From Stephanie K.: "Gabbing on one's cell phone while riding in
an elevator has to be right near the top of the list. One's
fellow riders cannot escape - they're all trapped in a very
small space listening to some idiot yammer away about his
personal life. Ugh..."
From Scott N.: "I thought the story on the wireless phone
etiquette amusing but sadly true. I don't know about you but
when I'm in a large public bathroom (and generally any
bathroom), I do not take calls.
"One fellow did while sitting on the throne in a Mass Turnpike
facility. I overheard briefly, what sounded like an exchange
with a client and this person. Amidst the cacophony of
flushings, the impression must have been dismal on the other
end."
From Gil S.: "These are the three highest ranking rudeness
events that I am tracking. 1) Talking in a public restroom in
the stall and still talking during the flush. 2) A presenter in
front of 30 people takes a cell phone call and talks for 10
minutes. 3) A bride in the receiving line takes a cell phone
call."
And finally, a few tales from an anonymous reader: "I was in a
supermarket checkout line and had to listen to a woman talking
to a family member or friend about having just come from her
OB/GYN appointment and some details about the doctor visit,
along with a short (not short enough) history of her problems.
"In another instance I was behind a guy's car on the I-15. He
was driving too slow. Shortly one hand was flying about in the
air and I realized he was talking to someone on a cell phone and
gesturing with his hands as if in person. Then I realized he
couldn't possibly have a hand on the wheel! He kept making
abrupt corrections to straighten the car up in his lane, and
then I reckoned he was driving with his knee. I went around him
after my trance broke."
