In article >,
(Dan Abel) wrote:

> I certainly agree with your last comment. However, I've read a whole lot
> of complaints about cell phones in restaurants on this group, but every
> single complaint involved somebody at another table, and not one single
> complaint involved a person at their own table. Coincidence?

Perhaps. Maybe it's because most of us who are that annoyed by it
are also friends with people who are annoyed by it and/or don't go out
with people who do that on a regular basis. For example, almost
everyone I know has and carries a cell phone. However, I almost never
hear them ring, they are never on them unless there is an emergency or
kid related issue, and those are extremely rare. There are a few
people, Rich included, who have to carry them for work, and they always
explain if they have to have it on, why and then are discreet and polite
about its usage.

Regards,
Ranee

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On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:49:04 -0700, Ranee Mueller
> wrote:

>> complaint involved a person at their own table. Coincidence?
>
> Perhaps. Maybe it's because most of us who are that annoyed by it
>are also friends with people who are annoyed by it and/or don't go out
>with people who do that on a regular basis. For example, almost
>everyone I know has and carries a cell phone. However, I almost never
>hear them ring, they are never on them unless there is an emergency or
>kid related issue, and those are extremely rare. There are a few
>people, Rich included, who have to carry them for work, and they always
>explain if they have to have it on, why and then are discreet and polite
>about its usage.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee


Dear Lord !....

HOW did people ever communicate
before cell phones were invented ?


<rj>

In article >,
wrote:


> Dear Lord !....
>
> HOW did people ever communicate
> before cell phones were invented ?


We were just talking about that earlier. Here on campus the students seem
to be *always* talking on cell phones while walking or sitting. I
suggested that perhaps they used to talk to each other in person.

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AIS

In article >,
wrote:


> Dear Lord !....
>
> HOW did people ever communicate
> before cell phones were invented ?


We were just talking about that earlier. Here on campus the students seem
to be *always* talking on cell phones while walking or sitting. I
suggested that perhaps they used to talk to each other in person.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
>
> > Dear Lord !....
> >
> > HOW did people ever communicate
> > before cell phones were invented ?
>
>
> We were just talking about that earlier. Here on campus the students seem
> to be *always* talking on cell phones while walking or sitting. I
> suggested that perhaps they used to talk to each other in person.
>

While strolling on the campus of Duke University last week, I saw a student
couple (male and female) walking, obviously together, each chatting away on
a cell phone. I was sorely tempted to ask them if they were talking to each
other!


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