# Help an Old Fart Understand Texting **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 23, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-an-old-fart-understand-texting/610358 "2012-01-23T02:12:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-an-old-fart-understand-texting/610358/61 "2012-01-25T02:11:37Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > I think this is probably one of the dividing lines between people who love texting and people like me who think it’s at best marginally useful in certain situations. It would honestly never occur to me to think about the least intrusive way to contact someone about a non-urgent personal matter when they’re at work, because they’re at work and are presumably trying to get some damn work done. And then there are those people whose schedules you can never keep up with. Even people who are close have a tough time keeping track of a schedule that runs in a 56-day cycle of 12-hour shifts, 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 3 off, 5pm-5am, and then rotating back to day shift. Plus dog training on random days/times, court appearances, etc. So if you needed to share info with my husband, texting would really be the best bet unless you’ve charted his schedule… I also appreciate getting a “call when you have a minute, I’d like to talk to you but I don’t want to interrupt” text instead of a phone call when I’m trying to juggle kids, dogs, naptimes, etc. Nothing is more annoying than a ringing phone that jolts an almost-asleep baby back to wakefulness! And I appreciate a “Mom, don’t forget to pick up poster board” text instead of rushing out of the shower and dripping all over the floor just to get that in a phone call. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-an-old-fart-understand-texting/610358.md?page=3)