Odd People

[H2O Man]

15. Very interesting!

I have to admit from the giddy-up that RF is something I know very little about .... so little that I qualify as completely ignorant. I've never had or used a cell phone. I know from riding with my children that they are handy for directions while driving. But other than that, I can think of no use for them. I have heard that RF may interfere with the flights of migratory birds, though I am not sure if that is accurate.

A few years back, on a sunny spring day, I went to visit my youngest daughter at her college. In a common area on her floor in a dorm, there were about a dozen young people, all pecking away at their cell phones, rather than intercting with those around them. When my daughter and I ventured outside, the vast majority of the students out in the sun had their noses stuck in their phones. This alone reinforced my thought that cell phones pose a risk to the ability of human beings to interact properly.

I thank you for bringing this to my attention. Since retiring, I've increasingly become a hermit. I've always been low-tech ...... I still have my grandfather's cross-cut saw, rather than a chain saw. My boys kind of resented that growing up, except for when it came to school sports, and their strength gave them advantages! My youngest daughter "worries" about me, like adult daughters are prone to, and insisted I get one of those platic cards "just in case." In case of what ? In case I need it some night and the gas station is closed, was all she could come up with. I rarely leave my property in the day -- at most, twice in a month -- and never do at night. But keeping her happy means everything to me, so I got a debit card that I've never used.