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Why don't people charge their phones every night?
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And I owe it all to you.
I have a spare charger in the car. If I'm suddenly struck with the urge to spend the night somewhere, I can always grab it.
I've forgotten... is this a thread about the dilemma of forgetting chargers?
My family was in a bad car crash a few years ago when I wasn't with them. No really bad injuries (although my mom broke both ankles). My dad seemed fine and took charge sending everybody off to the hospital, etc. And because he seemed fine, apparently they didn't take him along for an examination. This all happened while I was asleep, and I was awoken by a call from him. He needed me to come pick him up at the fast food restaurant off the highway where they had the crash, where they had apparently left him. By the time I got there, he was very disoriented and unable to remember things for more than a couple of minutes, so I kept having to tell him over and over about the crash. I got him to a hospital and it turned out that he had a concussion, but I've often wondered what might have happened if I hadn't gotten that phone call, since everyone else in the family was off somewhere else getting treated and apparently nobody knew where my dad actually was.
The point is that I always want to be reachable -- at least by my own family -- and "do not disturb" does a good job of that. There may be some cases where there's no point in waking people up just to tell them something that they can't do anything about, but I'd rather leave that decision to the people involved, rather than making it impossible for them to contact me.
The point is that I always want to be reachable -- at least by my own family -- and "do not disturb" does a good job of that. There may be some cases where there's no point in waking people up just to tell them something that they can't do anything about, but I'd rather leave that decision to the people involved, rather than making it impossible for them to contact me.
Not everyone is you or your family.
We certainly wanted the call at 5am the morning my mother-in-law died.
I certainly wanted the call around 2am the morning the Glendale, AZ police called to tell me that my stolen car had been recovered.
My parents are in their 70s and 80s. I most certainly want to know at whatever time of day if there is a problem.
Maybe it's not a thing for you, but we do not all function that way.
I sit at a desk all day, so my phone is on a charger all day, then off charge by the time I get home 6:00 PM-I wake up 7:30 ish...
anyway I usually am down to only about 60% when I return to work.
so that is why I don't. (no need)
edit: I do on weekends charge overnight...
anyway I usually am down to only about 60% when I return to work.
so that is why I don't. (no need)
edit: I do on weekends charge overnight...
Really, so if you got the call at 8:30 AM that your mom-in-law died it would have made a difference? You can't fix it at 5:30. She's still dead at 8:30. I don't see the point of knowing IMMEDIATELY. Its not like you can make funeral arrangements at 5:30 in the morning. People need to chill.
The AZ police could have left a message and you get your car in the morning. What's the point of knowing RIGHT THEN AND THERE?
I don't understand the people who call people on vacation when someone dies. They'll still be dead when the person comes home, why ruin their vacation.
He didn't know that he needed emergency care at that time. It was just "come pick me up." And by the time it was obvious that he did need it, he wasn't really capable of operating a phone.
But regardless, surely you can admit that there are times when you'd want to be woken up for some reason.
Since I've owned a cell phone I have always charged my phones overnight. nokias, blackberry's, iPhone. Every single night. no battery issues what so ever. I love to start fresh every morning with 100% battery.
Because I wanted to know. Because my wife wanted to know.
I and my wife do not value our sleep so much that we ignore even those things we cannot do anything about right then.
Clearly there are differences of opinion on this point. But what I was trying to get across with my story was that unexpected situations can occur. They might only happen once or twice in a lifetime, but they do happen. Just because you can't possibly imagine why you'd ever want to be woken up doesn't mean that it can't happen.
But you STILL know 4 hours later. How does knowing at 4:00 AM make a difference over knowing at 8:00 AM? You are not ignoring it, if you don't know about it yet. Probably the worse person, is the person who calls you. What are they thinking? Umm, let me wake them and tell them bad news.
What if she was going to past in the next 20 mins or hour . Would you want to visit her before she past ? Or maybe wait until 830 knowing you could have seen her before she past but your phone was off and they couldn't reach you.
Exactly again!
My kids are 11 and 7. Someday they will be teens and someday they will be teens that are out. I want to know if something happens. Not have a blissful night sleep only to find out about it in the morning.
Telling myself "Oh, well, there was nothing I could do" is a poor salve to not having been there when someone needed you.
Not really. I have never come across a situation that couldn't wait until morning. Being woken up sounds emotionally satisfying, like what you see in a movie maybe -- but in reality, it usually is kind of silly and unnecessary.
Its like the moms who give their 9 year olds a cell phone. "What if something happened, now they can call me"? Oh really, no one will call for them or help them? And what did kids do before cell phones? All this immediate communication is entirely overkill.
I envy you your life where things can occur and it doesn't seem to ever bother you.
No worries. Wish I could have that. But I don't. So, whether you can see it or not, it matters to me and to my wife.
I want to know if something happens too (just not THE SECOND it happens). I have a demanding job and need to be awake for it. I can hear about when I'm conscious.
It does not make you a better parent being available 24/7.
I'm not saying it makes me a better parent. But I do want to be available if needed.
And for the record, I do not have a demanding job. Maybe that is the difference. I sit all day in front of a Mac Pro with three screens and manipulate newspaper ads and build newspaper layout pages.
At night I'm at home usually.
I think our lives are just very different and we see things very differently.
I didn't say things don't bother me. So under your scenario someone wakes me up at 3:00 AM to tell me a relative died. So now I put down the phone at 3 in the morning and then toss and turn. What good is that? Now more people are upset and also tired at the same time. Not knowing about it immediately doesn't equate to not caring or not being bothered by something.
Its emotional cover you are doing -- with little real meaning. There's no logic to it. It doesn't mean you don't love someone cause they can't communicate with you 24/7. That's some passive aggressive strings attached to love, if that's the requirement in your family.
But if your mom does what your saying and turns off her phone or ignores all her calls a night then how is she suppose to know where you are. What if you were in a crash? Pretty sure every mother would want to be by their child at that very moment. They probably wouldn't wait until morning to come and see you.
OK. But that's you. That is your response.
To recite my two examples, when we got the call at about my MIL it was at the end of a very long illness that had put a lot of stress and financial strain on everyone. The call was a release. It was a relief to know that it was over.
Because of that call I was able to call my boss and take off work because my wife needed me that day.
As to the car, again, it was a relief. I could go back to bed knowing that I didn't have to come up with money I didn't have to replace the only car we owned. While I didn't like the fact that the cops told me it was in a tow yard and I had to pay to get it out I was able to sleep because I knew the car was now safe.
Different reactions I guess.
maybe b/c they dont have access to clean water, a representative government and adequate health care let alone electricity you entitled 1st worlder!