OK, so now it's texting that is out of hand.. or IN hand

We've all seen it: the teen walking around the store, following the parent as they shop. However, all you see of the teen is the top of their head. They walk around texting constantly, never looking up, just keeping Mom's back in their peripheral vision. I've seen them walk into poles, into clothes racks, other people (arrgh!). Nothing like seeing one get cut off by the rotating doors of a store. They suddenly jerk their heads up, thumbs still pressing keys, eye wild in confusion "Where am I?" "How did I get here from home?" "What day is it?"

Ever try to talk to one? Give it a try.
Sample replies: "yuh" "nuh" "mm?" "that's 'kay" "Seeya"

Now it's ADULTS doing it. I saw a new Caddy CTS on I-40 doing the Hundred Yard Mosey in the right lane, the driver's head down as he feverishly mashed his Blackberry... I passed and honked briefly. He jumped like I'd shot him, yanked the steering wheel and nearly ran off the road as his head jerked up. I waved, smiled at his bug-eyed stare, pointed to his front tire, mouthed something unintelligible, then moved on. He mumbled something that I COULD understand, then went back to his texting...

Usually that routine makes them pull off the road to see what's wrong with their tire.

I do odd things with my phone when I want to tell people something...I CALL them. I can talk at better than 200 words per minute. No texter can beat that. GTG PIR CYL8R
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