Being overly familiar with this site, I just know I am wasting my time writing this, as few will even bother to read anything besides their own posts
or posts confirming their opinion.
But to those who may read it, I'd like to point out that several people in this thread (and similar threads in the past) have mentioned or implied
that this has become something of a widespread phenomenon over the last few years.
Have you considered the fact that it may be due to the fact that you probably use a cell phone or two?
I am as far from being a Luddite as humanly possible. I've always liked technology, especially communication technology, and I am quite good at
handling it.
I was the first among my friends who had a cell phone, back in the 1990s.
Now, I am the only one who does NOT use it at all.
I haven't used it in more than three years, after I purchased a cell phone and immediately upon receiving the first call felt a piercing pain darting
through my temple, accompanied by an intolerable high pitched- sound and temporary deafness in that ear (as if it were stuffed with dense cotton).
I was appalled and confused.
After it happened again and again - but, by some strange coincidence, only and exclusively when I was talking on the cell phone - I put two and two
together and ditched the phone.
If you want to get through to me use a pigeon.
Or telepathy.
edit on 4-12-2010 by Vanitas because: (no reason given)