This post reminds me of a conversation I had the other day with the last person on earth, that I know, who doesn't have a cell phone. I'm really hoping that they'll be able to hold out and not get one, but I fear that modern day just won't allow for it.
"Before cell phones people planned things in advance such as the location and time to meet now days it's all about texting when you are on the way and call me when you get there.
It's a sad fact of life that we can't survive without our phones. I have two. I'm not proud of it, but I just can't get by without at least the one!
I use a cell phone at least a dozen or more times a day at work. I have to, it's part of my job. So what am I going to do about that? Nothing. At least I look cool with it strapped to my waste, right? That's what I thought... No.
The other phone I need so that I can talk to my wife or anyone else that desperately needs to get ahold of me. You know, life or death, "Can you get milk on the way home," type phone calls. These are important. I know I could just use the other phone for things like this, but my boss wouldn't appreciate his bills at the end of the month if I did. So, I have two phones. A few people I know have two phones, in fact.
So what does this mean? Well, in Western Canada we're not as freaky about our technology like the Chinese in this story, but we're on our way. Asians have always been, and will always be, a few years ahead of us in their technology. So to see what's coming, just look to this story and others like it. Oh, and this story is humourous, if not exceedingly long. Give it a read though.
My cousin, the one without the cell phone. He says he's waiting until phones turn into phones / 20MP digital cameras / HD video recorders / dishwashers / whatever. I think he'll be surprised soon enough when that phone actually does come out... If he can last that long.
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No! I couldn't. I don't know if I was specifically talking about OLD people! ;) I hope she reads this.
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