The Pet Peeve

[debskis]

(02-14-2012 10:57 AM)Nawlins Wrote:  Seem to be posting in this thread more and more these days...hmmm.

Well, there I was, sitting in the truckster waiting for Billie to get out of her doctors appointment, finishing off a Marlboro Light, and listening to the traffic report when I notice a rather large woman coming out of the office, talking on her cell phone. No biggie, right? She was obviously enamored with the conversation, laughing now and again, wandering around in circles...just talking.
After about 5 or 10 minutes, her son, who appeared to be about 13 years old, comes out of the doctors' office with paper in hand, guessing a prescription, and trys to show it to his Mom, who, without missing a beat, shoves the paper in her purse, whips around and heads toward the car with son close behind, still yacking on the phone. Her son goes around to the passenger side and waits for her to fumble around looking for her keys (still talking) and spends another 5 minutes wedging herself behind the wheel, fidgiting with the radio, then backs out and takes off.(still talking)

Now, I've never had children, but I can BET that if I did, and he/she was in the doctors office, I don't care if it was for the SNIFFLES, I would want to know immediately what the outcome was!...not yack on the phone, pretty much IGNORE him when he comes out, and continue yacking while I drive away! I guess my Pet Peeve here is the rudeness, lack of compassion, mind numbing, disregard for others that a lot of people have developed through the advent of technological advancement that we know as the CELL PHONE! I mean, come on people, is that conversation really THAT important, or that text?!(even worse...try "talking"!) I saw a family of four last weekend at an IHOP, two tween girls, Mom, Dad sitting at the table next to us, all with I-phone in hand, and (I timed it) 9 minutes went by without ANY of them saying anything, or acknowledging the others presence! Are we all THAT important that we can't share a thought or two by verbal communication anymore?!

Ok, off the soapbox now! I guess being in the telephone business the better part of 30 years has me thinking kind of one-sided on this, but I HATE talking on the phone! Face time is the best!...sayin'!

I'm with you on this 100%!!!
We have an electronics-free rule at the dinner table, whether at home or at a restaurant, as well as in the car for trips less than 1 hour long. The kids can read or draw in the car, but no DS or iPod, etc. It's amazing the stuff they come-up with using their imaginations when their faces are not stuck in those things!

Sometimes it's hard to follow my own rules sometimes tho...esp when my phone keeps buzzing w/FB chat messages!! :-)