NYC Braces for Subway Cell Phone Rage: 5 million Yakkers Daily
Engadget’s Paul Miller is thankful he will ”finally be able to step into a station without going through Internet withdrawals”THIS Metro Card toting New Yorker, however, says BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!
In 2006, the average weekday subway ridership was 4.9 million, according to MTA NYC transit.
YAY! 5 million people “sharing” the important stuff, loud and clear, such as “I’M IN THE SUBWAY”: Exactly, along with 4,899,999 other people! SO BE QUIET!
ARE YOU TOO WIRED? Here are seven sure signs:
YOU PUT A BLUETOOTH HEADSET IN YOUR MOTORCYCLE HELMET
Now motorcyclists too can benefit from wireless handsfree communication… opening a whole new realm for cellular use.
YOUR CELLPHONE IS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT BATHROOM ACCESSORY
LetsTalk’s 2006 survey of adults with cellphones found that 38 percent believe it acceptable to use a cellphone in the bathroom.
YOU PREFER YOUR CELLPHONE OVER TOM CRUISE
National Association of Theater Owners ‘have to block rude behavior’ to encourage customers to come back who have stayed home to avoid the aggravation of mobile distractions.
YOU BELIEVE YOUR RIGHT TO A CELLPHONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL
Cell phones and pagers are not allowed in the courtrooms or in the jury room during deliberations. All cell phones and pagers will be required to be checked with the jury bailiffs or the Court Administrator’s office.
YOU BELIEVE YOUR RIGHT TO YAK IN PUBLIC IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PUBLIC SAFETY
Even using a cell phone in Chicago’s First National Bank’s lobby may result in the person being asked to leave the premises…there have been holdups in which bandits were on the phone with lookouts outside while committing bank robberies.
YOU LIVEBLOGG A HOSPITAL PROCEDURE
I’m going to be liveblogging during the birth of our second child… This is just a post to get started. We leave for the hospital soon.
YOU INTERRUPT SEX TO ANSWER YOUR CELLPHONE
As a society we will continue to grapple with the question: Which takes precedence: an incoming cellphone call, or live action activity?
In the Big Apple, incoming trains may soon be spurring massive cell phone rage!
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