tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post8894931353616617136..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: REFLECTIVE REPOST: MOBILE MADNESS...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-27879472196318964862020-01-05T01:03:01.858+00:002020-01-05T01:03:01.858+00:00I see drivers on mobiles all the time, PC - too th...I see drivers on mobiles all the time, PC - too thick to realise they're a danger to themselves as well as others. Should be an instant two year driving ban if they're caught, as well as whatever the fine is.<br /><br />Yeah, the 'Scotty' remark was my attempt at irony - glad you caught it.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-4629517291474183872020-01-05T00:57:22.108+00:002020-01-05T00:57:22.108+00:00Oh yeah, I forgot about the walk and text crowd (o...Oh yeah, I forgot about the walk and text crowd (or whatever the hell they are doing) and I deliberately walk at these people to make them jump as they realise at the last minute they may collide with another pedestrian. There are even traffic warnings on the footpath is some parts of the city to catch the eye of people looking down at their phones. Just how far do we have to go to accomodate the stupidy of people who can't pocket the thing long enough to save their own lives, be it crossing a busy road, or god-forbid, while they are driving!!<br /><br />Beam me up scotty indeed! (and isn't if funny how the Star Trek Communicator presaged the flip-up mobile phones of a few years back)Philip Crawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-15568059396063044032020-01-05T00:41:34.026+00:002020-01-05T00:41:34.026+00:00I'd agree that mobile 'phones can be handy...I'd agree that mobile 'phones can be handy, PC, I've found mine to be the case on more than one occasion. As you say, though, it's become a bit of a cult (no, that's the word I meant) over the years, and I find it annoying that, when you're with someone, anyone who 'phones them receives priority in the attention stakes. I guarantee that, the next time (if there is one) I'm in the company of a woman and her mobile rings, if she doesn't say "Can't talk now, I'm with someone, I'll call you later" then it's goodbye from me and I'll leave her to it. And some people don't seem to be able to grasp the concept of a 'phone and feel the need to shout into it as if the person on the other end wouldn't otherwise be able to hear them, then everyone else (especially on a train) has to endure a shouty, one-sided conversation. My 'phone is just a basic 'phone, no fancy gimmicks, no camera (though I did have a mobile with a camera for a short time), 'cos I only need it to be a 'phone, not a teas-maid, not a computer, not a photographic studio, and not a TV - just a 'phone. That way, I know exactly where I am with it. Then there's the people who walk into you 'cos they're staring down at their 'phones. Beam me up, Scotty!Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-16064508889329282372020-01-05T00:03:58.059+00:002020-01-05T00:03:58.059+00:00I do have a mobile phone, the two I've had com...I do have a mobile phone, the two I've had coming my way as hand-me-downs whenever my wife upgrades and on a purely convenience level I do find them handy, for example not always having driven a car as reliable as the one I have now and being able to call for roadside assist was very convenient. As I rule I take more photos than phone calls on the thing and use it in place of a watch (I've also had a few unreliable time pieces as well).<br /><br />It's the cult of the phone that annoys me though and I agree with everything that you say in regard to that! I drive to the station and take a train to work each day and you can look down the platform and easily 95% of the people are gazing at their phone, same as you look around the train carriage, and that's not to mention the noisy ring tones that some people seem to take ages to respond to or the loud conversation that you can hear at the other end of the train when they do! And then there are those that listen to music (or what passes for music these days) on their phones with the sound still being audible despite their ear buds. Having said earbuds in also provides a convenient way for some selfish sods to pretend that they don't see any older or more infirm passengers having to stand that may benefit more from a seat that they could give up. I think it's that side of it that annoys me the most - manners and courtesy seem to in decline in general out there and the cult of the mobile phone just seems to be accelorating and facilitating that trend.<br /><br />New technology does not always improve the society that is so quick to adopt it!<br /><br />Philip Crawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-78669847059638582782020-01-04T13:47:35.400+00:002020-01-04T13:47:35.400+00:00Actually, when I first wrote this piece (intended ...Actually, when I first wrote this piece (intended for the local newspaper, but it was never printed), I didn't have a mobile. Some time later, someone bought me one as a present. However, I mainly use it (its replacement actually, as the original one died) to send an occasional text when arranging to meet friends - or to check what time it is.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-61558636059734247262020-01-04T13:35:42.438+00:002020-01-04T13:35:42.438+00:00I first bought a mobile phone in 2003 so I could k...I first bought a mobile phone in 2003 so I could keep in touch with my elderly mother wherever I was . My mother died in 2009 but I still keep a mobile because they are useful for contacting BT if my landline goes down - which has happened 3 times in recent years! But I too detest these idiots who are never off their phones. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-83931865329901171392020-01-04T13:14:52.736+00:002020-01-04T13:14:52.736+00:00Mobiles are brilliant Kid, BUT I agree they are t...Mobiles are brilliant Kid, BUT I agree they are totally abused by most folk that don't seem to be able to go 5 mins without using them. I've seen groups of friends out in bars etc and everyone of them on their mobiles talking to/texting other folk . As for text speak not an issue for me makes it easy to send a quick message but text talk that annoys me no end . For full disclosure I'm sending this via my mobile. McSCOTTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180091610187270638noreply@blogger.com