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Post by Zee on Nov 15, 2023 17:12:37 GMT
As far as the "emergency" calls from family, I would hope they would think to call 911 and not me first. I'm generally too far away to do anything emergent anyway.
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Post by BSnyder on Nov 15, 2023 23:53:46 GMT
Us “old” people don’t silence our phones because we have old husbands or parents who are sick and may need to call us. That said, my husband has Alzheimer’s and probably wouldn’t call in an emergency. I don’t give my number to many people because I like my house phones. My brother tried to call my SIL when something was wrong and she didn’t hear her phone in her purse and when she got home he was dead on the floor. Thus if I’m out my phone is not in my purse. I silence it at the appropriate times but I can feel it vibrate. Are those good enough reasons? Some of us “young” people have those same issues. We just use the tech to our advantage to ensure we get the calls/texts we need. I’m an attorney — I can’t have a phone go off audibly in Court. My phone is always on silent. Vibrations from the phone or from my Apple Watch are sufficient to ensure I get what I need as far as notifications. I have a daughter and mother with various health issues and was helping care for my grandmother until she recently died. There’s nothing. Wrong with it being on but you (general) need to know how to appropriately use your phone so your rings and notifications aren’t going off at inappropriate times. And that does seem to be an issue with many “older” people in my experience. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had phones go off in the Court room during hearings and it is always an “older” individual and they often can’t figure out how to turn the sound off. I agree with this 100%. I just can’t decide if, as an early fifty something,I am part of team “young people” or team “old people” in this thread. 😂
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Post by epeanymous on Nov 16, 2023 0:02:52 GMT
The literal only time I ever turn on my ringer is when I am expecting a call and am in a place where it is OK to take calls (eg, I do media interviews and if I have a cell phone interview at 10AM I'll turn my ringer on at like 9:58).
I have a job, helped with my elderly father, six kids, you name it, and this has never been a problem.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Nov 16, 2023 0:04:53 GMT
98% of the time, yes; the only times it's not are when DH is on his way to work (especially glad I did this when the car stalled on him in the middle of the road!) and recently because a colleague has listed me as a job reference and I'd hate to miss that call.
It's also on do not disturb between 10 PM and 6 PM unless it's DH, one of my parents, brother, my father in law, or sister in law. Nobody calls then anyway, but good to be safe (on a humorous note, I'm glad to have it on DND between 10 and 6 because my dad texts his Wordle results at all hours...including 2:26 AM. You're 71, dad, go to bed!).
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Post by scrappyesq on Nov 16, 2023 1:01:12 GMT
I have my phone set to DND all the time. But there are certain people who can get through all the time.
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Post by sabrinae on Nov 16, 2023 2:18:06 GMT
Some of us “young” people have those same issues. We just use the tech to our advantage to ensure we get the calls/texts we need. I’m an attorney — I can’t have a phone go off audibly in Court. My phone is always on silent. Vibrations from the phone or from my Apple Watch are sufficient to ensure I get what I need as far as notifications. I have a daughter and mother with various health issues and was helping care for my grandmother until she recently died. There’s nothing. Wrong with it being on but you (general) need to know how to appropriately use your phone so your rings and notifications aren’t going off at inappropriate times. And that does seem to be an issue with many “older” people in my experience. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had phones go off in the Court room during hearings and it is always an “older” individual and they often can’t figure out how to turn the sound off. I agree with this 100%. I just can’t decide if, as an early fifty something,I am part of team “young people” or team “old people” in this thread. 😂 I don’t know which I am either. I’m in my early 40s, so I don’t think I’m old but I’m certainly not young anymore either.
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Post by callmenutz on Nov 16, 2023 4:19:23 GMT
I silence it at the appropriate times but I can feel it vibrate. Some of us “young” people have those same issues. We just use the tech to our advantage to ensure we get the calls/texts we need. I’m an attorney — I can’t have a phone go off audibly in Court. My phone is always on silent. Vibrations from the phone or from my Apple Watch are sufficient to ensure I get what I need as far as notifications. I have a daughter and mother with various health issues and was helping care for my grandmother until she recently died. There’s nothing. Wrong with it being on but you (general) need to know how to appropriately use your phone so your rings and notifications aren’t going off at inappropriate times. And that does seem to be an issue with many “older” people in my experience. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had phones go off in the Court room during hearings and it is always an “older” individual and they often can’t figure out how to turn the sound off. Which is why I said I silence it at the appropriate times but I can feel it vibrate. Question: I’ve been in several places where the first thing said is “please silence your phones”. Can’t that be done in court? That has to be beyond annoying and distracting in court. So sorry about the loss of your grandmother. 🙏🏻
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Post by callmenutz on Nov 16, 2023 4:29:08 GMT
As far as the "emergency" calls from family, I would hope they would think to call 911 and not me first. I'm generally too far away to do anything emergent anyway. That’s what my SIL and I both said, why didn’t he call 911? Who knows what goes through your mind when you are in a state of panic? He might still be with us had he called the EMT’s. 😢
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Post by callmenutz on Nov 16, 2023 4:38:24 GMT
I agree with this 100%. I just can’t decide if, as an early fifty something,I am part of team “young people” or team “old people” in this thread. 😂 I don’t know which I am either. I’m in my early 40s, so I don’t think I’m old but I’m certainly not young anymore either. Let me be the first to inform you that you are YOUNG since you’re the age of my kids! 😂 I call 50’s and 60’s middle aged, 70’s old and 80’s elderly. Just my opinion! I read somewhere that 65 is considered elderly. Couldn’t disagree more!
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Post by katlady on Nov 16, 2023 4:55:49 GMT
I read somewhere that 65 is considered elderly. Couldn’t disagree more! The news will often report about an "elderly man" and the man is between 60 and 65. SMH!
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Post by Mel on Nov 16, 2023 15:45:18 GMT
Not as a default, I just change it when I need to.
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Post by sabrinae on Nov 16, 2023 16:41:47 GMT
Some of us “young” people have those same issues. We just use the tech to our advantage to ensure we get the calls/texts we need. I’m an attorney — I can’t have a phone go off audibly in Court. My phone is always on silent. Vibrations from the phone or from my Apple Watch are sufficient to ensure I get what I need as far as notifications. I have a daughter and mother with various health issues and was helping care for my grandmother until she recently died. There’s nothing. Wrong with it being on but you (general) need to know how to appropriately use your phone so your rings and notifications aren’t going off at inappropriate times. And that does seem to be an issue with many “older” people in my experience. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had phones go off in the Court room during hearings and it is always an “older” individual and they often can’t figure out how to turn the sound off. Which is why I said I silence it at the appropriate times but I can feel it vibrate. Question: I’ve been in several places where the first thing said is “please silence your phones”. Can’t that be done in court? That has to be beyond annoying and distracting in court. So sorry about the loss of your grandmother. 🙏🏻 Thank you for the sympathy. She lived until 94 and she was ready to go. Yes people are told to silence or turn off their phones regularly. I tell them, the defense attorney tells them and frequently the judge reminds them. It still invariably happens. Several times it’s actually been an older defense attorney who should know how to use his phone but clearly doesn’t. It’s frequently someone observing and child or grandchild’s hearing and almost always someone 65+
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Post by callmenutz on Nov 17, 2023 3:14:59 GMT
Which is why I said I silence it at the appropriate times but I can feel it vibrate. Question: I’ve been in several places where the first thing said is “please silence your phones”. Can’t that be done in court? That has to be beyond annoying and distracting in court. So sorry about the loss of your grandmother. 🙏🏻 Thank you for the sympathy. She lived until 94 and she was ready to go. Yes people are told to silence or turn off their phones regularly. I tell them, the defense attorney tells them and frequently the judge reminds them. It still invariably happens. Several times it’s actually been an older defense attorney who should know how to use his phone but clearly doesn’t. It’s frequently someone observing and child or grandchild’s hearing and almost always someone 65+ Oh boy, I’ll rest my case and concede to you. Sorry you have to put up with that! My Mom died at 89 and was more than ready to go. I like to call her the “original woman’s libber” and she called the shots on her life up to the living end!
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Post by anniebygaslight on Nov 17, 2023 8:42:42 GMT
My phone is on silent. It is for my convenience, not other people’s.
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Post by gar on Nov 17, 2023 8:59:23 GMT
My phone is on silent. It is for my convenience, not other people’s. But what if someone was trying to reach you for something that was for your convenience/benefit (as discussed above)?
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 17, 2023 10:12:10 GMT
I'm glad to have it on DND between 10 and 6 because my dad texts his Wordle results at all hours...including 2:26 AM. You're 71, dad, go to bed!). When I used to play Wordle, a friend and I would share our results every day. She's a terrible sleeper, and she will play games on her phone whenever she wakes up during the night. I would regularly get her Wordle results texted to me at all hours of the night! Luckily my phone is always on silent overnight.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Nov 17, 2023 13:57:58 GMT
I don't keep it on silent, but I'm also retired, so I'm not at a desk all day with my phone near me. I'm rarely in a place where it will disturb anyone and I always flip the switch when needed. I do have an Apple Watch so get notifications that way. I have DND set for evening (2200-0730) and silence unknown callers.
I do subscribe to the idea that my phone is a tool for my convenience and refuse to be a slave to it. DH hates that I have unknown callers silenced because he never carries a phone and gives my number to everyone to call. The main reason I don't keep my phone on silent is because I watch you tube videos on it and I'd be constantly switching it on and off.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 17, 2023 21:03:58 GMT
I almost always have it on vibrate only. I do have to answer all calls — my mom’s aides and medical professionals all have my number. But I rarely have the ringer on and still notice when I get calls
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