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Dagney · 03-28-2007, 10:59 AM

When I was working, my cell phone was surgically attached to my head. I needed to be reachable 24/7 - (On call, no matter what, no matter when) Now that I've escaped from that grind, I forget it's even in my purse half the time (which is generally when the battery's dead and I need to use the dang thing).

I'm not 50. I'm not even 40. I carry a phone and so does my husband, but we're not 'ruled' by it. Our friends and family are able to reach us numerous ways - email, IM, SMS, land line, cell phone, carrier pigeon, etc. They call us, or leave a message on one of the aforementioned methods, and wait for us to get in touch with them. If they _really_ need us, (i.e. family health issue, emergency, etc), they'll try one or two of the other methods, and eventually track us down. But they surely don't get this angry if we don't call them back right away.

We purchased cell phones for our convenience - NOT the convenience of the people that call me. I would much rather have had one so I could go 'out' and live my life rather than having to sit at home while I was on call. And I'm the first one to bitch about the idiot on his cell phone in line at the grocery store, or the chick who'd rather talk than drive safely, and don't even get me started about the kids on wheely shoes with cell phones at the mall. If this makes me 'old', where's my AARP card?

I think a lot of this _IS_ generational - kids today want 'instant' gratification - and well, have a little hissy fit when it doesn't happen the way they want it to. (I'll get mad when she doesn't answer her phone the way I want her to). This particular situation however, sends up huge red flags and screams 'stalker' to me.

Dude, leave her a message, she'll get back to you if she wants to. If not (and really, this is clear to most of us, but apparently not you), she's just simply not gonna.

03-28-2007, 10:59 AM	#72
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	When I was working, my cell phone was surgically attached to my head. I needed to be reachable 24/7 - (On call, no matter what, no matter when) Now that I've escaped from that grind, I forget it's even in my purse half the time (which is generally when the battery's dead and I need to use the dang thing). I'm not 50. I'm not even 40. I carry a phone and so does my husband, but we're not 'ruled' by it. Our friends and family are able to reach us numerous ways - email, IM, SMS, land line, cell phone, carrier pigeon, etc. They call us, or leave a message on one of the aforementioned methods, and wait for us to get in touch with them. If they _really_ need us, (i.e. family health issue, emergency, etc), they'll try one or two of the other methods, and eventually track us down. But they surely don't get this angry if we don't call them back right away. We purchased cell phones for our convenience - NOT the convenience of the people that call me. I would much rather have had one so I could go 'out' and live my life rather than having to sit at home while I was on call. And I'm the first one to bitch about the idiot on his cell phone in line at the grocery store, or the chick who'd rather talk than drive safely, and don't even get me started about the kids on wheely shoes with cell phones at the mall. If this makes me 'old', where's my AARP card? I think a lot of this _IS_ generational - kids today want 'instant' gratification - and well, have a little hissy fit when it doesn't happen the way they want it to. (I'll get mad when she doesn't answer her phone the way I want her to). This particular situation however, sends up huge red flags and screams 'stalker' to me. Dude, leave her a message, she'll get back to you if she wants to. If not (and really, this is clear to most of us, but apparently not you), she's just simply not gonna. __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.