Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My daughter calls me 4 or 5 times a day. I can tell her I'm hanging from a ladder with one hand and she'll say "Oh, just one thing..." and she's still talking half an hour later. I'm glad she calls, though. Tina On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Jeffery Smith <smithjeffery at mac.com> wrote: > +1 > > > Jeffery L. Smith > smithjeffery at mac.com > > > > > > > On Sep 3, 2015, at 12:35 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at > > btinternet.com> > wrote: > > > > For me the problem with phones is the inconsiderate person calling. Very > few people, when phoning, ask ?am I interrupting something?? they just > launch into what is on their mind and just assume you are free to drop > everything and concentrate on them. I have always found it offensive and > irritating, more so now my memory is going, since going back to where I was > before the interruption is increasingly difficult. > > > > I have always hated phones and used them only for emergencies and > keeping up with family. I do have a mobile phone but mainly use it for > emergencies and to aid meeting somebody when running a bit early or late. > > > > On top of that I never remember what may have been agreed over the > phone. An email is a million times better for proper communication IMO, not > only do I have a record of what was asked and what I replied but if I > haven?t got an answer to hand I have time to check it out before replying. > > > > I detest phones, mobiles are just even more inconsiderate. > > > > Frank D. > > > >> On 2 Sep, 2015, at 23:03, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> > >> I'd be livid if someone tried pulling that one on me at this point and > >> they'd not get a second chance at it. > >> A few times I've said and it worked "I have my phone turned off for this > >> meeting". > >> > >> > >> On 9/2/15 5:19 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <smithjeffery at mac.com <mailto: > smithjeffery at mac.com>> wrote: > >> > >>> I downgraded from a Blackberry to no cell phone at all. Still use a > watch, > >>> though. I do eat lunch with a fellow with an iPhone. Our conversation > over > >>> lunch gets interrupted about 10 times during the hour we are eating. > When his > >>> phone rings, I get put on hold for a minute or two. Pretty soon, I > think that > >>> neither one of us will communicate with one another at all. I?ll just > watch > >>> him eat while he talks on the phone. > >> > >> Jeffery > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html