Sorry, another Dear Abby

DEAR ABBY: In today's world, there are people who apparently cannot exist detached from their cellphones. In case you are wondering -- yes, I do have one, but I use it only for emergencies, not idle banter.

If I'm trying to hold a conversation with someone and he/she is playing with an electronic toy, I get up and walk away. It's obvious to me that my company isn't worth the person's time, so neither is theirs. If I am in a restaurant and people start texting, I get up and go and leave the person with the bill. (Of course, I make sure I have eaten first.) In other words, I show them the same amount of courtesy they have shown me, which is none.

What do you think of the statement I'm trying to make? -- OVER IT IN PATERSON, N.J.

DEAR OVER IT: Has it occurred to you that the person may not realize why you walked away? You could communicate your message more effectively if you spoke up when your companion reached for the cellphone and said you'd prefer your visit not be interrupted because you feel it is rude.
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Omg. Why can't Miss Abby just tell this person that the reason they are fiddling with their cell phones is because they are hinting for him/her to ......

And then, lol, he/she is so angry in the restaurant they get up and leave the endurer with the bill?! But not before he/she has eaten first?! LOL! Not enough he/she talks the endurer's ear off, but stiffs them with the bill?! What would the endurer be doing at a restaurant with a can't shut the fuck up-per anyways?

And do you mean that all i have to do to get my local regulars to shut the hell up is break out my cell phone and start texting? Ahh, if it were that easy. They're some hard core can't shut the fuck up-pers.