Re: Cell phones while riding




"Marz" <marzjennings@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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recycled-one wrote:
<joseph.santaniello@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What's it like in other parts of the world? Does "everyone" on club
rides bring a phone? Do people answer calls while riding in a group?

I am in Canada and proud to be "the last person on earth without a cell
phone".

Why?

Why I don't have a cell? Or why I'm proud of the fact?

Of the former: I _like_ not being reachable by phone. Of the latter: I find
the pervasiveness of cell phones tedious and therefore revel in being a
rebel.

:)

Do you have a telephone at home?

Yes.

I'm guessing you have a computer
at home,

Yes. In fact if I could find a notebook computer of exceptional ruggedness
at a reasonable price I would seriously consider taking one along on rides.

or did you post your note by pigeon?

No.

I guess we all have one
thing from this high-speed-communication-information age we live in we
may dislike, mine's voicemail, but I like text messages, go figure.

Bingo. I dislike test messaging as well as voicemail. The latter the variety
of corporate maze voicemails from hell. Simple answering machines are all
right and given telemarketing a useful screening tool.



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