^^^^^ Ignorant twats :mad
Don't hold it in, Sunny,
!!!!!
Cell phones have been a godsend for family members when there has been illness in the family, that kind of thing. And in emergencies or other types of "must get in touch" situations. Otherwise, I find them pretty useless. Mine is tacked on to my husband's plan for $9.99 month so it's cheap and it works for the 2 examples above.
Texting - it would be OK if the person being texted would wait and check it later, you know? Much like a phone message on your machine at home, or even on a cell phone. Keep all emergency stuff via phone call and then everyone would know that texting is NOT emergency.
I'm not around that many people who abuse cell phones. If I was with someone who answered a unnecessary call (like my teenaged nieces from their friends), I would walk away from the conversation. If I'm not important enough to talk to without the phone interrupting us, you don't get to talk to me.
Ignorant? Nope. Ignorant means uninformed; unaware; lacking in knowledge. People are aware and informed and NOT lacking in knowledge on this subject. They are simply rude. Have no manners. Shame.
I think we have to blame people, not technology. After all, we wouldn't be here, slow server or not (see, I'm on topic!!
) if it were not for that very technology. People have to use what is available to them wisely. Hell, many years ago inside plumbing and lights and telephones were technology! I would
not manage well without indoor plumbing, tyvm,
as our forefathers did.