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netcat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(netcat) wrote:
> For me, the main cause of mobile related stress is not being out
> of contact myself, but rather being unable to reach other people
> who I know should be reachable. There's nothing more worrying to
> have a person you care about be late and not answering his/her
> phone, when you know for certain they had it with them, for
> example.
Seems to me there are many reasons why a mobile is tem****arily
unavailable. Being on a tube train for example. And I always switch
mine off before going into a concert hall or opera house. They
actually ask you to do this theseadays; when mobiles started coming in,
many a Beethoven symphony was ruined by one going off. (Before mobiles,
it was the introduction of digital watches. Many people had no idea
how to turn off the hourly beeps on those.)
About a year ago, I was visiting a friend in north London when my train
broke down. (Part of the underground network, but the part which is
actually overground.) I phoned him to tell him I'd be late. In fact,
I ended up walking a couple of miles to get to another line.
After I got to my destination, I happened to check my phone and
discovered a missed call. Turned out Peter had phoned me back for an
update on my ETA but I hadn't heard the call. From the time of the
call, it was when I was actually walking down the street his house was
in, so I've no idea why I couldn't hear the phone ring. (Embarrassing
confession. My ringtone is the Buffy theme tune.)
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