Nope! Cell Phones Make Us More Social

Ronni

Ronni

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SO this. I have been more in touch with family and friends since I became a competent cell phone user than I have EVER been in the past. It has facilitated far more frequent communication than I was able to manage with letters and voice calls alone. Between Facebook, Instagram, texting, email and chat, all of which I can do from my phone, I am amble to remain very connected to everyone. Having an on board camera and photo storage means that I can visually share the details of my life with my loved ones, and they with me. Since my kids, and now my grandkids, are very plugged in technologically and their phones comprise their primary (and sometimes their only) means of communication, it's especially important to me that I stay as current as I can with technology. I mean, really, I don't want to be THAT Grandma who can't make sense of "all this newfangled technology" and is still sending one dollar bills in the snail mail birthday cards to their adult kids and grandkids, and thinking she's so cool. 😂😉 .....even though I still send birthday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and other seasonal cards in the mail, because the grands all think it’s SUCHa novelty to get snail mail 😂
 

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I don't carry either ----- a cell phone, that is,, although I should for safety reasons because I live alone. I have one but rarely have it on me because the shape of it does not fit into the pocket of any garment I wear. It is also awkward to hold in my arthritic hand. I'll probably be one of those 'I've fallen and can't get up women" one day and be stuck there for a while until someone misses me.
 
gennie said:
I don't carry either ----- a cell phone, that is,, although I should for safety reasons because I live alone. I have one but rarely have it on me because the shape of it does not fit into the pocket of any garment I wear. It is also awkward to hold in my arthritic hand. I'll probably be one of those 'I've fallen and can't get up women" one day and be stuck there for a while until someone misses me.
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I sure hope not 😣
 
Judycat
Get birds and mice to use smart phones. Then you'll have something worthwhile.
 
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Lc jones said:
Most of these folks with their nose in a phone need to go get a personality at Walmart! They are walking robots as they don’t personally engage with others and don’t have that skill developed.
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My nose is in a phone frequently. Sorry you think I’m a walking robot.
 
gennie said:
I don't carry either ----- a cell phone, that is,, although I should for safety reasons because I live alone. I have one but rarely have it on me because the shape of it does not fit into the pocket of any garment I wear. It is also awkward to hold in my arthritic hand. I'll probably be one of those 'I've fallen and can't get up women" one day and be stuck there for a while until someone misses me.
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Did you know you can get a lanyard for some phones, so you can carry it around your neck..or get a case for your phone with a slot for a belt to go through . !!
 
hollydolly said:
Did you know you can get a lanyard for some phones, so you can carry it around your neck..or get a case for your phone with a slot for a belt to go through . !!
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I’ve used both. Plus an armband that carries my phone. Plus a case that clips to pants.
Most of the time though if I’m wearing jeans or Pants with a back Pocket, it goes there. And if not, my cleavage makes a handy holder 😉 At least the extra boobage from menopause is good for something!!
 
Ronni, 😁

I carry mine around (not in my cleavage), especially since I got rid of my land line. It provides an enormous amount of connectivity to friends, family, and business stuff such as appointments. I learned how important that phone is to me this last weekend, when my phone mysteriously stopped taking any electric charge, and when the battery was depleted, it went dead. I was cut off from the world! Thank goodness for email, that was my only way to contact family and friends.

Turned out that my phone was fine (thank goodness, it's only a year and a half old); the problem was that I was trying to charge it with a damaged "plug" or whatever you call that thing that you plug into the wall. Not the cable, which was fine. I went to Best Buy twice, they tested the phone and couldn't find anything wrong with it, and in a flash of inspiration I thought about trying a different plug. Voila! All is well now.

Pretty scary being cut off from the whole world like that. And what do people do when they lose their phones? Ye gads.
 
Ok, this is an example...its just communication you know - got this "communication" this morning from kids:

Cherry Cobbler sounds so good. Any cobbler for that matter.

Woke up to an oddly strange neat morning. Mist hanging in the air, light fog.

Mimi in Pittsburgh today. She gets back tonight.

I'm in LA tomorrow, San Diego Wednesday. Fly back on the red eye and we leave Friday for 4 days in Bonita Springs. Back Monday, I leave Tuesday for Chicago and Wednesday for NYC.

Our last piece of luggage, the one with all the wine and souvenirs finally got home yesterday. It had a good time without us apparently.

Tornado in Dallas hit our cousins son's school.

Love from us.
 
Lc jones said:
Most of these folks with their nose in a phone need to go get a personality at Walmart! They are walking robots as they don’t personally engage with others and don’t have that skill developed.
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If I were shopping for a personality, the last place I'd go is Walmart. Just saying.

I was very anti-texting way back when, but came to realize that it is the preferred mode of communication for my children and other Millennial friends. Soon it became the preferred mode of my own friends. Not for chats, but for things like, "Are you free for lunch one day this week?"

The person can take time to do a calendar check, figure out his/her life, then get back with "Tuesday?" I say, "Great. How about ABC at 12:30?" She says, "No good. Will be running errands in a different direction. Does DEF work for you at 1:00?" I say, "Sounds good, see you there."

Come Monday night, I take another look at the thread - no wondering if the date is for 12:30 or 1:00, or at ABC or DEF. The older I get, the more helpful I find written reminders.

I've learned to meet the people I love where they are. If they're into texting, I learn how to do it. If something newer arrives, I'll learn that, too.
 
hollydolly said:
Did you know you can get a lanyard for some phones, so you can carry it around your neck..or get a case for your phone with a slot for a belt to go through . !!
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After your comment I checked Amazon. I don't have a cell phone yet but plan to get one and would prefer to carry with me. This below is the one I like the best, but you have to glue a button to the back of the phone for it to work. Comments?

https://www.amazon.com/Necklace-Det...keywords=cell+phone+lan&qid=1571684171&sr=8-3
 
The easier it is to stay in touch, the nicer it is to stay hidden. I have a basic phone that I only use for emergencies or important calls. I do use my laptop at home, but I gave up on Facebook because it was full of so much crap that I didn't give a damn about.
 
Capt Lightning said:
The easier it is to stay in touch, the nicer it is to stay hidden. I have a basic phone that I only use for emergencies or important calls. I do use my laptop at home, but I gave up on Facebook because it was full of so much crap that I didn't give a damn about.
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Different strokes obviously. Personally I don’t want to stay hidden. I understand that plenty of folks do, and why. 💕 Just not my thing.
 
You know before the cell phones if you sat in the waiting room somewhere others would converse with you. Now you're lucky if they look up let alone say hello. I don't think cell phones have done society any good.
 
My sister-in-law stopped communicating with me when my vision got too bad to be able to text. She 'doesn't have time' for phone calls or visits. She texts all day long, or checks her social media, even when she's with other people who are trying to talk to her. She's extremely social online, but definitely antisocial in real life.
 

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