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Letter: Mobile revenge

Published 24 April 1999

From Forrest Stevens

While I agree with everything in your editorial
(10 March, p 3) about the
(perceived) dangers of mobile phones, I wanted to add one factor. Many of us do
not have (or want) a mobile phone, and regard them as annoying status
symbols.

Whenever a mobile phone rings in a theatre or classroom, or I see someone
driving with one hand on the wheel while having an animated conversation on a
mobile phone, there is a certain satisfaction in thinking that the person’s
phone may be killing them.

stevensf@ccsi.com

Issue no. 2183 published 24 April 1999

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