Yep, it’s time for a rant. I’ve not done any recently, as I’ve been a happy human being, and generally avoiding people who will stress me out. But on the way into work, this morning, something happened that made me angry and vitriolic enough to spit lacework into steel.
Somebody, using their phone illegally in their car, nearly killed me!
I mean fair play, some people might need to make a call while they’re driving. Their mother might be in hospital sick, or something. I’ll concede it might be important to have your phone on while driving.
But if it matters that much, buy a Bluetooth headset! And don’t break a law designed to stop people like you killing people like me.
And another thing, while we’re on the subject of using your phone inappropriately, I witnessed something else this week. We’ve all, I would imagine, seen those Orange adverts telling people to switch their phones off during the film. You know the ones, like this:
If even one of the networks tells you not to use your phone, then you can probably tell it’s not the place to use a phone.
So why in the name of all that’s holy did this one guy sat 3 rows down from me not only have his phone turned on, on the loudest setting known to man, but he only went and answered it and proceeded to have a conversation halfway through the film!
However, there’s a lighter end to this particular story (funnier from my point of view, anyway). Because, after he refused to respond to our polite requests to turn it off, a big guy who was easily as wide across his shoulders as he was tall took the phone out his hand, and pitched hard at the wall.
Unsurprisingly, the ignorant guy who’d taken the call didn’t answer back to big, burly, scary man…
Which leads me to my conclusion: cinemas should employ big, burly, scary men to beat up miscreants. [There are exceptions, of course. If you're, like, a volunteer fireman, or a First Responder, both groups I have an infinite amount of respect for, because they do GOOD work, then you're alowed to have your phones on. You have a legitimate reason to keep it turned on.] And if I see you using your phone while you’re driving, without a Bluetooth headset, there shall be trouble.
Agree with Technical Markus? Should people who use their phone illegally or completely inconsiderately be punished by society in really nasty ways? Or do you think he’s overreacting? Either way, leave us a comment, and have your say!
