...I can't understand the whole 'phone thing at all and not just cell phones...What in tarnation is deal?...I have one lousy phone with absolutely no features. It rings, I answer...although most folks seem to think everybody has a phone grafted onto 'em by the number of rings they'll spring for...'phone rings maybe four or five times and by the time I say "hello" it's a click or dial tone...Sorry folks, call me and I'll get there...eventually.

Cells are a whole 'nother thing...what in blazes requires nearly anyone to be in constant communication with anyone else. I'll obviously make exceptions for emergencies, otherwise WTF?

"Hi, I'm on the bus I'll be home in 10 minutes"...So THIS is somehow momentus news? You'll be there in 10 minutes big friggin' deal!!! Or in the supermarket " Oh, they're out of kumquats, should I buy a sheep's bladder? Come on, make a decision...you need a phone for this, you moron?

Bein' a captive audience while in the can is another fave...particularly if the ego-centric A-hole in the next stall is usin' the good ol' walkie-talkie feature...not only are you subjected to the dimwit on the phone while he's takin' a dump, but you get to hear the other twit who thinks it's all just business as usual...

And then of course, the restaurant...Is there anything more annoying than hearin' a cheesy version of Beethoven's 5th while the rocket scientist gropes around looking for the blasted thing...and it's rarely anything important...Just once I'd like to hear "Mr. Bigglesworth has gone into cardiac arrest, I've got to go"...now,that's OK. For the most part, the conversation is just loud enough to be annoying save for a few key words, usually ephasized by a distinct increase in volume"...vacation in Europe..." or "...picking up the beamer..." things of that nature.

Using a cell phone while driving should result in summary execution. Most of these creatures can barely drive to begin with, now you put one hand out-of-commision and most of the brain conversing about that sheep's bladder, you have a lethal weapon. I'm sorry folks, controlling two or three tons of rolling steel is something that requires your utmost attention...if you don't think it does, you shouldn't be driving...It's not a right, it's a privilege.

jimHJJ(...anyone care to discuss rolling stops, "space-cushions" or lane changes unencumbered by proper signaling...I'm just in the mood...)