Cell Phones & Golf DON'T Go Together
If you're a golfer and you own a cell phone, there is a 99% chance you've done it. If you have a driver's license and own a cell phone, there is a 99.9% chance you've done it. You know what I'm blogging about! Talking on a cell phone while playing golf and while driving!
When it comes to cell phones and the golf course I have a suggestion. Unless you are the President of the United States, a Brain Surgeon, A Heart Transplant Surgeon or a Gynocologist you can't use a cell phone on the golf course. If you can't wait 4 hours to talk to me I actually feel sorry for you. I'm not even flattered. Don't get me wrong, I've been guilty of talking on the cell phone during a round. I felt bad about it. Really.
Talking on the cell phone has ushered in the "I need it now!" generation. Everywhere we go; online at that grocery store (checkout people love that), getting gas (gas attendants love it too), at a restaurant with tons of people around and the person shouting "Can you here me?"...maybe he can't but the party of 6 across the room can.
Come on people. Unless you are one of the professionals mentioned above, you are not that important. In fact, you are dangerous and you are increasing my car insurance premiums! How do you expect me to pay my golf club dues?? Oh yeah, and I lost a bet...you can play slower!
I played with a heart surgeon once. It was great. Beautiful day, pretty good golf, better conversation and the surgeon's phone goes off. The conversation was about 30 seconds, he apologized, we shook hands (the same hands that were about to possibly save someone's life) and he left. That was pretty cool when my playing partners and I thought about it.
What did we do before the cell phone? It wasn't that long ago actually. Right around the time fax paper was on a roll and turned yellow in 24 hours and beepers were a fashion accessory.
As for the rest of you, get off the phone and play golf. What...I'm not interesting enough for you big shot?
Man, I hope that is NOT your gut hanging out while you coach Little League.
Posted by: Big Brother | February 22, 2007 at 08:24 AM