Cell Phones

It's amazing to me how important cell phones are to people.

It drives me nuts to watch people swerving around in their car, and as you pass them you see that they are either A) on their cell phone or B) just a bad driver.

What happened to the hands free law? I am pretty sure I see more people talking on their phones while driving now, than I did before. I know for a FACT, that my driving capabilities decrease significantly if I am trying to talk on the phone and drive at the same time. I am not alone in this venture and can't believe everyone doesn't have some sort of headset. You can get them for like 15 bucks on the internet and really, what's 15 bucks for a little peace of mind, knowing you don't have to throw your phone on the ground if a cop drives by? Not to mention, it's easier and safer! Sometimes I beep at people and motion at them to get off their cell phone while they are driving, yes, I am that guy.

Now that I've vented, I will get to the point of this post. My cell phone died yesterday because I needed a new battery. My first thought was "OH NO! What am I going to do without my cell phone!?!?" Then 5 min later, after I composed myself from my near meltdown, I sent an email out to a few people that might try to get a hold of me during the day and just let them know that I would be without a cell phone for the day and if they needed me they could call me on my work phone or send a quick email. Wouldn't you know it, the whole problem was solved.

It's was definitely odd not having my phone in my pocket for the day but in the end, I found it kind of nice to know that I wasn't at every person's beckon call every second of the day. So I checked my cell phone voicemail every hour and unsurprisingly, I made it through the entire day unscathed.

My cell phone works again. Call me anytime.