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Another Survey! Things you would eliminate from massmarketcru...
CupCaked wrote: Tom & Linda wrote: Jim wrote: That is pretty sad, to have your cell phone ON during a cruise. JDR No it's not. People check on parents who may be elderly. People check on medical things. People check on pets. On kids who may have stayed home by themselves. Hans and I have VERY elderly parents (we're both only children, so their care falls directly to us), a house, three cats and a dog, plus very high contact jobs. Still, we don't feel the need to have our cell phones on 24/7 when we take a vacation. Sure, we call home during the course of our trip, but having our cell phone on is a bit of overkill, IMO. I have to say, I've never seen Tom use his cell phone. I have other friends, they have them, very rarely do I see them use them. And others, that use them sparingly, and apologize for using them in your presence. Yet, so too many others use them basically because they have them. Two problems I indentify is that they turn public areas into communal phone booths. Yes, at one times, phone booths allowed privacy during phone calls but that's a different era it seems now. Now people make calls and talk, talk, talk, to either involve someone on the other end in their lives as to what they are experiencing at the moment, to chat and keep up to the minute, to do business (but that's less and less), etc. It's chat, chat, chat. I don't have a cell phone. There are times when it would be very convenient but I've lived long enough to remember when people did not use them and I consider a more pleasant time (I will get one for the car but I will NEVER use one while operating a motor vehicle). I could actually ride a commuter train and take a much-needed nap after work without hearing stupid rings going on and various cacaphonic bits of conversations. The cell phone conversation is particularly grating because during a person to person conversation you hear voice A and voice B responding, or at least voice A and voice B and hear at least how they react or ignore what each other says, where a cell phone conversation is Blah, blah, blah, -break- Blah, blah, blah, -break-, and so on. Those bits of quiet inbetween, especially when you are tired, really become jarring when the voice again speaks in to the phone. Then there's phone voice, something different than a normal voice that some put on when they are making business calls vs. private calls. What really bothers me, in this rather not enough aware of surroundings society of today, is that cell phones lock people into being more unaware of society. In touch, my ass. People are out of touch with those around them and are, too often, though unintentionally, rude. Standing in places, pacing back and forth in front of areas people need to go to, impeding the flow of people trying to get somewhere, staring at the phone to dial and not seeing those around them and sometimes walking into the path of others. This is part of the cell phone so called "in touch" culture we live in. I'm not against cell phones. Used sparingly and responsibly they can save lives, be crucial in terms of keeping in touch with the elderly, be crucial in terms of the peace of mind of a loved one when one is delayed traveling, and so forth. But, they are far too numerous and have changed the quality of life. I think that's a human problem. Oversaturation. Through the years we just don't know when enough is enough. No one person can determine that but that's something I think that needs to be discussed before things get out of hand. I'm finding, though, that there are restrictions being put on the use of cell phones and I think this had to happen. There are restuarants, theaters, movie cinemas, some transportation, quiet areas like libraries, that prohibit the use of cell phones. It had to happen. They are ubiquitous and maybe a majority of people who use them (which is probably the majority of the population at this time), use them reasonably sparingly. But, there are many who are addicted to using them. And some of these people are an absolute pain in the ass. Ben S. Karen __ /7__/7__/7__ \::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.cupcaked.com/reviews (...and leave off the "potatoes" to e-mail) |
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Another Survey! Things you would eliminate from massmarketcru...
In article , Benjamin Smith
wrote: Blah, blah, blah, -break- Blah, blah, blah, -break-, and so on. Those bits of quiet inbetween, especially when you are tired, really become jarring when the voice again speaks in to the phone. I guess you havn't noticed the latest trend, speaker cell phones where you get to hear both sides of the conversation. I have found cell phones useful on cruises, but they should be banned from use in restaurants and lounges. -- Charles |
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Another Survey! Things you would eliminate from massmarketcru...
Benjamin Smith wrote:
I don't have a cell phone. Actually, I have a cell phone, so does Hans, but he's the only person who has my cell phone number. You will probably never see me using it. I don't even like regular phones, so I'm a cell phone user only out of necessity. Hans has to have a beeper because of his job. I refuse to use one at all. I do find voice mail at home a convenience, but I wonder if anybody picks up their phone when it rings anymore? Karen __ /7__/7__/7__ \::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.cupcaked.com/reviews (...and leave off the "potatoes" to e-mail) |
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