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jaklumen
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response 25 of 40:
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Apr 11 22:13 UTC 2002 |
Indeed.
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russ
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response 26 of 40:
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Apr 12 04:16 UTC 2002 |
Re #18:
http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200105/df20010514.jpg
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senna
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response 27 of 40:
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Apr 12 06:03 UTC 2002 |
I try to avoid using my cell phone in hte presence of other people, period.
I will leave it on, on vibrate, more than void will, though. One of the main
reasons that I got it is because I occasionally need to be reached in a hurry.
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clees
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response 28 of 40:
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Apr 12 11:43 UTC 2002 |
Many of you are well behaved.
I lift my hat for you.
Vibrate mode, senna, very considerate.
The Dutch are notoriuous for being impolite.
Shouted conversations in restaurants nowadays trigger me into hate
mode, and I will always comment on it.
Turning off a phone in cinema? Forget it!
On a date? Same. I blew a date when I commented on her rudeness for
interrupting our date with her phone calls. I never saw her again.
Good riddance.
Don't get me wrong, I have got a cell phone myself. I just dose my use.
Since March 31 this years it is prohibited to use a cell phone while
driving. If at all, one has to use a hands free kit.
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jmsaul
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response 29 of 40:
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Apr 12 13:44 UTC 2002 |
I switch mine to vibrate mode in restaurants and theaters too.
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gull
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response 30 of 40:
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Apr 12 15:30 UTC 2002 |
Me too. I also have voice mail and numeric paging on mine, so I don't
feel obligated to answer it if I'm in the middle of something.
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jmsaul
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response 31 of 40:
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Apr 12 16:57 UTC 2002 |
Same here.
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jp2
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response 32 of 40:
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Apr 12 17:58 UTC 2002 |
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response 33 of 40:
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Apr 12 18:36 UTC 2002 |
people get addicted to cell phones. i stopped using mine a couple of months
ago, and it was like going on vacation. cells become some sort of 'on call
24-7' device, since there's not always an explanation for screening calls or
at least not getting back right away. i now use mine as a phone book. :|
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other
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response 34 of 40:
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Apr 13 16:17 UTC 2002 |
I see no reason not to leave it on silent mode all the time, for myself.
I have ignored calls received while in transit from one presentation to
another, during which time I did not have a single minute available to
divert from my activities. Hours later I found out that the call was to
ask a question the answer to which was provided by someone else in the
interim.
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jazz
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response 35 of 40:
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Apr 14 17:32 UTC 2002 |
I've never seen my cell phone as a liability; I do screen calls, and
if someone's calling at an inappropriate time, I'm not shy about telling them
that I'll have to call them back later. I'm also not shy about just letting
the phone ring. It's not much of an intrusion at all to know someone wants
to get ahold of me.
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gull
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response 36 of 40:
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Apr 15 20:20 UTC 2002 |
My attitude is that I have phones for *my* convenience. Therefore I'll
answer them when I feel like it, and if I don't and it's something
important the person will leave a message.
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response 37 of 40:
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Apr 16 00:08 UTC 2002 |
i need to change my answering machine greeting to sound like my voicemail
greeting - people are starting to know which one means i'm not home and which
one means i'm online. but the machine has that cool robot voice.
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mvpel
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response 38 of 40:
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Apr 16 04:09 UTC 2002 |
You mean:
"Please.. leave.. a.. message.. BEEP!"
That one? I hate that voice.
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response 39 of 40:
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Apr 16 04:21 UTC 2002 |
this robot says 'hello!' too!
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clees
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response 40 of 40:
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Apr 16 08:27 UTC 2002 |
I agree with David, I will not let my cell phone rule my life.
What's the rush anyway?
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