I feel like the fairy of social justice just flew in the window and blew me a kiss. Go, Planet Fitness!

I say the rule is (or should be): You can talk on your cell phone only where you are allowed to smoke. Walking down the sidewalk, yes; on the bus, no; in the park, yes; in a theater, no.

For application of this rule, consider all restaurants and bars to be No Smoking areas.

The taking video of unsuspecting people and posting it on the internet (mentioned in the story you linked to: a lady just getting in a fun workout at the gym ends up on youtube) pisses me off more than cell yappers. How can we rid the world of those douchebags?

I can see this as just fine. I don't do gyms, but apparently she has been warned several times.

If it was a three minute conversation every several weeks I wouldn't throw the book at her. Otherwise she should live with the consequences.

I once ducked out of a restaurant meal with my family - one that was highly anticipated - because my doctor called.

Getting to talk to your ACTUAL doctor about your lab results is only going to happen if you pick up when they call. So, I ducked out. My husband understood.

Why couldn't she pick up & walk outside to talk, or at least to near the door, so she wasn't yammering in the midst of everyone?

I get wanting to talk to your doctor - and not having a clue what day they'll call, but c'mon.

(so I have to admit, I'd like to know the location of these public cell phones.)

Yet another big baby with an over-inflated sense of entitlement. These people need to get over themselves.

If I could not take calls from work, I'd have to quit the gym. I'm not chatting, it doesn't happen often, but I have to acknowledge I got the call, and if it needs to be dealt with immediately, I leave.

If I could not take calls from work, I'd have to quit the gym. I'm not chatting, it doesn't happen often, but I have to acknowledge I got the call, and if it needs to be dealt with immediately, I leave. -- MarkD at March 5, 2013 5:46 AM

There is a difference between answering the phone, saying hang on a minute and walking out to the lobby to hold the conversation; and staying on the treadmill, stair-stepper or whatever and holding a ten minute conversation in the middle of everyone else working out.

Same with a restaurant, bar, coffee house, theaters and many similar situations.

When I belonged to a gym, it was just the worst when I forgot my iPod at home -- and the person on the machine next to me was yapping on their phone. If I can't have music, I'd at least want peace! Also -- if you can hold a conversation on a treadmill, UR DOIN IT WRONG!

I also noticed a lot of people using the weight machines who took calls -- and just sat on the machine for 10 minutes talking, holding up the machine. A few times, if it was a machine I wanted to use, I'd tap them on the shoulder and say, "Mind if I use this machine while you finish your call?" They always were like, "Yes! Of course!" But then they'd awkwardly hover a few feet away, yacking away.

It should be illegal for women to possess cell phones. That way, men wouldn't be such idiots about feeding women's craving for attention. I think that's the main reason women are the primary culprits over cell phone abuse... being attention whores!
I read some place in India actually did ban women from having mobile phones. I would move there!