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Re: [OM] OT: Smart Phone Zombies

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Smart Phone Zombies
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 16:23:16 +0100
Darwin knew what he was doing...

On Sun, 13 Oct 2019 at 15:48, Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I just watched World War Z with Brad Pitt, a zombie apocalypse and none of
> the zombies had cell phones and were attacking other people.
>
> More like Cell phone automatons.
>
> The worst part are the number of people who fall at the Grand Canyon
> trying to get a selfie.
>
> WayneS
>
> At 10/13/2019 03:12 AM, you wrote:
> >It is a worry, Chris!  And people doing important activities like walking
> and cycling with their phones to their noses as well . ..
> >
> >I now watch for the warning signs in our family.
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >> On 13 Oct 2019, at 01:14, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>     This morning I cycled out to the Gilbert Riparian Area, a
> groundwater recharge facility that was designed in the form of a park with
> a number of pools.  It is vegetated with all sorts of desert riparian trees
> and shrubs and attracts all sorts of birds, from hummingbirds to hawks and
> occasionally pelicans.
> >>
> >>     I had intended to take photos, but as I looked around I couldn't
> help but notice that fully three quarters of the people of all ages were
> walking around with their heads bent down, fixated on their cell phones.
> At least three people were actually looking down at a pair of phones.  I
> was so shocked that I did not take a single photo, instead left for a golf
> course restaurant 2 1/2 miles away.
> >>
> >>     Until now, I had thought that the term "smart phone zombies" was
> just a joke.  Not any more.
> >>
> >>     Run for your lives!
> >
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