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[Tanner Lovelace <lovelace AT wayfarer.org>]

On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:07, K. Jo Garner wrote:

> Well, good to know you don't pay attention to waiters, checkout clerks, 
> and other complete strangers. (that's a "hee hee", folks)

But, see, the difference there is that I actually have business
with those folks.  The previous post seemed to say that I should
care more about people just walking around the store than someone
I actually know on the other end of the phone call. :-)
 
> Bears! where do you dine with a bear! Lyle Lovett sang a song about that 
> once... didn't think you could find bear companions anywhere but Texas. 

Umm.. well, hmm... how do I get out of this one? :-)  Actually, it's
probably because I was just trying to quote what you said, but I
actually can't stand beer so my subconscious morphed it into something
else. :-)
 
> I guess there are cataegories of people who need to always be connected 
> (or have a line in to their universe) and those who don't and those who 
> are inbetween. 

Sure.

> To add to the list of abominable cell phone usages: talking on the phone 
> whilst at a concert. 

Or talking on a cell phone during a movie or anywhere else where
there is an expectation of silence (or at least no distractions).
 
This is pretty much common sense.  It just bothers me when people
take it to the extreme and want to ban it everywhere.

Tanner
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