Iplayfarmer
Super Member
That is a good point. If you are very intent towards your work, the ringing/vibrating phone could startle you causing bad things to happen.
The first time my first pager ever went off I was fishing. I was teasing a cutthroat trout by passing a rooster tail past his hideout under a bush along the bank. He was about to strike the lure when the pager went off. I had it set to vibrate. I about lost my pole, wet my pants, and fell in the creek all at the same time. I can only imagine what would have happened if I had my hands in a live panel at the time.