[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by memason

Well, I'm guess I'm gonna take the other side of the coin here... I don't really mind, if someone takes a call, when we're together. Most times, the call is very short and doesn't detract from our discussion/outing. If it were to go on for 15 minutes, it might be a different story.

As far as texting.... I do text; a lot! Almost all of my friends, here in the Villages, text. Texting IS communicating. Personally, I would much rather receive a text than a phone call, if it's something simple, like "I'll pick you up at 9:00 for golf tomorrow". When I have time, I might text back, but not necessary. For my friends who cannot text, they wish they could ;-)

If your kids are working, texting is one of the best ways to stay in touch without being too intrusive in their workday. When I call them, I normally talk to their voicemail...

Like everything, you have to practice a little common sense. If I'm with friends, having dinner or something, I almost always send a phone call to voicemail, unless it's something very important and then I will excuse myself for a couple minutes. A text, I will look at and either answer then or later.

Just me...and everyone is different...

Isn't there an app that lets you talk into the phone and it gets converted to text? Does anyone know if it works well?