3 Jan
2002
3 Jan
'02
5:33 a.m.
On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, John Allain wrote:
'It's those 5000 **Free** anytime minutes.
Gotta usem up, man. I pay $45 a month.'
--Insigt gained watching shoppers talking into
their hands several times this Christmas.
Bah!
A cell phone is a lot like a hard-hat. A necessary nuisance that's part
of my job.
I watched a guy in L.A. this year walk into a very expensive restaurant
ahead of me with his phone attached to his ear. He was seated at the
table next to me, and ordered, ate, and paid for his meal without ever
interrupting the conversation. It took him 3 or 4 minutes to order,
because he literally never stopped talking. In whose world is it
acceptable to A) carry on a conversation while your waiter stands there?
B) carry on a phone conversation with your mouth full? or C) insult a
really good meal by shoveling it in while you do business?
Mobile communication is a bane.
Doc