Have you got your ‘phone?
I am getting better at remembering to take my ‘phone with me when I go out. I don’t always take it when I’m going out with Barry, as his is always with him, almost needing to be surgically removed from him. That is also the case with our children and all the grandchildren old enough to have ‘phones.
I know it’s sensible to have a means of contacting someone in case of emergency and it is just possible, though unlikely, that Barry’s ‘phone will not be fully charged.
So, I try to remember, not least because I get irritated by the question, ‘Have you got your ’phone?’ To me, it feels like being asked if I’ve got a clean hankie (does anyone use those these days?)
When I started using my phone as a pedometer I started carrying it at all times.
ReplyDeleteI find I have to go through a list before I leave the house these days. Keys, phone, purse, glasses!
ReplyDeleteYes. I have a clean linen handkerchief in my pocket every day but I still don't have a mobile phone. I fear that the day when I am forced to have a mobile or smartphone is getting closer.
ReplyDeleteUN listed having access to mobile phone is a human right
ReplyDelete"Call me on my mobile", or "I'll have my mobile with me", have become rather redundant phrases. I expect people to have their mobile with them but not necessarily answer them when I call. They can be busy. The new phrase heard a decade or so again, "I'm on a tram, train, bus", seems to have disappeared now.
ReplyDeleteI found a box of four brand new handkerchiefs as the Swedish Death Cleaning goes on. I think my ABI Brother might still use k'chiefs, otherwise to the charity shop, where they will swear when the find the box of something they will never sell.
The younger generation never have to be asked this question, they've grown up with technology. It's not even as though they ring people on their phones, it's used for so many other things. Us oldies can remember the time we'd have to find a payphone if we wanted to ring someone while we were out.
ReplyDeleteHi Janice - No and yes! My phone stays here most of the time - granted if I had a Barry and I needed to have it as he was having an op ... my phone would be with me. I do still use handkerchiefs ... mine are cotton and not linen ... as per Yorkshire pud! Cheers and I do loath doing what everyone else does!! Cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteI carry my phone most places, as does hubby, I have a couple brainteasers on there, so if I stuck waiting I have something to pass the time. I hardly ever make a call, mainly whatsApp messages, as the younger members of the family always use it. Haven't used a hankie in years, I do have a couple pretty cotton ones in a drawer.
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