When I am out of touch I want to be out of touch. I don’t want to hear people whining at me,”Why didn’t you answer your phone? I was trying to call you!” Folks say what happens if your bike breaks down a hundred miles from help? Well that has happened to me on more than one occasion and guess what? I coped without too much hassle.
If all my friends were whiners I would seek some new friends.
i don’t have a cellphone either. The people that push me to get one just want the convenience of reaching me whenever- and sometimes i want to be left alone.
It’s called “Airplane Mode”. Totally under my control, whenever I want it. “Silent Mode” is my usual preference.
I haven't had a land-line phone since 1998 and I often don't take calls if I don't feel like talking. Prior to that, I let my caller ID "screen" my calls. And before caller ID, it was my answering machine. Remember those days?
I don’t answer the cellphone everyone that knows me has come to terms with that, hasn’t been a problem. On the other hand, I can check freerepublic, navigate, listen to my music, read any of my books, order some food, .....
The cell phone is a tool.