All cell phones should be put where the sun don`t shine
I have a new pet peave
- Thread starter softshot
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New pool hall rule should be in place.
If your talk on your cellphone or if it rings, FOUL.
Ball in hand.
If your talk on your cellphone or if it rings, FOUL.
Ball in hand.
JoeyInCali said:
Sorry Joey some people are on call, 7 x 24 x 365, like Doctors, Dentist, LEO's etc. Rule is Discrimintory.
Pushout said:
When I worked for the County, and also when I was self employeed. I was on call 7 x 24 x 365 many times.
I carried a NUMERICAL/AFPHA NUMERIC PAGER, when it went off depending on the information displayed. I was either gone, or need to make a CALL ASAP.
on call
This is what vibrate mode is for.At most I turn my ringer to 1 beep.If you are jumpy though a vibrating pager can scare the crap out of you when you are down on a ball:smile:
CocoboloCowboy said:
This is what vibrate mode is for.At most I turn my ringer to 1 beep.If you are jumpy though a vibrating pager can scare the crap out of you when you are down on a ball:smile:
softshot said:
I also understand your pain. But I never turn my phone off and I am a very big person when it comes to communication. So if it were to ring I not only answer it right away, but I tell that person that I am busy and will call back.
However I did have a very very rare situation come up when I was in the middle of a money game.
My Ex calls me up. She was studying abroad in Peru (We're from USA). She was frantic. She was pick pocketed and didn't know what to do. I felt bad for her and was trying to calm her down all the time while my opponent is waiting for me to shoot. It was only a small set for $10 but I wasn't about to just hand him my money (I lost anyway).
Those are the rare acceptable reasons to take a call. If you're texting you buddy about how phat that party was last Thursday and how you think you can do better on how much time you took to bong a 40oz. of Old English (my record is 5.9 seconds...true story). Then you shouldn't be playing pool!
Put it on freakin' vibrate then and you can only pick it up between games.CocoboloCowboy said:
yep
I do the same thing. I also turn my phone to vibrate and put it in the top pocket of my case. This way I can hear/feel it when i am sitting and it doesn't bother me while I am shooting:thumbup:
ososlow said:
I do the same thing. I also turn my phone to vibrate and put it in the top pocket of my case. This way I can hear/feel it when i am sitting and it doesn't bother me while I am shooting:thumbup:
JoeW said:
I don't own one either. When beepers came out my wife bought me one. The first day I had it I had it on vibrate. It went off while I was driving on the parkway at 70-80 mph. I thought a snake or a rat or some kind of animal got in the car. I threw the beeper out the window and watched in the rear view mirror as tire after tire ran over it. She bought me one cell...lost it the second day I had it.
Johnnyt
JoeyInCali said:
Mine don't vibe well, few people have the number, and it seldom rings past 5 pm anymore as I am retired.
People who think they need to talk on their cell phone during a game should at least use a Bluetooth headset. Ya know, the thing that looks like a blue blinking slug is attached to an ear. That way one can still shoot and talk.