Re: Driving With Cell Phones and Guitars

[Jim Griffin <JGriff@pobox.com>]

At 06:16 PM 02/16/97 -0800, you wrote:

>Taking this idea to a car means that you tell the guy on the other end of
>the phone to "wait a minute" if you get busy while driving, much as you'd
>tell a passenger to pipe down in the same circumstance.  If you're in the
>middle of a hectic lane change and the phone rings, maybe you don't pick it
>up.
>John Allred
>1990 Coupe Quattro

I can agree with this. I've done it many times to people that are on the
phone with me. I just tell them "hold on, there is some %$&*@# trying to cut
me off" or whatever....

I also tell them that I am at the toll booth, so that they don't wonder why
I am not paying attention.

I think there is some truth to the theory that people on the other end tend
to forget that you are driving a car. Otherwise, I would not have to
interrupt as I so often do. Yeah, they can't picture what is really going on
at the time on your end....

FWIW, I used to have only a hand-held cell-phone, but decided (for a few
reasons, but mostly for safety) that I wanted a hands-free speakerphone
set-up. I bought a Nokia arrangement that also boosts the power of the
hand-held (from .6 watts) to a full 3 watts.

I'm so glad I did... I prefer having two hands available!!

                             Jim Griffin
                      JGriff@pobox.com
  http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/4475
                        Maryland, USA
   "Perception is often stronger than reality!"
                               '92 100S
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