http://news.independent.co.uk/enviro...cle2449968.ece

I'd be happy to give mine up.....would you?

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Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant (AT) mindspring (DOT) net> wrote

Yes, & no.

I am alarmed about the bee situation. OTOPH... is this the problem?

OTOH... it may well pose other risks/problems, if not this one of which we
are not yet aware. (Other than the listening-to-others' loud conversations
nuisance factor!).

OTOH.... I use my cell phone but seldom.

1) I use it to call parents & make doctor & dentist appts. from work.
(There's no outside line in the classrooms, & finding one of the few ones in
the building *when* one also happens to be free because the kids are in
Music or it's lunch can a PITA. Besides others using the phones, have to
cart one's stuff - slips of paper with nec. ph. no., planbook, gradebook,
etc. with you looking for a free phone.)

2) I use it for the very occasional long distance call to people not on my
free calls list on my land line. (E-mail has taken over long distance
calling, for the most part.)

3) And I use it when on the road when I'm running late - prob. averages out
to once - twice/year, but is then useful. Yesterday I ran into tied-up
traffic due to an accident & was definitely going to be late getting down to
my parents'. I had to be there at 'x' time, & it wasn't happening... was
going to be about half an hour late. By calling them, my mother could plan
around my tardiness & make alternate plans for until I got there. (Not to
mention, not worry that *I'd* been in an accident.)

IOW, I'm not contributing greatly to any fallout from cell phone use, yet I
do use one. Occasionally.

People who walk arounsd w/one glued to their ear... that I don't get.

Cathy

Scott in Florida, 4/15/2007,9:28:24 AM, wrote:

You know by now what I think of cell phones. I wonder if th "global
warming environmentalist" crowd would be willing to give up their
phones if this was proven to be true. Let's see if they are going to
give up their convenience or just demand others give up theirs.

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"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who
are willing to work and give to those who would not." ~ Thomas Jefferson

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:56:43 -0500, "dbu.," <question*mark (AT) einp (DOT) com>
wrote:

My cell phone is a pay as you go....minute by minute...

That is a great way to keep your b/sing down.

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Scott in Florida

"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

As indicated in my previous post, how about *way less* usage of them opposed
to no usage? (That's given they present a problem... which they might well.
In general, this sort of thing has been in the news for years - re: possible
medical probs for people using them.)

As a sort of analogy (which is actually on topic): Does anyone expect people
to stop driving cars, for ex? Nope. But we do expect much more fuel
efficient/lower emissions cars to be built. A better analogy would probably
be: use of available public transit & car pooling when feasible. IOW, less
usage as opposed to no usage.

Cathy

"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant (AT) mindspring (DOT) net> wrote

As is mine, & at this point I have over 27 hours racked up from rolled-over
minutes. Wish I could get an even cheaper pre-paid plan (like $5./month!)
or else get a cash rebate on most of the unused minutes...

Cathy

"Ph@Boy" <user (AT) example (DOT) net> wrote

The other thing is... is this (the bee problem, to this extent) being found
world-wide, or just in the United States? I merely skimmed through it, but
for ex., the article said that although the numbers have decreased, that the
U.K. isn't seeing the same immediate/pronounced problem that is occurring in
the U.S.

Cathy

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:18:01 -0400, "Cathy F." <clfr (AT) adelphiadot (DOT) net>
wrote:

Look at ATT/Cingular.

Two plans.

One you spend a buck any day you use it plus 10 cents a minute and
all calls to other ATT customers are free.

The second one is purely by the minute.

I use the first, because my Air Force son is on it.

The only gotcha?

Minutes expire if you don't refill by a certain time after you buy
them.

25 bucks lasts 3 months I think.

100 lasts a year. That is what I do. Reload with a hunsky when it
gets down.



Scott in Florida

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:15:35 -0400, "Ph@Boy" <user (AT) example (DOT) net> wrote:

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing....

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Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant (AT) mindspring (DOT) net> wrote


I keep my b/sing down all by myself. I call it self control.

My plan allows unlimited -- that's calling without any limits -- to any
other cell phone that is also served by my provider. I think I rack up about
100 minutes per month, maybe less.