Sunset Vette

AOL-Mobile published an article recently where they talked about their 11 worst cell phone offenses. I had to click, just to see how many of them I do myself.

• Wearing two or more phones (or other electronic devices) on your belt
  Nope, not here. For one thing most smart phones seem to combine all of the “necessary” functions into one device. My blackberry is a phone, an organizer, a camera, an mp3 player, and so on and so forth. I do carry a second phone, but it’s hidden safely away in my pocket. So far I’m clear.
• Wearing a bluetooth headset when not actually taking a call
  I don’t own a bluetooth headset yet, so I can’t be guilty of this. But I have noted it for future reference.
• Annoying Ringtones
  Oh, I soooo can relate to this one. I’ve been around people with ringtones that go on forever. And there’s nothing worst than an unattended phone where the “ring” (a two-minute musical interlude) repeats three or four times. I will never do this, so I think I’m still clear.
• Forgetting to turn of the ringer during “silent” times
  This is one thing my blackberry does for me by default. When I put it in the holster (on my belt ) it automatically goes silent. No worries about forgetting to make the switch here.
• Inappropriate conversations in public
  I hope I don’t do this. I don’t like sharing my private conversations in public anyway, so I think I try to keep things short, if they occur at all.
• Over-talking
  You know these folks… the ones that yell on their cell phone (Can you HEAR ME NOW?) because they’re sure it helps the reception on the other end.
• Restroom Cell Phones
  Only done it once. Never again.
• Talking while shopping, paying a cashier
  C’mon, isn’t it hard enough to get good customer service without putting extra obstacles in the way? I don’t do this either.
• Texing/talking on the phone when with someone else
  Oops. I was doing this just this weekend. Well, sort of. I was using my phone to check some things while at a table with my family and some friends at an amusement park. I wasn’t directly involved in the conversation… yet if I had put my phone down, maybe I would have been. I’ll have to be more careful about this in the future. In my defense, it’s a brand new phone, and I’m still learning how to use it. When I filled up the camera memory with pictures at the park… I just emailed them to myself for later pickup and deleted them from the phone. Smart, huh?
• Mobile Menace
  This refers to people that are overly angry or even violent while talking on their phone. It’s like a combination of the “Over-talker” and “Public conversation” issues already mentioned. Not guilty here.
• Motor Mouth
  Talking while driving? I will be happy when it’s illegal in all states. I chewed out a teen that was texting while driving the other day; I just couldn’t stop myself.

So that was there list. I think I did okay. How about you?