Do you hate cell phone?
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When I was kind of young, I found cell phone pretty cool, because....... having it is cool by then. But from the past couple years, I started to hate the fact that no matter what I am doing, either on or off work, whenever the cell rings, I naturally stop what I was doing and rush to answer the call, even when I was 'shiXXing'. I wonder, since when, I get so used to be on call 24/7?
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When I was kind of young, I found cell phone pretty cool, because....... having it is cool by then. But from the past couple years, I started to hate the fact that no matter what I am doing, either on or off work, whenever the cell rings, I naturally stop what I was doing and rush to answer the call, even when I was 'shiXXing'. I wonder, since when, I get so used to be on call 24/7?
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I am almost always with him, and he has a cell phone and carries a backpack whenever required. So it's as good as having them myself :) - Smitha
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I am almost always with him, and he has a cell phone and carries a backpack whenever required. So it's as good as having them myself :) - Smitha
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Smitha Vijayan wrote:
I am almost always with him, and he has a cell phone and carries a backpack whenever required. So it's as good as having them myself
I'd feel empty without my backpack. Got used to having one since my primary schooling days. Regards, Nish
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No, I don't hate cell phones. I love them. I think they make life so much easier and more convenient. But then I guess I use common sense. 1. If the call is to important for voice mail then treat your cell phone like a desk phone. Stay in a place that is appropriate for you and everyone else for you answer the call. 2. In a public place *always* silence your phone or put it on vibrate. If you receive a call you wish to answer get to a place that's good for you talk that won't annoy the general public. 3. Cell phones in bathrooms? Movie theaters? Restaurants? Come on people don't be stupid. Leave the things in the car. If it's *that* important you need to take the call in your office, outside, etc... 4. Cell phones should be treated just like cigarettes in non-smoking establishments and in areas where many people are tightly packed (trains, buses, planes). Keep the things muted and don't take the calls. It's a drag for everyone else. If the above rules are too much of a challenge for you then you have an addiction and you need to seek counselling. I'm completely serious to. I repeat I am not joking. Only morons, addicts, retards and idiots will take calls in restaurants, buses, movie theaters, church, etc... I think if you are stupid enough to take a cell phone into a place like that and use it that 5 people should gang up and beat the living hell out of you. It's just rediculous which brings me back to the fact if you do the above you have a mental problem and need to get help. When you practice common sense. Cell phones won't piss off you or those around you and you'll actually enjoy the flexibility they offer you. Notice I didn't say *control* they take of you. - Rex
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Common sense prevailing over evil? Bah. You don't get proper evil these days. In my day evil could, with once glance, turn you into a small and tarnished brass door knob. I found some evil under my pillow once. It smelled bad. I've no idea how it got there. I agree with what you say, however.
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When I was kind of young, I found cell phone pretty cool, because....... having it is cool by then. But from the past couple years, I started to hate the fact that no matter what I am doing, either on or off work, whenever the cell rings, I naturally stop what I was doing and rush to answer the call, even when I was 'shiXXing'. I wonder, since when, I get so used to be on call 24/7?
My point is, sometimes you just can't turn off your cell, especially when your cell number had been used over years. Think about it, all your relatives, friends, emergency contacts, co-workers, all of them will be reaching you by your cell number in their first try(or the only available try), sometimes, this is the only number that they will be able to reach you. The caller ID thing doesn't work very well too, I encountered some important client calls without any caller ID. The client might be calling from anywhere international, or whatever reason caller ID isn't available.
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When I was kind of young, I found cell phone pretty cool, because....... having it is cool by then. But from the past couple years, I started to hate the fact that no matter what I am doing, either on or off work, whenever the cell rings, I naturally stop what I was doing and rush to answer the call, even when I was 'shiXXing'. I wonder, since when, I get so used to be on call 24/7?
I actually hate all phones, but having one is a neccesity in this modern age. I don't, however, have a cell phone and have vowed to never get one. What amazes me the most with cell phones is how rude people are with them. It is quite common for people to answer their cell phones in meetings or even one-on-one discussions and talk as though nobody else is in the room. Alternately, thinking they are being polite, they get up and leave. Most often, the topic of discussion is trivial. One friend's solution is to have all his calls go to his voice mail; you leave a message and he calls back. It's actually disconcerting on the rare occasion you get straight through. One manager I briefly worked with (unfortunately, since he was quite competent) would NEVER answer the phone in meetings unless he told you before the meeting started that he was expecting a phone call. Otherwise, before every meeting, even a personal one in his office, he turned the phone completely off. (And then they're the jerks who have their stupid bluetooth ear pieces and walk around talking very loudly. I've worked with some people who then have the audacity to tell others to be quiet.) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Shog9 wrote:
Who ever thought Spandex and bare midriffs were a good idea must have really hated America.
I think that depends on who's wearing it.
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I actually hate all phones, but having one is a neccesity in this modern age. I don't, however, have a cell phone and have vowed to never get one. What amazes me the most with cell phones is how rude people are with them. It is quite common for people to answer their cell phones in meetings or even one-on-one discussions and talk as though nobody else is in the room. Alternately, thinking they are being polite, they get up and leave. Most often, the topic of discussion is trivial. One friend's solution is to have all his calls go to his voice mail; you leave a message and he calls back. It's actually disconcerting on the rare occasion you get straight through. One manager I briefly worked with (unfortunately, since he was quite competent) would NEVER answer the phone in meetings unless he told you before the meeting started that he was expecting a phone call. Otherwise, before every meeting, even a personal one in his office, he turned the phone completely off. (And then they're the jerks who have their stupid bluetooth ear pieces and walk around talking very loudly. I've worked with some people who then have the audacity to tell others to be quiet.) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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I actually hate all phones, but having one is a neccesity in this modern age. I don't, however, have a cell phone and have vowed to never get one. What amazes me the most with cell phones is how rude people are with them. It is quite common for people to answer their cell phones in meetings or even one-on-one discussions and talk as though nobody else is in the room. Alternately, thinking they are being polite, they get up and leave. Most often, the topic of discussion is trivial. One friend's solution is to have all his calls go to his voice mail; you leave a message and he calls back. It's actually disconcerting on the rare occasion you get straight through. One manager I briefly worked with (unfortunately, since he was quite competent) would NEVER answer the phone in meetings unless he told you before the meeting started that he was expecting a phone call. Otherwise, before every meeting, even a personal one in his office, he turned the phone completely off. (And then they're the jerks who have their stupid bluetooth ear pieces and walk around talking very loudly. I've worked with some people who then have the audacity to tell others to be quiet.) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
Joe Woodbury wrote:
What amazes me the most with cell phones is how rude people are with them. It is quite common for people to answer their cell phones in meetings or even one-on-one discussions and talk as though nobody else is in the room.
What suprises me is how people react when I'm talking to them and I get a phone call then slience the ringer. Most of them act like I'm being rude to the caller not wanting to interupt the conversation.
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Smitha Vijayan wrote:
There are churidhar's that come with a pocket in the sides of the top piece, but if you put your cell phone in it, the top would just sag to one side, and your dress would look ugly.
Another one of my pet peeves: more clothing needs to be made from a good study denim.
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Common sense prevailing over evil? Bah. You don't get proper evil these days. In my day evil could, with once glance, turn you into a small and tarnished brass door knob. I found some evil under my pillow once. It smelled bad. I've no idea how it got there. I agree with what you say, however.
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espeir wrote:
Shog9 wrote: Who ever thought Spandex and bare midriffs were a good idea must have really hated America. I think that depends on who's wearing it.
Agreed. Spandex is a privilage, not a right.
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Joe Woodbury wrote:
What amazes me the most with cell phones is how rude people are with them. It is quite common for people to answer their cell phones in meetings or even one-on-one discussions and talk as though nobody else is in the room.
What suprises me is how people react when I'm talking to them and I get a phone call then slience the ringer. Most of them act like I'm being rude to the caller not wanting to interupt the conversation.
I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon
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I actually hate all phones, but having one is a neccesity in this modern age. I don't, however, have a cell phone and have vowed to never get one. What amazes me the most with cell phones is how rude people are with them. It is quite common for people to answer their cell phones in meetings or even one-on-one discussions and talk as though nobody else is in the room. Alternately, thinking they are being polite, they get up and leave. Most often, the topic of discussion is trivial. One friend's solution is to have all his calls go to his voice mail; you leave a message and he calls back. It's actually disconcerting on the rare occasion you get straight through. One manager I briefly worked with (unfortunately, since he was quite competent) would NEVER answer the phone in meetings unless he told you before the meeting started that he was expecting a phone call. Otherwise, before every meeting, even a personal one in his office, he turned the phone completely off. (And then they're the jerks who have their stupid bluetooth ear pieces and walk around talking very loudly. I've worked with some people who then have the audacity to tell others to be quiet.) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
I have a simple rule. People standing in front of me get higher priority than people trying call me. If the phone rings and im talking to someone I ignore it by pressing the "silent" key. The person calling thinks the phone has rung out and I dont have to listen to it ring. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
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No, I don't hate cell phones. I love them. I think they make life so much easier and more convenient. But then I guess I use common sense. 1. If the call is to important for voice mail then treat your cell phone like a desk phone. Stay in a place that is appropriate for you and everyone else for you answer the call. 2. In a public place *always* silence your phone or put it on vibrate. If you receive a call you wish to answer get to a place that's good for you talk that won't annoy the general public. 3. Cell phones in bathrooms? Movie theaters? Restaurants? Come on people don't be stupid. Leave the things in the car. If it's *that* important you need to take the call in your office, outside, etc... 4. Cell phones should be treated just like cigarettes in non-smoking establishments and in areas where many people are tightly packed (trains, buses, planes). Keep the things muted and don't take the calls. It's a drag for everyone else. If the above rules are too much of a challenge for you then you have an addiction and you need to seek counselling. I'm completely serious to. I repeat I am not joking. Only morons, addicts, retards and idiots will take calls in restaurants, buses, movie theaters, church, etc... I think if you are stupid enough to take a cell phone into a place like that and use it that 5 people should gang up and beat the living hell out of you. It's just rediculous which brings me back to the fact if you do the above you have a mental problem and need to get help. When you practice common sense. Cell phones won't piss off you or those around you and you'll actually enjoy the flexibility they offer you. Notice I didn't say *control* they take of you. - Rex
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5. There's a little red button on your phone - the END CALL button. If the phone is ringing and you can't take the call right now, press it. The call should then be redirected to voice mail, if you have it, or if not the caller should just be told that there was no answer. There's no need to answer a call when it's inconvenient. If you're in a bathroom, don't answer it. If you're making calls when in a bathroom, there's a special level of hell reserved for you. If you don't take your mobile with you into a meeting, switch it off or set it to silent. My boss is always leaving his phone on his desk when going into a meeting or just when talking to someone at another desk and it's really, really annoying and distracting for it to constantly be ringing - first for the call, then a second time when voicemail calls back to say there's a message waiting. Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder
