Hang up and eat!

I started to say pretty much the same thing. But the last time I did on a thread similar to this, I was told that my kid was a big cry baby or homesick or something to that effect - geesh. (& it was from someone who has no kids :roll.

But I totally agree! I take my cell (on silent) everywhere just in case. It has been a wonderful piece of mind. Many times over.


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Yes.

I don't know how old your daughter is -- but really, whatever her age -- I submit that you're not doing her any favors regarding her maturation & development by facilitating this kind of behavior.

And by making this "normal" behavior, you're also helping to create incidents such as the one at the funeral.

We both have an anxiety disorder. If you don't understand, you don't understand.

You'll LOVE this--the Giant Cellphone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NciO7AEqKYE&NR=1

HELLO?? WHAAAT??
This laughter made my day! Thanks Shel!

I have to take my cell phone everywhere for work. It's my little 5 oz. panic attack that fits in your pocket. However, I use the silent feature and will leave the room, area, building, whatever so as to not be rude. If it's something like a funeral, wedding, or other event that doesn't need to be interrupted then I let it go to voice mail.

Just because you have a ball and chain doesn't mean you can't hide it. :roll:

I like to put one of those little bluetooth things in my ear. Nobody ever calls me, so I just talk to it. Sometimes I even leave my phone turned off in the car and talk to my little ear thing. It's even more fun when I make eye contact with strangers when I do it.

I wonder what life was like on this planet before the cellphone??

--oh, wait! I do know....it was GLORIOUS!

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I like to put one of those little bluetooth things in my ear. Nobody ever calls me, so I just talk to it. Sometimes I even leave my phone turned off in the car and talk to my little ear thing. It's even more fun when I make eye contact with strangers when I do it.

I now want a bluetooth thing! I can talk to myself and no one has to know!!!

I wonder what life was like on this planet was before the cellphone??

--oh, wait! I do know....it was GLORIOUS!

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Absolutely glorious!

I wonder what life was like on this planet before the cellphone??

--oh, wait! I do know....it was GLORIOUS!

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Remember pagers and then having to find a pay phone? How about the audible pagers that no one could understand?

Remember pagers and then having to find a pay phone? How about the audible pagers that no one could understand?

ah yes, these were the good old days. Back when the Moto was king. :roll:

Why have all of you got your knickers in a twist? You're clearly in the wrong about this:

* I've noticed that when I eat with friends, I talk more and eat less. If my friends can't be with me, there is no reason to blow my diet just because I'm technically alone.

* What's the difference between you talking to your wife who just happens to be sitting at the table with you and me talking to my friend who is not at the table? If you think about it, you and yours are making more noise than me.

* As for the "holding up the waiter" theory: When I'm with a friend I take at least twice as long to order because we're gabbing away at each other and trying to look like we're going to pick something healthy. Even if I'm on the phone, I order faster when I'm alone. I don't want the waiter standing there eavesdropping on my conversation.

* I'm stabilizing the economy by taking calls from telemarketers while I'm away from home. It's good for America.

* As for the "holding up the waiter" theory: When I'm with a friend I take at least twice as long to order because we're gabbing away at each other and trying to look like we're going to pick something healthy. Even if I'm on the phone, I order faster when I'm alone. I don't want the waiter standing there eavesdropping on my conversation.

I won't be dining with you on your next trip.

I won't be dining with you on your next trip.

I'll call you from the restaurant again.

* What's the difference between you talking to your wife who just happens to be sitting at the table with you and me talking to my friend who is not at the table? If you think about it, you and yours are making more noise than me.

When you talk on the phone while eating w/ others you are being rude by ignoring them and excluding them from the conversation.

The problem w/ cell phone use is not that people are talking, it is that their phone is ringing/making noise, they are talking louder than normal, and they are ignoring humans in favor of their phone.

Whatever the circumstances, there is no reason to have a cell phone 24/7. We managed just fine without them - it's only now that we have them/are used to them that we think we need them.

When you talk on the phone while eating w/ others you are being rude by ignoring them and excluding them from the conversation.

The problem w/ cell phone use is not that people are talking, it is that their phone is ringing/making noise, they are talking louder than normal, and they are ignoring humans in favor of their phone.

Whatever the circumstances, there is no reason to have a cell phone 24/7. We managed just fine without them - it's only now that we have them/are used to them that we think we need them.

(you realize I was being sarcastic, right?)

As soon as I got one, my mother insisted that I needed it.

I don't have cell service in my office, and I LOVE it. For 8 hours a day, I don't belong to anyone. Very cool.

(you realize I was being sarcastic, right?)

As soon as I got one, my mother insisted that I needed it.

I don't have cell service in my office, and I LOVE it. For 8 hours a day, I don't belong to anyone. Very cool.

NoHall office number:

404-555-7825

I go crazy without my cell phone. Just ask Tootsie and others how flipped out when I was at a soiree when I realized that I had left it in the car. The only time I don't have it right next to me is when I'm in the shower. Seriously. Even in church I keep it on silent and check for the display to light up. I don't bother people with the light in movies because movie theatres give me claustrophobia and then anxiety attacks.

Sometimes I pretend to be on my cell phone to avoid certain people at the grocery store.

What I love 2nd best about my BMW is the fact that the phone is integrated into the stereo system, so when I get a call, it comes into the stereo system and I talk into a built-in microphone. 1st best is how fast and smoothly I can get to 100 mph when I feel the need for speed. 3rd best is being able to list to college sports and CNN on Sirius.

Even my poodle knows that when she hears "Drop It Like It's Hot," she can hear my daughter, and when she hears "Crazy In Love," she can hear Daddy a.k.a. Big D.

...I can never find mine and when I do, it is out of juice. People know to call me on my home phone of they really need me (unless I am in FL, then I have to use it)

Remember that I still don't use the ATM unless I am at a casino or the Red Bar. I am an old kitty and don't do well with machines with tricks.

:funn:...like y'all didn't know that!

...I can never find mine and when I do, it is out of juice. People know to call me on my home phone of they really need me (unless I am in FL, then I have to use it)

Remember that I still don't use the ATM unless I am at a casino or the Red Bar. I am an old kitty and don't do well with machines with tricks.

:funn:...like y'all didn't know that!

Hey, we all got along fine without ATM's why should we need them now!

Hey, we all got along fine without ATM's why should we need them now!

My point is that I do not need them. I use the drive through bank and write a check to cash.

I think the last time I used an ATM was when I was home at Thanksgiving. Usually I just get cash when I go to the grocery store.

My point is that I do not need them. I use the drive through bank and write a check to cash.

If this isn't too personal, do you also pay your bills the old-fashioned way by writing checks and mailing them in?

NoHall office number:

404-555-7825

it's 678, not 404!

...I can never find mine and when I do, it is out of juice. People know to call me on my home phone of they really need me (unless I am in FL, then I have to use it)

Remember that I still don't use the ATM unless I am at a casino or the Red Bar. I am an old kitty and don't do well with machines with tricks.

:funn:...like y'all didn't know that!

Isn't it almost time to drag out the old ATM card again?

If this isn't too personal, do you also pay your bills the old-fashioned way by writing checks and mailing them in?

Personal?

I do for a few things, but Mr. K set us up to pay things online and some are autopay.