antzrus wrote:
Damn, conducting business while driving!! Geeeezzzzuuusssss..!!!
I guess you watch movies too...
Antzrus,
I have often enjoyed your sometimes subtle, but often sarcastic humour, but have noticed that you also often shoot from the hip without sufficient facts. As one old fart to another, I wish to remind you what they always say about what happens when you 'assume'.
First off, try walking in the other person's shoes for a bit before you go off on a diatribe! Your comments in and of themselves are not an unreasonable position, but in this case you have made assumptions that are grossly erroneous.
First, lets review what I actually said. Not once did I say that I conducted business while driving! I said that I am in my car a lot during the day on business and needed
access to my phone. The subtlety of that distinction was obviously lost on you. Using anything other than a hands-free phone in the province of Ontario is not only illegal, but subject to a hefty fine. It can apply even if you are stopped in traffic at a light and not moving.
Also, I notice you indicate your Nav is a hacked version - hopefully not the hack that lets you watch movies on the front screen while driving! I am not sure what capabilities it actually gives you, but I have the OEM Nav system that allows me to operate my phone with limited voice commands and quick button selections while I am in the car and without having to put on a mike or headset. Also, while I have the rear DVD entertainment system in my car, since it is the OEM and not hacked, I have no capability to watch anything but my GPS and NavTraffic display while the car is in motion!
Let's also put this into some perspective. From your profile, you are retired and live in Wenatchee, which my sources indicate has a population of less than 50K. I have travelled through Washington and you are in a beautiful, but essentially rural area, in the middle of the state; a very different reality than mine. The Greater Toronto Area has a population in excess of 5.5 million and is one of the most heavily built-up areas in North America, with traffic congestion almost 24-hours-a-day to go with it. It is not unusual for me to spend up to an hour, or even more, in traffic on my way to a meeting. It is a completely different reality than you have to deal with!
It is still necessary for me to keep in touch with my office while on the road. If I have to conduct business, I do find a place to pull over in a parking lot or a side street. Using the hands-free phone in the car means my hands are free to take notes or look at a file, if necessary, while still conducting a conversation. However, If I am stopped dead in the middle of an accident back-up on a freeway, and still 15 or 20 minutes from being able to exit, the hands-free phone at least gives me the option to do a quick call to my next meeting to let them know I am running late, which usually takes less than a minute and is not an engrossing conversation. In fact, I always declare that I am on my phone, so that they don't try to start a conversation. That is the extent of my using the phone while on the actual road.
Like you, I swear every day at those who conduct lengthy and prolonged calls on their cell phones while driving. In spite of our laws, many of them continue to make it even worse by using a non-hands-free phone with one hand holding it to their ear. So I understand where your comments were coming from. However, in future if you have some concerns, I respectfully suggest you ask a few questions first, before you let loose with Diatribe #33! And have some compassion for the other person's reality. Otherwise, I may have to borrow that 155 mm. howitzer from the Canadian artillery that we talked about and come looking for you.
Enough already!
I can't be sure which method actually worked since it took me several attempts for my Blackberry to actually discover my car phone, but they eventually did link successfully. Everything seems to be working just fine.
Ditto Bro!