tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post4289422210084166118..comments2024-03-28T09:38:23.219-05:00Comments on Book Chase: What Did Rude People Do Before Cell Phones?Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-53579100847103049742007-05-22T13:26:00.000-05:002007-05-22T13:26:00.000-05:00Dewey, that sort of makes me wonder just how high ...Dewey, that sort of makes me wonder just how high the fine would have to be to get their attention and make it too expensive to ignore the law. Maybe it has to be in triple digits to have an impact on them...or maybe it needs to be more strongly enforced. After all, those $60 fines would add up over time.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-9983368664393146912007-05-21T20:11:00.000-05:002007-05-21T20:11:00.000-05:00My town has an ordinance against cell phones while...My town has an ordinance against cell phones while driving. But the fine is $60, a pittance to people whose SUVs need $60 worth of gas just to get to soccer practice. So you see them being used by drivers anyway.Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-25299928598950044382007-05-20T11:43:00.000-05:002007-05-20T11:43:00.000-05:00Nick, we don't have a national law banning the use...Nick, we don't have a national law banning the use of cell phones while driving but I do think that a few individual states have passed such laws. Texas is not one of them, unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>It's an established fact that yacking drivers cause a large number of accidents. I was almost side-swiped by one of the idiots just a couple of months ago and she never did react to all my horn Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58906934463497181452007-05-20T10:34:00.000-05:002007-05-20T10:34:00.000-05:00''The world revolves around them, and their mindle...''The world revolves around them, and their mindless conversations, after all.''<BR/><BR/>Exactly! They are the most anti-social device ever invented.It's illegal to use the darn things while driving over here; do you have the same rule?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-85723315748837182732007-05-19T10:26:00.000-05:002007-05-19T10:26:00.000-05:00Jill, hard as it is for me to understand, there se...Jill, hard as it is for me to understand, there seem to be countless people who just couldn't care less about disturbing others. The world revolves around them, and their mindless conversations, after all.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-7419423873931842532007-05-19T10:25:00.001-05:002007-05-19T10:25:00.001-05:00The cell phone does, indeed, have a lot to answer ...The cell phone does, indeed, have a lot to answer for, Captain.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-5103614110700785142007-05-19T10:25:00.000-05:002007-05-19T10:25:00.000-05:00Dew, when I have someone with me who's willing to ...Dew, when I have someone with me who's willing to help out, we will sometimes move in closer to the phone nut and start to discuss his/her phone conversation among ourselves, speculating on what the caller should do or say next. That usually results in exactly what you describe...but ultimately in the phone being cut off or the caller leaving the area.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-65441991676796681092007-05-19T10:23:00.000-05:002007-05-19T10:23:00.000-05:00Stefanie, I remember the first time I saw one of t...Stefanie, I remember the first time I saw one of those things in a crowded situation. I was in the London underground waiting for a train when I spotted a well-dressed fellow walking up and down the platform "talking to himself." As crowded as that platform was, the man sure seemed to have a lot of empty space around him. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84185633895987201372007-05-19T08:31:00.000-05:002007-05-19T08:31:00.000-05:00I really don't understand how people can be so obl...I really don't understand how people can be so oblivious to the reactions of those around them in such situations. It doesn't matter whether it is a hospital or a train. The offender just has never considered that others might find the activity objectionable in the setting. AAArrrghh!Jill ONeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348126772146456322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12550129041035495022007-05-19T04:18:00.000-05:002007-05-19T04:18:00.000-05:00The cell phone has a lot to answer for.The cell phone has a lot to answer for.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58760745851437616652007-05-18T20:56:00.000-05:002007-05-18T20:56:00.000-05:00You know what works, sometimes? Not always, but so...You know what works, sometimes? Not always, but sometimes? Just staring in apparent fascination like you're hanging on their every word. It's actually sort of funny how they decide YOU are the rude one and give you dirty looks, but a lot of the time, they'll go outside or into the hall or whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84564234671509205742007-05-18T19:48:00.000-05:002007-05-18T19:48:00.000-05:00I am totally with you on the cell phone rudeness a...I am totally with you on the cell phone rudeness annoyance. Drives me nuts. And now peole walk around with the bluetooth ear thingies and I never know if they are crazy, talking to me, or are on the phone. Great photo. Hope the surgery turned out well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-30172580164088452392007-05-18T15:47:00.000-05:002007-05-18T15:47:00.000-05:00The surgery went well, thanks, and she should be o...The surgery went well, thanks, and she should be out of the hospital by Sunday afternoon looks like.<BR/><BR/>I used to get trapped on trains in the U.K. where I suffered through some of the weirdest cell phone conversations (even weirder when you only hear one side of the conversation) that I've ever heard in my life. Let's just say that some people have NO shame.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84752448847600560442007-05-18T15:33:00.000-05:002007-05-18T15:33:00.000-05:00Oh, how annoying!! I am not fond of cell phones. ...Oh, how annoying!! I am not fond of cell phones. I always seem to sit behind the person on the bus talking on a cell phone when I just want to read. And inevitably they are talking about a friend doing jail time or a nasty relationship. My bad luck! At least you made progress in your books! I hope your MIL is okay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com