Dang Stupid

Hey Ya'll, Watch this.......

2009-07-06T10:42:00.000-07:00

On Saturday the 4th of July we decided to go watch some fireworks. I do believe it would be safer sitting in a war zone. There were these rednecks complete with kids going wild with these explosive and shooting devices. Old Nugene was sitting about 7 feet from this device shooting little explosives in the air that were exploding. Lucky for him it did not topple and start shooting him.

Then ol'Ray and Raelene decided to light some of those things that shoot high into the air. And to top it off, let the rugrats run wild next to these rockets while they are shooting towards space.

The horizon, for 360 degrees was nothing but fireworks. While many communities are canceling the fireworks shows due to cost and liabilty concerns, they just need to give the rednecks a call. They will get the Camaros off the blocks and grab the rest of the trailer park and come to town and put on the show.

Dang Stupid! Or Dangerous whatever the case may be.

Bus Your Table

2007-01-08T09:44:00.000-08:00

What's with these fast food places expecting you to bus your table? Since when do we go into a place, eat, and then........when finished, bus your own table. I am sorry. But I refuse to bus my own table. The act of disposing of your dishes, papers, etc. sends the message to the help that the tables are ready for the next customer. They do not need to do anything further. No wiping of the tables.

The next time you run into one of the burger joints, take a look at the tables. You will usually find crumbs on almost every one of them. Some one has done bussed the tables and the help have not clean them. When I sit down, I want to have it clean.

What's next? Cook your own burger? If I want do the work, I will eat at home.

Maybe, just maybe, this is why many people now eat a the "full service" restaurant. Do ya think?

dang stupid!

Welcome Hunters!

2007-01-04T06:34:00.000-08:00

Pulled into our local grocery store and parked in front of one of the light poles in the parking lot. Hanging before me is a sign that says "Welcome Hunters". It was a sign provided by one of the beer companies.

Now there is a combination that makes me a little uncomfortable. Let's fill the hunter with some beer and then hand he/she a loaded gun. Yep, thats what we will do. Not all of the hunter safety classes in the world are going to help this situation.

Know your target and beyond........... But ossiffer, that house was moving, yep it was!

I don't know about you, but I am not liking this.

I am pro-hunting, don't get me wrong. But this is dead wrong!

dang stupid!

Walmart

2007-01-02T10:41:00.000-08:00

Has any one noticed at Walmart the vests that the employees wear? It says on the back "How may I help you?". Makes me wonder..........why it is on the back. So you can see the employees fleeing away from you? Would make more sense to put it on the front. Most of them can flee faster than you can attempt to catch them. Have to get the spouse on one side of the store and you on the other. That way your spouse can point out when one is coming your way.

And...what's this guest and asssociate thing. When I am in the store, I am a customer. Do they call them guests so they don't have to give customer service? Associates? Is this part of their compensation package. Do the employees feel better about themselves when called associates? They are still employees. Does not make any sense.

Dang Stupid..

One Stop Gas and Booze

2006-12-04T05:27:00.000-08:00

This morning as I stopped at the local Speedway for coffee, I saw a beer delivery truck parked outside and the driver drinking a coffee and reading the newspaper inside. This made me think.

Why is that every gas station that opens has a cooler full of beer for sale. I had thought the idea was to stop drinking and driving. You say the beer is to take home to drink. Then why does it have to be cold? One can cool their own beer at home. No.......the beer is cold for ready drinking.

Regarding the sale of tobacco, law now states that the tobacco needs to be separated from the rest of the items in the store, where those under 18 can not have ready access. This separates the tobacco from the consumer; easier to control the purchase.

If we put tobacco out of reach from the customer, why don't we put the booze out of reach of the driver. Let's now make it so convenient to buy gas and booze at the same time. My opinion is that I will suffer less bodily harm from a smoker that I will a boozing driver.

Let's put the booze and the tobacco in a separate store along with the lottery tickets. We could call it the SIN STORE. If then, you are not inclined to be religious, then we could call it the VICE STORE.

dang stupid!

What's this logistics thing?

2006-11-30T04:25:00.000-08:00

Most days on my drive to and fro work, I drive by this trucking company's yard. All of the trucks have the logistics in the name. What is this? Why do we call it "Joe's Logistics" instead of Joe's Trucking.

The dictionary definition:

lo·gis·tics (lō-jĭs'tĭks, lə-) pronunciation
n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. The aspect of military operations that deals with the procurement, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materiel and personnel.
2. The management of the details of an operation.

Looking a the two given definitions, I would hope it does not pertain to the first. As these are local business ventures, I would hope there are more the commercial type rather than military type.

So...let's look at the second definition. "The management of the details of an operation"

I for one do not give a hoot nor a dang about the management of the details of a trucking company. The only details I am concerned about are these; that they pickup my item for shipping and the deliver it to the location I am sending it, in a timely fashion.

It seems that there is a trend in the world that we name our business or service to more appropriately define what it is that we really do. Guess what? A trucking company is a trucking company, not a logistics company. It was properly named. Seems like there are too many over-educated people at the helm of these companies without enough to do.

What's next? Will we call the truck driver a logistics engineer? This surely will throw up some flags when logistics engineer is placed on an IRS tax form as an occupation.

Another example of this, is Consumers Power (now Energy). Seems using the word 'power' is not politically correct. So the company spends probably a million dollars of customer's money to change the name.

Dang Stupid!

Confused

2006-11-21T04:54:00.000-08:00

Let's see if I understand
how the world works lately...

If a man cuts his finger off
while slicing salami at work,
he blames the restaurant.

If you smoke three packs a day for 40 years and die
of lung cancer,
your family blames the tobacco company.

If your neighbor crashes into a tree while driving
home drunk, he blames the bartender.

If your grandchildren are brats without manners,
you blame television.

If your friend is shot by a deranged madman,
you blame the gun manufacturer.

And if a crazed person breaks into the cockpit and
tries to kill the pilot at 35,000 feet, and the passengers kill him instead,
the mother of the crazed deceased blames the airline.

I must have lived too long to understand the world
as it is anymore.

So, if I die while my old, wrinkled bum is parked in
front of this computer,
I want all of you to blame Bill Gates...okay?

author unknown

This wants to erode my confidence in the education system. How many years of school to become a lawyer?

dang stupid!

Hang up the phone and Drive!

2006-09-08T08:15:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on the way home from work, ran upon a vehicle with the bumper sticker that says, "Hang up the phone and Drive!". Wondering if the driver possibly was on a cell phone, I pulled up next to the vehicle. Inside was a grossly obese driver eating onion rings the size of a frisbee.

Dang Stupid!

Chicken Fried Chicken

2006-09-08T08:06:00.000-07:00

A while back, we were at a restaurant. On the menu was "chicken fried chicken". What the hey is "chicken fried chicken"? Is this chicken fried by a chicken? Also on the menu was "chicken fried steak". I can see this. A chicken getting revenge frying steak.

Dang Stupid!