Cellphone versus conversation ( Archived) (27)

Hi folks.Just returning from the beach I thought to share my thoughts with all of you.Cellphones in every day life make people more accessible but in my opinion more lonely too.It is pathetic to watch people in your surroundings to forcibly communicate with their chosen ones and totally ignore every one around them.Just here at the beach were about 20 different people on their towels and blankets.Amazingly about 15 of them were holding their phones in their hands,talking ,texting and only the good Lord knows what else.They all seemed soooo busy that needless to say no conversation between any of the 20 came up.It just makes me wonder where thistrend is leading to.Meanwhile I got people standing a foot away from my ear shouting and argueing with those little black gadgets.

Quite annoing but I tell them if they shout in my ears again I will make them eat their phones.
Now that gives me my desired privacy and distance to the reckless ones.

If you got anything to say to that matter let's hear it.

Am I the only one who gets annoyed by ruthless telephone abusers ?

I am with you on this one. I think it is sad as people seem to be totally into themselves.
People drive and send and receive text messages.
What are they sooo afreaid of missing out on?
Another thing; Some don't need a phone as they shout loud enough.
Yes I find it very anoying and I don't believe this will change soon'

Here is a small suggestion.Let's get rid of cell phones and get our boring answering machines back installed.I guarantee that people have to communicate then.

I agree with you.I guess we all have hang ups about certain groups of people.Thanx 4 posting. Corona's

I would fully support you here.
I do not owe one myself as I have had no need for one.
Have told several people that I really was not interested
in their conversation as I was forced to listen to them.

In the bus one day; Oh two more stops and I am at your place.
I suppose so the other person could put the kettle on?

How did we ever live without this huh?

The only time I would support celphones is for emergencies.
It seems to me that people can not handle silence anymore.
They need to hear some kind of noice al the time.
Again; Sad!

The only thing that annoys me is someone driving and talking..

but you need to think of it as something everyone needs incase
of emergency..

UR child out biking and something happens he has a cell phone to contact police..guardian and so on...

I take my case my children need to get a hold of me also..

So i hope the cell keeps going on and on...

Let others live their life as they want...

I will live mine as i see it..

And that is with a cell phone...

At least i will know if my children need me for anything

I would not get rid of my mobile phone now, although I rallied against
having one for a long time.
It's another safety thing for me when I am out like my car breakdown
cover, which luckily have only had to use once so far.
It's a good tool.

But I do agree with what you have said in your opening post,
they are used to excess and the annoyance of others.

Over here it's illegal to use one texting, reading or phoning while
driving.
Still I see many people with one hand holding a mobile to
their ear whilst driving!

I can see a cell phone being used in emergency situations but what is happening out there is plain ridiculous.