Business Inefficiency/Bureaucracy

[Smurf1976]

I have maintained for years that holding an RF transmitter that close to your brain is a dangerous thing to do. I use mine sparingly and will go days without using it and even then I am wary. I read the literature ... but still...

Back in the days before mobiles were common, it was accepted safe working practice that you don't direct any RF source at the human body. That means keeping away from any type of transmitter etc and it's something I remember being quite clearly taught as an apprentice.

I'll use one for work, generally on the hands free where possible, but I sure don't make unnecessary calls on the damn thing.

In my own words... "Mobile phones have largely replaced cigarettes. They are what teenagers spend their money on, they are the first thing taken from the handbag upon walking out the office door, they appear on every break and with every cup of coffee, and they are quite likely destroying the population's health. In practically every way, mobiles have replaced the social, economic and health impacts of smoking".

What worries me about mobiles is that they are relatively new and yet there are already reasons to be concerned about safety. 25 years ago they just didn't exist in Australia. 15 years ago they were something salesmen, politicians and the like had but that was it. Only in the late 1990's did they become mainstream, and even then most people kept the calls short due to the cost. Actual heavy usage is a 2000's phenomenon and already there are reasons to be worried. Even asbestos doesn't usually harm people that quickly.

All the best to you and your wife Boggo. Miracles do happen so never, ever give up hope.

 

[tech/a]

On mobiles.

Evidently hand held walk arounds are worse.
A few seconds on a mobile doesnt hurt (At onetime) its the 20mins + that does the damage.

Stick an egg in micro wave for 20 seconds 20 times and see the result.
Stick one in for 20 mins and in a few BOOM!

I agree with Smurfy
There will come a day when Mobiles will be banned!

 

[Boggo]

Thanks everyone, your thoughts are much appreciated. Her days as a flight attendant are over but she now drives again and works two days a week on shared office admin duties.

We drifted a bit with the mobile phones issue but it is a serious topic in itself, the effects are starting to become evident according to the specialists.
Mobiles are today becoming what smoking was in the fifties and sixties as Smurf said.

I have a bluetooth hands free phone thingy in the car but apparently they have been banned in France due to health risks. I am not sure if that is correct but have been told that it is!

Cheers All
Boggo

PS. I am still annoyed by that chemist