On 12/12/2011 11:28 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:56:01 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> The cell phone has certainly changed the American landscape. Everywhere
>> you look you see folks talking or texting - a lot of folks can even do
>> with while they walk. The cell phone has made wris****ches obsolete and
>> will probably do the same with cameras, MP3 players and even Microsoft
>> Windows.
>
> I'm not that locked in. Yes, a cell is my only phone (although I do
> use the computer to place calls from time to time) and it's not a
> smart phone... but I only use it a couple of times a week at best. I
> don't own an mp3 iPod or any other music system and I still wear a
> wrist watch for the time. The phone volume is on low, it stays in my
> purse and I often don't hear incoming calls (which I rarely return
> anyway). The newest gadget I have is the GPS system that came with
> the car. I knew I'd like it and I like it even more than I thought I
> would.
>

I'd sure like a GPS unit since I get lost a lot. The stereotype is all
too true - I simply won't ask for directions and my wife can't read a
map for beans.