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07-06-2010, 05:18 AM | #1 |
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Cell phones & pockets
That bad? The vibrate on my phone is loud enough for me to hear if it's on my desk, but not so much that everyone else is being disturbed. I guess I'm lucky.
What about keeping the phone in your pocket or on a belt clip? I know it's probably not optimal, and you shouldn't need to worry about it. On the other hand, if you can't avoid the problem... |
07-06-2010, 01:00 PM | #2 | |
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07-07-2010, 02:52 PM | #3 |
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The vibrate on my phone is pretty disruptive when it's anywhere but in my pocket. But it's annoyingly easy to miss when it is in a pocket, especially if I'm wearing something thick like denim jeans. I've taken to putting it in my shirt pocket when I can, as ugly as that is. But I only put it in shirt pockets that will button or snap over it because I don't want it falling out, and not many of my shirts qualify. And of course I wouldn't do it in a business setting. Men can put phones in shirt pockets at work but not women.
I don't buy any trousers without pockets any more. Ever. I have a couple of pairs of workout pants without pockets that I bought when I was desperate for something to exercise in and I hate them. They taught me that I truly cannot live without pockets -- how do you stand it? I even feel handicapped with only two front pockets ... two in front and one back pocket is acceptable but I prefer to have four pockets. My advice to you is to buy new work trousers. __________________ .. ..Franca .. |
07-07-2010, 05:10 PM | #4 |
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Me, neither. And I do not buy anything represented as a jacket without pockets, either. Without, it is just a stiffish shirt!
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07-08-2010, 03:18 AM | #5 |
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These trousers are truly admirable in all other respects. They are a good shape, hold their knife edge crease wash after wash, are exactly the right length off the hanger, and have held these characteristics for nearly five years of pretty tough wear-and-tear. Oh, and they were cheap to buy in the first place. I have four pairs that have outlasted six pairs (three at a time) of work-supplied trousers that did have pockets. But as I no longer work as part of the libraries, those free work trousers had to go back. They were a horrible shape, had to be altered drastically to fit, and had no nice front-and-back creases. And the pockets had a habit of discharging their contents at inappropriate moments. So I just carry a handbag a bit more often than I'd like. :-)
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07-08-2010, 01:13 PM | #7 |
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I wish I had the remotest interest in (or talent for) sewing. But I suck at the smallest repairs and don't own a sewing machine for tasks of any significance. My sister got what few sewing genes my parents might have passed on.
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07-08-2010, 01:23 PM | #8 |
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Indeed, jackets must have pockets and my sweatshirts must have pockets and a hood. Fussy, aren't I?
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07-08-2010, 01:26 PM | #9 |
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They do sound perfect in every other respect.
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