Comments on: What I had for lunch today

By: Wayne Conrad

Wayne Conrad — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:04:00 +0000

I was doing yard work one day when a young man had had a spill on his skateboard. When I got to that part of the yard, I found a cell phone. Calling entries at random finally got us the mom (who was not labeled in any way that one could tell it was the mom). “Oh, that boy is so careless with his things” was her reaction. I assured mom that the spill was such that it’s a surprise his fillings weren’t jarred out onto the sidewalk. I wanted her to know he didn’t just forget it somewhere. In hindsight, perhaps I didn’t do him any favors–maybe I made mom less friendly towards his skateboarding. I hope not.

By: CyberLizard

CyberLizard — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:38:13 +0000

My wife and her sister and father are total phone addicts. You should see the shakes and sweats if they leave their mobile at home.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:05:21 +0000

Some people can’t get enough of the phone.

By: Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:46:21 +0000

Who likes the phone?

By: khan

khan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:44:24 +0000

I also didn’t know there were other phone-o-phobics.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:34:42 +0000

Yea, I just now answered the phone. It was frightening.

By: CyberLizard

CyberLizard — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:30:44 +0000

You mean there are other phone-o-phobics like me? I don’t answer any call where the phone doesn’t recognise the number. And I absolutely refuse to answer a phone without caller id. And don’t even think about asking me to call a stranger.

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:47:33 +0000

Lucky you didn’t lose it in a store which is what happened to my wife a few months back. She realized it was missing while we were still out, so we started backtracking, going from store to store, borrowing each store’s phone to call the cell as we went in the hope someone would hear it ringing and answer it. But no one ever picked it up. Finally, in a Sport Chalet, no one had turned in a missing cell phone so we borrowed the store phone and called it again. And that’s when we heard it ring. It was under the register of one of the clerks. “Oh,” they said in sudden recognition, “The Bob Marley ringer is your phone. We were wondering who kept calling.” We looked at each other puzzled, “Why didn’t you guys answer it?” “Store policy,” they said, “We’re not allowed.”

Ugh! You know, some thoughtful store clerk once answered a lost cell phone and the cell phone owner sued the store for invasion of privacy or some such.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:02:25 +0000

The link is closer than you think, martin. A key ingredient for making cell phones comes from the Congo. And yes, there are melting glaciers there. But I doubt there are many cell phones in the glaciers.

By: martinDH

martinDH — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:00:38 +0000

There are melting snow banks in the Congo?

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Martin