tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post745070864161582814..comments2023-12-19T12:06:51.676+00:00Comments on Agenthood and Submissionville: ImmobilityJackie Buxtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-72502434046307695972013-01-12T01:57:09.284+00:002013-01-12T01:57:09.284+00:00Thank you Karin :) I certainly am interested in ta...Thank you Karin :) I certainly am interested in taking part and am hugely chuffed that you thought of me, thank you. Now off to think of 15 other nominees and seven things to say...Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-65809367620673424252013-01-11T07:50:30.987+00:002013-01-11T07:50:30.987+00:00Hello Jackie.
I absolutely love your blog. Therefo...Hello Jackie.<br />I absolutely love your blog. Therefore, I've nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. If you'd like to participate and have a look at how it works, here's the link: http://stories47277.blogspot.ch/2013/01/the-versatile-blogger-award.html<br />If not - no problem.<br />Looking forward to your next post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150893479106567596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-90007063076391259142013-01-07T05:19:20.217+00:002013-01-07T05:19:20.217+00:00:D Don't encourage me!:D Don't encourage me!Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-57596595622569977942013-01-06T11:38:50.453+00:002013-01-06T11:38:50.453+00:00Actually your texts are just little teeny stories ...Actually your texts are just little teeny stories and always worth a read!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367552544840531726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-49771048271403452382013-01-06T09:41:20.551+00:002013-01-06T09:41:20.551+00:00Yes! That's sooo frustrating! I feel like just...Yes! That's sooo frustrating! I feel like just wandering off and seeing if they notice. <br />You're probably right that my problem is more shutting up than finding anything to say with strangers... my texts are too long too, so I'm reliably informed :)Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-69228607637991438522013-01-06T09:37:39.885+00:002013-01-06T09:37:39.885+00:00Rant away Charlie! I know exactly what you mean ab...Rant away Charlie! I know exactly what you mean about groups of people all on their phones, it seems such a shame. I do think they're often sending each other clips and photos (if my daughters are anything to go by) which doesn't seem as bad if they're all involved in the same activity together. And I must say, I have a friend of an age that should no better, who sits texting, laughing at replies while we're all having a coffee together. Outrage! Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-230202824183825292013-01-04T20:24:57.424+00:002013-01-04T20:24:57.424+00:00Yes -Great post that! I wish it weren't true !...Yes -Great post that! I wish it weren't true ! The worst thing being how people don't have the sense and manners to not use it when they're in the middle of a conversation with you! I love my phone but i do find even a short text takes 10 mins when i would have been better phoning..........By the way you'll always be good at talking to strangers whether you're out of practice or not!Antoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273689296994421344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-63137093668008019062013-01-04T11:44:12.395+00:002013-01-04T11:44:12.395+00:00Mobile phones have become a bit of a bugbear for m...Mobile phones have become a bit of a bugbear for me, I'm in danger of making an old man rant about it. But, although they do make life easier, especially if you're driving and need to make an emergency call, I really do think we rely on them too much. It's certainly one of the biggest changes in our lifetime. <br /><br />I was at the pub over christmas and a group of youngsters were sat round a table, all of them texting (or whatever it is they do) in complete isolation. I half wondered if they were talking to each other via messages as they didn't know how to communicate normally.Charlie Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210253827591256777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-16658678890266893962013-01-04T07:00:16.430+00:002013-01-04T07:00:16.430+00:00Trouble is Hazel, when you don't switch it on,...Trouble is Hazel, when you don't switch it on, you get in a whole heap of trouble with those trying to contact you!!Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-81726355349955696022013-01-04T06:59:27.488+00:002013-01-04T06:59:27.488+00:00And it's soooo rude when they take a call in a...And it's soooo rude when they take a call in a class. Honestly! I've seen it! I wouldn't have blamed the instructor if she'd grabbed the phone and chucked it out of the window. That said, I do tweet from an exercise bike and do wonder if people notice and think I'm a bit sad...?? It's a conscious decision though, I think if I'm going to tweet, I may as well multi-task. (For multi-tasking, read doing neither task very well.)<br />Glad you liked the post :)Thanks for popping by! Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-18489191909674257302013-01-04T06:56:08.660+00:002013-01-04T06:56:08.660+00:00Oh dear! Good to know you survived the horse incid...Oh dear! Good to know you survived the horse incident without access to the emergency services. It reminds me that when I broke my knee in the summer and couldn't stand up, I did use my phone to call OH . Whereas when I trapped my arm in the spin drier, I didn't have my phone on me and if there hadn't been someone else in the campsite laundrette, well, I could still be lying there now... so yeah, maybe the answer is a phone that only does emergency calls. And the phone decides what's an emergency ;)Oh and offers of work would obviously be treated as an emergency. Best of luck this year with those, Hazel.<br />Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-14440217210474082142013-01-04T06:51:35.399+00:002013-01-04T06:51:35.399+00:00Clearly smarter than me ;) Although thinking about...Clearly smarter than me ;) Although thinking about it, it was probably my Mum's 2p...Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-26387481418500386322013-01-04T06:32:53.822+00:002013-01-04T06:32:53.822+00:00Yes! It's true, you have to get over the panic...Yes! It's true, you have to get over the panic of having your right arm cut off but after that, I agree, it's really quite relaxing. Love the irony of your son standing in the rain calling/ waiting for you to pick him up rather than running through it - funny world we live in :) Thanks for your kind words and your blog made me smile, am following now!Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-61163445357576244512013-01-04T04:11:41.204+00:002013-01-04T04:11:41.204+00:00I love your post Jaxbee. Gone are the days of bei...I love your post Jaxbee. Gone are the days of being uncontactable, but why do people take their mobile phones to the gym? I've never been able to figure that one out. When it rings, it slows all their exercise down. Jill Patersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921446638056608681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-69966427795011908702013-01-03T22:15:47.643+00:002013-01-03T22:15:47.643+00:00I suppose it isn't all bad - we're in tou...I suppose it isn't all bad - we're in touch with people we know when we use our phones when we're out whereas talking with strangers is a wonderful tonic but these are likely to be people we'll never see again. Although, thinking about it, maybe that's why internet dating is blooming. Sigh! Don't worry fellow late bloomer, I was very late to catch on to the mobile thing, I remember my husband and I sharing a phone for years!Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-29730451082832519662013-01-03T22:11:03.085+00:002013-01-03T22:11:03.085+00:00Good point, Lyn! I think the trouble is that it wa...Good point, Lyn! I think the trouble is that it was quite exciting at the beginning, I remember thinking it was a lovely thing to be able to text a friend to say you were thinking about them - I just never imagined that I'd find myself doing that instead of calling. But you're right, the genie's out and so we must make the best of it and for me this means turning off all notifications which I did as a result of my day of Immobility :) Thanks for reading!Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-34879985015351428662013-01-03T20:14:14.446+00:002013-01-03T20:14:14.446+00:00I have to admit mixed feelings on the issue of pho...I have to admit mixed feelings on the issue of phone carrying - I mostly carry one for my personal safety, for example whilst horseriding alone in woodlands off the beaten track (except that the once I actually fell off and the horse bolted, I'd just bought a new phone and couldn't work out how to make a call on the damn thing... a lesson there...) But then I hate the whiny-ness of it, akin to having a toddler clinging to you at all times "pay attention to me ME MEEE!!!!!" <br />There has to be a middle ground<br />(and also it could be someone phoning to offer me work... there's always that)Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145389059698481643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-1881230693605046132013-01-03T20:10:12.989+00:002013-01-03T20:10:12.989+00:00...or you simply adopt Ron's stance on mobile ......or you simply adopt Ron's stance on mobile phones. "Don't switch it on"<br />;-)Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145389059698481643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-65743612286731768982013-01-03T18:03:43.945+00:002013-01-03T18:03:43.945+00:00You had a 2p? I used to ring and hope my mother h...You had a 2p? I used to ring and hope my mother had the commonsense to ring back (it was always the same phonebox - she had the number!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-18313065279561921842013-01-03T17:11:51.813+00:002013-01-03T17:11:51.813+00:00I only have a bog-standard pay-as-you-go but I sti...I only have a bog-standard pay-as-you-go but I still feel naked without it, which is really annoying! It's the thought of everyone else texting or ringing me and getting annoyed with e when I don't answer that stresses me out! My son rang me on my mobile yesterday, asking me to pick him up on a nearby street because it was raining. Biting back the retort that pre-mobiles he'd just have had to get wet, I went to find him. While I was driving, he rang me again to tell me where he was - AS IF I WAS GOING TO ANSWER! When I forget my phone every now and then the feeling is actually pretty nice, once the initial panic has passed. Great blogpost - and thank you for visiting my blog :-)Linda Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845487317521150618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-43532892236132330462013-01-03T16:23:04.596+00:002013-01-03T16:23:04.596+00:00I have no problem leaving my phone behind, althoug...I have no problem leaving my phone behind, although when I have it with me I'm attached. I never wear a watch, so before I had a mobile - yes, I was a late bloomer - I used to have to talk to strangers all the time.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-10266703294047415752013-01-03T15:12:58.907+00:002013-01-03T15:12:58.907+00:00What a timely reminder! When exactly did "it...What a timely reminder! When exactly did "it's convenient and a good idea to have a mobile phone in an emergency" became I must have it with me at all times and must never be out of contact with the world. I speak as someone who has absolutely gone down this slippery slope myself you understand! I don't know the answer of course but somehow I know we can't put the genie back in the bottle so have to work out a way of living with it I suppose.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367552544840531726noreply@blogger.com