getting cranky

I'm one of those people who lives life quite happily without a cell phone. I'm also turning into one of those people who becomes frustrated, annoyed and generally cranky when surrounded by folks chatting, yelling, shouting, babbling into their tiny cell phones. On the return flight, as we taxied to the gate on arrival, seat belt light still on, the passengers behind me and to my right and to my left all made cell phone calls. The tires weren't even cool yet. If it were up to me, cell phone use on planes would be banned altogether. Isn't it bad enough that we are all packed in there together in the same stale air for umpteen hours? Do I really have to listen to your one-sided, shouting conversation? On the same topic, overhearing cell phone conversations is not only annoying, it can be downright alarming. Overheard in Chicago: "Well, all I'm saying is I don't want you to do anything crazy like get a gun and shoot someone."