Not really annoying, is it?

Bretrick

Bretrick

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Sitting in a food hall on Saturday last, eating Lamb Stuffed Paratha.
Guy sits one table away and starts staring at his phone and mumbles, non stop, mumbles, has been doing it for at least 10 minutes now.
Just sounds like Mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, up an octave, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM.
 

Bretrick said:
Sitting in a food hall on Saturday last, eating Lamb Stuffed Paratha.
Guy sits one table away and starts staring at his phone and mumbles, non stop, mumbles, has been doing it for at least 10 minutes now.
Just sounds like Mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, up an octave, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM, MUM.
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Could be he suffers from some seriously debilitating mental health disorder.
 

oscash said:
I was sitting waiting to have a blood test done. Everyone in the place were on their phones. I couldn't be bothered and usually take a magazine
with me. Even when I go for an early morning coffee everyone is on their phones, even the Barista was on his.
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I'm with you, Oscash..I prefer to read a magazine ..altho' I do have my iphone with me always.. and for the lack of something to read I'll play a puzzle game with the sound off.. but I much prefer to read a book or mag..

Today I had my nails done.. and the flipin' Manicurist kept picking his phone up and reading it... while he was doing my nails... how very annoying...
 
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That would be irritating. Have you ever encountered the hummers? They hum some indistinct song to themselves. If I encounter them in a thrift store, it really bugs me because that's unwind time for me. Luckily I haven't encountered one in some time. 23333333333333333333333333333333333333 <--- tabby walks across the computer.
 
Dependence on mobile phones is common but yesterday Australia was given a lesson about just how much we depend on the networks for everyday commerce and communication. Optus, a company owned by a Singapore parent company, had a systemic problem. Half of Australia's mobile phones, land lines, computers and ATMs were not working for some eight hours until the fault was located and fixed. I spent ages trying to find a fault in my home computer system before I learned that the problem was external.

People using the Optus system, including all of their own employees, were unable to communicate with each other, no doubt making it rather difficult to tackle the problem. Businesses could not be paid by credit cards and customers could not access cash from the ATMs. It affected hospitals and ambulances and the train networks.

Optus will be facing a huge compensation bill from businesses that had no option but to close the doors yesterday.

A lesson for the future? Our systems must have built in redundancies that provide services that can be used in emergencies.
 
Remy said:
That would be irritating. Have you ever encountered the hummers? They hum some indistinct song to themselves. If I encounter them in a thrift store, it really bugs me because that's unwind time for me. Luckily I haven't encountered one in some time. 23333333333333333333333333333333333333 <--- tabby walks across the computer.
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Unfortunately, I am a hummer until I catch myself doing it. Then, I tend to whistle through my teeth under my breath, but others can hear it. I've done this most of my life and have been chastised a million times for it. I wonder if I have Asperger's or am somewhat autistic?
 
Warrigal said:
Dependence on mobile phones is common but yesterday Australia was given a lesson about just how much we depend on the networks for everyday commerce and communication. Optus, a company owned by a Singapore parent company, had a systemic problem. Half of Australia's mobile phones, land lines, computers and ATMs were not working for some eight hours until the fault was located and fixed. I spent ages trying to find a fault in my home computer system before I learned that the problem was external.

People using the Optus system, including all of their own employees, were unable to communicate with each other, no doubt making it rather difficult to tackle the problem. Businesses could not be paid by credit cards and customers could not access cash from the ATMs. It affected hospitals and ambulances and the train networks.

Optus will be facing a huge compensation bill from businesses that had no option but to close the doors yesterday.

A lesson for the future? Our systems must have built in redundancies that provide services that can be used in emergencies.
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Hi Warringal, I was wondering what had happened at the Optus office near my place. The staff, all dressed in black, were keeping guard in front of the Optus office. People were mulling around and getting very cross. I only heard about it when I got home. At least I have kept my landline phone in cases of this happening. Even listening to talk-back radio this morning a lady was very upset because her elderly mother had passed away in hospital and she couldn't inform family members of this happening.
 
Lewkat said:
Unfortunately, I am a hummer until I catch myself doing it. Then, I tend to whistle through my teeth under my breath, but others can hear it. I've done this most of my life and have been chastised a million times for it. I wonder if I have Asperger's or am somewhat autistic?
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I wouldn't say anything to anyone but I assume it's people you know. It would be very rude for a stranger to do so. I've wondered if the people who do this know they are. I've often thought they didn't. You seem to realize it. Perhaps it's a habit or some kind of comforting thing. I hope you weren't offended that I said it bothers me. But I have to say it does. It kind of interferes with my own thoughts.
 
Warrigal said:
Our systems must have built in redundancies that provide services that can be used in emergencies.
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At home we have one company for our internet; another for our cell phones. We could save a few dollars by being on one system but have found ourselves using the phone to tether to iPads when the home system goes down. I also have a landline.
 
oscash said:
I was sitting waiting to have a blood test done. Everyone in the place were on their phones. I couldn't be bothered and usually take a magazine
with me. Even when I go for an early morning coffee everyone is on their phones, even the Barista was on his.
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it's a wonder they even notice we're alive. lol!
 
Jules said:
At home we have one company for our internet; another for our cell phones. We could save a few dollars by being on one system but have found ourselves using the phone to tether to iPads when the home system goes down. I also have a landline.
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I thought I was in that situation because the landline and internet are with Optus and the mobile phone is with Amazim. Turns out that Amazim is linked to Optus and uses their system, so I am truly snookered.
 

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