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Pulling off the freeway
the other day in downtown Akron Ohio, the rubber city, there were two guys working opposite corners: 'will work for food'.
Interestingly, one was talking on a cell phone. Pete |
Which one did you hire? :rolleyes:
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Most street people have a "burner". You can get them for ten, fifteen bucks tops. My cell phone is a burner too by the way. |
I use them too. Though it's probably an Obamaphone he was using, I don't know. I have noticed that among the poorer folks phones are a huge status symbol.
Bob, none. They are fishing for money. I once came across a guy after I pulled out of McDonalds, near Christmas, I stopped and asked the guy if he wanted my value meal. He said, 'No thanks, I just ate' :) Looking more closely he was wearing very nice new Nikes. I've bumped into real cases though. My favorite, back in my wilder days, I was cruising around the hood drinking beer, came up to an intersection, rolled down my window and handed my empty to an old bum collecting cans! Recycling in action :D Pete |
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Phones are big deal to everyone....
I think they are commodities now we are way past the point of an iphone being a status symbol. Maybe the poor like sugar on their Wheaties too:rolleyes: |
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I have never yet seen a right winger that was willing to acknowledge that. |
Sure does! Man, they'll make a sport out of anything.
I agree that cellphones are everywhere. I guess it was a matter of time. I'm willing to give Ronnie the credit :) Pete |
The poor have close ones too... mother, father, sister, child, brother, and the poor also fall in love. :D
Further more having your own personal digits heightens your singularity...means you are special in this confusing universe. |
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I've never figured out the draw. Those phones are a fucking nuisance, they are expensive, people abuse them, and why would anyone want to be on call 24/7?
I have a cheap land line I use maybe once a month to order a pizza. (Glory Days all meat NY style pizza with black olives, the best freaking pizza on earth) I maintain I'm just not important enough for a cell phone. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Guess what? The boss doesn't call me at all times night and day, on vacation and on weekends! :) And if I have an emergency, that's what my land line is for. |
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Cell phones make necessary communication easy. |
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Uh, you got it in your wallet then, right?
Now check and make sure. |
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Ummm...no, I don't carry a wallet. I carry a money clip with bills, my ID and a debit card (when I remember to put it in my pocket) Shit..now I'm embarrassed..... I know my home phone number...... |
Wasilla had a panhandler for a while that sat at the entrance to McDonalds, chain smoking. He'd only be there if it was nice weather, and only in summer. He yelled out one day when the wife was in the car with me "Could you spare a couple dollars?"
Wife shot back "Not so you can buy cigarettes, sorry" |
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Get yourself a cheap burner like I have. They are really handy, especially if you are traveling and you can do like I do, leave he damned thing shut off most of the time so no one can bug you. The Pantech Caper has an awesome feature where you can block all incoming calls except for your contacts. |
I've never seen him. I did see the guy with the cowboy hat from that one show where they race across the Alaskan forest. He was going into the gas station convenience store. I've also seen that girl from the ice trucker show lots of times. She lives just down the street and rides her horse in front of my house all the time.
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But I can think of scenarios where the wife's cell would come in real handy, as long as she has one. Of course I depend on my cell to remember such things. |
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Ah, there's the rub. Just call me a rebel. I don't do social networking, I don't drive fast because I'm never "in such a big fucking hurry I have to drive like an idiot", I don't play computer games, and I don't need a cell phone.
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But I do like having a simple burner phone which I only use sparingly. They are really good for travel. I mean what the fuck do you do if you are on the road and you need to make a phone call? Have you tried looking for a pay phone lately? There ain't none. And the last time I used one which was several years ago I had to wait until this homeless looking Dude with about four green and black stumps in his mouth that were what was left of his teeth got finished with it. Do you really want to put your mouth up to a phone after seeing something like that? |
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I hoof it..... |
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Watch the way he shuffles his feet My, he holds his head up high When he goes walking by, he's my guy He's a rebel and he'll never ever be any good He's a rebel 'cause he never ever does what he should" |
LOL....Thanks for that Tom, I need a laugh today.....
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Actually, there are more payphones than you might realize. There are internet sites that list them, so you could prepare prior to a car trip and bring a listing. Or you could go old school and simply do without. There are still vast stretches of road up here without coverage, and many of the places people go to fish, hunt, and recreate are out of range. Folks seem to survive at a fairly good rate.
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People who can't go without a cell phone for five minutes kill me. Especially old farts like us. If you're over fifty and "can't live" without your cell, what in the hell did you do for the first thirty+ years?:confused:
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My smartphone is my main portal to the world now, with NPR second and TV and home computer third. I went to Verizon for better coverage at home and otherwise.
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The only parts of Tennessee that are in REAL AMERICA are Nashville and Memphis. Everything else is part of REDNECKISTAN |
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