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Subject: [Leica] August 29th Apocalyptic Dysphoria; Pictures on your watch.
From: smithjeffery at mac.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:20:04 -0500
References: <D20CEA7E.45A63%mark@rabinergroup.com> <5756DB58-2FA7-49D0-BB87-8CDF6D8A6F0D@btinternet.com>

+1


Jeffery L. Smith
smithjeffery at mac.com





> On Sep 3, 2015, at 12:35 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> For me the problem with phones is the inconsiderate person calling. Very 
> few people, when phoning, ask ?am I interrupting something?? they just 
> launch into what is on their mind and just assume you are free to drop 
> everything and concentrate on them. I have always found it offensive and 
> irritating, more so now my memory is going, since going back to where I 
> was before the interruption is increasingly difficult.
> 
> I have always hated phones and used them only for emergencies and keeping 
> up with family. I do have a mobile phone but mainly use it for emergencies 
> and to aid meeting somebody when running a bit early or late.
> 
> On top of that I never remember what may have been agreed over the phone. 
> An email is a million times better for proper communication IMO, not only 
> do I have a record of what was asked and what I replied but if I haven?t 
> got an answer to hand I have time to check it out before replying.
> 
> I detest phones, mobiles are just even more inconsiderate.
> 
> Frank D.
> 
>> On 2 Sep, 2015, at 23:03, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I'd be livid if someone tried pulling that one on me at this point and
>> they'd not get a second chance at it.
>> A few times I've said and it worked "I have my phone turned off for this
>> meeting". 
>> 
>> 
>> On 9/2/15 5:19 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <smithjeffery at mac.com 
>> <mailto:smithjeffery at mac.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I downgraded from a Blackberry to no cell phone at all. Still use a 
>>> watch,
>>> though. I do eat lunch with a fellow with an iPhone. Our conversation 
>>> over
>>> lunch gets interrupted about 10 times during the hour we are eating. 
>>> When his
>>> phone rings, I get put on hold for a minute or two. Pretty soon, I think 
>>> that
>>> neither one of us will communicate with one another at all. I?ll just 
>>> watch
>>> him eat while he talks on the phone.
>> 
>> Jeffery
>> 
> 
> 
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