Leland Torrence wrote:
> On another note (John?) what is y'alls' thoughts on cell phone activity on the job site?
Leland,

John does not have a cell phone. So he may not hear this? Unless this 
morning he is once again chewing on stainless steel rods sunk into the 
earth.

I think that cell phone activity is conditional based on the circumstance.

1. when a core drill is needed ASAP because the one you have been using 
suddenly burnt up it is good that several people have cell phones and go 
into action to locate a replacement
2. I don't like them when I am working because when they ring they break 
my flow, I try to leave it in the truck, besides, I strive to manage 
that nothing is all that important it cannot wait, even if I cannot wait
3. when I forget and leave it in my hip holster it tends to call my 
friends all by itself... I have enough trouble when it fools me into 
calling my friends when what I was really trying to do was get the weather
4. it works real good to look up the weather and the weather radar, I 
have full internet access on it... though I refuse to do e-mails with 
it, but I can send notes to myself
5. I like to be able to text message, essential communications quick and 
easy... no text messaging while running a lift, banging on a stone or 
driving a truck
6. I have trouble hearing... thus I kinda really hate the phone... I got 
a blue tooth earpiece for motorcycle dudes and I can hear real well, 
when it works, lately it does not want to work
7. I hate the phone under most any conditions, cell phone or otherwise, 
so if I call you it is an act of desperation or I really do care this 
time to talk to you
8. at a meeting I try to place the cell phone on the table, mine does 
other stuff like calculations, MS Word and Excel capable, audio 
recording... but if it rings I hit 'ignore' unless it is a real 
emergency... your time, our face time, is important and valued
9. if there is a dead space in the work flow then I can read stories on 
it, it helps me not get impatient... I could listen to music, but that 
is a whole other thing to talk about
10. the cell phone is the only phone that I use, though I just got a 
Google Voice number
11. where/when I don't want to use it, on the train (I detest people 
that yack on their cell on the train), in a bookstore, while driving if 
I can at all help it, while asleep

David can add to this list and tell you all the stuff that I do w/or 
about cell phones that is irritating.

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