Man Drops Cell Phone, Hit By CTA Train
You’d think if you were waiting for a train, you’d be a bit more aware of your surroundings and notice it coming so you don’t stick your head in the way. Somehow I think the condition of your skull is a bit more important than a stupid phone. People are so dumb, I don’t know why stuff like this even amazes me anymore. Let’s hope the impact kick-started some brain cells for that guy at least.
Don’t you think it’s a bit ridiculous how attached people are to their cell phones? I can’t go to the store without having to navigate around people talking a mile a minute as if they aren’t going to see the person in the next ten minutes anyway. They talk while paying for their groceries, in theaters during a movie, in their cars instead of paying attention to the road, at sporting events so you can’t enjoy the game in peace, in elevators where you can’t escape, and just about anywhere else except the library (and even then they are in the lobby yapping away). They even chat while pumping their gas! Not too long ago, I drove by three teenage girls walking down the street, each on their cell phone. Shouldn’t they have been talking to each other?
Is all this chatting really necessary? We did just fine without cell phones not too long ago. Do we really need to be THAT connected? I hope they ban public cell phone use along with smoking. Don’t get me wrong, I own and use my cell phone, but not nearly to the degree most people seem to, and I actually pay attention to the road if I happen to be driving at the time. I can’t say that much for the people who cut me off and blow red lights because they are too busy talking to even care what’s going on around them.