tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post508400256232258245..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Slave to TechnologyWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-49607305650408197942007-12-19T07:20:00.000-05:002007-12-19T07:20:00.000-05:00I feel the same way, Annette. My cell phone is onl...I feel the same way, Annette. <BR/><BR/>My cell phone is only a necessary evil. I only used 30 minutes last month. Even on our home phone, we have the bare minimum plan.<BR/><BR/>The guys at work were having a conversation at work the other day about their cable TV plans. One was bragging how he played Verizon and Comcast against each other and ended up getting "all the premium channels" phone, internet and a DVR for "only $150 a month." His previous bill was over $200/month. I had to butt in at this point and tell them that my cable bill is only $12.88. Of course, they thought I was an idiot. It just amazes me that someone would spend so much on a gazillion TV channels that you couldn't possibly have time to watch.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-68629640219233261522007-12-19T06:33:00.000-05:002007-12-19T06:33:00.000-05:00I remember being on a horseback riding trip in the...I remember being on a horseback riding trip in the middle of a peat bog in Ireland, and the trip leader got a call on his cellphone from a girl he'd met the night before in a pub.<BR/><BR/>It definitely spoiled the illusion of being "away from it all."<BR/><BR/>"Rots of ruck" getting reconnected!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com