jennings rampage

A call to action!

I choose (boldly, I feel) to continue blogging about nothing. Here are two things that currently bug me.

When did these goddamn walkie-talkie cell phones become socially acceptable? When exactly did it become ok to carry on a full-out walkie-talkie conversation in the middle of a restaurant, at a table next to mine? When did we decide to just ignore what a bother it is to have to deal with hearing, “(loud audible chirp) (loud audible muffled talk) Call the warehouse, get the lumber to the site, Christ, I don’t care, I’m trying to have lunch! (loud audible tone) (loud audible chirp) (loud audible muffled “10-4″)”? Is this really ok? Really? We let regular-type cell phone conversations pervade all aspects of our public life, and we have no one to blame but our polite and passive-aggressive selves. That approach didn’t work. If we hope to end the scourge of these walkie-talkie deals, we’re going to have to put our collective foot down in a seriously confrontational way. We need to kick some ass. We need to walk out of restaurants, telling the manager along the way that you won’t be returning until he prohibits these asshats and their asshattery. We need to be proactive in our disgust for this obnoxious invasion of our public tranquility. Thank you.

This other thing has happened to me twice in the past month or so. Did you know that they’re making cars with headlights that automatically turn themselves off after you park it and walk away? Neat, huh? Well, tell that to the poor boy scout who says something like, “ma’am, you left your headlights on!” Won’t he feel like a fool when he hears back, “oh, they turn themselves off automatically.” Oh, they do, do they? You’re aware you left them on, you just let yourself get in the habit of leaving them on and letting the onboard computer turn them off for you? That sounds very smart. And am I supposed to stop telling people they left their lights on now? Will like look like some sort of rube for not being able to recognize the magical special headlights? What the fuck? Why don’t you just turn your damn lights off like the rest of us? You think you’re better than me or something? Stop looking at me.