New House Rule. Please Read

[Bruce Wayne]

Ain't this the truth!

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Man, that seems to be the creed of most modern-day folks! I invited my brother-in-law over to watch some DVD's. Looked over in the middle of the movie and he was "fiddling with his cell phone"! It is an obsession with some people!

-dixon cannon

 

[Foxer55]

LOL! I was at a meeting, several in fact, a few years ago in Florida with a lot of high ranking military officers and government staff in suits. During breaks I would go outside and here were ALL these guys on this big patio in front of the building. The sun was shining on them on that side of the building all day long and they would all stand there, almost in formation, staring at their Blackberrys. It was really funny to see this. Just staring at their Blackberrys like they were all communing with a mothership or someting. Or like the angels in City of Angels on the beach facing the rising sun in the morning.

 

[MisterCairo]

Just staring at their Blackberrys like they were all communing with a mothership or someting.

:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[LizzieMaine]

Resistance is Futile.

 

[DJH]

Ah, the prototype Google Glass!

 

[Espee]

Or communicating with Florida socialites...

 

[Benny Holiday]

Haha this is so true! Very funny!

 

[Gregg Axley]

Dixon, I've found metal above the ceiling does wonders for cell phone signals.

 

[Stray Cat]

[size=+1]Practice constant devotion to the precious object[/size]

Me: "Now, where did I left that darn thing?"
My mom: "It's ringing from the underneath your bed!"
Me: "Ah! It's in THAT bag"
(note: I've carried the bag the day before..) :rofl:

 

[scotrace]

Cell phone fiddling has become the cigarette of the 21st century. A prop, something to do with your hands, etc.

 

[Stray Cat]

Cell phone fiddling has become the cigarette of the 21st century.

True. So very true!
(that does make this new generation healthier.. well, the air's better at least)
...
Hey kids, here's an idea: maybe you should all just pick up knitting again? Embroidery? Sewing? Crafting?
(All of the above!)
That'll keep your finger busy, AND make something useful. Because, all that excessive use of cell phone is making are sore thumbs (..and a large bill at the end of the month!) :brick:

 

[Lily Powers]

Some of my relatives spend so much time texting that I can only recognize them by the tops of their heads.

This 39-second video from France is called Paper Is Not Dead/Le papier ne sera jamais mort - sums it up pretty well. No translation needed.

 

[Classydame]

Lily,

Thank you so much for posting that little video! I laughed so loud! And it is so true!

 

[Nikki Darling]

Resistance is Futile.

Hehehe

 

[LoveMyHats2]

This is so correct. I have six cell phones on my phone plan, two are my personal use phones. I turn them both OFF when I am not calling anyone. I will check them a few times a day for voicemail. One phone is for business and the other is for family/friends. At times people will complain to me why do I have my phone off? I tell them simply I desire to do so, as life is not being stuck with a "doo dad" stuck to my ear. If pay phones would still be plentiful, I would not own any cell phones. Calling cards were much cheaper and dependable.

 

[Lily Powers]

Lily,
Thank you so much for posting that little video! I laughed so loud! And it is so true!

It cracks me up every time I see it too. Needless to say, I'm on Emma's page of the book!

 

[Classydame]

Me too, Lily! I am also on Emma's side! How annoying to be chastised for not being modern enough because you enjoy the tactile experience of paper.

 

[Stray Cat]

It's not just the cellphone-user that's irritating (when it rings while you're talking, and they tell you "Sorry, I have to get this one".. instantly giving you the hint you're less important).. it's the bluetooth-headset-user:

Those folk just show you the finger

meaning:
"Shut it, you technologically handicapped human, I'm talking here"

 

[LizzieMaine]

I've had people in the ticket line get up to the window, and rather than tell me what they want they stand there yapping into their phone or their earpiece or whatever, holding up the rest of the line so they can jabber about their personal crap. I tell them to step to the back of the line and take care of their business, and let the rest of the people thru. When they're ready to give me their full attention, I'll sell them a ticket.

The only way this kind of stuff will be eliminated is if people take a firm stand against it. Someone wants something from you but won't stop chattering into their devices and give you their attention? Ignore them -- completely -- until they do. Walk away from them. Don't worry about being rude, they're the ones who are being rude to you, and they'll think they can get away with it if you let them. They need to be put in their place.