Derwood

My dad would completely agree with you, GreyWolf. In fact, my dad is hardcore old fashioned; he avoids email and the phone as much as possible, opting instead to walk down the hall and (gasp) talk to his co-workers IN PERSON. This leads to much confusion and anger on the part of his co-workers, who don't understand why anyone would do that sort of thing.

ADDENDUM: My wife often texts me while I'm in rehearsal, and the gets annoyed if I don't respond right away. I don't respond to these texts until we hit a break, as a) it would distract me from what I'm trying to get accomplished and b) it's impolite to those around me who are also trying to concentrate on the task at hand. Her mind set is more "corporate", where everyone is constantly tethered to their Blackberrys and are expected to respond to every phone call/text/email they receive the moment their device beeps or buzzes