I am as guilty as others when it comes to burying my head in the glow of an electric device. Untappd’ing or blogging when I could be conversing about the beer with people. I try to stay aware and live “in the moment” as it were but sometimes you need an outside force to remind you. Something like this….
I saw The Offline Glass on an NPR blog post that brings up a couple other ways to stop Twitting and engage. It is a discussion that I hope gets talked of more in the future. Perhaps as a Session topic?
I have been to a couple of bars that, maybe not by their own intent, just completely lack telephone service all together. Maybe it is my provider or maybe when they built the place they insulated all the walls with copper mesh… who knows. Either way, the pub is a place for socializing (not that I don’t get caught on my phone from time to time) and even a quirky method like this is a blessing. But what happens when your phone vibrates itself out from underneath that glass?
I’m sure that some may not catch an errant falling glass. Keeps you aware of your surroundings. I don’t mind wifi but TVs do bug me. So I would be OK with checking the phone over tuning out over a game.