Shhh

I’m not happy when I am forced to listen in on another person’s cell phone conversation. This morning, while I was pumping gas, some ignoramus was on his cell phone yapping loudly to another about the Piston’s game last night. He barked on about how much money he won on the game and where and when his buddies will be meeting to watch the next game. Then the obligatory “where are you at?” question came up from his blabee and I was forced to listen to a detailed description of his current location as well as that morning’s itinerary. I hope it rains on his BBQ plans tonight after he picks up steaks, milk, eggs and cereal at the grocery store on the way home from the cleaning he’s having done at the dentist at 3 pm. Hey, should he be talking on a cell phone anyway while pumping gas?

This rude behavior happens all the time to all of us. The moron cashier who thinks it is OK to yap on her cell phone while ringing up my order, the boob in line at the post office invading my earspace (and my personal bubble) and the idiot in the restaurant ignoring his eating companion while talking about some stupid business deal on his cell are really getting on my nerves.

The development of dampening fields to stifle cell phone use is an excellent start. These devices should be used in public places where the annoyance level of blabbermouths is high. Movie theaters, restaurants and churches would be a good start.

For now there is an option to fight back. Simply download a card from Coudal Partner’s Society for Handheld Hushing (SHHH) and give it to the loud talker that’s annoying you. Maybe they’ll get the message but probably not. People like that don’t really care what other’s think.

Next up, cell phone talking while driving.