Whenever I drive alone, a tiny voice buried deep in my mind starts talking to me. It asks me, "What are you going to do if your car breaks down?" Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I don't want to be stuck on a strange, dark, deserted road with a broken down car (which is one of my biggest fears). I don't know much about cars, so in a situation like that, I would be helpless. I would be helpless, but I'm not. I own a cell phone. My cell phone can be annoying and expensive, but the convenience and extra features make it worthwhile.
             Sometimes, owning a cell phone is annoying. If I forget to charge the battery, the cell phone might as well be a paperweight. Several times, when I've driven in less populated areas, my phone informs me of the fact that I am in a "no service area". This has also happened in buildings with thick cement walls, especially Meier and Frank at Lloyd Center. My phone doesn't work everywhere.
             Since I carry my phone with me at all times, anyone who has my phone number can contact me at (practically) anytime, which is not always a good thing. I hate answering my phone when I'm driving, but sometimes people keep calling me repeatedly. They call me over and over and over. The incessant ringing gets annoying, so I give in and answer it.
             I spend about forty dollars per month on my phone, which adds up to about four hundred eighty dollars per year. This huge bill does not include activation or roaming charges. Cell phones are expensive. Plus, my phone includes features like instant messaging, downloadable ring tones, and lots of other things which cost me even more money.
             I can change the appearance of my phone by purchasing a face for it, which costs about twenty dollars. Then, after I buy a new face, I have to buy buttons to match. There goes another ten dollars. If I want my phone to look really cool, I can spend another twenty to thirty dol...