Top 10 Things I Hate...

10. Crappy vehicles.

Number 10 on this list comes from recent experience with large snow drifts and a 2x4 equipped vehicle. My brand new Ford Escape came with traction control and tires fit for snow. Unfortunately my company decided not to spring for the 4 wheel drive which I thought came standard on most SUVs. I was wrong and I found out just how wrong I was when I tried to help my friend get his car up a steep hill near his home. The vehicle has good ground clearance and pretty big tires. I had no problem getting through some deep snow drifts near my house, so I figure I wouldn't have any trouble aiding my friend and his car. Well, turns out my Escape was just as bad as the Millenia I tried to save. I couldn't get my car to go up a plowed, clear hill. I actually had to turn around and go up the hill in reverse. (don't ask me why this worked, it just did). If it weren't for the assistance of a redneck and his 4x4 Chevrolet truck, we would have been screwed. So there you have it... A brand new vehicle can still be crappy. A 2x4 SUV is one to add to the crappy list.

http://www.fordvehicles.com/suvs/escape/

9. Internet downtime.

I am getting real sick and tired of the internet going down. I don't understand what is so hard about keeping the service going. The lines are underground, the equipment is fairly new and the people that designed the system seem relatively intelligent. So what's the problem? I called the 24x7 help line which is apparently put in place to "help people 24x7". The guy that picks up sounds like a zombie with his voice box removed. It was clear that I had woke the guy up from a deep sleep. I asked "Are there any problems you are aware of or a maintenance window I should know about?" he replied "not that I know of". I told him that I was working late and just got kicked off.... to which he had no response to. He had no clue what was going on. I don't even think he knew he was talking on the phone. I don't blame him... considering I just woke him up. Sooo... WHAT IS THE POINT OF A 24X7 LINE???!!! Obviously this guy is getting paid to be on call, so why can't they fix my internet or atleast give me a good reason for it to be down? I wouldn't make such a big deal out of the internet going down once or twice a month, but this seems like a regular occasion. Mind you, this is after I fought with them for three weeks to figure out why my modem would get knocked off the network every 15 minutes. I've had a pretty good experience with this ISP for the last 7 years, but their customer service and line quality have been going down fast over the last 3 years. I used to love recommending them but now, I'll just send people to Comcast.

http://www.sfcn.org

8. Rude, lazy or inconsiderate fast food workers.

I ate at the Wendy's in Spanish Fork tonight. I went inside looking forward to some of the ketchup they have in the pumps there. That's really the only reason I go to Wendy's is for the ketchup. It's real good. I haven't found ketchup that tastes quite like that. So I order a fry and a small frosty. My buddy orders a burger and some other things. While this acne infested teenager was taking our order, he was carrying out a nice conversation about cars and women with his friend who was working the drive through. He had to ask us several times what we wanted cause he wasn't paying attention. My friend and I hate fast food tomatoes, so he asked for them to be removed. I heard him say it... twice. He get's his food and there's tomatoes on it. Thanks. The last nail in the casket was when I went to get ketchup for my fries (the whole reason for the visit). And the sauce pumps were empty. I kindly asked if they would refill them. I waited 10 minutes, eating half my fries without sauce. Finally I got up and said "Are you going to refill the ketchup tonight?" To which acne boy responded "I can't do it right this second, sorry" and he threw a box of ketchup packets across the counter to me. I took the ketchup packets, emptied about 40 of them on my tray and finished my fries which were now cold.

It seems like when I go to this restaurant it's a crapshoot if I am going to get good food anyway. 50% of the time I get fries that are old and soggy. They overcharge on their menu, they now charge you for extra sauce, their workers are real asses and the food doesn't really taste that great anyway. There are too many good workers that are unemployed right now to bother wasting time with lazy, retarded people. If I had employees that treated my customers that way, they would be out on their asses faster than they could flip a burger. Of course, coming from Wendy's, that doesn't surprise me. Do yourself a favor and eat at Burger King, McDonalds or Carl's Jr. They still know what it means to compete for business and provide a pleasant experience.

http://www.wendys.com

7. Simple flash games with a monetary agenda.

There are a few flash games in my life that I have tried to enjoy. Bloons Tower Defense, Farmville and Ninja Warz. Most flash games are funded by ad revenue, but these flash games have gone rogue. Now that they have a loyal "customer" base, they are offering items, services and tactical advantage to the highest bidders. What is more lame than competing in a game with other people who have paid real money for better weapons and tactical advantage? I really can't think of anything. These people are seriously paying into nothing... thin air. You get nothing for your money other than a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that you defeated people who didn't buy the same weapons you did. Honestly, it just takes all the fun out of the game when you undermine this simple formula. So not only do they get cash from the idiots that choose to pay for skills instead of earn it themselves, they get ad revenue from the people they screwed by adopting the monetary strategy in the first place. All I have to say is "THANKS" to the developers that forgot where they came from. Once again, people have found a way to charge for something that should be free. Go join the ranks with Enron, AIG and GM. You will fit in well there. SCUMBAGS!!!!

6. Mactivists.

A mactivist is somebody who chooses only to associate with Apple made hardware. Such as the iphone, mac book, ipod, etc. These people have a superiority complex that is just staggering at times. You can plot down a piece of hardware in front of them that is superior in every way and they brush it off only because it doesn't bear the coveted half-eaten rotten apple on the front. They will defend their hardware tooth and nail and will even resort to physical violence, vandalism and other forms of petty crime to make their point. They have an endless source of verbal banter, which I believe they rehearse in their free time. I actually judge a device on what it does and how it can help me in my life. Apple, HP, Sony... whatever the brand. I know a good product when I see it and I don't let that kind of crap bother me. I will own a device if it's good, but these people will buy any crap apple puts on the shelf. It doesn't make sense. Somehow, apple has convinced these people to pay top dollar for poor quality Chinese made junk. Why in the world would you pay $2,500 for a laptop? Those are prices reminiscent of 1995. I'll take 2 high end HP laptops, a box of cool accessories, and a 2 year subscription to Netflix instead. Apple is the pinnacle proprietary products laced with planned obsolescence. Take your rotten apples and give them to someone who cares.

http://www.apple.com

5. Political radicals.

Glen Beck, Bill O'reilly, Keith Olbermann, Michel Moore and Sean Hannity. Need I say more? Really? Does it really make you feel better to listen to people that share your opinion? Why can't you go out, research the issues and make your own educated opinion? Do you need the media to do that for you? I sure as hell don't want the media making my opinions for me. The media feasts on turning people into sheep to become loyal sources of ad revenue. These people make some of the most insane, controversial and radical comments I have ever heard. To anybody with a gleam of intelligence in their brain, this crap obviously has little or no truth... But people still seem to soak it up cause they believe that becoming a loyal follower will somehow promote their political agenda in the world and give them a sense of belonging and importance. Can't you watch entertainment with at least a spec of quality to it? There are so many great shows, with deep and complex story lines and character development. Why do we insist on wasting our time with this political garbage? The dems will be dems. The repubs will be repubs. The libs complained about bush for 8 years and the repubs will complain about Obama for 4 or possibly 8 years. The best thing you can do is stick to your beliefs and opinions and quit letting political radicals make your decisions for you. It's ridiculous, accomplishes nothing and will only eat at your soul. GET THAT CRAP OUT OF YOUR BRAIN! You will be happier, trust me.

4. Passing lane offenders.

Most traffic violations I can deal with. No turn signal, speeding, equipment violations... etc. I don't mind that. It's not my job to patrol and enforce that, that's what paid law enforcement officers are supposed to do. I can't stand people who violate the passing lane laws. For instance. It's illegal for a vehicle over 10,000lb GVW to be in the car pool lane or the passing lane. Also, no vehicles towing trailers can be in those lanes. Empty trailer or full. It's illegal. Yet we see idiots with big, lifted, redneck trucks pulling their landscaping company equipment behind them with a line of traffic a mile long behind them. Not only is it illegal, but it's also inconsiderate. What happened to lane etiquette? Or hell... even common courtesy? It's not your job to enforce the speed laws. If there are people behind you, then you need to get out of their way and let them pass. That brings me to another law that is in effect on I-15 from Spanish Fork to Ogden. KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS. These nut jobs that hold up the passing lane should be taken out and stoned to death. And I am sick and tired of UHP not enforcing those laws. But even if they wanted to, there isn't enough man power in the universe to enforce these laws in Utah. I would estimate that a good 30-45% of Utah drivers disregard these laws on a daily basis. These people have no respect for other drivers. They don't care who's lives they effect or how big of an asshole they really are. These people are a chronic disease of the interstate transportation system. These people are the direct cause for expansion costs, traffic jams, delays and subsequent accidents that effect our lives every day. I hope you never encounter a driver like me on the road. I don't take that crap and it will become VERY clear to you VERY soon if you choose break those laws while I am around. Take your cracker jacks drivers license and run and hide now, cause I will get you.

3. ____________ is bad because of the economy.

Bad news about the economy is getting old. It's no news that nearly all aspects of our lives are effect by the economy. Please don't remind me on a hourly basis. I think companies (my employer included) use the bad economy as an excuse to treat employees like dirt bags. More millionaires are created in bad times than any other economic climate. It's no news, yet our thriving capitalist society feasts on that. Any reason people have to screw subordinates, they will take it. Too bad we live in that kind of society. What happened to quality of life and livelihood of your fellow human beings? Greed and disdain are rampant in the world. Oh well. Do me a favor and don't pass on bad news about the economy. Nobody cares anymore.

2. Misleading advertising.

I was in autozone the other day purchasing an air filter system to repair my friend's car. There was a sale sticker stuck over the price for the filter we wanted, so we decided to get it. When we get up to the counter, it rings up at a higher rate. I told him that there was a sale on the item. He said, no that is for the filter two rows below it. So I said, then why is it pasted on this item then? He ran to get the sign and showed me that it was for this UPC number, which did not match our product. So... in order for me to know it was for another product, I had to actually compare the bar codes on the product. What the hell? I asked why it was pasted over the product we wanted and he said "corporate says that's how they want it cause it works best". By this time, the manager had joined the argument. They made me feel like crap in front of all the other customers. Wow. Thanks for bending your customers over to make an extra 2 bucks. When I worked at Checker Auto, we never treated customers like that. Even if the planograms were wrong or a sale sign was stuck in the wrong place, we usually gave it to the customer to make them happy. That creates return business and loyal customers. I for one will NEVER go back to Autozone for anything. As a matter of fact, Checker/O'reilly will beat Autozone's price by 5%. Autozone will only match competitors price, but checker will beat any competitor's price. That means, no matter what I need, I can always get it cheaper at Checker. There's no need for me to go to Autozone anymore. I don't want to promote that kind of behavior in business. That's the beauty of competition... I don't have to buy from you. Do yourself a favor and avoid Autozone.

http://www.autozone.com

1. Jimmy Chunga

My number one most hated thing in the world is Jim Chunga. He runs 101.9 "The End" morning radio show. I used to love this guy... I can't believe I actually soaked up his crap. My wife always loved Radio From Hell on 96.3, but I was loyal to Chunga at the time. I was listening to a feature they run called "what's happening hot stuff?" and Chunga would actually hang up on people and make fun of them on the air for various reasons or sometime no reason at all. Why? I have no idea. These were loyal listeners of the station! Chunga has a superiority complex and he feels like he can boss people around because of the title he carries. He starred on dozens of 1 star movies and interview people as important as Nicholas Cage!!! This guy is a jerk to everyone he meets, including his own family. Jimmy has publicly denounced his family and friends. Chunga is one of the most awful people in the world and this company has actually given him a radio show to broadcast his crap to thousands of people. He can't act, he treats people like garbage, his radio show is boring and worst of all... he thinks all of this is ok! I can't stand this man. The world will be a better place when he is gone and I can only hope and pray for that day to come soon. Thanks Chunga... I hope you enjoy your position in the ratings, right below Radio From Hell. Right where you belong. #2. That's all you are is second best. Get used to it "Brett" you ignorant prick.

http://www.jimmychunga.com

http://www.x96.com/rfh

-Serrated

Automobile Production

When you really stop to think about the collective effort in automobile production, its amazing how they can even turn a profit. The Automobile industry truly is a thing of beauty. They have figured out how employ a team of engineers who use professional skills that took them decades to learn and develop. A team of engineers who study 100+ years of research in experimental and mainstream mechanical technology and physics. A team of engineers specifically dedicated to making an automobile safe for it's occupants in any billion number of accident scenarios. A team of designers that spend years studying trends in style to make sure we will like how the automobile looks. A team who's primary responsibility is to test the automobile in any situation, to it's limits and beyond to find weak points and any other place that can be improved. A factory with 2,500+ workers, most with degrees or decades of assembly experience. $15,000,000,000 worth of robotics. Robotics that wear out every 3 years and must be checked daily for proper operation. Let's not forget accounting, PR, marketing, R&D, worldwide shipment, dealer network and service infrastructure. On top of that, the government regulations in emissions, safety and taxation. In order for an automobile to go from conception to reality, I would estimate that over 100,000 people would have a hand in the process at some point. Be it the auto company, government or somebody along the line. All these hands have to be paid in one way or another. All of the sudden 20 grand for a new car doesn't sound so bad, does it?

I am a pretty intense critic of American cars. Ever since I started getting interested in European cars, I found most American cars are lackluster and uninspired. It seems our cultural style and economic engine has forced the American based companies into cheap, point A to point B appliances. It really is staggering to see how big of a pile our cars have become. Cadillac and Buick. Two companies that used to be know for making some of the best luxury cars on the planet is now nothing more than a Chevrolet Impala with a different bumper and badge. Filled with cheap plastic and a snap together interior full of cheap knobs and crappy cloth. Even if the aesthetics sucked, they still could have spent some money in the mechanical department and made a car that could go beyond 75,000 miles without needing a major repair... but they couldn't even do that. Armed with an invincibility complex, they were so bent on making profits that they just sat back and watched while Germany and Japan took their market share in a matter of 15 years.

America just doesn't get it anymore. Our best stuff can't touch the European and Asian mainstream. They can do it... cheaper, faster, more reliable and better looking. Why can't we?

Driving Culture

I have a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI and I must profess my deep love and appreciation for the thing. Tonight, I took a long drive in the car. It seems every time I drive the car, I find some new aspect of the car to appreciate and think about. Tonight I paid particular attention to the dashboard, instruments and steering wheel. The amount of design, engineering, materials and human ingenuity that went into just these three things is staggering. There is more technology in the fuel gauge, than there is in an entire 1951 Volkswagen Beetle. My TDI is without a doubt one of coolest and most understated cars on the road.

I had a chance to really try some new American cars lately. Not just test drives, but thousands of miles spanning weeks and months. The Dodge Charger, Chevy Malibu, Ford Fusion, Toyota Sienna and Ford Escape amongst many others. They all seemed to be good transportation, but I always found myself comparing them to my TDI. It should be noted that these cars have a 9 year head start on my TDI. The Charger definitely looked better, the Malibu had a much cheaper MSRP, the Sienna had gobs of horsepower and the Escape was very utilitarian. What do they all lack? Soul. With the exception of some expensive exotics, I have found no new age car that can match the soul and overall quality of my lowly old TDI. I find it disconcerting that American people as a whole so quickly dismiss something so important as soul. In order to save a trivial amount of money, they will put themselves through 100,000+ miles of boring, spiritless and stale driving experience. Most might contest that "they don't care" and just want a cheap car. But... driving is a wonderful and joyous experience!!! I can't comprehend why anybody wouldn't want a little piece of that.

40 years ago... the Americans got it. Automobiles were inexpensive, fast and dangerously fun. As the years went by, the cars got softer and cheaper. Now today they are just uninspired pieces of rubbish. The Viper is gone now, the plastic Corvette with zip ties and duct tape and the Ford GT is $100,000. It's no wonder the auto industry is going bankrupt! Europe is laughing at us, Japan is plotting the next way to clean out our bank accounts and China is serving up auto parts made from old recycled cars to the food we eat to the plates we eat them on. What in the hell happened to that America of 40 years ago?

It's important that we realize how important automobiles are to our culture and we need to try hard to preserve that. That's just something to think about next time you purchase an automobile. Sometimes it's not about the money. I for one will gladly spend a few grand more when I buy a car if that means I can enjoy a lifetime of superb and enjoyable miles on the road.

Voicemail

If you have tried to leave a voicemail for anyone lately you may have heard the following message before you were actually finished speaking:

"If you are finished recording, hang up or press the "#" key. To continue recording where you left off press "3". To erase and re-record... blah blah blah."

This seems to be a growing trend I have noticed. Infected service providers are At&t and Sprint that I know of. What happens is you will be leaving an important message and all of the sudden (mid sentence) you get cut off by the auto attendant asking you if you are finished and giving you a list of options. What happened to the good old-fashioned format of just HANGING UP when you are finished?!!!!!

It's not the ID10T error, its the service providers trying to cut costs by shortening messages that are unnecessarily long and therefore reducing data usage. Well... Who defines whether a message is unnecessary or IMPORTANT? Certainly not anyone with half a damn brain. For those non-believers here, consider these facts:

1. I am a LOUD and frequently obnoxious person. I have greater than average lung capacity and a hellacious voice that can carry through a concrete wall. So I am pretty sure that I am speaking loud enough into the microphone.

2. This is a continuing issue with multiple phones and service providers. I used to think this problem came from a weak microphone on the one particular phone I was using. Nope. This issue followed me from an LG Voyager with Verizon, LG Shine with At&t, HP Ipaq with At&t and now my Samsung Blackjack II with At&t. It's not a service or equipment problem.

3. I don't live on the bayou with uncle Lester. I live in a metro area, rarely dipping below 80% signal strength. This issue cannot possibly stem from my service quality because it's always great.

Its obvious that the voicemail system is poorly designed and implemented by a three year old. If you need to cut costs, save money, lower your overhead in the data center... fine. DO IT! But for HELL'S SAKE... FIX THE DAMN VOICEMAIL SYSTEM! There's often no easy way around the problem. I have to YELL into the mic on my phone and pray that I don't stop speaking for 1/4 of a second or the auto attendant may interrupt me and ask me if I am done! So now my important messages are 7 seconds long and it sounds like I am angry in every message. This surely isn't good for business and I don't even want to know what my friends think about these messages I leave. This isn't just a simple issue I can go into the admin menu on my voicemail and change... It's a system wide thing. Even if it was a menu option, I can't expect everyone with infected service to go in and make the change. This is a top level service issue and the only way to fix it is to initiate a war between the providers and consumers. Call them, email them, cancel service, BLOG about it... Do whatever you can! This "cost cutting" atrocity is eating away at our lives and culture! ACTION IS NEEDED NOW!!!!!!!

http://www.wireless.att.com/about/contact-us/contact-us.jsp

http://www.sprint.com/contactus/?id8=vanity:contact

Angry Old People

Today I was attacked and nearly killed by an old man.

It all started after I decided to get my old 1994 Jetta out of storage and try to finish the project I started nearly three years ago. I wont bore you with the details about the car, so to put that long story short, it was ready for a test drive. Currently the car has no muffler. It's very loud, obnoxious and attracts a lot of unwanted attention. It's not loud because I want it to be... in fact, it's loud only because I cannot currently afford a proper exhaust system for it... so I just had the exhaust shop weld in some cheap pieces of pipe while I was figuring out what I wanted to do with the project. I would also like to think that I am passed that point in my life where I use any means possible of attracting attention to myself. For most people, that stage begins at about 15 years of age and continues to about 21, but that's only a loose guideline... I have seen many people well into their 30s exhibiting this childish behavior. Anyways, I hate excessively loud cars.

About the old man. I figure he's probably in his early to mid 70s. He's about 5'6" and probably 180lbs. He wears a tan cowboy hat and a button up shirt. Nearly every day I see him walk up my street... sometimes multiple times per day frequently returning with a mysterious bottle of something inside a brown paper bag.

Anyways, I added a turbocharger to my Jetta so we have been trying to get the tuning right... and there's really no other way to do that than take it for a drive and record the results. I drove west of my street into the more "rural" part of the village. My car, less one muffler was making quite a bit of noise. Well, I turned down a residential road (which paralleled the main road) en route back to my house to make some more adjustments. The same road which Old Man Withers lives on. Going no faster than 20mph the old drunk rockets up from his lounge chair, comfortably positioned on the porch of his modular home and makes a dead sprint for the road. As I drive passed he screams "YEWWW SHHHLOOWW THE F*** DUUUOOOWWN!" while shaking his fists at me. Preparing for his alcoholic fiesta he had already taken his cowboy hat and shoes off.

Let's get this straight... I never broke the law. In fact, I never went above the 30mph speed limit on the main road nor the 25mph speed limit in the residential area. It doesn't take a genius to look at my crappy car coming down the road and see that I am not speeding... I mean seriously. I was practically crawling down this street. The only thing I can think that set this hammered old man off was the noise coming from my car. This drunk dink was totally enraged simply by the sound of my car. He acted not knowing any other part of the story other than the information supplied by his defeated and vain sense of hearing.

As the befuddled old man got smaller in my rear view mirror, the thought crossed my mind to go back there and ask him what the crap his problem was? I really wanted to find out what was so wrong about my driving through his neighborhood. I wanted to see the plastered look on his face when I told him I was only going 20mph and that if he had a problem with that then he could call the police and that here was my plate number... at which point I remember that my plates were expired and my insurance had lapsed. Those were really the only laws I broke.

I have developed a theory.

This old man... who had recently taken three sheets to the wind was more than likely a retired farmer who's license had been revoked due to too many DUI's. Why else would a 75 year old arthritic cowboy walk into town 3 times a day returning with another bottle of elixir? This feeble form of vigilante justice exists only to make himself feel important in his boring, glazed existence. After loosing his privilege to drive, he feels a need to take out his ever growing anger on anyone who would dare shake up a quiet neighborhood with a apocalyptically ferocious 20mph fly by in a riced out Jetta.

I guess the old saying let sleeping dogs lie or... let juiced cowboys lie has a ring of truth to it. After all, the man has seen 6 BIG wars, the effects of the great depression, the rise and fall of communism, hitler/nazis and worst of all... George W. Bush. With that in mind, perhaps this old man has a right to be angry and ornery? Hell... even I would probably take up drinking after George W. Bush! But... after all... it WAS my fault for driving down his street. If I had taken 750 south instead, this poor public display of lunacy would have never happened. Cest la vie.


http://www.aa.org/

UPDATE: 5/13/09

A picture of the old man.

Hello World!

Hello and welcome to the Serrated Ramblings blog. Let's start out by laying down some of the policies and ground rules... ehh, let's call it a disclaimer.

1.) This blog is an outlet for my day-to-day frustrations. I am not here to cater to anyone but myself. Many, if not all of my entries will probably be offensive, preposterous and downright silly. A lot of the things I will talk about will be ridiculous and I probably won't have any factual grounds! Some of you may find it hilarious or just flat out entertaining. Either way, I don't care if you like me or not. I'm not here to make any friends. All I want is a place to talk about stuff that REALLY annoys me. Stuff that if you are doing, please.... S T O P I T!!! Man... things are getting SERRATED already... Dang!

2.) I am not an English professor or anything of the like. As a matter of fact, I am a B- English student. Most of my entries will likely be riddled with terrible grammar and punctuation. Hopefully with the help of my trusty Firefox spell check, I'll get that much right. But again... I don't care what the English nerds think. This is my blog. Lastly, I really like to use the three dots at the end of many... well... let's just say... "thoughts". I am a huge fan of the ... . It is likely that will see many, if not hundreds of these ...'s riddled throughout my entries. If you are a fan of the ...'s chances are we will get a long real well. If not... then... Well, I don't really have any clever threats at this time, so we'll just leave it at that.

3.) Try to not stereotype this into an "evil, anarchist, emo, devilish, goth" blog. It may be dark and depressing to look at. The fact of the matter is, I am far too fed up with the pretty, fancy "fisher price" looking blogs that have become so common in our world. Honestly, all the people really want to see is the content. If people would put half their effort into good content instead of how the dang blog looks, we'd have some pretty great blogs. Truth be told, I have never worn black fingernail polish, dyed my hair or participated in a ritualistic sacrifice of animals or virgins. (speaking of stereotypes... haha). No ulterior motives here. I am just an average joe. I was just too lazy to spend 6 hours in photoshop, and 10 hours on the dashboard trying to make it perfect.

4.) 50% of my job is driving. Good old Interstate 15. Many of my blogs will focus around traffic related idiocy since 20-50% of my day is spent behind the wheel of a 2008 Ford Escape. If that or anything else listed herein isnt' your cup of tea, here's the door.

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Ok... now that we have that out of the way, let me introduce myself. I am a simple, yet complex man from the deepest darkest reaches of the United States in a land called "UTAH". I live in an area surrounded by large collections of rock called "mountains". These mountains seem to block common sense and good judgment from a lot of the inhabitants who live here. Lack of common sense can be hilarious to watch on youtube, but when you have to experience it first hand, it gets annoying very quickly. I've tried to be the conduit of change many a one times, but my efforts have been fruitless thus far. This blog is my last ditch effort to cope with my surroundings. Through anger management and blogging to occupy my time, I just may find a way to survive this life.