Cell Phone Headsets: Way off the Deep End
Date: March 5, 2006
Sometimes I fantasize...about days gone by...when you could drive down the street and you would see kids outside playing (instead of parked in front of their video games). They'd be playing atheletic games like football, baseball, etc. When was the last time you saw a group of little girls roller skating? And finally, when was the last time you went for a drive and DIDN'T SEE SOMEONE TALKING ON A CELL PHONE?
Cell phones have got to be my number one pet peeve in today's world. I sure miss the days when they weren't everywhere. I have one, I admit it, and I hate the thing. It is so small that if it rings, I spend a long time searching for it in my bag, that is, if I remember to turn it on. The only reason why I have a cell phone is because I ride a motorcycle, plus I use it for emergencies or situations if I am on my way somewhere, get lost, etc.
A New Annoyance
Now, there are these little blue tooth headsets and around this area, people wear them like fashion accessories. Don't they know it looks GEEKY? I guess "Geek" is becoming very popular these days, what with our Blackberries and electronic stuff strapped to our belts like Luke Skywalker...It's doublly annoying because if the person has hair covering the thing and is on their phone, it appears they are talking to themselves. Going further with the Star Wars analogy--I liken these things to the "Lobot" character from The Empire Strikes Back. Remember this guy? He was Lando Calrisian's sidekick who didn't say a word, but he was plugged in. He must have really been good at multi tasking since he had two of these...well I think it was a headset with one broadcast, but you get the idea. Maybe the next thing is to don great big buns a la Princess Leia with a cell phone embedded in one...I'm just wondering when this insanity will end - or if it will. Is it going to take someone really causing a major accident on the highway, or someone getting absolutely fed up with the nonsense while trying to enjoy a quiet meal somewhere with someone yakking on an (invisible) cell phone? What about the walkie talkie types? Those have got to be the MOST annoying because they don't even ring and give the person the opportunity to turn it off or not answer it, it just beeps and the person beeping starts hollering a conversation that everyone has to hear. That must be what's coming next; invisible cell phones that are implanted as a microchip below your skin....
LET'S HOPE NOT!