Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Lebron James leaving Cleveland Really mouth-breathing basketball fans? And you same people would mock a Disney fan for discussing DL Hotel waterfalls.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Texting! Great one, Frog! Another thing I don't get at all. Why can't people get carpal tunnel syndrome the old fashioned way, by emailing?
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Texting is awesome! You can ask people questions without even opening your mouth.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Unfortunately texting promotes negative socialization and dependence on electronics that border on manic. Should there ever have to be laws making texting while driving illegal? How? Why? Anyone with an IQ over 3 can figure out how dangerous that is. Does texting mean that we are so socially inept that we can no longer face to face. It's kind of like posting on discussion boards. Another something that once was thought of as a boon to business is e-mail. Come to find out, days are wasted responding to and reading endless quantities of them. Nothing gets done. I have seen times when 20 e's were exchanged over a course of hours that could have been handled with a two minute phone call or office visit. All that glitters is not gold. Texting can be fun when usage is limited, but the total absorption that I have seen is unhealthy, IMHO.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I like to text if I am running late or to let someone know I have arrived somewhere safely. That's about it
Originally Posted By dshyates Texting makes no sense to me. You have a phone in your hand and you want to communicate with someone else who will have a phone in their hand. So...you type a letter?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo It's good when travelling on trains that have intermittant cell coverage and also to receive urgent updates in a meeting when talking on the phone is inappropriate.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'm with Dave in #130. In very limited circumstances, I see how texting can fill a niche. Otherwise, I'm with dshyates in #129. In fact, I LOL'd at #129, which really put it just right. "It's funny because it's true."
Originally Posted By dsnykid I've found that the only time I text is when I am out of town. Why? With my plan I can text for free between Canada and the US, whereas my phone company charges me over $1.00 a minute to phone between the two countries. Since I travel to the US a couple times a year, I got a phone with texting and have found I am saving a lot of money.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Texting makes no sense to me. You have a phone in your hand and you want to communicate with someone else who will have a phone in their hand. So...you type a letter?<< LOL! I can see it being useful used extraordinarily sparingly. Like if you were tied up in the trunk of a car and could only hold your phone behind you back, texting would be helpful. But everywhere you go you see people texting while having lunch with a friend, while at work, etc. Crazy, man.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb It's very handy if you want to pass on information, or ask for information, when you know a phone conversation isn't necessary. For example, "will you be able to handle X, later today?" to my room mate when I know he is in class and can't answer his phone, but I know he'll check his texts when he can. I also love it in parks when it's hard to hear the phone, but we check for texts intermittently when separated. "Where are we meeting?" "I'm done with Buzz, where R U?" I don't run my entire live via text message, but after avoiding it for years I find I love it now.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Since I don't really like talking on the phone, I <3 texting ;-) I know it's really popular, but I don't get collecting. At least not as a full time hobby or obsession. I myself have a T-Shirt collection of sorts, a few mementos of people and events past. '73 Irwindale Raceway drag T-shirt, a funny one I picked up in Jackson Hole Wyoming, the Ts from the only trip to Hawaii I took with my husband, Hands Across America, that sort of thing. But they all sit in storage and I don't "need the whole set".
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I like texting, it saves a lot of time. You can shoot someone a text and skip all of the "socially necessary small talk" that takes place before and after your main idea is shared. Text? Just type and send, pow. Get a quick reply, and off you both go! Love it.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost It's not texting itself...it's the obsession with it that concerns me.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Ahhh yes indeed Goofernmost. I have to agree. Some people can't even eat for having to text. I saw a teenager at McD's that sat there texting while their food got cold. We sat down, ate, and left before they took a bite. I don't care if they eat or not, it's their food. But I don't want that same person to be out trying to drive while texting, and I know that many many people do just that.
