This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
Cell Phones
People I have four words for you…PUT DOWN THE PHONE. Excessive cell phone use is literally ruining our social fabric. Remember 10 years ago when we all just walked around, taking in our environment, talking to the people we were actually with, paying a
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I use a prepaid one for emergencies only, and basiccally agree with your whole bitch. It’s about decency in public places. Don’t ruin other people’s time with your never-ending conversations that could wait an hour until you get home or back to work, etc. But NO – people HAVE to know exactly where all their friends are RIGHT now and what they’re doing, or else they may die!
I agree with your bitch also. It’s right on! I do not use a cellphone in a restaurant, concert, grocery store, mall, while driving, or any other public venue. It’s just annoying to see these cellphone jockies abusing public spaces and putting our safety and well being in jeopardy. I’ll be happy when I see as many NO CELL PHONES signs on and in public establishments as I see NO SMOKING signs.
Right on! It’s almost like some of these dimwits want to say: “hey, look at me – I’m important”. Well, you self-centred shitheads, no one wants to listen to your idiotic yammering, especially if you’re in a restaurant. Such rudeness and their twisted sense of entitlement makes me want to vomit with rage.I applaud those who only use their cells in emergencies or for critical calls.
I couldn’t agree with this bitch anymore – well put.There are two things today that are eroding our social fabric: dependance on cell phones & the rap culture.
There’s a reason ‘rap’ rhymes with ‘crap’.
i agree for the most part however there are people who like my Co workers are on/call service techs – 24/7 they require their phones and sometimes they ring in inconvenient places- i know from what i have experienced w/ them if it is in an area that phone coversation may infringe on someone else they leave. however i have been w/ all 3 when a call comes in and they are at the grocery store…it just simply has to be handlesd then and nothing can prevent them from providing the assitance that they get paid to give. i do not agree with any one talking on a cell while driving- that is what a headset or a bluetooth is for.
As a tie-in to the “Cashiers Who Don’t Smile” bitch of last week:Last week at the hippy grocery store on Quinpool Road (next to the vet)I was in line behind a guy who I thought was having a big conversation with the cashier. He was talking about this and that, raising his voice at all the right points. I thought it was a little odd that the cashier wasn’t responding at any point in the conversation but as I wasn’t actually paying attention to what the guy was saying, it occured to me that he didn’t have anything to add or respond to. Turns out the guy had his headset on and was yaking away while this guy rang him in. He didn’t even pause in the conversation when the cashier passed him his money and groceries! He just kept talking, turned and walked away without a break in his conversation.All I could think was, wow, what an asshole,and I gotta get out of the city.
Use of cell phones has evolved from status symbol to dependency.Like any drug you start out just trying to fit in until you get so hooked on the high it becomes normal.The high of the cell phone is the illusion that you can quell all feelings of lonliness by being able to connect with someone 24/7.When the paranoia of being out of the loop sets in then pressing those numbers gets you the high that you crave, whether its an important call or not is irrellevant.
Nice Bitch.
All cell phones should be set to vibrate only. Those ringtones are pretty annoying.
Who are these people talking to anyway? Any bets that half the people you see talking on cellphones aren’t actually talking to anyone?