Dunno why the phone should take so much precedence. If you think about it, it happens in non-mobile situations as well. How many times have you been into a reception area only to have your conversation interupted by the receptionist you were talking to answering the phone? It seems to happen a lot around here and it gets right on my nerves. Why should a phone call have priority over a face to face conversation? More to the point - what can we do about it? Should I shout down the phone ''scuse me I was here first!' or some such?

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DtG