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Our "big boss" at work walked up to congratulate me on a rather large contract win for which I was the proposal lead. AS he started to shake my hand to congratulate me, his cell phone rang. He answered and then just sort of walked off talking on the phone with nary another word to me. I just continued on my way, but I found the whole thing a bit strange.

Basil

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I have that exact same experience every single day at work. I get at least one customer who either A.) won't stop talking on the phone while trying to ask me questions (and these conversations are always the sorts of things like what they wore to dinner the other nite, that funny face the baby made, etc.).

or B.) I'm in the middle of helping someone and the phone rings. It's always loud, and it always gets answered, and maybe one in ten people will simply press the silencer button and continue conducting business with me. The other nine will answer and proceed to talk about what they wore to dinner the other night, that funny face the baby made, etc. What really burns me is that I've just done them a service, and I usually don't even get a simple "thank you" from these selfish jerks.

Heck, I've even had my boss stop talking mid sentence to answer her phone!

What's really sad is that many of these people can't imagine life without a cell phone. My boss got ticked at me one day because she'd tried reaching me at home when I was out (actually I may have ignored the phone, I don't remember). Anyway, she demanded my cell phone number. I told her I didn't have one, and she just couldn't believe it. She asked me why and I told her I couldnt afford one (a lie, really) and that if I wasn't at home I probably didn't want to be bothered anyway. She just couldn't understand why I didn't want to be reachable all day long, and she's not the first person I've had that conversation with!

-Wm.
 
We have laws here aganist it. They must not be inforced because about one in ten drivers here seems to be on them.

I bought a blue tooth for driving, but even that I find to be distracting.

A peeve of mine is people who talk on thier cell when they are at a cashier or in line at the store.

BTW - Basil Great Work!!!
 
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After I nearly broadsided some ditz who casually glided through the red light with the phone glued to her ear (staring directly at me with a surprised look, no less), I wouldn't mind if cell phones are banned while driving.

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I was taught to be able to have a dialogue (on the radio, this being long before the advent of the cell phone) and drive (pretty fast) at the same time, but it did take training before I could do it....I think that cops over here receive similar training. The over-riding principle was always that control of the vehicle should take absolute priority, and if extra concentration was needed, you just shut up for a while.
 
My wife works in a restaurant. If someone is on a cell phone at a table, the waitresses will not approach the table to take an order until they have stopped. Sometimes people complain but the wait staff doesn't plan to change their ways. And I don't think they should! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
One of the members of team Pinto wants to use in car communications in order to nurf/harass/interfere with the Miatas.

(Not that, that doesn't sound like a good idea)

I just can't drive & talk.......No way I'll be able listen to someone and race!
 
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I was taught to be able to have a dialogue (on the radio, this being long before the advent of the cell phone) and drive (pretty fast) at the same time, but it did take training before I could do it....I think that cops over here receive similar training. The over-riding principle was always that control of the vehicle should take absolute priority, and if extra concentration was needed, you just shut up for a while.

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I figure it's the same thing for pilots-you pretty much have to listen to all the radio chatter while concentrating on flying your plane.

At the risk of sounding like someone who's too daft to realize they're just fooling themselves, I think I'm reasonably good at conversing with someone in the car with me while driving. But I try to keep it to stuff like "yeah, it is sunny outside!" and "yeah, I did like the movie!" sorts of things, rather than trying to figure complex trig questions or making important business decisions. I don't hesitate to tell people to ask me again at a stoplight.

I may also sing while I drive. Allegedly.

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A few years ago, a guy talking on the cell phone, runs a red light, and smacks into my buddy and me. My friend had seen him coming and tried to maneuver out of the way, it did make the impact less damaging.

As we got out of the car, (luckily), he gestures to us to wait a minute, while he finishes his call!!! He was ticketed, but jeeze; it could have been one of our lives.
 
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