Quote Originally Posted by Karen
You alternately make it sound like you want cell phones banned and you don't.

What you really want it for people to be responsible about using them, right?

I am always more in favor of people taking more personal responsibility, and less in favor of people trying to legislate against irresponsibility.

And what I meant is that you have never been the person responsible for an elderly relative, right? Not that I wish that on anyone, but I have been there, and done that.

Well considering we are 9 hours away from any family.... It makes it kind of hard. Of course I always tell my momma that i will take care of her when she becomes elderly. and I will if she allows it lol.

But my feeling is that hospital staff aren't paid to follow cell phone users around to make sure they aren't being obnoxious with them (as we can all agree that many cell users are) so there should be some kind of regulation or they should not allow them in the hospital at all. I just don't see the need to risk disrupting people that are dealing with the same thing (or worse) surely you wouldn't want to be disturbed by them. Step outside... go to a designated cell phone area (if there were such a thing) and turn it off when you aren't using it or at the very least turn off the ringer. Like I said, I would feel terrible if my cell phone went off with a happy go lucky ringer while another family was sitting their torn apart.

I don't want cell phones banned entirely.... there ARE times when they are nessecary. But I just don't think whereever you feel like it in a hospital is appropriate.

LOL Wombat..... I would be disgracing everything Red heads stand for if I was complacent and agreeable LOL my husband always tells his friends that he doesn't dare mess with a redheaded Canadian chick... who is pregnant. LOL he makes it sound like I abuse him. I don't even raise my voice to him lol I just like to debate (or disagree, if you will)... it's fun lol