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[fluter]

Let's stipulate that I'm old enough to remember when there were no cell phones. There were radiotelephones, giant clunky things that lived in an automobile, but those were a different species.

It can still be a little odd (to me) to see someone walking down the sidewalk, talking on a cell. I sometimes fantasize that the partner in conversation is one block away, on a parallel street---but oblivious to the physical presence of their friend.

Perhaps your bride was getting a similar vibe?

[Hellequin]

I've done it few times with members of a truck forum (Tacomaworld.com) that I belong to. Nothing strange about it at all. In fact, I think that it's polite to let the other person go about their business and try to connect later on. Would your wife had wanted an almost complete stranger rushing up to your group on the street that night? My guess is that she would have found that a little strange, if not down right disturbing and annoying.