Mar 28 2009
CELLL PHONES AND MORE
I’m amazed at the number of people I see with a phone growing out of their ear in one form or another. In particular I pay attention to those driving while holding a phone in one hand talking or worse, texting. I also like to watch the idiots with those permanently stuck in their ear one way or another. These are the folks that absolutely cannot exist without their phone. There are the ones that have the personalized ring tones and let them ring at least three times before they whip out the phone, look at everyone to see if they are being observed and then step aside to answer. There are the ones that answer while having a conversation with you and act as though you no longer exist. Don’t you just love the ones that are talking on their phones while working…….police, crossing guards at schools, bus drivers, doctors, nurses, waiters and waitress staff, hospital and nursing home employees tending to patients, clerks in retail outlets and much more.
While in the work force I was always fascinated when an employee would call, on their cell of course, to tell me they couldn’t come to work because something was wrong with their car. It wouldn’t start, no gas, no money, etc. I noted these are generally people with body piercings, tattoo’s, clothing much more expensive than I can afford, fake nails, hair weaves, and of course the NY Yankee baseball cap turned to the side or worn backwards. But God love them, they have their cell phones above all else, yet cannot afford to get to work.
I love the ones in the supermarket that are talking on the phone. They tend to leave their carts in the middle of the isle or turned sideways as they wander off talking on their phone. The conversations is always of the most importance, no doubt, as it usually goes something like this - one sided of course - from what I hear: “Hello, huh, oh no, I’m in the store; huh, no, I say I’m in the store, huh, no, huh, do what, huh, that’s what I’m talking about, huh, say what, huh, that’s what I told her, that’s what I say, huh, you got that right.” As I said, utmost importance.
