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.
ReplyDeleteIt will become a habit, but I'm resistant to being available at all times, though, actually, there are very few people who want to contact me at all hours of the day or night . . . or any! 😎
DeleteI don’t know why I continue to carry a hanky. I began quite a long time ago when my eyes would water a lot. They don’t very much any more, but it has become a habit.
ReplyDeleteI never go out without tissues, so I suppose that's an updated version of the hankie.
DeleteI find I have to go through a list before I leave the house these days. Keys, phone, purse, glasses!
ReplyDeleteBarry has a mantra which we repeat before he leaves the house . . . passes, glasses, wallet, keys . . . Perhaps I need a mantra, too, like yours.
DeleteYes. 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.
ReplyDeleteYou and I are a dying breed . . . or just obstinate.
DeleteUN listed having access to mobile phone is a human right
ReplyDeleteReally? That is extraordinary.
Delete"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.
People text or WhatsApp now.
DeletePrettily embroidered handkerchiefs can still be found, as well as the initialled ones.
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.
ReplyDeleteUs even older oldies can remember having to book overseas calls!
DeleteThe younger ones store their lives on their iPhones. It's very convenient, but I would worry about losing it or having it stolen.
Hi 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
ReplyDeleteWe're a dying breed, Hilary . . . or Luddites.
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletePerhaps we should return to using hankies rather than tissues, but would it be more harmful to the environment to wash the hankies rather than throwing tissues away?
DeleteI always use man sized cotton handkerchiefs as an allergy sufferer and tend to keep a clean one in every coat pocket, just in case. My 'phone is generally always with me too or very close to hand. I rely on text messages to communicate due to being hard of hearing so the 'phone is a useful tool for me.
ReplyDeletePS: hope Barry's procedure went well?
I can understand your need for handkerchiefs and also the convenience/necessity of text messages.
DeleteBarry is home again, chafing at the bit but having to be patient as things get back to normal, or as near normal as they will ever be. Thank you so much for asking.
I guess we have gotten to Society of where each one of us individually has a cell phone to carry with us. My husband and I try to both always have a horse even if we are together. There are times when something comes up and one has to stay behind and the other one has to go on. Then we can at least keep in touch.
ReplyDeleteIt's important to keep in touch and we expect to be able to at all times of the day.
DeleteI am always misplacing my phone but never my hankie. Says something about the era in which we grew up !
ReplyDeleteThat is so true!
DeleteI panic if I'm out and find I don't have a hankie!
DeleteMe, too, though in my case it's tissues.
DeleteThis is funny, I have never seen this message before. I guess that says a lot about me :)
ReplyDeleteIt's strange to receive a message you can't read because it's on your 'phone and you've left it behind!
DeleteI am lost if I ever go out without a phone mostly because I feel safer knowing I can call for help if needed. The other day I was shopping and realized my wallet was missing!! I immediately called home and my husband found it on my desk.Whew! Without my phone, I would have panicked and had to drive all the way home.
ReplyDeleteThat is a salutary lesson.
DeleteI use a mobile, take it with me everywhere and spend too much time on it. But I resent the way they have become almost as essential as breathing. Another thing that drives me nuts is dependence on
ReplyDeleteSmart TVs. Growing up it was 3 stations, and we had to get off the sofa to change channel or turn up volume. My m in law regularly grumbles that she " couldn't get I player last night " or " there must be something wrong with the satbox it didn't record x, y and z " Does it really matter I ask between gritted teeth.
Sorry. Moan over.
Alison in Wales x
I sympathise with you. Only having 3 or 4 channels would be bliss these days . . . maybe.
DeleteDon't apologise for moaning - it's a safety valve and we all need that.
Thank you so much x
DeleteAlison x
I always take my phone with me and usually have it close by when at home. It is afterall, my home telephone, too.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have a landline now so mine is always close to me at home.
DeleteOh yes, I always have a hanky, but not always clean. I never used to bother with phones, but since I had to go every day for a month to the hospital in Leeds 25 miles away by unpredictable patient transport I've had one - not a smartphone and rarely switched on. I detest the things. It feels like being spied on.
ReplyDeleteHaving a camera on the 'phone does encourage me to take it with me, but I don't always remember . . . yet!
ReplyDeleteThat's a long journey to have to take. I know what you mean by feeling spied on.
ReplyDeleteI am constantly leaving my phone behind too. It's always in the other room when my daughter is trying to get a hold of me,
ReplyDeleteDon't they get cross when we don't answer immediately?
DeleteSometimes I just don’t want to be found. Like Liz, I grab my phone because of the camera when I go out.
ReplyDeleteLikewise. I don't want to be always available.
DeleteI tend to view my phone as a camera that also receives calls and texts. I also use it as a pedometer, so between the camera and the pedometer, I feel incomplete if my phone isn't on me.
ReplyDeleteKathyG, above, uses hers as a pedometer, too. I must look into that . . . and be shamed by how few steps I take in a day . . . 😞
DeleteI always take my phone with me ... you just never know when you may need it!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
You're quite right, of course. Note to self: Must do better!
DeleteI try to remember my phone when I go out but sometimes a last minute distraction means it gets left behind.
ReplyDeleteLikewise!
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