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Anastasia
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Nov 29, 2006 - 10:31pm PT
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MALES and CELLPHONES...
They are now ruder than ever! Yelling at the top of their lungs on the phone at restaurants. Trying to do two things at once. Doing both very badly! Blah!
Men...
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Nov 29, 2006 - 10:37pm PT
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I fantasize about an all-purpose device, that I could use to turn off nearby televisions and cell phones. All of them. Is there such a gadget? I'm fed up with other inflicting their noise on me - everywhere you go there are televisions (to entertain/distract me while I'm waiting in line), cacaphonous ring tones, people (female and male) on cell phones who might as well stand in the street and shout, and the earphone weirdos (mostly male, I'd say).
Sort of like Peter Sellers in Being There, but I want to turn all the crap off, not on.
ps I'm willing to settle for a range of 50 metres. I know that won't get me much respect from Ron and his friends over on the bang bang thread, but it's a start.
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Holdplease2
Big Wall climber
Yosemite area
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Nov 29, 2006 - 10:48pm PT
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Locker:
I use 3500 minutes/month and have one of those earbud thingies.
So there.
-Kate.
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Wonder
climber
WA
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Nov 29, 2006 - 10:50pm PT
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I love my cell phone. I can call you from anywhere in america. and then check to see if the yankees won.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Nov 29, 2006 - 11:17pm PT
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Woody "Females contribute far more CO2 to the atmosphere than males."
Yeah but we men have a virtual monopoly on methane emissions!
Peace
Karl
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Nov 29, 2006 - 11:31pm PT
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And you guys mostly seem damned proud of your methane distribution systems too...
Back to cels - Here in NY, it's both genders, fairly evenly I'd say. And just why IS it that so many people so willingly ignore considerate ettiquette guides about cel phone public usage?
Public cel usage tha peeves me:
#1 - On line in a store, and when their turn comes to be rung up, the leave the clerk standing there, waiting for them to hand over the cash or c/card, ignoring them - and the people in line behind them.
#2) So engrossed in their conversations on the sidewalk that they are oblivious to the ebb and flow that, when participated in, creates a harmonious coexistent on those stupd concrete rectangle segments. ESPECIALLY when they make an elderly, disabled, or otherwise encumbered person sidestep in order to avoid being mowed down by them, since they obviously can't see, talk and navigate a pedestrian pace all at the same time.
#3) Same as #2, except when they head smack into the section of leash that runs between my dog and my hand. And then do one of thos "Uch" huffing sounds at me when I tell them to watch out before they trip and hurt my dog, as if I am the rude one.
#4) CLERKS on cel phones while at the register, while they absent-mindedly ring you up. heaven forbid you had a question you intended to ask them, because they don't take a breath to let you get it in. And if you somehow DO manage, they get huffy, tell their conversee "Uch. Wait. I have a customer."
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Nov 29, 2006 - 11:53pm PT
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Mike: Good point. Using the things loudly in public places is rude. Using them while driving is dangerous - especially in the city or busy roads or other conditions that are already challenging enough. New York sidewalks.
I just got back from England - it's illegal to use a cell phone while driving there. Too many accidents. You can use a hands free kind - it sits in a holder on the dash, all you do is press the button and talk. But that's all.
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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Nov 30, 2006 - 12:01am PT
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Technology in general is out of control these days and society just does not know how to handle it in a polite courteous manner - male or female.
In the 80s a friend used to say - Why did they invent punk rockers?
So all the weird, fat, and ugly people could be normal.
Today it is - Why did they invent cell phones?
So all insecure, insignificant, impotent people could feel important.
Or I look at it this way, if the 80s were the "Me" decade then the 00s are the "I'm too important" decade.
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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Nov 30, 2006 - 12:33am PT
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hahahahaha rofl
the other day driving down this two lane highway on my commute to work the guy in front of me sharply pulls over yakking on the phone, I pass him, and he sharply pulls back into the snake right in front of another guy driving hard to get to the Office. This guy freaks and tweaks, rides the first guy's bumper. We come up to the light and the left turn lane to the next two lane highway, the second guy JUMPS out of his car, runs up to the offending driver ON his own cell phone, screaming, reaches into the window (luckily open)grabs the guy's cell phone and pitches it off into the field, jumps back into his car, still yacking away on his own phone, drives around the guy and takes off. hahahahahahaha
Personally, at the time, and on a regular basis, I talk on the phone drink my coffee put on my makeup and drive at least 20 miles over the speed limit all at the same time on my way to work. hahahahaha
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Nov 30, 2006 - 01:30am PT
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UGH....Women putting on makeup in a subway car - This was the precurser of cel phone rudeness, I think.
They usually have 3 seats, one for their butt, one for their gigantic handbag, and one for "airspace," as they sit diaginal on the middle seat, legs crossed(takes up the entire 1/2 aisle when a person crosses their legs on the subway - GRRR) and elbow extended as if it's a pinky on a teacup as they put on the mascara.
That's bad enough, but when they do the entire face, including concealer, liquid poundation, blush and powder, eye pencil, eye shadows....eyebrow bruch, lip lencil, gloss.....And the final act of "beauty?" That hideous horselips thing they do to be able to examine their teeth in the mirror, to be sure there's nothing stuck in between. Ick.
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feelio Babar
Trad climber
Sneaking up behind you...
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Nov 30, 2006 - 01:34am PT
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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Nov 30, 2006 - 01:39am PT
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sexy ear.
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WoodySt
Trad climber
Riverside
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2006 - 01:45am PT
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Well, I'm glad we are all getting this off our chests.
What about limiting females to sixty minutes a month on cellphones. I have one, and I know for a fact I don't use sixty minutes a month. Mine's in my car--off--and is only used for emergencies.
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Nov 30, 2006 - 01:48am PT
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Jingy aka AHURA
WTF? All week long that dang bluetooth headset in the ear. Enough already!!
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Holdplease2
Big Wall climber
Yosemite area
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Nov 30, 2006 - 01:48am PT
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Hahaha! As long as I get the hug first, Locker!
I'll be hunting you down for a coupla resoles when I'm there.
:)
-Kate.
Oh yeah - the secret behind those big guns? bad footwork!
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alpine410
Mountain climber
Big Trees California
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Nov 30, 2006 - 01:53am PT
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Yeah glued to their cellphones like the geeks glued to supertopo huh?
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Nov 30, 2006 - 02:27am PT
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I don't think cell phone overuse is about being important or egotistical.
It's about needing constant stimulation and never being alone.
Of course, here I am reaching out to you on the net in my mountain cabin by myself...
Peace
Karl
Edit: Heh, Alpine beat me to it!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Nov 30, 2006 - 04:52am PT
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The difference - We bring something to the group table when we post here. Those who "incite" might be more like the "need stimulation" description.
If one was sitting in an internet cafe, snorting and guffawing, and when we get strange stares, going "Oh, you just don't know! That Ouch! He just cracks me up..." and then turning back to our screen, chuckling, loudly, every few seconds, while ignoring the fact we're annoying the rest of the room.
Lsst post in NYC....se ya's all soon. On the taco or on the rocks.
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TradIsGood
Fun-loving climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Nov 30, 2006 - 07:33am PT
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Bad footwork - classic!
Are you sure it was the guns and not the 3500 minutes - how much of that while you were climbing?
I am guessing locker won't even be able to find a cell phone much less one of those blue tooth thingies after that hug.
Happie - thanks so much for sharing. I really needed to be reminded of the pleasures of city transportation! :-)
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Nov 30, 2006 - 09:17am PT
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Texting from a mobile is a big thing in Ireland, especially among kids, as it is cheaper than a regular phone call. Teachers are complaining that kids are texting each other in class, during exams etc - and some of those kids are fast texters with their thumbs.
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