I often carry my smartphone in a rear pocket of my trousers. Rather than sitting on the phone, when I used a ride sharing car recently, I took it out and laid it on the seat next to me—then forgot to take it with me when I left the car. I didn’t realize my mistake until the driver was out of sight.
I tried contacting the ride share company from my computer but was told that all their drivers are independent operators, so I could not get in touch with my driver directly. Instead, they would have to let him know I had left my phone in his car and give him my contact information so that he could get in touch with me and return the phone.
Not having one’s phone these days is almost akin to losing contact with the world. All the names and numbers for my family, friends, and business contacts were stored in the phone. I just hoped that the driver would respond to the company’s phone calls and emails.
