People Against People on Mobile Phones

I guess the organization would be PAPoMP.

I think I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. I’m a little out of sorts prior to coffee and a muffin in the morning anyway, but today – ARGH!

I take the train to work in the mornings. That’s fine. I understand that with a large group of people sitting in a confined space for any amount of time can create emotional tension – e.g. air rage. People need their space or we become like rats in overcrowding experiments.

I am no exception. This morning for example a moronic woman decided to answer her cell phone and blather on about a cake and running for the train while everyone else was either trying to sleep or read. (see fig 1a for a reenactment of what went, briefly, through my mind)

I guess if you’re a surgeon or have a child with a major disease who may expire momentarily, I understand having to answer your phone on a quiet train. But otherwise – uh uh! Shaddup!

Dad, for example, was a veterinarian who was on call 24 hours a day when it was his turn. He had a pager and a cell phone, both set to vibrate. If in a theatre or a restaurant he would leave and do his yacking elsewhere so as not to disturb other people. Yay, Dad! See important job, but considerate of others. Not yimmering like a buzzard on a corpse about tucking your pantyhose into your skirt by acciedent.

If you have a cell phone please practice a little cell phone ettiquette. For God’s sake, have some manners.

Myaaaaaaaaaaaah!