On 2019-12-08 9:52 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> 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
>> 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.Â* 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.Â* No distractions.Â* 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.Â* If I do get the odd
> call here and there, it is quick and to the point.

I just got off the phone with my nephew. He and my son seem to have
inherited by mother's penchant for long phone calls. I normally don't
spend much time on the phone. I think I spent more time on the phone
today than I have for the previous six months total. My friend called
mid afternoon and we chatted for about a half hour. Then I got a got my
an old friend on the west coast. She is my pseudo sister, older sister
of my life long friend who died two years ago. My nephew called tonight
and I think he set an all time record for me..... an hour and forty
eight minutes.