Huh. It makes me crazy to exchange 6 texts (while being charged for each one) when a 30 second phone call would do.
But it wasn't something that would have taken 6 texts. The text would have said "the restaurant is Ponzu, corner of O'Farrel and Taylor" and it could have been sent at any time during the day, while she was in meetings which couldn't be interrupted. Instead I had to leave a voicemail (long distance for me-since her cell# is Canadian), which she had to call in and check (another charge--including roaming for her) and then call me again once she was out of her meeting and knew what time she could meet me (another voice mail, a charge for her...) and asked me to call her back again to confirm the time! Arrrgggh. Too many calls.
(I admit to having an aversion to the phone used like this. I used to have a boyfriend who lived in LA and would come up to SF for visits. From the moment he landed, he'd be calling me EVERY 3 minutes asking me where I was, telling me he was, etc. He refused to 1) stop calling and 2) stay in one damned place so that I could find him.)
Eunice Shriver has passed away.
Huh. It makes me crazy to exchange 6 texts (while being charged for each one) when a 30 second phone call would do.
yes, this. Also, I hate it when people send "how are you doing" texts. Texting is not for conversations, it's for communicating information.
Huh. It makes me crazy to exchange 6 texts (while being charged for each one) when a 30 second phone call would do.
Seriously! Gah.
Texting is not for conversations
It is for the people who don't get charged for each text.
Text conversations with my sister are cheaper than calling her in Jamaica, especially on the cell, and can take place in a disjointed fashion, at our convenience, instead of having to take place at a time when we are both free. Love it.
Oh, totally agree with the conversations thing with texting. I think that's why I like texting so much---it's easier to send specific information (like an address). I also like that it's there to refer to if I need it (again with the address example). I don't use texts for conversation - I save that for in person (since, again, my loathing for the phone...).
Full disclosure: I do not pay for my phone plan - my company does. I know they bought the employees an unlimited text plan, and that's about all I know about our company plan.
ita, did you see the naked wet guy I linked to?
Dana - this is a fine place to rant. And I haven't been following the whole debate very closely. My feelings on this are a little too close to the surface and that is me. PLEASE, please discuss. I'd rather hear opinions here than elsewhere.
I did, tommy, and thanks for thinking of me. I've had him up for a while. He's very pretty.
