A Plague is Among Us!
A plague of cell phones, that is—or more appropriately, a plague of inconsiderate users of cell phones. I am writing this while sitting in the foyer of a medical building, waiting for a friend. There are 5 other people sitting out here with me—4 of whom are talking on their cell phones.
I now know more about several other families than I probably know about my own. Maybe that’s because I have my cell phone turned off. I am certainly learning more than I care to know.
I don’t understand why people have to SHOUT when they are talking on a cell phone…there is no possibility of tuning out their conversations…I think I could still hear some of them if I was outside the entrance doors.
I do find it fascinating watching one twenty-something talk to her sister on one cell phone, while texting someone else on a second cell phone. I guess that is the ultimate in “multi-tasking.” These must be scintillating conversations.
Oh, my, I did NOT need to hear that!
It’s nearly impossible today to go anywhere and not be inundated by insipid and meaningless one-sided cell phone conversations carried on by people around you. Makes one wonder what people did before the proliferation of cell phones—maybe they had more time to think, or create, or observe, or at least have some consideration for those around them.
Probably not going to happen in today’s society.
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