Just tell Me WHY.....

So after finishing last night's short post, I went directly into the kitchen....did not pass GO...and made myself a stiff drink. The book ticked me off because there is just so much stress and unhappiness in the world now and I thought I was reading something that might end differently than it did. It was almost like the author just got sick of writing the book and decided to end it.... just like that. I will be selling this book on half.com as I don't keep books I don't like. Back to last night, I settled my pajamaed self onto the couch and put in a movie. IRON MAN, to be exact. It was very, very good, by the way....even though I had to watch it in installments.

Yes....sigh....party girl that I am.....NOT - after having my drink and being all warm and cozy and such....I fell asleep. Woke myself up to an irritating sound (my snoring) and realized from the drool coming out the side of my mouth that I had been doing some serious sleeping. I had to finish the movie this morning. So, now that I'm in a better mood, I can get down to writing some stuff about WHY do people do the things they do. One of the main reasons that I walk around slowly shaking my head.

Case in point. Friday morning I'm driving to work in rush hour traffic. This woman beats all land speed records to enable herself to pull out in front of me. I take this in stride even though I can't help but notice that there is NO ONE in my lane behind me and she could have waited 4.5 seconds longer and then pulled out leisurely....but she preferred to nearly roll her van, so thats ONE WHY. The next WHY is that she proceeds to drive 33 mph in a 50 mph zone, directly in front of me in rush hour traffic so I can't get around her. Having no one behind me is of no help to me in this case. I notice that she frequently is scraping the curb and actually bounces off of it on more than one occasion. Even though its going on 8 in the morning I wonder if she's drunk or high on something else, so I back off, not wanting to be involved if she rolls the van by going up over the curb. I'm forced to follow her for several miles before I'm finally able to get around her and I can't help myself.....I just HAVE to get a look at the driver of this vehicle (I didn't know beforehand that it was a female driver) and WHAT do you think I see....well, I see a female driver with an effing CELL PHONE pasted to her ear. WHY? People like this need to be committed.

The office building in which I work gives out forms this time of year. You have to go to a particular office in the building to obtain the forms or to turn the completed forms back in. Approximately 1900 times a day I am asked by people coming into the building where they have to go to obtain or turn in the forms and also how to get there from my office. I would like to add that there must be a SIGN on the walls of this building, strategically placed every 10 feet or so that gives out that precise information and furthermore the signs are bright neon pink or orange....difficult to miss. There also are signs pasted on each exit/entrance door of the building. WHY? Don't people READ anymore? Are we a society of blubbering idiots? And....yes....I behaved myself and answered each and every one of them sweetly with a smile on my face.

And this last WHY for this post just made me angry. I received a call from someone who had bought a foreclosed home....that obviously needs some repair.....but they have rented it out to a low-income family and they wanted to know if they could further take advantage of the poor state of our nation as well as our local government (my words not theirs) by securing money specifically set aside for low income families so they could fix up their house just because a low income family is renting it. I took pure pleasure in telling this greedy person, "Sorry, no...YOU have to be low-income, buying and living in the home yourself in order to obtain such free repairs". GREED! This is why our nation is in the mess its in. Greed. (I didn't say the greed part, that's just my thoughts)

So, I'm going to put my soap box away now for a while. Sometimes I get into 'bitch mode" and I just have to let it out. Hope your day is great. I think mine is going to be better now. I just got one of those "you think you have troubles, but you have nothing compared to some people" slaps. My daughter brought home a flier from church. They are having a benefit dinner for this 29 year old man who was shot in an attempted robbery incident which will leave him paralyzed. He has 2 small children and no health insurance. I do not know him or his family but my heart goes out to them and God Bless the people who are helping them. I will be one of them. Say a little prayer for this man and his family and if you happen to know someone wealthy that would like to help, I have the address of the Credit Union that is accepting donations for them.

Gimme my soapbox.....

I’m really not in a very good mood right now. You know that its just not fair that the lives of decent people have to be changed and inconvenienced just because of THIEVES and ADDICTS. Having a new credit card number is causing me inconvenience in the fact that I now have to set up new payment schedules and also online statements and paying abilities for the “new” account. I have to change my bank’s online payment section…delete the old info and add the new. Since my “old” account has been closed, I am unable to obtain a statement online and I don’t get them mailed to me…so I can’t even look at my statement to see what all happened. Not to mention that I can’t even use the card at all until I get a new one with the new number. All this irritates me.

Today I called my doctor about my ears and he said that the antibiotics are still working in my system but if I wanted to help things along, buy this OTC med for allergies and congestion. ($11. for 12 tablets) Since I’m afraid to drive without being able to hear, I sent my son to the drugstore for me. He came back in a few minutes stating that he had forgotten to take his I.D. with him and that they wouldn’t sell him the OTC meds unless he showed I.D. and was put into some sort of database. This med had been removed from the aisles and put behind the counter because of ADDICTS and THIEVES. He returned with his I.D. and after they took down his information, he was allowed to purchase the meds.

I am reminded of a short story I read many years ago about how eventually all the decent people would end up living in their homes, trapped behind bars and security gates, to keep themselves safe from the criminal element. In other words, the good are imprisoned while the bad have free roam. How far are we from this right now? Sadly, a whole family died in a house fire because the fire department could not gain entry due to the iron bars on their doors and windows. We have to jump through hoops in order to purchase certain things, we have to go through extra security measures, we have to be searched if we are flying (horrible invasion of privacy), we are eyed with suspicion by store clerks and/or owners, can’t buy gasoline at the pump anymore in many places and I could go on and on. Even doctors are suspicious if you ask for pain meds because you are HONESTLY hurting….they automatically suspect you have a drug problem. And to the older generation who go to their doctors and LIE just so they can get pain meds and then sell those meds to make ends meet…..you need to sit your butt in jail for a long time. Not only for helping addicts but for making it hard on those of us who really do need those medications. You are a HUGE part of the problem.

I guess I'll just shut my mouth now and get off my soapbox. Sorry.....