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Thanks, Wint34Fir3. It's even more annoying when people constantly yak on their phones in public, because, as another poster on here succinctly put it, the people talking on his/her cellphone just simply zone out and are oblivious to their surroundings, and the person on the other end of their phone line is totally unaware of what's going on.
That's a very good point which is well taken, Stratego. Well said. Thanks.
I'll also add, jamesboland, that some of those Boston neighborhoods that are rough and tough enough, where there are elements that wouldn't be above giving such rude people a good ass-whooping are the very neighborhoods where the worst riots over Federal Court-mandated, large-scale, cross-city school busing occurred, beginning back in the mid-1970's, and lasted well into the 1980's, occurred. It was a rather tense, turbulent, and sometimes ugly and dangerously crazy time, to boot.
That's okay if we disagree on this issue. Sorry if I came on as being too defensive.
The fact is, Wint3rFir3, is that I'm not okay with the idea of people talking/texting on their cellphone at the movies, or just plain talking during the movies and distracting other people who paid good money to come and watch the movie(s) in question, and not to hear the talkers just plain conversing among themselves in the movie theatre while the movie's going on, either.
Neither am I okay with the idea of several persons talking loudly at a museum. Talking/texting on ones' cellphone while driving, like DUI (Driving under the Influence, is an dangerous practice, as they both endanger other people, as well as the driver in question.
People just simply talking to each other at a restaurant in person is not comparable, either. You're just trying to twist what I've been saying to suit your ideas, ideology, and opinion, and that's not going to work, PERIOD!
I'll also add, however, that you're totally taking what I've said out of context, on purpose, I don't like that.
It goes to show that driving while texting/talking on cellphones shouldn't have been made legal, in the first place. It's unfortunate that it took a ton of accidents for various lawmakers to enact laws against texting/talking on cell phones while driving.
Sorry, jamesboland, but I still don't think that people should be taking phone calls at the check out counter of the grocery store or convenience store, even the cashier. it's extremely rude, and inconsiderate to keep other people waiting in line just to check in with a friend, a spouse, or whoever. If they need to take a call, they should tell the person who called them "I can't talk right now...talk to you later.", or something like that.
Better still, why don't they wait until they've gotten into their cars, and then call them before they start their car and set off for home, or wherever. That, imho, would be a much better way to go. People are just thoughtless in that respect, and listening to the conversations that go on don't give me any kind of learning experience about other people, ideas, cultures, etc. There are other ways to learn about people and cultures, as well as ideas. Did it ever occur to the people at the checkout line, including the cashier, who are inconsiderate enough to hold up the line by taking phone calls from friends, spouses, etc., that they're inconveniencing other people, and possibly causing them to be late to wherever there going, such as appointments, etc.? Obviously not.
Yes. "Lawrence of Arabia" is another oldie but goodie classic film. Glad I got to see it again. It doesn't hold the same special place in my heart regarding movies as "West Side Story", but it's a good film, nonetheless.
Afew days ago, when I went to see an evening showing of a movie, there was a young guy sitting a couple of rows in front of me, texting on his cell phone. The small, bright light from the young man's cell phone was very distracting. Very politely and matter-of-factly, I spoke with him about it and told him that the small, bright light from his cellphone was extremely distracting. He apologized and turned off his cellphone for the rest of the movie.
As for the Fenway, where the overly excited fans rioted and caused destruction after the Red Sox's World Series victory, nobody looted any pre-paid cellphones, but there are tougher Boston neighborhoods where flipping one's cellphone while waiting in the check-out line at the grocery store or wherever could get somebody in some big trouble, ranging from hints, to an ass-whooping, depending on who you come in contact with during that time, if one gets the drift.
While it's true that the gang-rape was only a suggestion by the ME at the beginning, I do recall, however, that there was a flash-back of a gang-rape towards the end of the movie "Wind River". I also remember, at the end, that the boyfriend's roomie raped her, but several of the other guys also took turns at Natalie, as well.
Natalie's boyfriend's roomie and his friends also killed Natalie's boyfriend by beating him to death.
I'm sorry, jamesboland, but I stand by everything I've said here. If I were a cashier and a customer was that inconsiderate, I'd be glaring at that rude, inconsiderate customer myself. The customer deserves to be told to either get the hell off of his/her phone, or leave the store. That, if I were in the cashier's place, is exactly what I'd do.
I don't care what the customer's reason for talking to his/her boss on their cellphone. It's simply not appropriate to keep others waiting in line behind them. The person should solve his/her problem with their boss in person, when they get to work, in the office, not on the phone, in a customer service check-out line.
I'll also add, jamesboland, that there are some Boston neighborhoods, where, if a person pulled something that rude with his/her cellphone, they'd in in for a good ass-whooping...and they'd be asking for it.
I think that dating somebody about a dozen years older or more is a lot for anybody of any age. Why would a young woman be interested in dating an ex-con? Beats me.
Which is what makes him/her all the more dangerous, because one doesn't know when they're being victimized by the person until it's too late, if one gets the drift.
Driving is not a right...period! It's a privilege, which can be taken away if it's abused.
That's spot-on, Popcorn Kernal! Driving isn't a right....period! It's a privilege that can be taken away from people if the abuse it.
A year or two ago, there was a pretty similar train accident on our MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority) system, on the Green Line. A female driver was texting on her cellphone while operating an MBTA train and crashed into another MBTA train in front of her. A number of people were injured and sent to the hospitals, but I don't remember if anybody got killed in that accident, or what happened to the driver, although she was held responsible.
If people are going to be that irresponsible, they don't belong operating any type of motor vehicle.
Even with a hands-free cell phone arrangement, talking/texting on a cellphone still diverts one's attention from the job of driving, and that's a huge, huge problem.
Well said, kspkap! Excellent post. Thanks.
Try to realize that when people talk or text on their cellphone while driving, it's endangering other people on the road, and putting their lives/general safety at risk, not to mention their own lives and general safety. Even if the offenders don't get into a crash, they still put themselves and other people on the road at risk.
It seems like you don't have a lot of compassion, since you don't appear to care if people who are talking/texting on their cell phones while driving get into a crash and end up seriously injuring or killing another human being as a result.
I still have no respect or compassion for people who talk on their cellphones while in line at the check-out counter and keep other people waiting unnecessarily, either. It's inconsiderate and rude, and unnecessary, and I have no compassion for arrogance and nastiness.
I'll also add this, jamesboland: Driving is NOT a right! It's a privilege that can be taken away if it's abused. What's there not to get?
I mean having to wait in line...in front of people who are yakking away on the cellphones about whatever, at a check-out line in the supermarket or any other store. That, imho, is extremely inconsiderate...and rude, to boot. They keep the cashier from doing his/her job, as well as holding up the line. That, imho, is wrong, as well.