"GET OFF YOUR DAMN CELL PHONE!"

Published on June 16, 2006 By Gideon MacLeish In Misc

As many regular readers know, I am a part time blogger. I blog from the library. Once upon a time, there was an unwritten rule that you didn't carry on loud conversations in the library. Thanks to cell phones, that time seems to be past.

As I write this, there is a cell phone user sitting across from me, yakking away with a family member over mundane details I'd rather not be privvy to in someone I don't know at all. The library has a policy against cell phone use in the library, of course, but what to do? Sure, I could go to the librarian and "report" her, but that's really not me. I could say loudly "yeah, we all have personal lives too, we just choose not to share them in front of people we don't know", but I'm not bold enough to do that. Besides, I never want to hurt someone's feelings, no matter how stupid or insensitive they get.

So I'll grit my teeth and bear it, and hope like hell she somehow manages to come across this article. Yeah, lady, I'm talking to you. I'm the bozo with the long hair and glasses and black shirt sitting right in front of you. And I really don't care that your bra is chafing.

There's your fifteen minutes, hon

Comments

Locamama

on Jun 16, 2006

I read somewhere that churches were installing technology that blocked cell signals in the church. It's sad that they have to take measures like that because so many people lack common courtesy. Just give her a dirty look, oh yeah you're running for office. I guess that wouldn't be very good public relations. Dang it.

terpfan1980

on Jun 16, 2006

Act like you work for the library and go and stand in front of the in-duh-vidual with arms crossed and say politely "THIS IS A LIBRARY, NOT A PHONE BOOTH"

See if that gets the message thru

If not, then you have my permission to give the in-duh-vidual a Phone-up-me (or perhaps a jam sam-which, where you jam the phone down the motor mouth

)

terpfan1980

on Jun 16, 2006

Just give her a dirty look, oh yeah you're running for office. I guess that wouldn't be very good public relations.

In some places dealing with a ignorant cell phone using clod would probably bring him even more votes and cheers from the crowd

Dr Guy

on Jun 16, 2006

Apparently it is becoming a real problem as this is the 3rd or 4th blog on it in the last several months.

But I like Terp's idea.

foreverserenity

on Jun 16, 2006

I'm sorry I laughed at this one. The way you wrote it is so funny and I can sooo relate! I agree with Terp's suggestion!

MasonM

on Jun 16, 2006

I wouldn't hesitate to bring her poor manners to her attention and make a suggestion or two on a good place for the phone.

Ionolast

on Jun 16, 2006

Talk to her as if you're the person on the other end of the line. Say things like, "Is that so?"
"Yeah, I know what you mean."

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