For the second time in two months, I received a phone book on my doorstep...a phone book! Does anyone use these anymore? With the internet, is it really necessary to waste all that printing and paper? I think it has even come to 411 being obsolete. It is so easy to check the internet on your cell phone and simply click on the number and it starts dialing.
A friend and I were discussing what life would be like without cell phones. Since I am taking another trip down south next weekend, I was thinking what would happen if I broke down on the side of the road? I would be all alone in a strange state not knowing what to do.
In that aspect, cell phones are great. In another aspect they are such a pain in the butt. Everyone feels like you should always be available to talk. I feel like it has also impeded the younger generation from learning how to interact with the human population. I am not much of a phone talker; in fact, the employee at Verizon made fun of me when he saw I only used about 60 out of my 450 minutes a month. I do text a lot though.
I wonder how long it will take for landlines to be obsolete. I have one only because my "bundle" requires one and it is supposedly cheaper to have a phone, internet and cable all together. I don't ever use it though. I do know the phone number which is more than I can say about my previous landline.
I didn't have a cell phone until after college, and had many breakdowns in my old LeBaron Convertible. One memorable night had me walking 2 miles to a dive bar to call AAA from their pay phone....good times. I also remember flagging down strangers to help me find an open gas station at 2am in Nyack...Oh, did I mention I walked two miles to school in the snow every day - uphill both ways? ;)
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