IBM Quick Reference Guide - 1992

[Gordon JC Pearce]

>>Shunning the new in favor of the old and reliable is generally
>>considered curmudgeonly.  20-somethings look at me odd when I say I
>>don't have a cell phone.  (Frankly, I'm just not popular enough to
>>justify it.)

I can't afford to run a landline.  Well, I can *now* thanks to free-ish 
VoIP providers.  I can't justify spending that much money on a phone 
that I can only use in the house.

Gordon.