tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post8540453371302608450..comments2024-03-16T08:31:08.514-07:00Comments on Welcome Words: Me and Mr. BellMartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-64116590452549939552016-04-09T04:06:23.184-07:002016-04-09T04:06:23.184-07:00Amazing how accustomed you can become to having yo...Amazing how accustomed you can become to having your phone with you. I still remember well the days of phones being tethered to a wall!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-49688866535654201272016-04-07T21:31:26.746-07:002016-04-07T21:31:26.746-07:00I have a phone on the wall. I am perfectly happy t...I have a phone on the wall. I am perfectly happy to leave it there :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-28204319301470566232016-04-07T12:01:59.066-07:002016-04-07T12:01:59.066-07:00You put into words why I prefer emailing to phone ...You put into words why I prefer emailing to phone calls. Being able to "un-ring the bell" before hitting send. Wasn't even aware that was what I enjoyed but you are right. Thanks.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-46254305560567993402016-04-07T11:57:27.032-07:002016-04-07T11:57:27.032-07:00Like you, I use the phone for so many purposes oth...Like you, I use the phone for so many purposes other than making actual phone calls. I'm even liking the phone camera. Unfortunately, when in the past I used to sit quietly sometimes and just think, I'm now usually doing something on the dang phone. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-55777921936850848712016-04-07T07:14:18.813-07:002016-04-07T07:14:18.813-07:00I prefer email for communication too though I have...I prefer email for communication too though I have recently gotten a SKYPE account and can video call my closest friends which I find much better than just talking on the phone. I finally got an iPhone several months ago and I don't use it for calling any more often that I did the flip phone. so far I use the camera the most and I did use it to find a restaurant in a small town that we didn't eat at because on the way we saw another one that we decided to eat at.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-53074716075914045522016-04-07T05:44:23.878-07:002016-04-07T05:44:23.878-07:00I too feel really strange without my cellphone wit...I too feel really strange without my cellphone with me. Fortunately for me, on my Thursday hikes we don't have cell coverage for large swatches of the day. When we're in the Mt. Baker wilderness, I turn my phone to airplane mode so it won't keep searching for nonexistent connections. But it wasn't so long ago that I had a phone connected to the wall, too! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-33891450768456424542016-04-07T05:24:53.183-07:002016-04-07T05:24:53.183-07:00When my phone rings, I either jump two feet or loo...When my phone rings, I either jump two feet or look around to see whose phone is ringing.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-19835784326280272882016-04-07T05:23:54.039-07:002016-04-07T05:23:54.039-07:00I love email. You don't have to worry if you&#...I love email. You don't have to worry if you're catching someone at a bad time. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-11579815005844638382016-04-07T05:23:18.485-07:002016-04-07T05:23:18.485-07:00My kitchen wall phone had a cord that reached to t...My kitchen wall phone had a cord that reached to the front door and half-way down the basement. Avocado, of course!Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-22013410290839274942016-04-06T18:23:28.878-07:002016-04-06T18:23:28.878-07:00We've become very used to the latest technolog...We've become very used to the latest technology and it will change much faster in the near future.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-38749430517739518662016-04-06T17:39:11.804-07:002016-04-06T17:39:11.804-07:00"I spent my first 40 years or so without one...."I spent my first 40 years or so without one. Somehow I did once manage to run a household, raise children, and work a full time job with outside contact only available through an object bolted into the wall". <br /><br />Right there is the main difference. When we weren't connected 24/7, when we didn't feel the need to be constantly updated on every little detail, we had so much more time on our hands. <br />I remember getting all the housework done, including some dinner prep and making dessert, before lunch most days and had whole afternoons to myself because the kids were in school and the baby was playing outside or just following me around 'helping'. <br />Now I have a computer and I'm typing this with my breakfast bowl still sitting beside me, the bed isn't made, I can smell my own armpits....yep, life is different with technology in the house. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-80511655628892792982016-04-06T16:27:47.430-07:002016-04-06T16:27:47.430-07:00I have a cell phone, but I fear I'm a bit of a...I have a cell phone, but I fear I'm a bit of a Luddite. It lives at the bottom of my purse and is only turned on when we travel or we're out for the day. I do use the GPS then and its other features, but I can't say I love it.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-56253588992330689032016-04-06T15:47:49.723-07:002016-04-06T15:47:49.723-07:00Yes, I wonder how I lived without a portable commu...Yes, I wonder how I lived without a portable communication device. I guess I generation is better off in that we know we can survive!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053208644196545549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-6871854439049466972016-04-06T15:16:09.949-07:002016-04-06T15:16:09.949-07:00Sigh at the peversity of the universe.
I don't...Sigh at the peversity of the universe.<br />I don't carry my phone everywhere, and indeed don't make full use of it. Or the wall phone.<br />Email was a wonderful discovery for me.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-33022089022695575732016-04-06T14:21:28.571-07:002016-04-06T14:21:28.571-07:00I remember having a 20 foot cord on the phone so m...I remember having a 20 foot cord on the phone so my friends and I could call and chat while we made supper or washed the dishes or folded laundry. I made sure my cord could stretch all the way to the front door, so I could call the kids or see who was there.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com