Things I won't miss/Things I can do without in 2012.

[cassiesmom]

What I like is when someone calls me and then puts me on hold!

Oh boy, that's the worst. I hang up when that happens.

I could do without pharmaceutical TV ads. whoever decided that the drug makers could air commercials on TV made a mistake.

[Karen]

Oh boy, that's the worst. I hang up when that happens.

I could do without pharmaceutical TV ads. whoever decided that the drug makers could air commercials on TV made a mistake.

I am soooo dependent on my DVR - I rarely watch live TV now, and when it's recorded, I can just skip all the commercials. When I happen to be watching something when it airs, I hit the "mute" for all commercials, unless they feature an animal, of course! And no the Geico gecko doesn't count.

[pomtzu]

I am soooo dependent on my DVR - I rarely watch live TV now, and when it's recorded, I can just skip all the commercials. When I happen to be watching something when it airs, I hit the "mute" for all commercials, unless they feature an animal, of course! And no the Geico gecko doesn't count.

I LOVE the Traveler's Insurance animal commercials. The most recent ones with the dogs are so darn cute!

[Karen]

I loved the first one (Worrry, worry) and like the latest one, too! THAT I will stop the DVR for.

[Cataholic]

I am always in the minority when it comes to phones! LOL. I rarely have a conversation with someone-outside my home- that doesn't result in an interruption of some sort. Maybe it is someone asking me if I know where room x,y,z is in the courthouse. Maybe it is someone asking if the chair next to us is being used. Maybe it is my son pointing out something he just read. Whatever...it is a minimal interruption, and both people go on talking again. Some of you work in an office. Aren't you interrupted daily by things? I can talk to my boss and if my phone rings, I answer it. I say, "excuse me...", answer it, and come right back to finish the conversation with him. What is the big deal? Or, I glance at my watch and realize I am late...and I say to my co-worker, "yikes, bye! gotta go right now". Somehow, we all manage to deal with it.

Why ever is call waiting so different? If someone can't handle the fact that life gets interrupted sometimes, and for what, a minute...call waiting isn't really the issue, is it?

If I am just chatting with someone, and the other line rings (especially if it is a client or work), I switch over. Big deal, really. I would think they do would do the same thing to me. In fact, my sister- gasp- just did it to me today! I still drove over there and gave her my barely used copier/scanner. We somehow manage to hang on to our relationship.

[chocolatepuppy]

Why ever is call waiting so different? If someone can't handle the fact that life gets interrupted sometimes, and for what, a minute...call waiting isn't really the issue, is it?

I don't have a big issue with someone letting the other person know they will call them back, it's when someone chooses to let me go to talk to the other person that bugs me. I can see if it's a Dr. office or similar, but just to choose the other person, so rude! Especially if they called me!

[pomtzu]

Rude - rude - rude. This type of call: I answer my ringing phone and hear the following; "I have a call for you from Mr. XYZ - please hold for him." WHAT???? You've got to be kidding!!! If Mr XYZ wants to talk to me, then he can call me back personally. This gets the same hang up treatment that I afford the ones I am already talking to and then proceed to put me on hold.

ETA: The only call that I won't hang up on, is one from one of my doctors, or from the Fuzzbuttz vet. I fully understand a doctor's office having to put a call on hold at times. If you're not a doctor's office calling - or me calling a doctor's office - then I definitely will hang up if put on hold. And this includes hanging up on my brother, who is notorious for doing this.

[RICHARD]

Singers who do a totally inappropriate redition of songs at public events.

Steven Tyler, I thoroughly enjoyed your SSB at the game last week and I find Christina Aguilera as the most annoying, obnoxious person in entertainment.

It's a travesty that a voice like that is attached to a twit like that.


And do not start me on Celine Dion.