"Paul Keenleyside" wrote in message
news:wDk2d.17784$yW6.14751@clgrps12...

"What's that thing?" "It's called a telephone."
"Does it take a picture?" "No".
"Ring tones?" "You can beep off Mary Had a Little Lamb on it"
"Email?" "You use your computer for that"
"Call Waiting?" "Sure. Sit in the chair and wait for it to ring".

ROTFL. My son's in high school, and most of his friends have a cell phone.
He doesn't have one, and he hasn't asked me for one, because he knows what I
will say. I remember when I was his age, my friends and I would serenade one
another with "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and other songs via the touch-tone
buttons. We thought we were so clever. :-)

The main thing that really irritates me about cell phones is this. When I'm
on the highway and happen to glance over at an adjacent driver, I would
conservatively estimate that 75% of the time, he/she is yakking on their
cell phone when they are supposed to be driving. Just another way of taking
people's attention off the road -- like we all need that.

I cannot even think about paying what these cell service providers ask for
their monthly plans without laughing. I still use public payphones on very
rare occasions, but that is generally only if I am delayed and need to call
someone to let them know I will be late. Nevertheless, I won't completely
lambast cell phone usage for everyone. I suppose if you travel a lot or own
your own business and you're out on the road a lot, they are a godsend. But
I rarely use my home phone! I just can't justify the extra expense of a cell
phone.

Jackie