That Annoying Buzz

My latest pet peeve is vibrating cell phones.  Setting a mobile phone to “vibrate” is not the same as silencing it.

I position my yoga mat near the shelves where people stash their things during class.  I can easily slip out for a bathroom break if the need arises.  I can also hold onto the shelving if my balance is a little wobbly.

But inevitably my yoga practice is interrupted by the hum of a buzzing cell phone.  And it’s often more than one.  The callers can’t understand why the owner doesn’t pick up so they call again.  

I realize that it would be unacceptable to ban cell phones from the yoga studio, but I don’t think it is unreasonable to ask that they be turned off completely, not set on vibrate.

Cell phones have made it a lot easier to communicate, but I wouldn’t in the least miss seeing drivers/shoppers/pedestrians glued to their phones and oblivious to their surroundings.  And I would welcome hearing only the sound of the teacher’s voice and the students’ breathing in my yoga classes.

Is anyone else bothered by the buzz of a vibrating phone?