MarkFu brings up an interesting point.
I was raised with the philosophy that the phone was there as a service to ME! I never could understand why someone would tear through their house, knocking over furniture and kicking the dog to answer a ringing phone. The same holds true with my cell phone. If the call is important and I can’t make it without endangering myself or my surroundings. The caller is free to leave a message or call back.
Generally, I leave my phone in the car when I’m at the gym. I hear a number of them ringing from inside lockers in the locker room. Just the other day Mr. To-Damn-Important had one of those beetle looking devices hanging from his ear. I was plugged into my iPod, minding my own business of sweating and he was on the elliptical next to mine. Suddenly I was hearing a blow-by-blow account of the previous nights Dancing with the Stars. I was approaching a rolling boil, so I moved. But who the hell did this guy think he was?
Have you had any bizarre cell phone experiences at the gym (or anywhere else for that matter)?
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I find people using their cellphones in a bathroom cubicle is rather bizzarre. I’ve been in a few public bathrooms to use the urinal then heard a voice coming from somewhere. At first I’ve thought they were trying to talk to me from within the cubicle then after a minute I realise and think “Why would you want to use your cellphone there? Can’t you just wait 5-10 minutes?”
I can’t put into words how much I hate those “beetle looking” blue tooth ear pieces. I have never seen anyone wearing one who didn’t look like they wearing it just to look important.
To move away from cell phones for a moment, have you ever stood at the cash register in a retail establishment, money in hand ready to buy something only to have the clerk, (or worse, manager or owner) answer a ringing phone before they take your money? I have left merchandise at the counter and walked out when this has happened. I only wish I could do that at a restaurant. Makes me crazed!!