Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for August 24, 2022

Nice slam by TTKS.

I refer to my phone as my brain prosthesis.

There was a time before cell phones and pagers, that we sought the peacefulness of leaving the house or office. Being out of touch. We never feared being alone with our own thoughts. Or together with someone to share our thoughts. Only to be challenged upon our return with “Where the Hell were you.”

Still have my land-line and no cell phone.

RJ what will you do when you find the Phone but have no service ?

It’s not a lie, RJ. It doesn’t say “the tree that knows all the stuff”.

And here I thought that Twinkies were the center of his life.

I haven’t had cell service where I live for over 18 years, and I haven even HAD a cell phone for over 5, and I don’t miss it whatsoever!

I remember the days before smartphones. We had handheld consoles.

I don’t mind saying i find my cellphone quite useful.

Some people’s “reality” looks totally different from (or to anyone on) the outside.

He isn’t dead, so how can it be true he will literally die? I guess he could later, but I don’t see how.

Gee RJ, just have Verne call you on his phone & trace the sound of the ringing.

Years ago, in the late 80s, my husband’s grandfather was head of quality control for an international company. When they gave him a pager he was incensed and said he felt like the next think was an ankle monitor. Sigh. Things change.

I originally bought my first cell in the 90s because my parents weren’t in the best health and might need to reach me when I wasn’t at home. It worked nicely for that. Now I’m older and keep it around for two reasons. First, I may need to call for assistance and secondly, the two step security so many secure websites insist on anymore. Hard to receive a text on a landline. I still have my landline for conversations because I’m so used to putting the phone up to my ear to hear and speak to someone. Sadly, if you do that with a cell you wind up disconnecting your call. Touch screens are too sensitive.

It’s The Tree That Knows Stuff not The Tree That Knows Where Stuff Is.