On 7 Nov 2002 at 9:41, Earl Ruby wrote: > On Wednesday 06 November 2002 10:26 am, Randy S wrote: > > I get a headache when I use my cell phone for more than a few > > minutes, the FCC recommends that children not use cell phones, and > > the head of the World Health Organization won't use a cell phone or > > allow anyone into her office with one turned on. > Your comment about the head of WHO sounded like a net-legend, so I > forwarded your comment over to a friend of mine who works at WHO in > Geneva. This is the reply I got: > > Haw! I'm going to have to pass this around. Yes, The DGO, Dr Gro > > Harlem Brundtland, makes everyone turn off their cell phones when > > they come into her office. [another mutual friend] was at some > > luncheon with her and they made a big todo about it. Now this has > > more to do with her being a big eccentric than any office WHO stance > > on cell phones-- it's good for lots of tinfoil hat jokes around the > > water cooler... > So, to anyone who thinks that the WHO is worried about cell phones, > they're not, it's just the head of WHO that is concerned about cell > phones. > > None of which has anything to do with 802.11.
If I could, I'd make everyone who comes into my office turn off their cell phone. And their pager. And their blackberry. And their wireless PDA's. It's not a health question for me, it's a "can we stop playing with our damn toys and get some work done around here" question. Mike -- Mike Avery [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 16241692 AOL IM:MAvery81230 Phone: 970-642-0282 * Spam is for lusers who can't get business any other way * Once seen on road signs all over the United States: Equip your grip Burma-Shave -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
