When I was working, I was in the retail business. I had so many complaints on me because I would NOT wait on a customer who was talking on their cell phone. I see it as rude and disrespectful to me. I am sure they wouldn't like it if they came up to pay for their things and I was blabbering away on a phone, so I demanded the same respect. They would come up talking away and I would lean to the side and ask the next customer who wasn't too busy if they were ready to pay. When the first customer would get mad I would simply say, "when you are not so busy and you can show some respect then I will wait on you, until then I can wait on the others." 90% of the time they would either hang up or put the phone down.

As far as drivers and phones, I hate it with a passion. There are too many accidents that are caused by people not paying attention because of the damn phone. It just really scares me with these kids just getting their license and talking on a cell phone when they can barely drive as it is. There was a thing done around here that has proven (scientifically, of course) that driving while talking on a cell phone is more distracting and dangerous than driving legally intoxicated (which is .08 here).

Just my 2 cents worth. I am trying to get as much posting in as I can while I have the time. I know I will go through withdrawals when I am away.

BTW...there are very, very good reasons as to why cell phones are prohibited in hospitals.

I haven't had a home land line for more than 2 years. Everything is done from the cell phone. When I at the hospital, they have certain area that for cell phone use. They have signs all over saying no cells phone use in rooms. But we have to keep ours on and ready, just in case work has to get a hold of us, or for emergency use.

I dont really like talkin on the phone much, i'll keep it to brief as much as possible and hang up. Although its kinda hard sometimes when my friends love to chit chat about little stuff. At work, the girls get a bit annoyed (in a jokingly manner) that I'm always on my phone texting. They asked why not just call him, etc? Guess I'm just weird like that.

When working in retailing I had customers like that, that would come through my line and keep jabbering as in its no big deal and it doesn't bother anyone. Only wish I would've had enough guts to tell somone like who mentioned earlier about them being on the phone going thru the checkout line.

Thing that drives me a bit bonkers is when people are talking on the phone... in the BATHROOM while sitting on the toilet! Kind of a weird thing because if you're sitting there in one stall trying to take a shit or what have you, in the next stall is some chick gossiping about their friends, families, etc.

  QUOTE (funlovingpair @ July 24, 2006, 10:39)



I've seen people using cell phones in hospital rooms, hospital corridors, and emergency room lobbies, and all these places have clear signs with large print stating that cell phones are prohibited in these areas, in spite of that, people are answering and making calls.
I've heard the reason hospitals prohibit the use of cell phones in those areas because cell phones use radio waves, and these waves can interfer with hospital equipment and pacemakers.

This is kind of funny... I was in a bar and the bartender immediately asked me what I wanted. After getting a beer, she went down to the other side of the bar to talk to some of the other patrons. When I was finished, I asked for another one. She kept blowing me off, so I called the bar, knowing she'd answer the phone. I asked her for another and she slammed the phone down, yelling at me for interupting her conversation. I just got up and left without paying, telling her to hit re-dial when she wasn't so busy. I called the bar owner and told him of my plight. He called her, and I guess she yelled at him, thinking it was me. I guess that was the last time she ignored another customer...

Ran across this ad on the internet this morning....
So silly....


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