Odessa

How many times have you wanted to say that to someone, not because they are talking to anyone, but because they are IMing their little fingers off. Now we may have just had a disaster because someone couldn't wait to IM. The engineer of a California commuter rail, Metrolink, is suspected of texting just before crashing head-on with a freight train. He and a couple of 14 yr old train enthusiasts had become friendly and they were reportedly texting each other just before the crash that killed 25.

This goes for talking on the phone or texting - nothing, I repeat NOTHING, is that damned important that the person on the other side can not wait until you are someplace safe. We really need to get out of that stupid teenaged mentality that we NEED to answer right away 'cause the other person might get mad / sad / nervous / etc. / etc. Just because we can talk/text in more and more places is not reason we should.

So - get your head out of that damned phone and pay attention to what's around you! The life you save could be your own . . . or a couple dozen more.