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Yetzirah

Odd Egg In The Dozen
Sun Mar 05 2006


One more little tidbit from the jury saga.

It's official.

I am well and truly a Luddite.

When we entered the jury room for our deliberations. The marshal told everyone they would have to give him their cell phones. Someone said, You mean we have to turn them off right? He said No, bring them into the anti-room here with me. EVERYONE got up and filed out there to give him their phones.... except me. I don't have a cell phone.

I sat at the table alone, waiting for them to come back in.

They could not believe I didn't have one. There was congenial shaking of heads and laughter at the absurdity of my backwardness. Though their mild astonishment did stop short of any humiliating gestures, like patting me on the head or some other indignity.

It's a Luddite's lot in life I guess.

Sigh.....










6 Comments
  • From:
    Dustbunny3 (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 05 2006
    You must have got it from me! First is was answering machines and then then voice mail box .Cell phones take on a life and take over your life. I was tied to a pager 24/7 for 20 years and vowed to never be tied down like that again.
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 05 2006
    As long as you've gotten along without a cell phone, don't get hooked. I have one because Megan insisted..."just in case." And I've had a couple of those incidents.

    Just hope you don't get somewhere you'd really like to holler for help!

    Shalom
  • From:
    Sezrah (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 05 2006
    you were the sole wise one then, ms yetzirah. cellphones schmellphones, overrated if you ask me *sniff*


    ;)

  • From:
    Kordelle (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 05 2006

    ma chère amie
    beautiful jewish yetzirah
    why would anyone have to be constantly wired to a phone
    it shows you are an independant thinker

    also I kind of like the cuteness of this ha ha

  • From:
    Bookworm (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Mar 06 2006
    Love the new look. Your jury duty was really interesting to read about. I'm all caught up on your entries now. ;-)
  • From:
    Parett (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Mar 09 2006
    I finally broke down last week and entered the world of cell phones. Since I have the two grandkids with me at times my daughter likes to know she can contact me wherever we are. If it weren't for that I probably would still be without one. And now that my car is entering Menopause, I feel a little more secure knowing I can call for help whenever she goes off the deep end. We know what that's like don't we?

    Love ya.....Parett