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| Put the Cell Phone DOWN! |
I recently bought a Tracfone. I liked the idea of having it in the car incase of an emergency. The instruction booklet’s illustration of the phone’s face panel is different than the actual phone. The buttons are in the wrong place. It took me forever to figure out which button did what. I’m still not sure I got it right.
I thought a cell phone would be handy to carry into the woods when I go camping. Pffffftttt. It won’t work. All it says is, No Service. When I’m deep in the woods, nobody can hear me scream… not even my cell phone.
The last time I pulled it out to make a call, the battery was dead. The option car plug didn’t work either. Now I’ve got to remember to plug it in every couple of weeks to recharge it. Sometimes I can’t remember to put my socks on.
I thought having a cell phone would make life easier. What could be simpler than slipping a quarter into the public phone? Remember those? You used to find one on every street corner… just like those blue USPS mailboxes. Those are getting harder to find too.
My mind boggles at the different incentives offered by cell phone companies. Some offer rollover minutes, special deals, money-saving time slots, weekend deals and other things I can’t even understand. They offer everything except decent service and a low monthly phone bill.
A friend of mine wanted to show me how to send and receive text messages. Good grief. Why not just call and talk to someone?
They’ve passed laws making it illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving. Is it everywhere or just in some states? I don’t know. I don’t talk while driving anyway, so I don’t pay much attention to the progression of cell phone rules. Besides, doesn’t commonsense dictate anymore?
How the heck can somebody drive a 2000 lb vehicle at 60 miles per hour, open the phone cover, keep glancing at the monitor waiting for the all clear signal, dial, and yet claim they aren’t being distracted by the phone?
It’s like the young mothers who swat at the misbehaving kids in the backseat, all while barreling down the road. They’re crazy. Pull over. Stop. Talk or discipline kids. Resume speed when finished. How hard is that?
Some people claim the government should stay out of our lives and not dictate how and when we can use our cell phones. Usually I would agree with less government… however…
If you haven’t enough sense to know that a moving vehicle isn’t the place to multitask, then the government has no choice but to set you straight. We don’t want you crashing into us because you were too distracted to realize you’d crossed the center line and veered into ours. We will do what we can to stop you, even if it means calling in the dreaded G-Men. The need for more government control is your fault, not mine.
Drunk’s make the same claims. They claim they sober up as soon as they get behind the steering wheel. It’s the other guy who can’t drive while drunk.
Here is some wisdom.
If you’re driving, put…the…cellphone…down.
If you can’t follow simple and safe instructions like that, what makes you think you can drive and talk on the phone at the same time?
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Posted by JCWinters on 2009-11-07 10:53:39 | Rating: | Views: 25
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