I don’t like phones. Period. Landline or cell. In our house we let all calls go through to the answering machine. Doctors or other professions where one is literally “on call” aside, when I’m not at work I don’t want you to be able to reach me… that’s the point of being not at work. So if I want to screen my calls, then I’ll screen my calls. People who know us are not offended by this, they know we’ll pick up for them. Those that are offended, well, we don’t care. 
As for our cell phone, we don’t even bother to give out the number because 99% of the time we don’t have it turned on. I personally view the exponential proliferation of cell phones (and crackberries and the like) as a sign of the apocalypse. Really, when (how?) did we reach the point where people think it’s actually a hardship if they can’t be in touch with the world 24/7 no matter where they are or what they are (supposed to be) doing… like driving!
In my opinion, only a fraction of the people who have cell phones and the like really need them, at least not for the reasons they use them. Having them for emergencies – car break down, family crisis – is fine. But do we really need to be stuck in line behind someone at Subway who’s relaying orders for half their office via cell phone? Or be forced to listen to someone’s mindless conversation with one of their friends when we’re in the movie theater? I applaud and support businesses that refuse to serve people on cell phones.
I also believe that driving while on a cell phone should be completely banned / against the law. Even if the reason you are using it is an emergency, you can still pull over. After all, why add to the emergency by causing an accident? Some studies have actually shown that drivers who are (moderately) impaired from alcohol actually perform better on a driving course test than drivers on cell phones! At least the drivers who had been drinking knew they were impaired and so focused extra hard on their driving. People on cell phones are continuously distracted, yet honestly don’t think they are… a very dangerous combination.
Do us all a favor and back away from the cell phones people. Believe it or not, your life will go on without it. Give it a try.
