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- Can You Hear Me Now? All Too Clearly, I'm Afraid
Because cellphones are tiny, some people assume there's a need to shriek into them. "On a small phone, you can't hear yourself; therefore, you don't think anybody else can hear you," she said.
(via Nathan's Notebook)
- I Want to Be Alone. Please Call Me.
Consider the case of Lilia Belkova, a passenger earlier this month on a US Airways flight from Miami to Philadelphia. She refused repeated requests by flight attendants to turn off her cellphone so the plane could take off. Hanging up on her caller, she said, would be rude. Things got so out of hand that the plane had to return to the terminal, but not before Ms. Belkova, 38, had slapped a federal air marshal.
(via Follow Me Here)
Comments
New Jersey now has a no-calling-while-driving law, going into effect on July 1st. But it's only a secondary offense -- i.e., they can't stop you just for driving while talking on a cell phone, but they can cahrge you with it if they pull you over for something else.
Judging from the effect, or lack thereof, of a similar law in New York state, I don't expect this to bring much relief on the roads.
Posted by: Jimcat | June 29, 2004 8:02 AM