[dillywho]

Originally Posted by CFrance

I don't think that was in any way directed at you or others in your situation, dillywho. But the phone can be on vibrate and still get the job done.

And if people absolutely have to communicate while in a restaurant, they can walk outside while answering the phone.

We've had breakfasts next to contractors communicating with each other in walkie-talkie mode--loud beeps followed by loud voices. Rude, inconsiderate, and unnecessary.

For the most part, I do agree with you. I put my phone on soft ring and vibrate. Unfortunately, I have missed calls on vibrate only, but on the other side of that coin, the ones I have missed have not been important. That's why when he's not with me, I do the softest ring possible and the vibrate. If it is a call I have to take, I do go outside. I don't like to hear anyone else's conversation, much less their broadcast like you describe. I try my very best to be considerate