Well I sleep with my penguin, I hold him between my arms and pressed against my chest.
That's how Maddy prefers to sleep on some nights. But in her case this usually leads to face washing as well. I must have the cleanest nose in the building.
Why must old people always be like "Those stupid youths, doing things differently than I do!"?
Define "old people."
I'm 20 years older than you are, give or take a bit. While that makes me old enough for some seniors' discounts around town, I don't by any stretch consider myself old. I wouldn't consider
rah old, either. He's 5 years younger than my mother was when she died, and I didn't consider
her old.
Considering you say you keep your phone locked up and turned off, you don't seem to have enough relational experience to suggest to me how I should use mine. Your "advice" sounds much more like a value judgement than anything else.
You seem to be out of touch with the importance of modern cell phone usage.
Mary, use your phone however you want. But if you are distracted by it and cause harm to someone else (presumably by accident rather than by deliberation, since you're not the sort of person to do that), you should expect to be called on it.
Walking and talking to someone on the phone doesn't seem that different from walking and talking to someone right next to you. It's pretty normal behavior in my opinion and most people are perfectly capable walking and talking at the same time. So yeah, the girl who got her phone stolen, that isn't her fault. The guy who walked into a poll, well that's entirely on him
I would presume that anyone walking into a poll is doing so because (s)he intends to vote.
The difference between two people talking in RL and one person talking to another person on a phone is that the single person doesn't have both hands free. You have more options of which action to take if you're not fretting about losing or breaking an expensive phone.
And it's not like older generations didn't do things like read a newspaper on the subway or anything, right?
Are people sitting or standing on the subway reading a newspaper likely to walk off the curb into traffic or into a light pole? There are instances in Calgary of people distracted by their phones who have wandered or fallen into the path of a train.
Yes it is commonplace and that's why you pay attention. I'm not talking about FBI or anything like awareness. Just some common sense.
The lack of which is what I was ranting about. This is the ranting thread.
I don't resent anybody, just consider it foolish. And I'm happy you haven't been victimized. It is my desire not to have that happen.
You can take the advice however you want.
But if phones are a considerable distraction while driving leading to many deaths, I think it's safe to assume that they're a distraction at other times also.
This is why we have distracted driver laws here. I've told more than one taxi driver that I don't feel safe with them unless they put their phone down and watch the road.
Not focusing on your driving and being robbed are totally unconnected phenomenon, no? To me, that sounds like saying something like "If you swallow a golf ball you might choke and die, so you should never use a golf ball for anything."
You didn't just make this about distractions, you made it specifically about cell phone usage. You can be distracted without having a mobile phone, and you can be using your phone without being distracted. But you limited this specifically about phones, and you made it clear how you feel about phones and young people. Also, old people are just as easily distracted by things - it's not like street muggings started when cell phones became common, right?
It's entirely possible that "young people" also encompasses the people who are 20 years younger than you are. They are the generation that grew up with these things, and can't imagine how anyone could function without them.
You want to know how not focusing on driving and being robbed are related? There are many instances of people getting into an accident, having a flat tire, or some other thing going wrong, and along comes someone they think is a good Samaritan. They're so relieved that they don't notice the telltale signs that the other person isn't really intending to help them. They stopped because they see someone who's vulnerable and won't be able to give chase after being robbed of whatever money and valuables they have.
So body-language
can make a big difference: I'm not advocating
@BenitoChavez's postulated hypervigiliance/paranoia, but walking with your head up (even while talking on your phone), looking around you (general 'you')
at all, is almost certainly going to make you a (much) less appealing potential target than someone who's hunched over/ eyes down, and with one or both of their hands occupied (e.g. with texting/ gaming).
This is advice I saw on a travel channel on YouTube. The actual comment was advice on avoiding getting robbed in foreign countries: Do your best to not look like a tourist, but if you can't help it, always be alert - don't get absorbed in your phone, and always act like you have a definite destination in mind that's close by.
I see the "You youths are so much worse than how we were!" crowd is out today.
I would say a better word than "worse" would be "reckless".
Personal new rant: OMG. I bought these new white tights, and I'm trying them on right now ... I love these tights, but my rant is so does Arya (one of my cats) She's attacking my feet, biting and digging in her claws, causing me to continually scream in agony.
Seriously, learn to hiss. It's a legitimate part of verbal cat language, and if you do it with the right "accent", the cats will pay attention. If Maddy did that to me, I'd hiss at her and she would stop what she was doing immediately.
Anyway Rant: Whenever I look at the clock at night it's 3:33 !!!! Am I cursed ?
The timestamp for me was 7:33, so you're safe. At least in this time zone.
The suggestions to always look up, look around, make yourself at least look alert is something I can't do. Because I use a walker, my hands are always occupied, and because the city is not great at sidewalk maintenance and we're heading into the ice & snow season, I have to focus on what's under the wheels of my walker and where I intend to step. Even a slight irregularity can result in a sudden stop or tripping, leading to injury. If this happens when I'm crossing the street, I'm at the mercy of drivers here who have no respect for pedestrians.
I am an excellent driver.
