Today I signed Oprah’s “No Phone Zone” pledge:

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No Phone Zone Pledge, Option #2

I Signed the No Phone Zone Pledge option 2, where it reads; “I will not text while driving and will use only hands-free calling if I need to speak on the phone while I am driving.” I left myself a way out in case I just had to use the phone.

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My excuse was, “I may have an emergency or something.” “So not wanting to lie up front, to Oprah, you know what I mean, knowing I’d use the phone in case of an emergency . . . I didn’t go with number three.” (”italics” are comments made by cell-phone drivers)

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Why Didn’t I Just Go cold turkey with, No Calls or Texting at all, while driving? Many reasons, none of which are valid.

However, in the last two weeks I have not made one phone call while driving, and only accepted one call out of habit. Even then I remembered, answering that call was a no-no. It won’t happen again.

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Ahhhh, The Good Ole’ 70s

Look At Me, Man!

Initially cell phones and car phones were unaffordable to most of us. They were huge, heavy, inconvenient and fashionable. And you know, if you were there, we were into our fashion. Looking back, it was straight comedy the way we dressed but hey, we were having fun!

One summer day in ‘76 a partner from work drove up to my home, blocked the driveway, blew his horn and signaled for me to come out. As I walked up to his car, I noticed he was very animated, gesturing and talking loudly on a phone.

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

First, it wasn’t a cell phone. It was a residential phone, cord and everything. Secondly, it was an AT & T Trimline phone . . . pink. Some of us remember those phones. Ma Bell’s contribution to the home fashion industry was to add multiple color choices. But my boy chose pink? C’mon man, if you’re reading this, you could have held out for another color. Black, beige or something!

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What the Heck?

He was a funny brother! I had to ask, “Man, what are you doing now? You’re always clowning.” His reasoning for having attached a Trimline phone to his console was revealing. His answer was simply, “Homeboy, I’m lookin’ important.”

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Click here for access to an in-depth chart of various state’s cell phone and text messaging bans.

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See Part 3 “Home boy, I’m looking important!”

See Part 1 Will You Sign It?

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