tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post5661033522179124029..comments2024-03-28T18:11:40.841-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: . . . And Two Thumbs DownTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-37193016530320151812013-05-30T08:08:13.354-04:002013-05-30T08:08:13.354-04:00And I thought I was the only one with kids so &quo...And I thought I was the only one with kids so "distracted"! I can't tell you the number of times that plans have been cancelled at the last minute due to some unforeseen situation that came up suddenly! Usually my son or DIL "forgot" they had committed to something else! <br />And that whole thing about waiting for them to call and let you know, while YOUR whole life is on hold!<br />Angry tears have been shed! Believe me! Did we teach our kids this? Is our generation to blame?Sooze481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-83361189088957406922013-05-22T08:45:22.668-04:002013-05-22T08:45:22.668-04:00I never really believed in UFO's until my grow...I never really believed in UFO's until my grown son stood beside me engrossed in his very smart phone. I asked him a question and he TEXTED ME THE ANSWER! His face was back-lighted eerily by his phone, giving his face a grey-green sheen. His lips were pulled in to a thin straight line of concentration. No emotion on his face. Eyes, bugged in glossy concentration on his very smart phone. "I am looking at a grey-in-evolution", I thought in alarm. <br />Riverwatch<br />www.unearthlylanding.blogspot.comRiverwatchhttp://unearthlylanding.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-67959780642381609432013-05-20T16:21:02.620-04:002013-05-20T16:21:02.620-04:00Thanks Tom. DianneThanks Tom. Dianneschmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-80961241440133884802013-05-20T13:04:06.790-04:002013-05-20T13:04:06.790-04:00I wish this behavior was limited to "kids&quo...I wish this behavior was limited to "kids", but unfortunately, I am continually annoyed by the cell phone as distractor to dining companions of all ages, including my 65-year old step-mom! <br /><br />As to answering the phone, you'll rarely catch me answering mine. If I'm eating dinner, if I'm having lunch with a friend, if I'm driving, if I'm working out, if I'm in a meeting, if I'm in an elevator, well most of the time, I'm not going to answer it. I will only answer it if I'm in a private place like my home, and not while guests are here. <br /><br />But I'm the only one, it seems, that has these rules. Even when I call my friends, they pick up the phone, let me talk for a couple seconds and then say, "I can't talk right now, I'm doing xyz." So why did they pick up the phone in the first place? <br /><br />Remember the old days, you couldn't answer the phone when you weren't home. That's kind of how I operate.Retired Sydhttp://retiredsyd.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-56354284196609579902013-05-20T13:00:28.481-04:002013-05-20T13:00:28.481-04:00Hello from Texas...
The 20 yr olds do it because t...Hello from Texas...<br />The 20 yr olds do it because they Know You will be the one to bend...stop bending.<br />My lesson learned the hard way.<br />I no longer bend and They do as they Said they would.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181520825012037531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-49442050102588253202013-05-20T11:04:58.224-04:002013-05-20T11:04:58.224-04:00My son in law and his 3 yr old son are forever pla...My son in law and his 3 yr old son are forever playing with a cell phone or iPAD at dinner parties. Finally, I emailed my SIL to leave his electronic gadgets at home. So far, he has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-10569808264072611822013-05-19T16:35:56.499-04:002013-05-19T16:35:56.499-04:00You struck a chord with this post, Tom. Like many ...You struck a chord with this post, Tom. Like many "improvements," cell phones offer tremendous advantages to land line phones. <br /><br />But, when misused they can cause real harm to relationships, civility, and normal human interactions.<br /><br />It is about moderation. For too many, regardless of their age, cell phones seem to destroy any understanding of moderation. Bob Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843991725692979189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-15701498752873569592013-05-19T15:51:53.650-04:002013-05-19T15:51:53.650-04:00Our 32 year old son has sat at our table with his ...Our 32 year old son has sat at our table with his cell phone in hand and it IS very irritating. His mother won't let me say anything or he might not come at all---like he'd give up the free meals.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-59298878051116154072013-05-19T13:52:37.755-04:002013-05-19T13:52:37.755-04:00It drives me crazy to be with someone who isn'...It drives me crazy to be with someone who isn't fully present. It's one thing if someone is dealing with an emergency and is watching or on the phone. It's quite another to be with someone who is just....what? .. some would say multi-tasking, some would say multi-minding....I would say just plain rude.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-23019115611344808502013-05-19T13:24:18.594-04:002013-05-19T13:24:18.594-04:00I laughed as I read your post. My son texted me to...I laughed as I read your post. My son texted me to say he'd be coming over today. I haven't seen him in several months. I asked when. No answer. So now I choose - go to an optional activity at noon, or wait? And he is 33!<br /><br />Recently my husband and I took our three Santa Fe-based grandchildren to dinner. All three of them were on their phones. I said, "The next time we come, we won't take you to dinner if you bring your phones." They all shrugged!!<br /><br />Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-19843540651640680422013-05-19T12:37:56.952-04:002013-05-19T12:37:56.952-04:00Tom, someone calling himself "Jack" with...Tom, someone calling himself "Jack" with your blog address left a message on my site suggesting I proofread my posts. I don't think it was you, and I sent the comment to spam. If it wasn't you, some wiseacre has hijacked your ID. Dianne<br /><br />PS this might make it difficult for you to leave a comment on my site. Let me know via email if you can't leave a comment...please.<br /><br />As for your entry today, don't get me started. As a historian, I can share that this rude behaviour is not new. Dianneschmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-60233577567013069822013-05-19T11:33:09.087-04:002013-05-19T11:33:09.087-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921536392529606099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-20839289610579314672013-05-19T11:27:59.790-04:002013-05-19T11:27:59.790-04:00I am trying to remember those "good old days&...I am trying to remember those "good old days" when either we (?) were walking while having one of those small )?) transistor radios held close to our ear or when we (?) walked along with those infamous boom boxes blasting the neighborhood. But, of course, part of the point of the latter was to irritate the old fuddy duddies. :)<br /><br />But I do agree that the cell phone obsessions are a real problem - though I always try to avoid those sweeping generalizations - indeed, do ALL the 20-something kids do that? It seems that a whole lot of 30 to 40 year old "kids" do it too. <br /><br />Another aspect of all this is that these cell phones certainly let individuals get overrun with the minutia of life. What a shame.Banjo Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-16090192117978301002013-05-19T10:51:10.563-04:002013-05-19T10:51:10.563-04:00DJan hit it. It's rudeness, plain and simple. ...DJan hit it. It's rudeness, plain and simple. At one time the phone was something ignored at dinner time and starting a conversation with a 3rd party while talking with someone was just not done. And today we routinely tolerate people breaking off a conversation to answer a cell phone or reply to a text message. The key here is we tolerate the rude behavior and now that behavior has become "normal" and "acceptable." It's a pity. But I do not see it changing.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-72088589609430454002013-05-19T10:49:17.712-04:002013-05-19T10:49:17.712-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-36741257867700579682013-05-19T10:40:46.792-04:002013-05-19T10:40:46.792-04:00I hate cell phones and hate what they've done ...I hate cell phones and hate what they've done to us. I see people studying their phones while their child is hanging on them saying "Mommy, Mommy", I saw a couple dancing one night and she was talking on her phone all through the dance.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-25793252836629819792013-05-19T10:32:54.949-04:002013-05-19T10:32:54.949-04:00I, who average 11 minutes per month on my SmartPho...I, who average 11 minutes per month on my SmartPhone, so Verizon tells me , feel your pain. I think that "kids" (the late teens and 20-somethings weren't considered to be "kids" in <i>my</i> day, but adults!) no longer feel like individuals. They feel like part of the hive and become agitated when separated from their umbilicals.<br />Cop CarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-38148843389629190962013-05-19T09:27:11.248-04:002013-05-19T09:27:11.248-04:00What DJan said. What DJan said. Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-8582848554097908902013-05-19T08:46:33.185-04:002013-05-19T08:46:33.185-04:00I was on the bus the other day, with about a dozen...I was on the bus the other day, with about a dozen other riders. Every single young person had their noses buried in their cell phones. Doing what? I cannot imagine. I have a cell phone also, but I don't spend my life playing with it.<br /><br />It's simply rude not to give someone who is picking you up some notice, Tom. That is the whole feeling of your post today: rude behavior. Is that what Millennials are all like? I hope not! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com