At the very top of list has to be drivers! The more I drive the more I'm
convinced most people shouldn't be allowed to drive. It's really not that
complicated! Here's a few things that get me screaming...
On ramps! These are sortof straight
and long so that you can get up to a reasonable speed enabling you to "merge"
into traffic. Why do some people insist on doing 20mph up the ramp, then waiting
till they are in the first lane, totally screwing up highway traffic, before they step on
the gas? ARRRGGGGG!
Off Ramps! Typically the break down
lane recedes and creates an extra lane right before the exit. This is for you to get
in and slow down. Why people insist on slowing to 40mph in the first lane and
waiting till the last second to cut off to the exit is beyond me!
Directionals! Is it so hard to
stick out a finger and hit that little lever next to the steering wheel? Why make
people guess what your gonna do? Finally, if for some reason you do happen to use
it, don't forget to turn it off if it doesn't go off by itself.
Rotaries! (called "round abouts" in some parts)
THE PEOPLE ON THE ROTARY HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY! geeeze, driving 101 - even the signs
that say "Yield" don't seem to help. What do we have people that can't
read AND can't drive out there?
Unions! See "My entry into the work force"
Stupid warning labels! Do we really
need little warnings to tell us not to use the hair drying in the tub or while we're
sleeping. Do we need a warning label on coffee to tell us it's hot. Yep we do,
as long as we have people trying to get rich off their stupidity we'll have these labels
around to piss us off.
Stupid Laws! A law stating you need to
stop at a stop light is a good one. Your gonna kill someone else. Laws
designed to protect people from themselves piss me off. Do we need a law saying you
have to wear a motorcycle helmet or a seat belt? My way of thinking is NOT, it only
clogs the judicial system (which pisses me off too, I'll get to it in a second) and just
think, if they weren't laws it would help weed the gene pool.
The Judicial System! First
off, I can't believe the courts will even listen to some complaints for more then a
minute. I'll use a well known case in point: A lady goes to McDonalds and buys
a coffee, spills it on herself and wins a court case against McDonalds cause the coffee
was hot! I'm stunned about the whole thing, but from a very basic point of view, why
did they even listen to her for more then 5 mins? I think if you bring up a
frivolous case there should be some repercussions. Maybe if people had to pay for
bringing a case to court they loose, less people would. Then again, the courts are
clueless anyway, how the hell did OJ get off?
The media! Not that they ever did,
but does anyone just report the news anymore without having to sensationalize
everything. I must admit they are damn good at it, but drives me bonkers.
Assumption technology! In our never
ending quest to make life as simple as possible, what I call "assumption
technology" is showing up all over the place. Want an example? Our Toyota
4-Runner... As soon as you start the truck it locks all the doors, leaving anyone
who hasn't jumped in before you started it locked out. If I want it locked, I'll lock
it! Oh and I could give ya a thousand pages on MicroSoft software loaded with
"assumption technology" but I won't bore ya, I think you get my drift.
Square Pond Marina! A long saga
that continues on today! If ya have a week and are interested click here! oh, the Better Business Bureau pisses me
off too.
Captured Audience Sales Pitches!
Here is an example... I got a new First National Visa card in the mail the other day (my
current one expires this month). As always it has the little sticker on it with an
800 number to call to activate it. This is (or used to be) a means of
protection. To make sure you actually received the card before they activate it.
So I call the 800 number and before I could activate it I had to listen to 3 sales
pitches. This took about 10 minutes with no means of avoiding it. They are even
sneaky about it, after running through the sales pitch for each you would be prompted to
hit 1 to request additional information be sent to you, hit 2 to accept whatever it was
they were selling, or hit 3 to decline and end the call. "End the
call?" I don't want to end the call I want to authorize my card! As it
turns out hitting 3 doesn't end the call, just ends that sale pitch and tosses ya into the
next one. I have to wonder how many people hit 1 just so they can make sure they
don't get disconnected and have to go through all this sh*t again to authorize their card.
Lottery ticket litter! Go to any
convenience store and you'll find hundreds of them all over the parking lot. This
totally baffles me and drives me nuts. So much so that I suspect and watch anyone I
see sitting in their car when I stop at one. The sleazy people that do this are
sneaking too, I haven't caught one yet. When I do I suggest we have a public
stoning.
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