On The Road And Off The Phone

If I haven’t answered my phone, it’s because I’m driving. There is a new law that says you can talk on the phone if you have a headset or hands free set up in your car. I won’t do either. I can’t argue with the law because I don’t think anyone should be distracted while driving. I’ve seen people read newspapers, check e-mail, put on make-up, shave or eat meals all in heavy traffic. I’d take their picture but I’m trying to drive. Even when I’m traveling and have a driver, I want hear what they have to say about local conditions. Text from DJCline.com.

Frankly if a call goes to voice mail, I can listen to it and come up with a more coherent response when I’m no longer driving. There are other occasions you probably should not use your cell phone.

Sleeping

For one thing, people on the other side of the line will hear you snore. For another, it is a bad way to rack up minutes.

Bathing

Cell phones are more slippery than a bar of soap and prone to water damage.

Dining

If the person on the phone is more interesting than the person in front of you, schedule lunch with them.

Surgery

If you are a surgeon, I don’t want you distracted. Besides I don’t want to hear your ringtone inside my torso. If you are a patient, now is a bad time to argue with your HMO.

Combat

A ringtone will giveaway your position. It better be your commanding officer telling you to retreat. Set to vibrate.

Bicycling

Both hands on the handlebars please. I see people saving on gas but are on their way to the emergency room whether they know it or not.

Fueling

You won’t set off a spark, but you will miss the price of gas going up as you fill your tank.

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