I have a mobile and very rarely use it but it's nice to have it in case of an emergency. That said, I have to second what you're sayng here. The current crop of tech-savvy-geekness makes me ill, starting with this fucking thing, the internet. I grow gayer every day I use it. Meanwhile, your thoughts reminded me of when my old man was our age, maybe a little older. The tranny on his van broke, so he pulled over, walked to the auto parts store, bought the parts, walked home, got tools, walked back to the van and fixed the fucking thing in the street...in the middle of Ohio winter. No cell phones, no AAA fagotry, the only thing that coulda made it more metal wouldve been if he lost a few fingers to frostbite.