FROG MAN Posted January 25, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 25, 2009 Are you into the text messaging craze. BRING HOME PIZZA AND BEER PLEASE! Got to learn to type again with my thumbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Fan Posted January 25, 2009 Share #2 Posted January 25, 2009 Seems the kids are. Ruth and our son Jared text each other all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted January 25, 2009 Share #3 Posted January 25, 2009 I live with it everyday. With a severe hearing loss telephones are almost useless. So when my phone vibrates, I start looking for my glasses instead of my hearing aides. LOL! Now I also have a 16 year old daughter. She types text messages with her thumbs faster that she touch types on the keyboard . And she makes fun of me for my hunt and peck method. I get 30 or 40 texts from her a day but I know something is really, really wrong when I get a regular voice phone call from her. I know what that means. She's at the mall and there is this really aborable blouse for sale and a SHE'S OUT OF MONEY! I don't answer those. heh heh heh This is the same young lady I took shopping for a new helmet last year. We spent hours at different bike shops (not all bad for Daddy) looking for the best helmet for her. After trying on maybe 50 different buckets, modeling in front of the mirrors, changing her mind on a color, trying different style and sizes she FINALLY found one she REALLY liked. I checked it for fit and I was reaching for my billfold when she asked the saleman if it came in with Bluetooth. Now I'm trying to find a gunsmith that can get my teeth marks out of the barrel of my .357. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMIKE Posted January 25, 2009 Share #4 Posted January 25, 2009 Very funn...:rotfl::rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBJ Posted January 25, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 25, 2009 The girlfriend is hearing impaired and only texts with her cell. Thats how we communicate. Been into it for two years now. PB&J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon_One Posted January 25, 2009 Share #6 Posted January 25, 2009 Count me in as another texter. Like a couple others here I can no longer hear on a phone, haven't in fact for years. With texting ability I can now communicate with family & friends. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted January 25, 2009 Share #7 Posted January 25, 2009 Great way to send messages, but you got to learn how to spell differently.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awsmsrv Posted January 25, 2009 Share #8 Posted January 25, 2009 Sorry, but I hate it. So much time wasted when a phone call could do in 30 seconds what it takes 5 minutes to do texting. I also think it has condoned rudeness. Doesn't matter where you are, i.e., dinner table, playing a game, etc., these kids have their face & thumbs glued to the phone. There. I said it. P.S. For those of you with impaired hearing, it makes a lot of sense. Sorry if I offended anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted January 25, 2009 Share #9 Posted January 25, 2009 What? What he say? LOL! No offense taken Bob. It's a PITA sometimes but you adapt to it. You want a challenge? Try doing sign language over your shoulder at 75 mph in heavy traffic on the bike and then read the response from the person on the back in the rear view mirror. Thanks for cruise control! They say loud pipes save lives but mine just let me know my bike is running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted January 25, 2009 Share #10 Posted January 25, 2009 My daughter has learned to call me if she wants to talk, my sons text me means he's doing what he's supposed to do, he calls if he wants to go somewhere else or wants to do something. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithert Posted January 26, 2009 Share #11 Posted January 26, 2009 Sorry, but I hate it. So much time wasted when a phone call could do in 30 seconds what it takes 5 minutes to do texting. I completely disagree. I'd much rather take 30 seconds to send a text than 5 minutes to call someone and go through the 'hi, how are you routine' when all I want is one piece of information. My phone does have a full keyboard though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane B. Posted January 27, 2009 Share #12 Posted January 27, 2009 Just to chime in....as a backseater, on long trips, "texting" is the way to go! I can still stay in contact with the world, no matter how fast the bike is going. Comes in real handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerCPO Posted January 27, 2009 Share #13 Posted January 27, 2009 I have a cell phone for one reason only....on the road Emergencies! Incoming calls go to voicemail....and I only check those when I'm parked on the throne. Boomer.....who can text message purty good with one finger of his right hand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithR Posted January 27, 2009 Share #14 Posted January 27, 2009 My step son is a text messenger junkie ! He has free long distance on his cell phone as well as texting as part of the package. He don't use the calling part of it at all. Last bill I saw he had 2950 out going and 2800 incoming texts. Glad he has a package because our provider charges .15 for incoming and outgoing.....that could be expensive ....for him ! Letters are to darn small on my phone !! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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