So right!
I cannot even remember what it was like to have him on the road in iffy weather when we didn’t have cell phones. I have so much more peace of mind these days.
When my wife and I first started our business, cell phones were just coming into vogue. Our first work related communication devices were pagers. She and I had a whole set of numerical codes we set up to send quick messages to each other and our guys in the field.
That worked pretty well, but eventually, she insisted that she have the ability to talk to me directly while I was away on jobs, so, in came the mobile phones. Darn things were expensive though, and I chafed at the bills every month. We did find one model that had the instant talk radio feature.
That saved us a ton of money on minutes. We used those for years until the price of regular cell phones came down to a somewhat reasonable level. Now I’ve got a doggone smart phone, so she send me texts, expects me to check my email, and pick up the phone when she calls.
Sheeesh! LOL