The Car Phone

Remember talking on the phone?  Not just a quick, see you soon call, but a long relationship building discussion?  Seems a bit lost these days in our sea of email and text.

I often joke with my friends and tell my kids about my first Bell Atlantic Cell Phone or should I say “Car Phone” and its bills.  The thing was built into my car, looked cool, was always charged, sounded perfect, felt great in your hand and cost a fortune to use.  My monthly bills were often over a grand, but I was building a business and relationships.  Priceless.

The best part about that phone was how special people felt when I called them from it.  They might say, “Where are you?”  I would respond in some cool way as to not act like using the phone was costly. “On my way down Rt. 95.”  “You called me from your car phone?”  “Thanks!”  Then we would get into a great conversation and a half hour later I had spent thirty bucks.  You know what though?  it was worth every penny and lunch would have cost a lot more and maybe never happened.  Not to mention, my father was telling me to be careful of Martini lunches!

You know what?  The antenna was on the back of my car too.  Not stuck to my head making my ear hot.

If you get a chance, please give me a call sometime.  We can just chat.  I mean talk.

Peace