While I have text messaging available on all three of my cell phones, I block that feature on all three lines.  I realize it is the preferred method of contact (is that "moc") for many GenX and most GenY but I would have to learn another foreign language.  These "youngins" have amazing speed and are quite proficient with this talent and I am impressed but they leave this old man in the dust on this tool.

I already know French, a little German, Swedish, Italian, and Pig Latin.  I know a shortcut language that was used by "The Write Stuff", a word processor on the Commodore 64 that I still use today (the language, not the C64) for writing and typing notes to myself.  But this new text shortcut language, the fact that I have to use my thumbs that don't work as well any more for this grandpa of 6, the fact that my thumbs wear out more quickly than my voice, that fact that I feel talking allows for better interaction and less misunderstandings, make me still want to use my cell for talking.

While I don't want to lose the business of GenX and GenY buyers, I hope they will understand that I still have tremendous benefits in the real estate world to them without being able to know whether "swalk" is sealed with a loving kiss or sent with a loving kiss.  I have years of experience in marketing, researching information on homes, and in tough negotiating to get the best deal for you whether you are buying or selling a home.  So here's hoping I can t2ul8r, GenX and GenY out there, which is "talk" to you later and not "text" to you later!

sal

such a laugh

sc

stay cool

sec

second

sete

smiling ear to ear

sit

stay in touch

sk8

skate

sme1

someone

smtoe

sets my teeth on edge

snafu

situation normal, all fouled up

snert

snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager

so

significant other

sohf

sense of humour failure

sol

sooner or later

sot

short of time

sotmg

short of time must go

spk

speak

sry

sorry

st2moro

same time tomorrow

stats

your sex and age

stra

stray

stw

search the web

suakm

shut up and kiss me

sum1

someone

sup?

what's up?

swak

sealed with a kiss

swalk

sealed with a loving kiss

swalk

sent with a loving kiss

swdyt?

so what do you think?

swg

scientific wild guess

swl

screaming with laughter

sys

see you soon

T

 

 

 

t+

think positive

 

 

t2go

time to go

 

 

t2ul

talk to you later

 

 

t2ul8r

talk to you later

 

 

ta4n

that's all for now

 

 

tafn

that's all for now

 

 

tcoy

take care of yourself

 

 

tdtu

totally devoted to you

 

 

tel

telephone

 

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12 Comments on I Block ALL Text Messaging!

OCT
06
2007

You have a very good point.  I have 2 teenagers and an 8 year old and texting is all the 2 teenagers do.  My 8 year old asks if he can get a phone when he is 9 and all I can do is laugh.  Kids today.

Angie

 

9:40am • #1
HAHAHA, you made me laugh with this one, mainly because I feel the same way about texting. I'd rather just talk! But when I do text, I do so through the computer and the particular cell provider's site. It saves my poor fingers from aching. (LOL). =).
9:41am • #2
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Hello Lawrence!

I have the ability to text and have done so maybe 3 or 4 times with a Client.  However, like you, I am not proficient at it and it would take me a month of Sundays to get a sentence out to a client.  Thus, as a time saver in the busy lives of everybody- I use the phone to make a "voice to voice" call. :)

9:43am • #3
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I've learned more the the cellular commercials promoting texting than from any other source! 

BFF--best friend forever

NOYB--None of your business

ROFL--rolling on floor laughing

LOL--laugh out loud

LMAO--laughing my ____ off

cultr--See you later

There are so many more...it does make it easy to quicky communicate with my snert!  I used this one recently...u r grnded LOL!

 

9:44am • #4
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While I have not blocked this, I am getting sick of the text spam I receive that I am paying for.  How do I block that?  Is there a way without turning the whole thing off? Anyone?
9:46am • #5

hehe,

Yea I know how you feel, texting is now used more than calling by them youngins.  Evolve or die.

Take care!

RJH

9:52am • #6
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I have a HUGE problem with that.  My TAS (teenage son) went way over on his texting and I made him cover the charges (CYA maybe?) in order to teach him a lesson.  The next month, the same thing happened only it was 90% inbound text messaging and he hadn't even responded to most of it.  It forced me to have to switch to unlimited texting (Cingular $20 bucks a month per line) because our household does texting and so do the associates in my business.  It is useful and convenient at times once you get the hang of it especially if you have a PDA.
9:58am • #7
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I'm sure I could add more to that list of acronyms, but I'm sure everyone else's head hurts already. =)

Text messaging is a powerful tool though.  My website sends me a text everytime I get a contact on it.  I can call the people on the other end in mere moments after they send me a email via my site.

10:24am • #8

Rob:

This looks like a whole new language.

10:32am • #9
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Rob,

When my client texted me, "suakm" I thought she was saying that she wanted the "same unit as Karen's mom".  Oh my, what do I do now?

Lucky :)

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Thanks Angela, Danielle, Rick, Amanda, Stev, Robert, Daniel, Bill, and younger brother Lucky for stopping by and commenting.

That list I have is just some of the S's and part of the T's.  There are literally whole dictionaries of these texting shortcuts.  It's incredible!

I didn't realize I was missing SPAM by not having text messages.  What types of SPAM came in?  The same as junk mail?

Speaking of shortcuts, has anyone come up with a shortcut to these graphic words?  Some of them are getting rather long.  It used to be nice when you got pear or apple.  Now there are hyphenated "longies" popping up.

Rob

1:30pm • #11
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Oh, who knows, its all spam like the emails and phone calls - I just delete it. The one I got last night while eating at a restaurant with my family was wanting me to visit a web site for a chance to win a bmw or $50,000 - yeah right. 

I didn't catch the familial connection there until you mnetioned it, very nice. 

1:49pm • #12

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