Tommy Joe > wrote:

>I do not like cellphones but see their advantages. Even more I
>see why they exist, because people are so busy trying to get ahead
>they can't turn the plug off. But even though I don't like cellphones
>and use mine only to drive the cab, I can see why they exist - and
>while I agree the dropped calls are annoying I am also old enough to
>remember when they didn't exist and am therefore able to marvel that
>they work at all. I'm not for or against any of the changes that take
>place in our world. I might have my own opinions, but I'm not going
>to war over them. I don't even know if I'd fight for my own life.

>Call you tomorrow, say noonish, we'll take about it,

Haha.

On the rest of the above, I see smartphones as encouraging people
to take public transit to work, or to play, because that way
they are not driving and can remain glued to the smartphone, where
they can text, facebook, and maybe even work.

I was taking Amtrak one hour each way to work last month, many
riders there were social-networking the entire time. The oddballs --
gamers, laptop users, or persons like me simply listening to the
radio -- are fewer and fewer.


Steve