I forgot my Phone

[AsahinaKimi]

[BlueJazz]

1. That kind of behavior would last me about as long as it took you to read this sentence.

[George II]

2. That lon.........(ring, ring)...sorry, gotta go!

[BlueJazz]

3. (Smile)

[Unca Jim]

12. I have a phone, but it's mostly in my pocket...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. Nothing like walking in on someone laying in bed playing mahjong.

[Plucketeer]

5. I will NEVER

own a "smart phone".

[AsahinaKimi]

7. me either..

Sadly, the entire US and much of the world is learning bad behavior from cellphone users.

[Arctic Dave]

6. My absolute favorite saying is when some ask why I wasn't answering my phone.

"I didn't have cell service where I was".

There still places like that up here, but they are getting fewer and fewer.

[ChazInAz]

8. My answer is simpler.

"I don't usually have it turned on."

[Arctic Dave]

9. One day I hope I can throw away my watch and my phone.

I had neighbor do that when he retired.

[AsahinaKimi]

14. Unfortunately

You will always need a phone, if just to dial 911 because of illness or an accident. I mostly keep my cellphone off, but it saved my life when I had problems and had to call 911 to go to the hospital. Plus, I could stand outside waiting for the ambulance while still on the line with the 911 operator.

[marble falls]

21. My wife and I gave up our cells eight years ago except for a six month bit of "smart" phone....

I noticed it was starting to attach to my hand so we got rid of it and it was worth the fees to get out from under it.

[Arctic Dave]

22. Mine comes with the job.

I can't throw it in the ocean just yet.

[marble falls]

23. I had two landlines, a dedicated fax line(anyone remember faxes?) and two cells for bizness.....

at my home. It was ridiculous. We have a landline and my business works just fine. I had a client who wanted me on a smart phone. And while I still have that client I do not still have the Android. I feel for you and hope you get to make that phone of yours skip when you finally get to jettison it into the ocean.

[uhnope]

10. "life in these modern, soul-sucking, smartphone-saturated times" goes for internet too

and discussion forums

[wtmusic]

11. .

[blackspade]

13. A sad commentary on modern society.

I feel like a Luddite most days, especially when I am on campus.

[DFW]

15. I don't even have a "smart" phone.

I have two cell phones, one I use in North America, and one for Europe/Middle East, and they work ONLY as telephones. They do not order breakfast, read me wedding announcements in suburban Omaha or tell me how to drive from Bamako to Timbuktu. And somehow, apparently against all odds, I have managed to survive.

My superiors have been after me to get one, but I know that every waking minute that I have one, it will give me no peace. So far, I have resisted, even though I have been told that resistance is futile.

[RebelOne]

18. You are not alone. I don't have one either and I have no desire for one.

I just have a no bells or whistles cell phone and that is good enough for me. I don't work any longer, so I am home most of the time and I also have a land line.

[Skittles]

16. something else I am noticing

people's heads are literally starting to permanently droop from being in hangdog form endlessly checking their lives on their handhelds - I see it in very young people

[burnodo]

17. very true

and well done

[greiner3]

19. I finally got a 'smart phone';

I only use it to check the stock market when I'm out and about; autism spectrum, numbers really help me through the day.

As for the phone part, I only got mine 6 months ago because my son and his family recently moved up here and being the good grandpa I need to be able to respond, if needed, quickly if there is any problem.

Secondly, I truly enjoy your posts.

Thank you.

[maddiemom]

20. I've noticed more and more that when someone wants to know the time, they

ask, "Does anyone have a phone?" Can you still buy wrist watches?

[Plucketeer]

24. LOL! I refer to my cellphone as

my pocketwatch.