3/18/2010

Before I give my diet update I have to ask a question:  Was today drive with your head up your fucking ass day?
I was watching the news and they had, not one but two stories of jackass' who were "under the influence" when they ran into the back of a police car!  Holy shit!  That raises the stupidity bar not new heights.  I don't know about you but if I have had anything to drink, the sight of a cop car is like a triple shot of espresso.  Then there is the fact that most police cars have all sorts of reflective tape on them to make them more conspicuous at night.  How the Hell do you drive straight into one?   Then we had a 16 year old steal a SEPTA bus, which he promptly crashed into 12, count 'em 12 parked cars.  Joy riding is one thing.  In my youth; I may have or may not "borrowed" the occasional golf cart from the local country club.  I might have "relocated" a police car while they were busy raiding the underage party i was attending.  But stealing a SEPTA bus?!  They have big numbers painted on the roof and follow prescribed routes, where are you going to hide it assuming you manage to get more than a few blocks???  Then there was the accident that I witnessed the immediate aftermath of:  Both cars were traveling in the same direction on the same two lane road.  The lead car was a shinny new BMW 7 series, driven by a guy I'll call Chad.  The second car was a old busted up Dodge Neon, driven by a guy I'll call Beavis.  Chad has finished work for the day and is heading to the country club for a few martini's, as it is rush hour there is a lot of traffic on our little two lane road, so he cannot make his left.  He comes to a stop and has his left turn signal on, waiting for an opening in the flow of traffic.  Along comes Beavis, thinking to himself "driving is cool, hea, hea, hea."  Bam! straight into the back of Chad's bemmer at 35 or 40 miles per hour.  Broad daylight, no clouds, dead straight road.  On that note go here and sign this petition.

The kids today (I sound like my dad) can't drive!  If you have a child about to start driving, do them, you and the rest of us a favor, send them to a professional driving academy.  Many of the nations top racing schools have programs for teen's.  Send them!  Yep! It will cost you several thousand dollars.  However it will more than pay for itself in lower insurance premiums or possibly their lives.  Not to mention you save yourself all the aggravation of teaching them to drive (not to mention wear and tear on your car).  Did i mention that my neighbors son just totaled his first car?

I'm too tired now to update you on my diet, sorry.  More tomorrow.

Bald Bill