[AT] Change - way off topic ... now multitask

[Paul Waugh]

How is this for multitasking.
A woman talking on a cell phone with it cradled in her left shoulder ..... 
painting toenails on her left foot which rested on the dash ...  passing me 
when I was doing 65 mph pulling an RV.

Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Change - way off topic


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve W." <swilliams268 at frontier.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 4:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Change - way off topic
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>
>> Now that a lot of states are passing No texting while driving laws, I am
>> amazed at people who are downloading apps that allow them to talk to the
>> phone which then converts speech to text.
>>
>> Now if you are going to talk to the phone anyway why not just TALK to
>> the person instead?????
>
> TExting while driving?? Is there anyone crazy enough to do that? Its been
> proving that we do not multi task nearly as well as we would like to
> believe. I'm betting that a lot of motor vehicle accidents nowadays are 
> the
> result of someone "multi tasking" with their cell phone. If its not 
> against
> the law it sure ought to be.
> When I 'm driving on quiet country roads I "might" answer a cell phone 
> call
> if I'm expecting an important one. Otherwise it will have to wait. Far as
> I'm concerned driving needs 110% of my attention.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
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