Bus Cell Nazis

SD Dave wrote:

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> That'd be a nice idea. If only every business had a no-cell section.
> Many still have parts of the old non-smoking areas, so they could push
> them over there. Maybe stick the children there too, since some cell
> users are only slightly less annoying than a screaming three year old.

I was at the movies tonight. I thought it was amusing that the "turn
off your cellphone" message was sponsored by Cingular Wireless.

John Mara

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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:00:24 GMT, SD Dave wrote:

>I know a few people in the older generations (usually 50+) who have
>cell phones they leave turned off unless they need to dial 911. The
>general attitude seems to be, "if someone needs to reach me, call my
>house and leave a message." Whatever, it's their choice.

That's exactly what I do. If I need to make a cellphone call, I do
it where there are no other people around, as much as I can.

One more point - I have spent most of my professional life doing
covert interception of radio transmissions (authorized by law, of
course). I would never pass sensitive information over a cellphone
even if no one else was around. You never know who is listening.

>We react badly to impolite use. Using them in a lobby, or outdoors,
>or any other appropriate setting won't bother anyone. Use it in a
>small diner, yelling into an earpiece, and you're likely to piss
>someone off. Get on a trolley and talk over everyone else on the car,
>you'll be pissing someone off too. It's all about discretion in the
>USA.

I've been trained and licensed to use two-way radios - both for
personal stuff and for professional stuff - since I was 16. It
still grinds something within me to see a cellphone - which after
all is a two way radio - used by an untrained and unlicensed "just
anyone" - especially someone who has no idea how and what a radio is
supposed to be used. Call me snobbish or elitist if you wish - I'm
proud of it.

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Phil Kane -- Beaverton, Oregon
PNW Milepost 754 -- Tillamook District

SD Dave wrote:
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> <snip>
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> That'd be a nice idea. If only every business had a no-cell section.
> Many still have parts of the old non-smoking areas, so they could push
> them over there. Maybe stick the children there too, since some cell
> users are only slightly less annoying than a screaming three year old.

I remember a comedian, saying something like, "Putting a non-smoking
section in a restaurant, is like putting a non-peeing section in a
swimming pool."

Notan