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18-10-2017, 04:24 PM
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Re: Of all the stupid things...

If my phone rings when i'm out, which is not very often, I always find a bench to sit on, then talk.
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18-10-2017, 09:04 PM
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Like this dozy mare. She had the nerve to try and sue the mall for damages too.

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18-10-2017, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruce ->
Perhaps she was using the GPS, adding a reminder note to her diary, entering a phone number from a nearby sign, checking on location of the nearest post box, trying to find an ATM or vet; there are many reasons for accessing a phone in the street.
She could always do what people did about those things before mobiles were invented ?
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19-10-2017, 04:55 AM
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She could always do what people did about those things before mobiles were invented ?
Oh dear the Luddites are on the loose... Or she could ignore the invention of the internal combustion engine and walk or travel everywhere by horse. Not going to happen.
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19-10-2017, 12:43 PM
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Re: Of all the stupid things...

And people wonder about how their phones get smashed screens.

In 20 years I've dropped a phone once onto a soft carpet.
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And people wonder about how their phones get smashed screens.

In 20 years I've dropped a phone once onto a soft carpet.
I have to admit I've lost two, one I ran over when I forgot I'd put my handbag on the ground behind the car, and one I was emptying bins into the huge crusher where I worked and it fell out of my pocket, I was tempted to go in after it but health and safety won the day.

I use mine a lot at work either listening to a book as I clean or the radio, I've recently invested in a blue tooth head phone which means I can keep my phone more safely instead of in my easily tipped out from pocket.
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19-10-2017, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962 ->
I have to admit I've lost two, one I ran over when I forgot I'd put my handbag on the ground behind the car, and one I was emptying bins into the huge crusher where I worked and it fell out of my pocket, I was tempted to go in after it but health and safety won the day.

I use mine a lot at work either listening to a book as I clean or the radio, I've recently invested in a blue tooth head phone which means I can keep my phone more safely instead of in my easily tipped out from pocket.
Bluetooth is great...I also see a lot of people on the streets staring at their phones whilst listening to music/ books using wired earphones. That just increases the potential for accidents.
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19-10-2017, 08:09 PM
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You have to remember that most people under forty are in fact powered by their phones. If they switch them off, they go into standby mode.
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So many things to get irritated by out there
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Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
You have to remember that most people under forty are in fact powered by their phones. If they switch them off, they go into standby mode.
That did make me laugh
 
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