DON'T YOU HATE : ... speaking of phones

[Mikey]

Speaking of phones .....

I dunno about your town, but lately in my town ---- about every second person has one of those Cyberman ear phone things that look like they're bolted to the left side of a person's head ......

These people just constantly walk around--- and it looks like there talking to themselves in public....

Do I just have an over imagination--- or have we entered the Age of Steel ?

BTW ?

WHY would anyone want to be on the phone at all time ?

AND,

Don't these people realize they look stupid ?

Rant over

[Zemo]

Yes, they look very odd and they bug the carp out me of also. These peeps should be ticketed for being a stooge.

[Hulk]

I'm torn because at least these people don't hold the phone up to their ears while they are driving, and for that reason, a bluetooth headset should come mandatory with every new phone. People do seem to think it is a license to hold the most intimate of conversations wherever they please though. It is pretty obnoxious to run around with the thing in your ear when you aren't even on the phone. Its like you are telling people they are only important enough to talk to until the someone more interesting calls them.

[Mikey]

What brought this on ....... I was just in Walmart this morning and a guy had these on and was talking while he was reaching over the cooler section picking out eggs ....

Another dude was talking to himself while out the checkout.....

Another dude was having a conversation while strolling through the shampoo isle.

It then dawned on me ....

It's a world wide conspiracy

It don't effect women though......

I never seen a lady with one of these on yet.

[RussG]

I never seen a lady with one of these on yet.

of course not ... it would mess up her hair ... she's gotta look good for the kid's soccer game

[thunderbolt]

I'm still resisting the cell phone thing. I just don't have a need to talk to people 24/7. I might break down if my 96 Ranger starts acting up, since I don't feel like walking back to the house. Mrs. TBolt does have one for safety reasons, but never uses it.

[HardyGirl]

Huh, you don't live in Oakland. There are ALWAYS women on these things!

Personally I hate cell phones, period! I have a work cell phone. (it belongs to my job, and they pay for it), but it gets turned off after hours. Occasionally I will use it on the w/e's if I'm outta town b/c my mom's in a wheelchair and I check on her, but that's it. I have a home phone (I will not say LAND LINE!), and that's what I use. I don't need to be reached all the time, anywhere. That's why I have voicemail, and e-mail. I hate seeing people walking around talking to themselves, or w/ a phone in their ear. Even my students think that it's essential to have a phone, and several of them (all under 12, mind you) have phones.

OK, I wanna go back. Who hid the keys to my time machine? I need to escape the madness!

[Dave Mc]

I agree is Mr. Hulk. In the car, they should be mandatory. A lot of people make their living on the road, and for a salesman like that, this is a must.

However, when someone uses one out in public, it's creepy. First, I assume they are talking to me, and I always turn around. When I realize they are not talking to me, I start getting the creeps because it seems like they are chatting with voices they are hearing in their head. Then they turn and I see the damn bluetooth and think "putz".