Friday, August 26, 2005
#17: Keep the Silence in the Air
While we are on the topic of air travel, do I need to start a coalition to stop the legalization of cell phones on airplanes? Just tell me what I would need to do and how much it would cost. The peace in the sky is golden. Please do not support this legalization.
Just consider what this would do if it were legalized. You could listen to the person next to you recite their last visit to the Dr. and then listen to the teenager on the other side of you like talk about "stuff", and then overhear the play-by-play, third hand as 'mom' talks to the stay-at-home-husband as he deals with the kids and dogs. I mean come on. I have yet to hear a deep meaningful cell phone conversation. I mean, deep and meaningful. Closing business does not count and getting and giving status does not either.
Do we think anyone would ever sleep on a plane again?
Would the pilot be allowed to talk and fly? Sure, why not?
I'd outlaw them in restaurants if I could. Hmm, sounds like a good cause to take up in Boulder.
And if we can enable cell phones in the air then why are we waiting to enable a wireless network on every plane, I mean come on.
Just consider what this would do if it were legalized. You could listen to the person next to you recite their last visit to the Dr. and then listen to the teenager on the other side of you like talk about "stuff", and then overhear the play-by-play, third hand as 'mom' talks to the stay-at-home-husband as he deals with the kids and dogs. I mean come on. I have yet to hear a deep meaningful cell phone conversation. I mean, deep and meaningful. Closing business does not count and getting and giving status does not either.
Do we think anyone would ever sleep on a plane again?
Would the pilot be allowed to talk and fly? Sure, why not?
I'd outlaw them in restaurants if I could. Hmm, sounds like a good cause to take up in Boulder.
And if we can enable cell phones in the air then why are we waiting to enable a wireless network on every plane, I mean come on.
