| Cell phone here, cell phone there, cell phones | | | | great convenience and popularity of cell phones. |
| everywhere! Even in elementary school, kids are | | | | How about the security issue? Many of the |
| talking on their personal cell phones! | | | | organizations that have established houses of |
| Then there is the cell phone distracted driver. All | | | | refuge for 'Battered Wives' give used cell phones |
| ages, both genders - are guilty of using the cell | | | | to the women so they can call 911, if needed, to |
| phone while driving a car. Granted, some people | | | | protect themselves - while outside - from a |
| seem to handle it rather well. Navigating while | | | | threatening person, or imminent attack. Did you |
| talking on their cell phone is no problem for them. | | | | know that as long as the cell phone battery is |
| Then there is that driver who would be 'iffy' | | | | good, a call can be placed to 911 without having a |
| under any circumstances, yet there they are, | | | | calling service? Yup, it's true. You can dial 911 |
| driving while they have that cell phone glued to | | | | from any cell phone having a good battery and is |
| their ear and holding up traffic, invariably in the | | | | generally operable, even without paying for a |
| wrong lane and attempting to change lanes in the | | | | carrier. That does pre-suppose that you are close |
| middle of the intersection! There ought to be a | | | | enough to a tower to make a call. |
| law! Well, in some states there are laws about | | | | That introduces another aspect of cell phones: |
| using a cell phone while driving but they are | | | | tower availability and those dreaded 'roaming' |
| loosely enforced - at least, I haven't seen much | | | | charges. |
| evidence of them being enforced. | | | | If you happen to be driving along using your cell |
| ...And cell phones in places like church - yep, a | | | | phone and all of a sudden you can hardly hear the |
| sermon in full swing and just at the crucial | | | | other party ... and then you are disconnected -- ! |
| moment - off goes a cell phone - beep, beep, | | | | What's going on? You are between tower |
| beep ... or whatever whimsical tune the owner has | | | | reception areas! Besides that, you can be making |
| plugged in as a ring alert. | | | | a local call and, after driving a little while, you are |
| OK, I use a cell phone. Do I do any of those | | | | suddenly incurring roaming charges! This can be |
| outrageous things? Hmmm, well, maybe ... OK, I | | | | rather expensive compared to regular local calls. |
| have done most of them too, but I am different! | | | | You bet! Being out of the calling area will trigger a |
| I am me! Hmmm, - OK, we all need to be a little | | | | roaming charge, and it seems that the charges |
| more considerate when using our cell phones. | | | | are whatever they want them to be! At least, I |
| I use mine for work, and so do a lot of other | | | | can't figure out how the cell phone companies |
| people and, for security reasons they are hard to | | | | charge for roaming. |
| beat. Yes, and even catching up on the latest | | | | Anyway, may you have happy calling everyday, |
| news with our friends, and calling when we | | | | all day long, and never incur a cell phone roaming |
| otherwise would not be able to contribute to the | | | | charge! |