tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post7147596876052907175..comments2023-04-04T09:04:45.841-04:00Comments on Moment by Moment: Cell Phones: The Bane of MankindJimmie Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301181626973474noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-12725419685504847842011-10-21T08:55:08.092-04:002011-10-21T08:55:08.092-04:00Well, I get a discount on my plan because of where...Well, I get a discount on my plan because of where I work. Also, the only "perks" on 4 of those phones is texting and I have an unlimited package for that. Everything else but making phone calls is turned off on those phones. It's actually not as bad as you think. Keep in mind, not all cell phone plans are created equally. lol<br /><br />I've seen people have two "smart" phones pay more than I do for my 4 "dumb" phones and 1 "smart" phone.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955472531395280837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-4842962264186862722011-10-20T18:25:38.969-04:002011-10-20T18:25:38.969-04:00One more comment on this and I will shut up. I do...One more comment on this and I will shut up. I don't know how people can afford cell phones anyway. Five phones, Lilth? I would hate to have that phone bill, and the more "perks" you have one one the more it costs you and don't get me started on the call drop outs. No thank you!Curleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670892568607136493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-80290362298090427742011-10-20T14:34:11.218-04:002011-10-20T14:34:11.218-04:00Lilith: Thanks for sharing, and THANK YOU for tea...Lilith: Thanks for sharing, and THANK YOU for teaching your children proper etiquette for cell phones. I agree with your thought about parental teaching. But what about those adults that got their phones as adults. Someone needs to be teaching them!! LOL! And, as usual, thanks for commenting. I enjoy your insight.Jimmie Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301181626973474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-71214378673059456452011-10-20T12:12:04.250-04:002011-10-20T12:12:04.250-04:00My whole family have cell phones. That's 5 ph...My whole family have cell phones. That's 5 phones in this house and I feel it's up to me as a parent to set the standards to which my children are allowed to use those phones.<br /><br />They are NOT allowed to text during meal times. They have specific times at night the phones must be turned off and handed over to me. Also, while in school their phones are to be turned off and in their lockers, and yes I can check to make sure.<br /><br />Another thing, when we are at another family members house, their phones are to be turned off. Same goes for going out for dinner.<br /><br />When it comes to texting, all the phones have full keyboards and I demand my children use proper grammar and spelling when writing me.<br /><br />I think a lot of the problems come from parents just giving their kids a phone and not setting and rules or expectations!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955472531395280837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-72985739553093912272011-10-19T10:59:03.224-04:002011-10-19T10:59:03.224-04:00Jerry: Thanks for stopping by. I do use Tracfone...Jerry: Thanks for stopping by. I do use Tracfone also. Best way to go in my estimation if one really has the need for a cell phone. Right now I'm not sure exactly where mine is. I know it's in the house somewhere.Jimmie Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301181626973474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-11409688049548692702011-10-18T21:12:32.607-04:002011-10-18T21:12:32.607-04:00I agree with you all the way regarding cell phones...I agree with you all the way regarding cell phones. I use TracFone which is a 90 day pay-in-advance plan. Like you, I can call out, answer the silly thing....and recently learned the art of texting. I don't understand, or care about the other features.<br /><br />Unlike most of the world, I don't live for my phone -- never carry it into restaurants, and never answer it when I am conversation with another. Real people are more important that phone people.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-88645952918314442862011-10-18T17:15:15.710-04:002011-10-18T17:15:15.710-04:00I agree with you Jimmie - I was just trying a litt...I agree with you Jimmie - I was just trying a little sarcasm without expressing my real thoughts as I was watching her.<br />;o)TerryTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373379133904597418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-44496724029442440822011-10-18T17:00:01.749-04:002011-10-18T17:00:01.749-04:00Terry: That's not young and nimble...that'...Terry: That's not young and nimble...that's young and stupid. (Just my opinion!)<br /><br />Mel: Amen! I can see a decline in the ability to communicate verbally or on paper already. Isn't that sad? It's a good thing that our favorite poets and authors didn't have cell phones. Just think Juliet could have texted Romeo to find out where he was.<br /><br />Curley: I have my cell phone mainly for when I leave the city in case I have car trouble or some other crisis. Then, I just have to remember to take it with me,which I didn't this AM when I left town for a Dr. appt.Jimmie Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301181626973474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-34815510216194034662011-10-18T10:10:00.904-04:002011-10-18T10:10:00.904-04:00I was behind a cell phone multi tasker at a stop l...I was behind a cell phone multi tasker at a stop light the other day. The phone was held between her head and shoulder while she used the rear view mirror to apply eye make-up. She had a tooth brush in her mouth which I'm sure made a two way conversation difficult. I saw smoke or steam curling up from the center so she must have had coffee and/or a cigarette too. Wow - to be young and nimble again.<br /><br />TerryTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373379133904597418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-48442091835702369142011-10-17T22:03:19.212-04:002011-10-17T22:03:19.212-04:00I was in a restaurant not too long ago and sitting...I was in a restaurant not too long ago and sitting in the booth across from me was a group of four. I don't know the relationship of the four (at the moment I can't even remember the gender make-up except it was both male and female. Three of the four had their cell phones out and in use one talking, one texting, and one playing a game. The odd man out looked lonely as hell. Poor soul was probably the dad!<br /><br />Conversation? Social interaction?? Communication?? I don't think so. <br /><br />I have a cell phone. I use it to make and receive phone calls. I will very rarely use it to snap a photo of something out of the ordinary. That's it. <br /><br />I seriously believe that texting will finish off what email started....the complete and total annihilation of good grammar, correct spelling, and English as a written language. <br /><br />Over time our bodies will atrophy from lack of exercise, we will become a mute species because vocal cords will mutate and finally disappear through disuse, ears will cease to function as anything other than a place to hang our sunglasses and earrings.<br /><br />In another few centuries, human beings will morph into nothing more than a gelatinous, featureless blob attached directly to a computing device that will constitue "life". <br /><br />Now if I could turn that into a screenplay, I could make millions....nah, it would just be reality tv!<br /><br /><br />lol!!Mellodeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515414035373189099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-31635902899238175132011-10-17T18:46:16.937-04:002011-10-17T18:46:16.937-04:00I oh so totally agree with everything you wrote. ...I oh so totally agree with everything you wrote. I do believe they are good to have for emergencys. But phoning or texting just to be texting is another story all together and never while behind the wheel.Curleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670892568607136493noreply@blogger.com