Unbelievable

I love my 1979 Chevy Truck and have always been content with it. My fiance', Bob, had a Suburban and a Ford Truck. For the last year, I had been driving the Suburban (or Nana Bus) since I am constantly transporting our grandchildren. Bob decided to partake in the Cash for Clunkers program and traded in the Suburban for a 2009 Mazda Tribute, which I now drive. Until recently, I had never owned or driven a brand new car. On the way home last week, I was stopped at a red light and was rear-ended by a young girl in a jeep. UNBELIEVABLE! We had not even gotten the permanent tags yet. It has been over 30 years since I was involved in an accident and I was furious. The girl was not paying a bit of attention to driving because she was too busy with her cell phone. I have always been against driving and talking on the phone because ther is no way you can concentrate fully on both. This is becoming more of a dangerous situation every day, especially since texting has become so populaar. When somebody is sitting at a green light, or pulls out in front of you, or eases into your lane accidently, you can bet that nine times out of ten they are on the phone. What did we ever do without cell phones? I remember that life was not bad without them. There is no phone call that is worth risking your own life or someone else's life over. It can wait until you get to your destination and the call can be returned or you can pull off the road to talk if it is that important. Life is too short and phones are not worth injury or death. Cell phones are a convenience not a necessity. As you can tell, this is a very serious matter to me. I will climb down off of my soap box now and wish you all a wonderful and productive weekend.