When I bought my Blackberry I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.

That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends every message to my cell phone and every other program within the texting world.

My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.

The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife and everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. I had to take my hearing aid out to use it, and I got a little loud.

I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside that gadget was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-ul-ating."  You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then if I made a right turn instead…well, it was not a good relationship.

When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.

To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I can lose three phones all at once and have to run around digging under chair cushions and checking bathrooms and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings.

The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden "Paper or Plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them in with me.

Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "Paper or Plastic?" I just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual."  Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look.

I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do toot a lot."



the world has overtook me and passing me by

Know what you mean.

Used to love to go hunting or fishing to get away from it all and not be reachable. Now days i dont leave the house without the hated cell phone. Habit i got into while dad was down with strokes and now mom. I forget it and i have to turn around and go back for it or worry about WHO might try to reach me.

Didnt use to think anything about takeing a 500 mile journey without the cell or gps. Now i got to have the cell for emergencies and the gps to find my way. I do leave the gps off though unless i need to know where im at or which way to go...lol

And the cell phone and contracts???? Cr@P! All i need is voice and a good connection. I got a puter at home to surf the d@mn net, dont need to check google or anyone of a number of websites from my frigging phone! I just need a good dependable phone that gets good reception. A camera and gps does come in handy. But all the other garbage is just that, garbage. But i got to pay for it if i want to be able to TALK!
I busted my lil cr@p cell phones 'inside' screen the other day just by falling down in the yard. It was inside its lil protective case on my belt. Outside screen is fine????? Buying a new or used phone without a contract is PRICEY! So im still carrying my busted phone...lol Like one of the new convoys, Mil Spec.

Oh yeah, the gps. Got a real nice Startac phone i could use, 500 dollar phone. Except it dont have the gps chip in it so the govt can turn it on and see where your at anytime they want. Any phone you have now days has a gps chip in it the govt or cell company can turn on to see exactly where your at at any given time. Supposedly for YOUR safety. That dont set well with me. Shades of Big Brother!

Texting texting texting, everyones texting(except me!) Pay a big price for your contract and then pay extra to text. And why text when you can talk easier???????
Bad enough some nimrod runing down the road yacking about nothing but toss in a qwerty keyboard and let em text instead of talk while doing 70 down the road. Far as im cncerned ALL cell phones should have a motion sensor in them that disable them if your moveing faster then 15 mph. Cause an accident while on the cell phone you should get hit just as hard as drinking and driveing.

Oh yeah, brain cancer. People are heII on smokes but the fact that radiation from cell phone use can and does cause brain cancer dosent seem to bother people to much. Chastise and tax the heII out of smokers but get everybody and their kids on a cell phone. Dont make sense. Wolrds going to heII in a handcart anymore!

When I went to Deals gap for the tail of the dragon run I had a GPS in the truck. Never plugged it in or turned it on. I had a couple crappy maps that i printed off mapquest and never had a problem. I got my 1st cell phone a couple years ago because my daughter got worried about me going off on the bike for hours on end. I hardly ever use it but it's there if I need it.

AL

kimchris1 wrote on 09/22/10 at 19:59:51:

I mean no disrespect Kim,but I think all women and girls should have a cell phone,in fact I would like to go one better, Surely (dont call me Shirley) in this day and age a company could come up with a device that needs just the press of a button to go direct to the police with your exact location , for use in dire situations, around here of late perhaps boys should have one as well. if it saves one abduction or rape it was worth it.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 09/23/10 at 05:06:13:


I think Every Sane and Capapble Woman should have a Hand Gun on them.... Both of my daughters have been tought the proper use of them. ..... Double Tap to the chest then one to the head just to make sure you do not get sued... Protect your self.... at All Costs

Well as I said I do have a cell phone. It is with me at all times, especially on me morning walks here at my Mom's.
I have knowledge of firearms and have considered purchasing one for personal use as well.
No one matter whether male or female can never be too cautious. In todays world their are so many people trying to get something for nothing.
Years ago I lived alone in the country, no locks on my doors, no alarms other than my geese and dogs.. Best alarm you could ask for.
Now that I am a city gal seems everything is locked and has some kind of alarm.
One has to be on their toes at all times it seems.
So I will for now keep my cell phone charged and on me at all times when out and about.. kim

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 09/23/10 at 05:06:13:

Yes sir I can just see an 11 year old girl defending herself agaist a big bad guy,I guess her only hope would be to run and yell for help,if she can get away,
Get yourself a couple of daughters Jog,see how you feel about it then.