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I would never want to be bombarded with such pointless notifications on a regular basis. I mean no offense if you find them interesting, but too many people that I know have their face buried in their phone from things like that, and constant social media updates... studies have been done to prove how addictive it can be. Some people won't even talk to friends - just stare at their phone all day.

I don't keep internet on my phone, but that's a personal preference. If I want to share a picture from my phone as I occasionally take, I will connect it to a WiFi connection briefly. Otherwise, I won't be distracted constantly with notifications and pop ups - I only browse the web if I'm sitting in front of my computer and my attention is already directed to it.

Face-Slap is the worst for stuff popping up. I don't use it at all, but my wife has discovered it - - -

The point was that the Dodge version was the "Caravan". This was a Voyager with a Dodge grill. They refused to correct the problem.

The '90 was a 2.5 turbo but the turbo was useless on a hill. It only kicked in at high RPM and by the time it started lugging the hill, it was going too slow to kick in the turbine. Stomping the foot to the floor would just choke it. Anticipating the hill got the turbo online and it was much better but needing to anticipate power needs kinda makes cuisse control useless.

The '85 was the 2.2l engine. It wouldn't even try to hold speed on a hill. Mash it to the floor, even on a flat, and nothing happened at all. This is the one that blew a head gasket every 30K miles, like clockwork. I mean clockwork. Each time within 1K miles of 30K.

Seems to be a generational thing. A new hire at work would IM me even if she was sitting two feet away.

Before they figured out what it was for? Resting one's head on a pillow, while driving, isn't a very good idea.

I'd think it was an OS (Android) thing. It's a Samsung Note-10. My Note-8 did the same thing.

Swiping down shows only some of the notifications. That was my point.

There two icons, one a Garmin and the other from my VPN. Those notifications show up in the pull-down but there is something else sending notifications.

I could but have never found a phone holder that I liked. They were all more of a PITA than they were worth. Magnets get in the way of wireless charging, so they're out. The CD player slot is taken by the GPS/backup camera. I've never gotten the suction cup type to stick and the vent type don't work for me either. The generic cradles don't work well, either (I've tried). There may be something specific for my phone but it's "old" (2-years) enough that it's getting hard to find accessories.

Why wouldn't I just check it, then?

It's not an emergency. Next time I remember when in the car, I'd do it (I don't).

It does. There is no emergency. I don't need it today and if I'm driving by tomorrow, or next week, no big deal. The problem wasn't so much that I didn't remember, rather I don't usually leave the house during the week. We're still working from home because of covid. We can go back "voluntarily" in July but still have to do all the mask and social distancing crap, and we're limited to a particular entrance, bathroom, and zone in the building. August and September we can stay home "if we don't feel safe" but the BS keeps going. No thanks. I'll retire at the end of September, so... ;-)

I wouldn't remember to set the alarm, either. It's been a couple, three weeks. Again, not an emergency. It still works but it gets my attention. That should remind me but hasn't near a parts store (WallyWorld doesn't seem to carry them).

;-) I bought it before. I got there early and had a bunch of time to kill. My eyes were dilated after and wouldn't have seen it. ;-)

Let me fix that for you:

"I would never want to be bombarded with notifications that I find pointless."

Me neither, so I am not. I pick and choose the notifications that I want.

You called the notification that I mentioned "pointless". It may be pointless to

I wouldn't want to hang out with people like that. Why bother?

I've never so much as had a FarceBook, or GanstaGram account. Communist plots. I even hate LinkedIn. The only thing I've ever used it for is to put my resume out there. I'll probably kill that account soon.

My wife does the social media thing, just to connect with the family and her circle of friends. She's my social secretary so tells me if anything important happens in the family and sends pictures of the granddaughter to my phone.

I do use the Internet on my phone, quite a bit. We were talking at lunch today and a question came up, so I just looked up the answer. I also use it when I'm standing in line. I also download podcasts and audiobooks for my walking (makes the three hours a day shorter ;-).

I *hate* phones and would much rather communicate via texts and email. Go figure. I never answer my phone unless the number is in my contacts and often not even then.

Wifey is 4 years older than this old fossil

I've got 4 kids in 4 different parts of the country. I hear from at least one of them every day. 99.99% of the time via text. That started when they were away at college and never stopped. I "spoke" to them more once we all had text enabled phones than when they lived at home. ;-)

One daughter was having a very hard time while studying abroad. Our conversations (text and voice) via an app called Voxer got her through those long 6 months. We became even closer than we were because of the ability to stay in touch so easily. I think I said "One day at a time" at least

Just got this from another daughter. Last night's sunset over Mt. Rainier.

Call those "distractions" if you want. I'll take 'em.

Ah, I missed that.

I feel like my neighbor parted his out because of a blown head gasket. That sounds like my Chevy C10 when under load. Empty bed and it will do fine, put a good load in it (I LOAD trucks, sometimes a good ton in the bed), and it can't do hills or anything with the measly 305 and automatic. Under load, it even choked doing 40 MPH manually downshifted to second on moderate hills.

You can't say that for everyone. Maybe I'm an odd duck in my 20's, but my parents in their early 50's are far closer to being glued to phones than myself.

I apologize, I didn't mean to say that notifications that you find interesting are pointless, as much as I meant to say that pop up notifications on cell phones that aren't directly related to someone that I know that needs to contact me seem pointless.

Shortened: in my opinion, a phone should be a phone, and nothing more.

Either way; to each their own.

Typically I wouldn't -- but I'm speaking more in reference to family members at the table. It seems like etiquette doesn't matter to anyone anymore.

I like the concept, but I also disabled text messages on my cell phone plan. If it's urgent, call me, otherwise - leave me be. I primarily use my land line. Leave a message if I'm not home.

There is a feature on the iPhone, where if the calling number is not in your contacts list, it will silence the call (it will ring for the caller) then it will go to voice-mail for you to review later. I don't know if Androids do this, but I enjoy that feature. My cell is only for people that I know, businesses and acquaintances get my land line.

Hey, whatever floats your boat. I only use Facebook for the instant message portion. I am in a few of those groups with friends/family. I keep notifications turned off (it is especially annoying for "dings" at

I carried a PDA long before I started caeeying a phone.Usually had a camera in the glovebox. Now I have a better PDA, a better camera, AND a phone all in one unit

The only reason I got the cell phone in the first place was FOR business calls. My customers nneded to be able to get in contact with me regardless where I was.. If I don't answer the cwll it rings through to the house. If it isn't answered there it goes to the answering machine.

Before I had a cell I had an answering machine - WAY back in 1996

Ditto. I have a current-generation semi-pro SLR but I seldom use it anymore--the camera in the phone is just too attractive a combination of capability and portability--I only get out the SLR when I need to use studio strobes or extreme macro or the like.

I also used to always have a paperback book in my hip pocket. Now I've got a whole library in the phone.

Man, you must have a lot of memory in your phone.

Is this you?