What would you have done?

seadoug said:
I was in line today to fill a prescription. There was another person behind me. The woman in front of me was on her phone when she was summoned up to the counter. The pharmacist asked her name, then her birthdate but she continued her phone conversation while the pharmacist and the rest of us waited. I finally yelled "come on". She finally told whoever she was talking to that she needed to hang up. The pharmacist looked shocked that I said that, but I just thought the whole thing was very rude. What would you have done?
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You did the right thing. Maybe not yelling...šŸ˜Š but she was being rude.
 

seadoug said:
I was in line today to fill a prescription. There was another person behind me. The woman in front of me was on her phone when she was summoned up to the counter. The pharmacist asked her name, then her birthdate but she continued her phone conversation while the pharmacist and the rest of us waited. I finally yelled "come on". She finally told whoever she was talking to that she needed to hang up. The pharmacist looked shocked that I said that, but I just thought the whole thing was very rude. What would you have done?
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"Hang up, we all gotta be somewhere today!"

I have waited a few minutes extra for elderly, women with children (and disabled children) and other 'handicapped" individuals, but if they're acting like above, they need to be made aware of their impolitic actions.
 

Fyrefox said:
I never cease to be amazed at how enveloped so many people are in their own electronic cocoons. I have been in face-to-face conferences with people when their unmuted cell phone rings, and they answer it! As Iā€™ve seen a bumper sticker declare, ā€œHang up the d**n phone, and drive!ā€ It becomes a matter of prioritizing reality and the ongoing physical world, and for too many that has gone on the back burnerā€¦

I do not confront self-absorbed cell phone users, however. They might next withdraw a gun, something else that is in too abundant supply in these United Statesā€¦
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Here in B.C. it is against the law to drive and chat on the cell phones, but of course people break the law all the time. Then there are the folks who don't want to break the law and stop in the lane, so they can answer the phone. A few folks actually pull over and stop to answer the phone. I don't know what they did before cell phones. I know I have no cell phone and don't need one. I have always felt the phone is there for my convenience, and if someone calls when I am out there is the message machine, caller ID or they can call back, I wouldn't want to be bothered by phone calls when I am out.
 
mrstime said:
Here in B.C. it is against the law to drive and chat on the cell phones, but of course people break the law all the time. Then there are the folks who don't want to break the law and stop in the lane, so they can answer the phone. A few folks actually pull over and stop to answer the phone. I don't know what they did before cell phones. I know I have no cell phone and don't need one. I have always felt the phone is there for my convenience, and if someone calls when I am out there is the message machine, caller ID or they can call back, I wouldn't want to be bothered by phone calls when I am out.
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I also do not have a cell phone. I think I need to get one that I can carry on my person or some sort of personal alarm. I have had a couple of falls recently. I think we all need a way to call for help if we live alone. I do have the house phone (which is where I am most of the time) I have an answering machine as well. I like the house phone because I can just dial 911 in the event of an emergency. I used it a lot when my husband and my mother were sick. Now, I am thinking, what if I can't get to the phone.
 
Blessed said:
I also do not have a cell phone. I think I need to get one that I can carry on my person or some sort of personal alarm. I have had a couple of falls recently. I think we all need a way to call for help if we live alone. I do have the house phone (which is where I am most of the time) I have an answering machine as well. I like the house phone because I can just dial 911 in the event of an emergency. I used it a lot when my husband and my mother were sick. Now, I am thinking, what if I can't get to the phone.
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My understanding is that you can call 991 from a cell phone even if you have no minutes. In a moment of madness, I bought a cell phone. But I never figured out how to use it.
 
mrstime said:
My understanding is that you can call 991 from a cell phone even if you have no minutes. In a moment of madness, I bought a cell phone. But I never figured out how to use it.
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I have never heard of that. I have an old cell phone, just a flip phone I had when my son was a teenager so I could keep up with him.
 
seadoug said:
I finally yelled "come on". She finally told whoever she was talking to that she needed to hang up. The pharmacist looked shocked that I said that, but I just thought the whole thing was very rude. What would you have done?
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Not saying that your solution wasnā€˜t the best, but I would have kept my mouth shut and let the pharmacist handle it.
 
Blessed said:
I also do not have a cell phone. I think I need to get one that I can carry on my person or somei sort of personal alarm. I have had a couple of falls recently. I think we all need a way to call for help if we live alone. I do have the house phone (which is where I am most of the time) I have an answering machine as well. I like the house phone because I can just dial 911 in the event of an emergency. I used it a lot when my husband and my mother were sick. Now, I am thinking, what if I can't get to the phone.
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My SIL has a pendant that is on a lanyard for around her neck & it can go with her no matter where. It rings into a center & has a GPS that so they know where she is at. Our county's Area on Aging got it for her at no cost. When she tests it once a week, they answer her & call her by name, verifies her location at the time of the test. They also verify her personal contact info each time too. Should she fall, they will call for help. Pretty nice thing to have.

Not sure where you live, but I would check with your local area on agency or what ever they may call it.
 
Just to clarify, the pharmacist wasn't saying anything about getting off the phone. She just looked exasperated. I'm sure she didn't want to insult this lady and cause her to change pharmacies. And I didn't actually yell, I just said "come on" pretty loudly.
 
seadoug said:
I was in line today to fill a prescription. There was another person behind me. The woman in front of me was on her phone when she was summoned up to the counter. The pharmacist asked her name, then her birthdate but she continued her phone conversation while the pharmacist and the rest of us waited. I finally yelled "come on". She finally told whoever she was talking to that she needed to hang up. The pharmacist looked shocked that I said that, but I just thought the whole thing was very rude. What would you have done?
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This is why I always carry a fully-loaded squirt gun with me.
 

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