tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post8883294314107817607..comments2023-05-02T10:52:43.408-04:00Comments on Church of the Big Sky: Hands-Free or Not At AllMerujohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-31601884598759877662008-03-16T22:08:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:08:00.000-04:00Good comments, all. I have a feeling this bill wil...Good comments, all. I have a feeling this bill will not survive the vote this week. One state senator, Rona Kramer, made an asinine comment at the state house last week, which was picked up by the Baltimore Sun: "If we're going to ban anything, let's ban picking your nose while driving." She's more concerned about her 19-year-old being profiled because she looks young than she is about safety. I wrote to her too. I started my e-mail with that quote from the Sun and then said, "Wow. I'm guessing, Senator Kramer, that you or a loved one has never been struck and injured by someone selfishly chatting away on their phone or playing with their Blackberry behind the wheel of a car..." Then I included the text of the message I sent to Senator Frosh, who does support the bill. <BR/><BR/>I am one of the few people in my office who is not tethered to a Crackberry, and I think I'm lucky. When I'm not on the clock, no one can find me, unless I want them to find me. ;)Merujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-36363272943777043952008-03-16T21:35:00.000-04:002008-03-16T21:35:00.000-04:00I must admit that in the past I have texted while ...I must admit that in the past I have texted while driving. Actually I guess technically I checked while driving. I stopped sometime ago after realizing how moronic it is - I think getting a blackberry and having access to your email all the time isn't such a good thing. <BR/><BR/>I have used a headset for years though. I've seen so many people driving one handed at high speeds and it is so scary.<BR/><BR/>Forgive me - I swear I've stopped the texting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-49557430501299618552008-03-16T14:55:00.000-04:002008-03-16T14:55:00.000-04:00Yay Merujo!I've been using an earpiece for years -...Yay Merujo!<BR/><BR/>I've been using an earpiece for years -- not just when driving, but all the time. My hands like being free (whatever that means...) In NJ we have legislation, although it's just recently that it's had any teeth.<BR/><BR/>Even with earpiece, there's the dialing to contend with (my phone has a voice-dial but still you have to push a couple buttons to get the process started)and I hate having to look away from the road even for a split second. So I'm not often on the phone while driving. Besides I like to reserve my drive time for silently pondering the origins of the universe (or singing at the top of my lungs.)Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06257007871257096529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-42862386616118118512008-03-15T22:48:00.000-04:002008-03-15T22:48:00.000-04:00Well put as always, M! It's been illegal here for ...Well put as always, M! It's been illegal here for a few years now. Some people still do it, but at least the constabulary can bust their asses if/when they see them.paulnojustpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273253821300945620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-77720875741104998692008-03-15T10:27:00.000-04:002008-03-15T10:27:00.000-04:00I confess: I'm guilty of the sin of cell phone use...I confess: I'm guilty of the sin of cell phone use without a hands-free device. There are no excuses. And, I'm a hypocrite, because I rail at people who are talking and driving at the same time. No doubt they, like me, think they are perfectly capable of performing both tasks at the same time. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to dig out my Motorola Bluetooth handsfree wireless device today and start using it.J.M. Tewkesburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184459165382590897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-62202785139340104582008-03-14T20:49:00.000-04:002008-03-14T20:49:00.000-04:00Yes, definitely a good letter! I'm sure it will h...Yes, definitely a good letter! I'm sure it will have an impact on the senator, or the assistant who actually reads the senator's mail.<BR/><BR/>(When I was an adolescent I wrote a letter to First Lady Barbara Bush asking if we could be pen pals. I was crushed by the form letter I received in response. Hehe.)Heather Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04962932701620185508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-31724646313388450762008-03-14T04:59:00.000-04:002008-03-14T04:59:00.000-04:00good letter! hope it works out ... It's been illeg...good letter! hope it works out ... It's been illegal here for years already, people still do it, though. Huge fines, but apparently people have too much money at their hands... *sigh*<BR/><BR/>hope you'll be fully recovered soon!Scholiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219626585108690444noreply@blogger.com