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Start here => What's your crime? Basic Discussion => Topic started by: Adam on January 19, 2011, 01:32:31 AM
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how should they be punished?
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Well one time I saw someone talking on their phone and they dropped it out of the car onto the road and the car behind them ran over the phone.
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i misread as "while drinking"
SEVERE PUNISHMENT!!!
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how should they be punished?
drawn and quartered, and then their remains should be burned :grrr:
(ive been known to talk on the phone and drive, but no texting)
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People who drive poorly should be punished
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People who drive poorly should be punished
That's why I don't drive! I'd be the spazziest driver ever in city traffic! :GA:
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I think that they should be made to read all of the topic spamming that occurs on this forum, and then they should be made to listen to General Razorbeard.
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Maybe the second time around. They should consider a handsfree to avoid that kind of punishment.
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People who drive poorly should be punished
That's why I don't drive! I'd be the spazziest driver ever in city traffic! :GA:
I can't cope with city traffic at all in a car. I would never drive into Belfast if I could help it. Any time I drive my car in really busy traffic, I start to mentally unravel :laugh:
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People who drive poorly should be punished
That's why I don't drive! I'd be the spazziest driver ever in city traffic! :GA:
I can't cope with city traffic at all in a car. I would never drive into Belfast if I could help it. Any time I drive my car in really busy traffic, I start to mentally unravel :laugh:
Try it with a truck it's a hundred times worse. When it's calm and not very busy talking on a phone isn't that bad
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It's illegal for a reason ^
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People who drive poorly should be punished
That's why I don't drive! I'd be the spazziest driver ever in city traffic! :GA:
I can't cope with city traffic at all in a car. I would never drive into Belfast if I could help it. Any time I drive my car in really busy traffic, I start to mentally unravel :laugh:
Try it with a truck it's a hundred times worse. When it's calm and not very busy talking on a phone isn't that bad
I'm glad mine's small, last one I was driving was a F150 extended cab with a full size bed, that fucking thing was a beast in traffic. :zombiefuck:
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how should they be punished?
They are, here in Cali. :police:
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It's illegal for a reason ^
It's not illegal everywhere and wasn't until only a couple years ago in Ct. I see the main problem as inattentive drivers no matter what they are doing
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It's illegal for a reason ^
It's not illegal everywhere and wasn't until only a couple years ago in Ct. I see the main problem as inattentive drivers no matter what they are doing
I think it was just made illegal in pennsylvania last year or the year before.
I think the main issue is inexperiened teenagers trying to text and drive. Ive been driving a long time and I can honestly say I can answer my phone and be ok. I'm also a good driver. When bad drivers text and drive it's just a accident waiting to happen.
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How about we ban automatic transmissions and FORCE everyone to drive with a manual transmission? Then they can't be yapping on the phone or texting because they have to shift and use the clutch pedal.
Plus, we might save a little gas in the long run.
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Sticks are a pain in the ass in the city.
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I think a lot of people who've killed someone while talking on their phone thought they were still "good drivers"
However much someone thinks they're a good driver, I still don't think it's right and I still believe it's gonna effect your ability to drive safely
If someone I love was hit and seriously injured or killed and it turned out the driver had been on his phone, I'd probably want to smash his skull in. I just think it's selfish to do that - if it's just your life you're putting at risk then fine, but what if a little kid stepped out in front of you - do you honestly think that your concentration wouldn't be effected even in the slightest?
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Sticks are a pain in the ass in the city.
How about we make power steering illegal as well? Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
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Have you ever had the power steering go out?
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Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
Why don't you apply this to yourself, as advice on how you should live your life?
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Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
Why don't you apply this to yourself, as advice on how you should live your life?
It took me a minute until I realized who you were. Fucking Soph. Why don't you just go jump off of a cliff and die you transsexual piece of shit? :wanker:
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Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
Why don't you apply this to yourself, as advice on how you should live your life?
It took me a minute until I realized who you were. Fucking Soph. Why don't you just go jump off of a cliff and die you transsexual piece of shit? :wanker:
I think someone's misplaced their manners. Should we send out a scouting party for them?
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How about we ban automatic transmissions and FORCE everyone to drive with a manual transmission? Then they can't be yapping on the phone or texting because they have to shift and use the clutch pedal.
Plus, we might save a little gas in the long run.
So you drive a stick or do you drive at all?
Lots of factors can contribute to an accident most of the time it's just carelessness
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Sticks are a pain in the ass in the city.
:indeed:
You have no idea how sick I was of rowing through the gears on the 91 freeway to and from work.
Stop and go traffic on the freeway sucks in a stick.
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I think a lot of people who've killed someone while talking on their phone thought they were still "good drivers"
However much someone thinks they're a good driver, I still don't think it's right and I still believe it's gonna effect your ability to drive safely
If someone I love was hit and seriously injured or killed and it turned out the driver had been on his phone, I'd probably want to smash his skull in. I just think it's selfish to do that - if it's just your life you're putting at risk then fine, but what if a little kid stepped out in front of you - do you honestly think that your concentration wouldn't be effected even in the slightest?
I think it effects all people differently, and some people just cant handle it. I think anyone that has been driving less than 5 years shouldnt do it, and I dont agree with texting at all. I onle drive with one hand anyway, usually one finger - it isnt like I'm going to look away or take a hand off the wheel Im using. true it would effect my concentration but less than 1% I am sure.
Listening to music could effect concentration as well, or talking to someone. I'm not going to sit in silence at 10 and 2 "just in case".
I think it's about knowing your limits.
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I find that I totally zone out the few times I've been talking while driving. Thankfully the PR is usually with me and I have her answer the phone and relay the message until I can safely pull over. Otherwise I don't answer it until I've pulled over. That's just based on my experience on what my limits are.
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I think a lot of people who've killed someone while talking on their phone thought they were still "good drivers"
However much someone thinks they're a good driver, I still don't think it's right and I still believe it's gonna effect your ability to drive safely
If someone I love was hit and seriously injured or killed and it turned out the driver had been on his phone, I'd probably want to smash his skull in. I just think it's selfish to do that - if it's just your life you're putting at risk then fine, but what if a little kid stepped out in front of you - do you honestly think that your concentration wouldn't be effected even in the slightest?
I think it effects all people differently, and some people just cant handle it. I think anyone that has been driving less than 5 years shouldnt do it, and I dont agree with texting at all. I onle drive with one hand anyway, usually one finger - it isnt like I'm going to look away or take a hand off the wheel Im using. true it would effect my concentration but less than 1% I am sure.
Listening to music could effect concentration as well, or talking to someone. I'm not going to sit in silence at 10 and 2 "just in case".
I think it's about knowing your limits.
:agreed:
In Colorado, the law is that no drivers under the age of 21 can talk on a cell phone while driving and nobody, no matter what their age, is allowed to text while driving. Adult drivers are legally allowed to talk on hand held cell phones while driving, though.
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Here is an interesting study about the effect of using a cell phone while driving. There is a reaction time deficit that occurs during cell phone use that does not occur when adjusting a radio control, or because a driver is simply holding a phone.
Dual-task studies assessed the effects of cellular-phone conversations on performance of a simulated driving task. Performance was not disrupted by listening to radio broadcasts or listening to a book on tape. Nor was it disrupted by a continuous shadowing task using a handheld phone, ruling out, in this case, dual-task interpretations associated with holding the phone, listening, or speaking. However, significant interference was observed in a word-generation variant of the shadowing task, and this deficit increased with the difficulty of driving. Moreover, unconstrained conversations using either a handheld or a hands-free cell phone resulted in a twofold increase in the failure to detect simulated traffic signals and slower reactions to those signals that were detected. We suggest that cellular-phone use disrupts performance by diverting attention to an engaging cognitive context other than the one immediately associated with driving.
Source (http://www.psych.utah.edu/AppliedCognitionLab/PS-Reprint.pdf)
Here's another one. Apologies; I could only copy the abstract.
Objective: The objective of this research was to determine the relative impairment associated with conversing on a cellular telephone while driving. Background: Epidemiological evidence suggests that the relative risk of being in a traffic accident while using a cell phone is similar to the hazard associated with driving with a blood alcohol level at the legal limit. The purpose of this research was to provide a direct comparison of the driving performance of a cell phone driver and a drunk driver in a controlled laboratory setting. Method: We used a high-fidelity driving simulator to compare the performance of cell phone drivers with drivers who were intoxicated from ethanol (i.e., blood alcohol concentration at 0.08% weight/volume). Results: When drivers were conversing on either a handheld or hands-free cell phone, their braking reactions were delayed and they were involved in more traffic accidents than when they were not conversing on a cell phone. By contrast, when drivers were intoxicated from ethanol they exhibited a more aggressive driving style, following closer to the vehicle immediately in front of them and applying more force while braking. Conclusion: When driving conditions and time on task were controlled for, the impairments associated with using a cell phone while driving can be as profound as those associated with driving while drunk. Application: This research may help to provide guidance for regulation addressing driver distraction caused by cell phone conversations.
Source (http://hfs.sagepub.com/content/48/2/381.abstract)
Eris: Here is a rebuttal to your argument.
Prior research has documented the manner in which a variety of driving performance measures are impacted by concurrent cell-phone use as well as the influence of age and gender of the driver. This current study examined the extent to which different driver groups are aware of their associated performance decrements. Subjects’ confidence in dealing with distractors while driving and their ratings of task performance and demand were compared with their actual driving performance in the presence of a cell-phone task. While high confidence ratings appeared to be predictive of better driving performance for male drivers (as confidence increased, the size of the distraction effects decreased), this relationship did not hold for females; in fact, for older females, as confidence increased, performance decreased. Additionally, when drivers were matched in terms of confidence level, brake responses of older females were slowed to a much greater extent (0.38 s) than were brake responses of any other group (0.10 s for younger males and females and 0.07 s for older males). Finally, females also rated the driving task as less demanding than males, even though their performance was more greatly affected by distraction. These results suggest that many drivers may not be aware of their decreased performance while using cell-phones and that it may be particularly important to target educational campaigns on driver distraction towards female drivers for whom there tended to be a greater discrepancy between driver perceptions and actual performance.
The driving public needs to be educated regarding the possible effects of distraction and their relative ability (or inability) to compensate for them. One difficulty is that it is necessary to educate drivers regarding effects of distraction that they may not be able to observe themselves (i.e. “missed” red lights or other failures to detect or respond to events in the driving environment). Additionally, our results suggest that it may be particularly important to target educational campaigns towards female drivers as they appear to have the greatest disconnect between actual and perceived ability.
Source (http://www.peterhancock.ucf.edu/Downloads/ref_pubs/Lesch_Hancock_2004.pdf)
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It is totally wrong, and nobody should do it no matter how long they've been driving.
I do it all the time though. Mostly because I'm a crap driver. I even do it on my scooter. I hold the phone outside my helmet, and shout into it. I'm sure it's only a matter of time untill the police catch me, although I think they should have more important things to do here :laugh: :laugh:
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I find that I totally zone out the few times I've been talking while driving. Thankfully the PR is usually with me and I have her answer the phone and relay the message until I can safely pull over. Otherwise I don't answer it until I've pulled over. That's just based on my experience on what my limits are.
I am the same. Plus I don't drive without taking my ADHD meds first. I had two accidents years ago and that is why I went to the doctor to get assessed. I didn't want to drive if I was going to be a danger to people.
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Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
Why don't you apply this to yourself, as advice on how you should live your life?
It took me a minute until I realized who you were. Fucking Soph. Why don't you just go jump off of a cliff and die you transsexual piece of shit? :wanker:
:lol:
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
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How about we ban automatic transmissions and FORCE everyone to drive with a manual transmission? Then they can't be yapping on the phone or texting because they have to shift and use the clutch pedal.
Plus, we might save a little gas in the long run.
Who says you can't talk on the phone while driving with a manual transmission? Most cars here are manual but people still use their phones while driving.
And unlike every other European country, it's not illegal here, yet.
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Sticks are a pain in the ass in the city.
How about we make power steering illegal as well? Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
How about you shutting up while the grown-ups talk?
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Sticks are a pain in the ass in the city.
How about we make power steering illegal as well? Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
How about you shutting up while the grown-ups talk?
Cockhead. Last time I checked, I am a grown-up.
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
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Sticks are a pain in the ass in the city.
How about we make power steering illegal as well? Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
How about you shutting up while the grown-ups talk?
Cockhead. Last time I checked, I am a grown-up.
Aww, ickle baby Pentygwam :)
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Sticks are a pain in the ass in the city.
How about we make power steering illegal as well? Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
How about you shutting up while the grown-ups talk?
Cockhead. Last time I checked, I am a grown-up.
you didn't check too close, did you??
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Sticks are a pain in the ass in the city.
How about we make power steering illegal as well? Then we'll be doing some REAL fucking driving, not just sit there and assume that the computer can do all of the driving for us.
How about you shutting up while the grown-ups talk?
Cockhead. Last time I checked, I am a grown-up.
Then behave like one.
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
I'd never do that. :angel:
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Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
:lol: I owe you a :plus: for that.
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
i did that one too, previous page or so :I
nobody paid any attention to my hilarious comment, but when you get the same idea, they all throw a party, Que Injusto! D''':
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
i did that one too, previous page or so :I
nobody paid any attention to my hilarious comment, but when you get the same idea, they all throw a party, Que Injusto! D''':
It was the extrapolation on how rude burping into the phone would be that made me laugh.
But, you have your attention now.
* pats ZEGH on the head *
"yes, sweetie, you did mention drinking too, and no, life just isn't fair."
Feeling better now?
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I have some relatives who should never go near the phone when drinking but they always do :zombiefuck: Not so bad with caller id but they still catch you sometimes
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
i did that one too, previous page or so :I
nobody paid any attention to my hilarious comment, but when you get the same idea, they all throw a party, Que Injusto! D''':
It was the extrapolation on how rude burping into the phone would be that made me laugh.
But, you have your attention now.
* pats ZEGH on the head *
"yes, sweetie, you did mention drinking too, and no, life just isn't fair."
Feeling better now?
yeeeeeesh :]
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
i did that one too, previous page or so :I
nobody paid any attention to my hilarious comment, but when you get the same idea, they all throw a party, Que Injusto! D''':
That's because I'm cuter! :green:
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
i did that one too, previous page or so :I
nobody paid any attention to my hilarious comment, but when you get the same idea, they all throw a party, Que Injusto! D''':
That's because I'm cuter! :green:
fine,
as long as im the butchest! :headbang2:
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people who use their mobile home while driving
people who use their mobile phone while diving
people who use their mobile phone while dreaming
why do i misread this title every time i check in here :S
Worst of all would be using the mobile phone while drinking! :glug: So rude to burp into the phone!
i did that one too, previous page or so :I
nobody paid any attention to my hilarious comment, but when you get the same idea, they all throw a party, Que Injusto! D''':
That's because I'm cuter! :green:
fine,
as long as im the butchest! :headbang2:
Since I am a girl, I am happy to let you be the butchest! :cheer:
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The ones who really piss me off is the ones who use their cell phones during sex. They think they are 8)
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The ones who really piss me off is the ones who use their cell phones during sex. They think they are 8)
I heard a lady talking on her cell phone in the BATHROOM!
Did she think the person she was talking to was deaf to her bathroom noises?
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The ones who really piss me off is the ones who use their cell phones during sex. They think they are 8)
I heard a lady talking on her cell phone in the BATHROOM!
Did she think the person she was talking to was deaf to her bathroom noises?
ive cellphoned from the shitter :]
i didnt do my most straineous work during the actual conversation tho, but it gave me a giggle that the distinct bathroom echo probably could be noticed :]
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The ones who really piss me off is the ones who use their cell phones during sex. They think they are 8)
Yes friends of mine would pick up randoms and late at night you would get a call on your mobile with a girl calling out YOUR name and a friend laughing and grunting in the background.
Fucking strange and disconcerting.
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Well one time I saw someone talking on their phone and they dropped it out of the car onto the road and the car behind them ran over the phone.
Serves them right. :rofl:
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I find that I totally zone out the few times I've been talking while driving. Thankfully the PR is usually with me and I have her answer the phone and relay the message until I can safely pull over. Otherwise I don't answer it until I've pulled over. That's just based on my experience on what my limits are.
I am the same. Plus I don't drive without taking my ADHD meds first. I had two accidents years ago and that is why I went to the doctor to get assessed. I didn't want to drive if I was going to be a danger to people.
I'd be a danger to others even with my meds. I get spazzy when I have to process too much at once. :GA:
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I have tried texting and driving once. That is enough for me to realise that I should never do it again.
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I have tried texting and driving once. That is enough for me to realise that I should never do it again.
The cab driver who usually drives me is too attached to his damn phone. I've spoken to him about it. :GA:
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It's enough when people walk on the streets with their faces watching their phones rather than where they are going. Idiots.
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SO never puts his down and it's an old style flip phone. Hate to see when and if he upgrades to a smart phone. :zombiefuck:
He gets pissed because I turn mine off when I drive somewhere. It's illegal to talk and drive here, and honestly I frigging hate the damn thing anyway...so that's my excuse...and then I normally "forget" to turn it back on for a few hours. >:D
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SO never puts his down and it's an old style flip phone. Hate to see when and if he upgrades to a smart phone. :zombiefuck:
He gets pissed because I turn mine off when I drive somewhere. It's illegal to talk and drive here, and honestly I frigging hate the damn thing anyway...so that's my excuse...and then I normally "forget" to turn it back on for a few hours. >:D
My phone is usually only on when I'm out. I don't talk and drive, but it comes in handy to referee fights between PA and The PR. Also, "Do we need anything else from the store?"
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Somebody walked into me today, her nose to the phone.
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Somebody walked into me today, her nose to the phone.
Have stopped people from nearly doing that several times. Tell them, stop texting and driving.
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Righteous blasphemy. :M :angel:
(http://c1.staticflickr.com/1/128/397738613_73764885c6.jpg)
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And again today. Londoners have their noses to their fucking phones. >:(
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And again today. Londoners have their noses to their fucking phones. >:(
If the smog/fog was that thick that they needed it for navigation it would make sense.
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And again today. Londoners have their noses to their fucking phones. >:(
If the smog/fog was that thick that they needed it for navigation it would make sense.
It's been a while since the place was covered in smog