on cell phones lowers your IQ 30 points when you're driving.

100 is an average IQ, so many people that talk and drive are on the verge of being mentally ********.:o

[lonny23]

How many people reading this thread get annoyed with the over usage of cell phones by people and then catch yourself being one of those that irritate you?

Using them while driving is dangerous in Houston. People chat on their phones and don't pay attention to how they are driving. It seems like when they are on the phone it's only them, their car and phone on the road and nobody else is out there on the road. <I answered my phone at a traffic light when the left turn green arrow turned off. After the oncoming traffic cleared I still had a green light but sat there talking on the phone. The guy behind me honked and I took off quite embarrassed.> GUILTY!!!

Phones in theatres. I think this was touched upon in a Firebird thread. I leave mine in the car.

Phones in the gym. This ought to be outlawed! I've seen people get to a workout station and sit there talking on the phone while people are waiting to work out there. This is especially annoying if you work out on your lunch break and have limited time to be there. I leave mine in the car.

How 'bout phones in a restaurant? I can't believe people talk on the phone when they are with some on else. I leave mine in the car.
I agree with a lot of what you said, but there needs to be a caveat. Some people need to have their phones on for important calls, but most of it is nonsense.

[dragons08]

I think talking on cell phones lowers your IQ 30 points when you're driving.

100 is an average IQ, so many people that talk and drive are on the verge of being mentally ********.:o
i was watching mtyh busters earlier, and they showed talking on a cell phone and driving can sometimes be the equivalent of driving under the influence

[Firebird]

If you are a doctor on call, OK. If you are vital to national security, OK. If you have a close relative sick in the hospital, and need to be near the phone, OK. Other than that, turn the things off.

If I were a teacher, I would smash them with a hammer if they went off in class (and it would be my policy for cell phones if I were a principal). If I were a professor, I would fail every student who had their phone ring during class. I am really harsh about this.

And if you are too young to drive, you don't need a cell phone. I would probably buy one for my 16 yr. old daughter in case she had a roadside emergency.

[dragons08]

cell phones are acutally pretty vital for use....my plans change everyday, after school, and so i gotta call my parents and tell them where im going and what not

[GTown02]

I didnt get my first cell phone until I turned 20 :eek:. Before then, I had no use for it. But once I got a job that had me driving 30-40 minutes to get to work, it became a necessity. I dont really ever use it, my mom makes all her long distance calls on it :x.

[dragons08]

I didnt get my first cell phone until I turned 20 :eek:. Before then, I had no use for it. But once I got a job that had me driving 30-40 minutes to get to work, it became a necessity. I dont really ever use it, my mom makes all her long distance calls on it :x.
i dont even use my house phone anymore..easier to use cell phone, all numbers are in there..plus with unlimited everything, it doesnt matter what i do

[Miss Kitty]

i dont even use my house phone anymore..easier to use cell phone, all numbers are in there..plus with unlimited everything, it doesnt matter what i do

Question: How many phone numbers do you have memorized without your cell phone?

[dragons08]

Question: How many phone numbers do you have memorized without your cell phone?
ummm

home phone
mom cell
dad cell
my cell

[TexasRed6x]

Question: How many phone numbers do you have memorized without your cell phone?
Uh I have memorized my mother's cell phone number, dad's cell phone number, home phone, grandma's number, my friends number, and my other grandmas number.

[Firebird]

cell phones are acutally pretty vital for use....my plans change everyday, after school, and so i gotta call my parents and tell them where im going and what not


Man, I just don't buy that cell phones are so vital for today's youth. Generations of young people got by with out them. When I graduated, it was still a really big deal if someone got a cell phone.

The solution is real simple: tell your son/daughter-- "Your extracurricular activity ends daily at "x" time. I will be there to pick you up, you better be there to meet me. End of discussion.

[Miss Kitty]

ummm

home phone
mom cell
dad cell
my cell


That is good. I only ask because that is one reason I don't think younger kids need them. We couldn't reach a friend of Pup's parents yesterday, because she didn't know any numbers. They were all in her cell which was dead. So we were just S.O.L.

Makes you wonder if she will ever learn her times tables.

[TexasRed6x]

That is good. I only ask because that is one reason I don't think younger kids need them. We couldn't reach a friend of Pup's parents yesterday, because she didn't know any numbers. They were all in her cell which was dead. So we were just S.O.L.

Makes you wonder if she will ever learn her times tables.
Pup will learn her times tables soon enough.

[lonny23]

i was watching mtyh busters earlier, and they showed talking on a cell phone and driving can sometimes be the equivalent of driving under the influence
It makes people turn into idiots. They don't see anybody around them. Most of the time when I see a person do something stupid, it's because they're talking on a phone.

[lonny23]

If you are a doctor on call, OK. If you are vital to national security, OK. If you have a close relative sick in the hospital, and need to be near the phone, OK. Other than that, turn the things off.

If I were a teacher, I would smash them with a hammer if they went off in class (and it would be my policy for cell phones if I were a principal). If I were a professor, I would fail every student who had their phone ring during class. I am really harsh about this.

And if you are too young to drive, you don't need a cell phone. I would probably buy one for my 16 yr. old daughter in case she had a roadside emergency.
Dude, did you lose your job last week? You went from Henry Kissinger to Henry Rollins in a matter of days!:D

[Miss Kitty]

Pup will learn her times tables soon enough.


She knows them. I was talking about her friend. Pup can rattle off lots of phone numbers too. She does not have a cell phone so she has to use her brain. :D

[dragons08]

Man, I just don't buy that cell phones are so vital for today's youth. Generations of young people got by with out them. When I graduated, it was still a really big deal if someone got a cell phone.

The solution is real simple: tell your son/daughter-- "Your extracurricular activity ends daily at "x" time. I will be there to pick you up, you better be there to meet me. End of discussion.
well, my friend drives me and another friend home everyday...sometimes we go study, sometimes go do hw, sometimes come straight home, sometimes go look at cars, depends

[lonny23]

cell phones are acutally pretty vital for use....my plans change everyday, after school, and so i gotta call my parents and tell them where im going and what not
I agree you need to call, but the point is there are certain times you don't talk unless you really are on call to do something instantly.

[TexasRed6x]

She knows them. I was talking about her friend. Pup can rattle off lots of phone numbers too. She does not have a cell phone so she has to use her brain. :D
Pup will have a phone soon though right?

[Miss Kitty]

Pup will have a phone soon though right?

Nope, she won't.

[dragons08]

That is good. I only ask because that is one reason I don't think younger kids need them. We couldn't reach a friend of Pup's parents yesterday, because she didn't know any numbers. They were all in her cell which was dead. So we were just S.O.L.

Makes you wonder if she will ever learn her times tables.
times tables...ahh the glory days, i used to be the king of those.. i was the first kid to memorize them all, and complete the tables..we had quizzes daily, on each multiple

[lonny23]

Question: How many phone numbers do you have memorized without your cell phone?
I don't even have my home number memorized. I only have 6 numbers memorized including my cell #.

[lonny23]

Man, I just don't buy that cell phones are so vital for today's youth. Generations of young people got by with out them. When I graduated, it was still a really big deal if someone got a cell phone.

The solution is real simple: tell your son/daughter-- "Your extracurricular activity ends daily at "x" time. I will be there to pick you up, you better be there to meet me. End of discussion.
They aren't as vital for the youth. They help out, but I did without a cell phone until 1995 and got one then only because my supervisor wanted to be able to contact me. I didn't use it very much until I moved to Korea in 1997. I would use it a little when I was traveling. I never used a cell phone from 1997-2005 when I got this one to take over a contract for a girl I supervised.

[Firebird]

Dude, did you lose your job last week? You went from Henry Kissinger to Henry Rollins in a matter of days!:D

No, actually I have been having a great few weeks. I just had some nerves jangled a bit....... The little thing in life that spoil a good time, or good mood, just REALLY get under my skin. Cell phones are one of those things.............

Plus, I went to the late showing of a movie and sat right in front of a 7 year old who whined, talked, AND kicked the back of my chair through the whole show, and his mom talked on her phone. Stuff like that can send me over the edge.

[lonny23]

That is good. I only ask because that is one reason I don't think younger kids need them. We couldn't reach a friend of Pup's parents yesterday, because she didn't know any numbers. They were all in her cell which was dead. So we were just S.O.L.

Makes you wonder if she will ever learn her times tables.
You better hope my phone doesn't go dead!:p

[lonny23]

Pup will learn her times tables soon enough.
She's talking about Pup's friend.

[Miss Kitty]

You better hope my phone doesn't go dead!:p


LOL...:D

[lonny23]

well, my friend drives me and another friend home everyday...sometimes we go study, sometimes go do hw, sometimes come straight home, sometimes go look at cars, depends
That sounds like an edited version of what you do. Where's all the stuff that keeps your parents from letting you have a car?:D

[TexasRed6x]

She's talking about Pup's friend.
Yeah she told me.

[lonny23]

Pup will have a phone soon though right?
I think she's a ways from having a phone of her own. I don't think it's an age thing though.

[GRP05]

I am guilty of all of the above. Worst of all, I text message while I drive.

Had my phone go off in class the other day.

Hahaha Yeah, I txt msg while I drive too.

[Firebird]

They aren't as vital for the youth. They help out, but I did without a cell phone until 1995 and got one then only because my supervisor wanted to be able to contact me. I didn't use it very much until I moved to Korea in 1997. I would use it a little when I was traveling. I never used a cell phone from 1997-2005 when I got this one to take over a contract for a girl I supervised.


I agree with you. If they are so vital, how the heck did the rest of us get along without them for so long???

[Miss Kitty]

Hahaha Yeah, I txt msg while I drive too.


I would never do that. ;)

[lonny23]

times tables...ahh the glory days, i used to be the king of those.. i was the first kid to memorize them all, and complete the tables..we had quizzes daily, on each multiple
I used to dominate the competitions we'd have. One kid would stand up and he'd go desk by desk competing against the other kids. You stood up as long as you were faster.

[lonny23]

No, actually I have been having a great few weeks. I just had some nerves jangled a bit....... The little thing in life that spoil a good time, or good mood, just REALLY get under my skin. Cell phones are one of those things.............

Plus, I went to the late showing of a movie and sat right in front of a 7 year old who whined, talked, AND kicked the back of my chair through the whole show, and his mom talked on her phone. Stuff like that can send me over the edge.
Cool. I said Henry Kissinger and then thought for a few seconds before saying Rollins. I remember a music video where he looked real mad!:D

[Miss Kitty]

I think she's a ways from having a phone of her own. I don't think it's an age thing though.

Oh allot of it does have to do with her age. There is just no need for it. Anywhere she would be, church, school, friend's house, there would be a phone she could call me on if she needed to.

[lonny23]

LOL...:D
I'm not joking. I need to write your numbers down because I don't have any of them memorized. You work in 713 and the other two are 281, but I'm lost beyond that. I only know numbers because I didn't have a cell phone for some of the other ones I call.

[lonny23]

Hahaha Yeah, I txt msg while I drive too.
That's worse than talking. Talking isn't bad if you will actually watch the road and what's behind you. It's not easy to do.

[lonny23]

I agree with you. If they are so vital, how the heck did the rest of us get along without them for so long???
It's a case of not missing what you don't have.

[Firebird]

Oh my...you text message while you drive? Where do you live, so I can stay off the roads around you?

[lonny23]

Oh allot of it does have to do with her age. There is just no need for it. Anywhere she would be, church, school, friend's house, there would be a phone she could call me on if she needed to.
I agree there are phones available, but she's also going to want to fit in with other girls. I'm not a proponent of doing the same thing everybody else is doing, but I do believe that it's OK to do some things that the other kids are doing.

[Firebird]

My father, who is a sole practicioning attorney, insists that all the new technology has not made his job one whit easier, or helped with convenience at all. Instead of decreasing your workload and making you more effecient, they add to it. They end up forcing clients to expect more ridiculous things in ridiculous time frames.

[lonny23]

Oh my...you text message while you drive? Where do you live, so I can stay off the roads around you?
Survey says Richardson.

[Miss Kitty]

I agree there are phones available, but she's also going to want to fit in with other girls. I'm not a proponent of doing the same thing everybody else is doing, but I do believe that it's OK to do some things that the other kids are doing.


Well unless the other kids or their parents want to pay for the phone bills, she won't have one until I think it is appropriate or necessary. Honestly after seeing how her friends have acted when they were around her with the phones and when they freak out because they lose them has made her realize she does not want one right now. Regardless if she does or not, I am MOM and my word is law. :D

I know I am the meanest mom in the world.

[lonny23]

Well unless the other kids or their parents want to pay for the phone bills. She won't have one until I think it is appropriate or necessary. Honestly after seeing how her friends have acted when they were around her with the phones and when they freak out because they lose them has made her realize she does not want one right now. Regardless if she does or not, I am MOM and my word is law. :D
I don't like the idea of kids coming over and talking to others on the phone.

In moderation, you're talking about $10 a month if she doesn't camp out on the phone.

Kids can be taught to not lose stuff. It's called not buying more stuff when they lose something.

[TexasRed6x]

Well unless the other kids or their parents want to pay for the phone bills, she won't have one until I think it is appropriate or necessary. Honestly after seeing how her friends have acted when they were around her with the phones and when they freak out because they lose them has made her realize she does not want one right now. Regardless if she does or not, I am MOM and my word is law. :D
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of MOM.

[Miss Kitty]

I don't like the idea of kids coming over and talking to others on the phone.

In moderation, you're talking about $10 a month if she doesn't camp out on the phone.

Kids can be taught to not lose stuff. It's called not buying more stuff when they lose something.

You can get her one when you think she is ready for it. ;)

[Miss Kitty]

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of MOM.


:D :D :D

[TexasRed6x]

:D :D :D
I knew you would like that one Miss Kitty.:D

[lonny23]

You can get her one when you think she is ready for it. ;)
Your input is important.

[gtowndrumma]

in all honesty, i have to have my cell phone. it is turned on 24/7, but there is an actual need for that. at any moment, i could be driving anywhere between dallas and tyler to help out my parents, plus with them being gone as much as they are and my sister not being able to drive, i have to be on call w/ them to know if she needs something. however, i do have one of those plug in speaker phones in my truck so that makes it a little more safe to talk and drive.

[ktCarl]

I agree with you. If they are so vital, how the heck did the rest of us get along without them for so long???

I finally got one as a Christmas gift in 2004. It still scares the c**p out of me when it vibrates in my pocket. :D

[Miss Kitty]

I finally got one as a Christmas gift in 2004. It still scares the c**p out of me when it vibrates in my pocket. :D


You told me you like that. ;) :D

[lonny23]

You told me you like that. ;) :D
Look who's talking!:D

[cougardude]

I have often wondered how many people's jobs are SO important that they have to have the type of cell phones that are "permanently" attached to their ear. I very rarely take my cell phone inside a store, theater, etc. If someone needs me they can leave a message. I do always check my phone for missed calls when I get back to it.

I agree with some of the posts that people that talk on their cell phones while driving are becoming a huge problem. One of the biggest things I have noticed with that is that they don't pay attention when changing lanes and hardly ever use their turn signals while they are on the phone.

Sadly, our society is becoming too obssessed with being "in touch" at all times! :o

[lonny23]

I have often wondered how many people's jobs are SO important that they have to have the type of cell phones that are "permanently" attached to their ear. I very rarely take my cell phone inside a store, theater, etc. If someone needs me they can leave a message. I do always check my phone for missed calls when I get back to it.

I agree with some of the posts that people that talk on their cell phones while driving are becoming a huge problem. One of the biggest things I have noticed with that is that they don't pay attention when changing lanes and hardly ever use their turn signals while they are on the phone.

Sadly, our society is becoming too obssessed with being "in touch" at all times! :o
It makes the rest of us want to get "in touch" with them when they do it.

[slorch]

I finally got one as a Christmas gift in 2004. It still scares the c**p out of me when it vibrates in my pocket. :D
you do mean a cellphone right?

[RP-3]

Does anyone ever use payphones anymore? I know some people still do or I would be out of a job.

[slorch]

Does anyone ever use payphones anymore? I know some people still do or I would be out of a job.
I use them to check our 1-800 voice mail for the company...saves cell phone minutes!

[lonny23]

you do mean a cellphone right?
We'll never know!:D

[lonny23]

Does anyone ever use payphones anymore? I know some people still do or I would be out of a job.
Before I had a cell phone, I would use them to make short calls when I was on a trip.

[ktCarl]

you do mean a cellphone right?


Ha, Ha!! ROFLMAO! Ya'll will never know! :eek:

[ktCarl]

I have often wondered how many people's jobs are SO important that they have to have the type of cell phones that are "permanently" attached to their ear. I very rarely take my cell phone inside a store, theater, etc. If someone needs me they can leave a message. I do always check my phone for missed calls when I get back to it.

I agree with some of the posts that people that talk on their cell phones while driving are becoming a huge problem. One of the biggest things I have noticed with that is that they don't pay attention when changing lanes and hardly ever use their turn signals while they are on the phone.

Sadly, our society is becoming too obssessed with being "in touch" at all times! :o

I thought these phones could cause cancer? Why have them attached to your ear?

[TexasRed6x]

you do mean a cellphone right?
Let's just hope so.:D

[Humblefied]

Does anyone ever use payphones anymore? I know some people still do or I would be out of a job.

yea even superman doesnt use one anymore.

[dragons08]

They aren't as vital for the youth. They help out, but I did without a cell phone until 1995 and got one then only because my supervisor wanted to be able to contact me. I didn't use it very much until I moved to Korea in 1997. I would use it a little when I was traveling. I never used a cell phone from 1997-2005 when I got this one to take over a contract for a girl I supervised.
remember, its just like computers..a ton of people survived without them, now its almost impossible not to..times have changed

[dragons08]

I finally got one as a Christmas gift in 2004. It still scares the c**p out of me when it vibrates in my pocket. :D
there is a way to turn that off...shocking i know!

[Miss Kitty]

there is a way to turn that off...shocking i know!

But who wants to? :eek:

[dragons08]

But who wants to? :eek:
good point..to much work involed

[lonny23]

remember, its just like computers..a ton of people survived without them, now its almost impossible not to..times have changed
I still don't think every kids has to have one. I got one because I'm on the road so much. It was out of necessity.

[dragons08]

I still don't think every kids has to have one. I got one because I'm on the road so much. It was out of necessity.
oh i know...but with parents workng, kids needing to be in a million diffrent places at once...its easier for the parents to keep up...like, with my family..my dad works, and my mom takes us eveywhere, so when we need to be picked up or need something picked up or, mom needs us to do something or what not, its easier to do...now 12, might be a little young..but i was always golfing once or twice a week, at a local course, and it was our way to have a ride come get us

[lonny23]

oh i know...but with parents workng, kids needing to be in a million diffrent places at once...its easier for the parents to keep up...like, with my family..my dad works, and my mom takes us eveywhere, so when we need to be picked up or need something picked up or, mom needs us to do something or what not, its easier to do...now 12, might be a little young..but i was always golfing once or twice a week, at a local course, and it was our way to have a ride come get us
I forget about the old days sometimes. In my time, I said we were going outside to play and that meant I went a bunch of places. I knew what time to be back.

[ktCarl]

there is a way to turn that off...shocking i know!

But then, I wouldn't know if I were getting a call.

[dragons08]

But then, I wouldn't know if I were getting a call.
it'll ring..you can turn off the vibration

[ktCarl]

it'll ring..you can turn off the vibration

But I put it on vibrate so as not to annoy people with the ringing.

[TexasRed6x]

But I put it on vibrate so as not to annoy people with the ringing.
Yeah I do that if I ever bring it to school with me.