nextel walkie-talkies

...I hate 'em. The stupid chirping, the loud static-y voice transmission...drives me insane. The people who use them tend to have no "home-training." (The teens using a speakerphone on a crowded bus are just as ill-mannered and inconsiderate.)

I know all about the economic arguments that say people must love these things if they're still on the market. But talk about a negative externality! Come on, I know I can't be the only person annoyed by this particular mobile-phone innovation.

Construction workers handling their business on-site...fine.

Folks chatting it up on the Metro subway or in Corner Bakery café...not cool, dudes.