RPMdfw I understand that sometimes it is necessary to carry phones with us, and if I had to make that decision believe me I would do exactly what you did.
But that was not necessarily my point, last year we watched tapestry and the WHOLE time the parade was going on the women behind me was talking to her mother. They talked about the weather, how the hotel was, the kids; the prices are too high, to many people. And no I was not eaves dropping but she had to scream to make herself heard. Than she handed the phone around to all the kids so they could talk to grandma too. I so wanted to turn around and tell her “CALL HER BACK, Sit and enjoy this - it is the most incredible show - you and the kids call grandma while you are sitting in the parking lot trying to get out of here”.
Next time you are in the parks pay attention to how many people have a phone to their ear. And I doubt that they are all helping co-workers meet a dead line
Now I can understand you on the horn for 10 minutes adverting some corporate tragedy. But you would have to agree that if some one had called and wanted to make small talk, I mean it is your vacation. The way I feel if I wanted to talk to my friends and family while I am on vacation, I would have invited them.