I went without my cell phone for a couple of days because I left it at my brothers house. He lives in another state and I had to wait for it to be overnighted to me. I could not believe how crazy I went without it. I was checking my VM every hour and I felt naked without my cell. I felt stressed out about it as well. It even kept me awake at night. When the postman brought it to my door to sign for I wanted to hug him. I cannot believe I felt like that. Compared to what others go through my lost cell phone was pretty trivial. Anyone else feel like that when they don't have their cell?
Can you function w/o your cell phone?
by unbeliever 18 Replies latest jw friends
-
-
buffalosrfree
I have a cell phone, but very seldom ever use it, i consider it being tied by a leash, I don't want anyone to be able to reach out and touch me. I will decide when I want to be available via phone. I don't particularly like them, they have their uses, but to me they aren't necessary, Kids in particular shouldn't have them imo, they aren't in business so unless its needed to stay in touch with parents, they don't really need them either. just my $.02.
-
unbeliever
My six year old nephew has his own cell phone. He is involved with so many activties its just easier to keep in touch with him if he has a cell. His parents attached safeguards. Not just anyone can call him. It has to be a preapproved number before it will get through. Still I do like the idea of being able to control when someone can call you. I have to have mine on all the time because of work. I guess I am not one of those people that can relax if I don't have my cell with me.
-
solo
I admit I love my fone and the flexibility it gives me to call someone whenever I need to and where ever I happen to be
I like the fact that I can text a few words to someone without having to call and make unnecessary small talk either side of the essential info
I like the fact that me and my bloke can sent sweet little messages to each other whilst we are at work
I like the alarm and message reminders and calendar that compensate for my memory
and I like the fact that I can record something or take a photo if I ever need to
I really don't like the fact that it costs me a small fortune to take it to europe and and I hate the fact that I need a triband fone to take to US and Canada - that's really annoying!
However, I do think that all these kids with mobile is unhealthy, it stops them making decisions and growing up.
When I was a kid I didn't have a mobile so if I was in a situation I had to work out what to do myself and make a decision. Whereas now kids just call mummy the minute anything happens and she makes the decision. -
Bonnie_Clyde
Clyde and I both have cell phones. I have to travel a lot with my job and feel it is important to stay in touch. Sometimes it has saved me a lot of travel time when I get a call after I just left my home that my appointment has to reschedule. I consider it a business expense.
It is also much safer. About four times a year I have to go to areas that are typically "high crime." Although I only go during daylight hours, I know that I can call for help if I have my cell phone. One time I was in a somewhat remote area and a deer came out of nowhere and crashed into my car. It sure was good to have my phone. I still remember one rainy night (before I had a cell phone) when I was returning from a friend's house, going down a remote gravel road and my car broke down. I had to walk in the cold for half a mile, skipping a house that had a scary looking dog out front, before I found a house that I felt was safe to walk up to, knock on the door and ask to use their phone. The same thing happened to Clyde about the same time of night. He realized that not too many people would like to have a strange man walking up their door at night, so he walked about a mile and a half to a friend's house. Those two events were the reason why we would never be without them again.
My daughter-in-law lets her 12-year old son ride his bike a half mile down the road to visit his cousin, but she makes sure he always has a cell phone with him.
Bonnie
-
TopHat
I have had a few cell phones...one of the first cellphones I had was big and clunky compared to my last cellphone which looked like something from Startrak.....my husband dropped it in the toilet one day and it hasn't worked since....so I canceled my contract....I don't miss it as I hardly used it anyway. Cellphones come in handy in emergences if you need help and are nowhere near a phone of any kind.
-
aarque
Here in the Adirondacks we don't have them...they won't work up here. When my sister came for a visit, I told her she may as well shut off her phone since it wouldn't work and she was amazed that no one up here has one.
-
JH
I have a cell phone, and I receive or make about 1 call a day, not more.
I have no house phone, just cell. That's because no one phones, NO ONE...so I don't need one.
-
-
VM44
Early 1990's a brother was giving a talk about how unimportant it was to go to college. He said the following from the podium:
"So you go to college and become an engineer, then what do you do? Design cell phones? BIG DEAL!"
The problem with that statement is that there have been many instances where a person having a cell phone with them meant the difference between life and death!
But the Witnesses don't seem to think that is important.
--VM44