June 27, 2008
- Having an office with a view of the front of the building, I frequently watch people walk up the stairs to the landing of the second floor. They enter the building and head straight for the elevator to go up to the third (top) floor. The way the building is set up, the stairs outside frame a doorway into the first floor (think antebellum plantation home with the extravagant curved staircases up to the porch). People are happy to trot up those stairs, walk all the way to the back corner of the building to get on the elevator and go up to the third floor. One of the stairwells is even right next to the elevator. If you are able to walk up one flight of stairs, surely you can walk up one more. Today I saw a woman go up the stairs and back to the elevator and go DOWN to the first floor!!!! What's wrong with you? Why didn't you enter the door on the ground floor?
- I can't tell you how many people I see on a weekly basis that circle the parking lot at the rec center waiting for a close parking space. Sometimes I've had people cut me off to speed down an aisle because someone is backing out. This completely defies logic. These people are going to work out. Since they don't have a handicap placard, I'm assuming they know how to walk. That extra 10 yards from the car to the door is not going to kill them and if they can't handle that, working out might not be in their best interest.
Earlier this week, as I drove down an aisle, I noticed a car pulling out and another car waiting, so I paused to allow everyone to get out of the way. After the car pulled out, the car that was waiting actually backed up (toward the rec center) because another car was pulling out two spaces closer. I took the open spot and walked past the spot the other person was waiting for before she even turned off her car. I could only shake my head in disbelief. - I've noticed lately that car dealerships have begun parking some of their vehicles across the exits of the car dealership as a security barrier. Do they really think this is effective? A thief shows up and says "Damn, I can't steal any cars here. I'll never get it past that big SUV blocking the exit. I guess I'll try a different dealership". I can just hear the employees at the dealership at the end of the day. "Joe, don't forget to park the quadruple wide, triple long pickup at the exit tonight. We don't want anyone driving in here and running into our cars." I hope someone goes in and keys every car on the lot.
- On the news, why do they preface a story by saying "You won't believe what happened." Well, if I won't believe it, why are you bothering to tell me about it. Chances are, unless it looks completely fake, I will believe it because people are inherently retarded. Next week, when aliens invade, don't bother showing me the video because I shouldn't believe it. Here's an idea, maybe I should have the opportunity to decide for myself if what I'm told or shown is believable. Just give me the news, as unbiased as possible, and let me think for myself.
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