On 12/8/2019 6:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> It is hard for some of us old farts toÂ* accept the reliance on cell
> phones. I have a smart phone and I enjoy it. I don't spend much time
> talking on it. I use it to check email and text messages. When I am with
> real time people it stays in my pocket.Â* Yesterday my wife and I were at
> the corner coffee shop and happened to notice that two of four people
> had come in talking on their cell phones and continued to do so until
> they were waited on.Â* There have been times that I have been in line at
> Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* places
> and the person being waited on was slowing things down because he/she
> was talking on their phones.

Seems like some people talk all day long. There are a couple of people
I talk to on a regular basis, maybe once a week or so. I call them from
home when I have the time to make our conversation the center of
attention. No distractions. I texted one person today and asked when
is a good time to call tomorrow. We can talk about a variety of things
with no interruptions to pay for a coffee, etc. If I do get the odd
call here and there, it is quick and to the point.