I have another big gripe & vent today and that is regarding the use of cellphones. Seriously, I think a lot of people these days are addicted to their freaking phones!
We were out and about this weekend and I saw all kinds of people yapping on their mobile phones at some of the most inappropriate times!
* One gal was in a public restroom sitting on the toilet yapping away with one of her girlfriends. There were lines to use the restroom & she was taking her good old time yapping on the phone (while on the toilet) setting up “party club time” with one of her girlfriends!
* Again, while driving around Hershey we caught numerous people driving around and yapping on their phones! Hey people, that is AGAINST the law here!!!
* While at the zoo we saw numerous people who were supposed to be spending time with their family and/or kids…sitting around talking on their cellphones & not watching their kids at all. One child actually wandered off and it took his mother over 10 minutes to find him while she was in a panic. Hello…turn your phone off & watch your kids!!!
* We are standing in a very crowded line at Chocolate World to get on the ride to see how chocolate is made. We stood in line for about 20 minutes and during that time watch several people yap on their phones & not paying attention to line “movement”. One guy was standing right beside us & was talking to his sister about him buying a new motorcycle. Okay yeah…guess spending time with your son that day didn’t mean much.
My point is this…I think our nation has developed a cellphone addiction problem! You should NOT be answering your phone while spending “family time” with the family unless it is a freaking emergency. Answer it, if it is NOT an emergency then tell the caller you will call them back…move on. Don’t stand there or sit there for 30 minutes yapping about something that can wait. Family time is exactly that…FAMILY TIME!!!
So very true! I am so tired of people’s lack of manners when is comes to using their cell phones! No consideration for their loved one’s or anybody else around you! Seriously: if you are at the checkout, with a line of people behind you, get off the phone!
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Cell phone addiction is really a big issue! People just can’t seem to be in the moment and every event is talked through whether it bothers those around them or not.
Okay you are really on an EPIC roll lately with the posts. It is like therapy for me “Dear Diary…. the more people I meet the more I like my pets”.
I cannot stand the people that flap thier gums on their cell phones at libraries, movie theaters, concerts, airport runways, tours, church, grocery stores, restaurants oh and the ones who use their phone in the restroom are Really a “Special Breed”. I just give them “The Look” you know the universal look that says… SERIOUSLY??? !!!!!!
Oh and don’t even get me started on driving while talking on cell phones. All I can say is they better not run in to me or anyone in my family while talking on their cell phone because I will make sure their cell phone records are pulled.
I see couples all the time at restaurants and the man is on his phone looking at the internet and the wife is just sitting there in total silence. The worst was a mom who was texting on her phone and her little little son was playing some stupid game on his own phone so they didn’t have to interact with each other at all it was sad.
The other day I was at the salon and was talking with two friends of mine then all othe sudden one was on her IPad and the other was texting on her cell phone and I was just sitting there thinking “This is Lame”.
I shut off my cell phone years ago and I do not miss it at all. I am thinking of getting a disposable one just for the glove box in my car but other than that I have survived without one just fine thank you. I like spending quality time with the people that I am with and I do not need a leash.
I am just tired of it! I believe we need to crack down on drivers who use their mobile phones and really make them pay out the butt if caught. I have NO problem telling peeps to turn off their phone, get off their phone etc. Hubby gets mad when I get into a stranger’s face about it but c’mon now…people are so damn disrespectful using their phones!
I am also annoyed when I go to dinner with friends and half of them are checking their cell phones every 5 minutes. I mean, come on!!!
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I agree with everything you said. We do have a cellphone addiction. Too many people do not know how to put down the phone and spend time doing something else – either with family or perhaps exercising. Moreover, when they are on the phone they are talking so loudly you hear every word even if you don’t want to listen to the conversation.
It’s too bad people can’t put down their phones long enough to have a face-to-face conversation. I don’t mind some usage of the cell phone, but come on, people, be responsible and courteous. Watch your kids!!! Watch the language and tone you use for your call…you are in public. If we are getting together don’t be constantly talking or texting on the phone. I understand emergencies, but they don’t last for 30 minutes and involve taking photos of your food. Remember when we bought answer machines so we didn’t have to take our phones everywhere.
OMG, don’t get me started! I have a phone (thanks to Two Classy Chics!) and I use it for necessities, not for conversations. Conversations are things you have face to face! And where I live it is also against the law to text or talk on a phone while driving – you think that stops people? Not! Instead of a fine, I think people who break this law should have their license revoked for a week the first time, the second, and then a year on the third offense.
Yes my gripe is having to doge and go around people who are on their cell in the market. I am there to shop for groceries–to get in and out, and they are chatting on their cell in the aisle and asking the caller what they should get at the market. Come on, really? Don’t get me started!