choke on that causality

Today I was thinking about a recent airport experience. On our trip back from Vegas, we were just about to pass through the security checkpoint in Cleveland, and were scrambling to get our stuff out into those gray bins, and a women by us snuck around to grab some more bins from behind the table where there were stacks of them. A second later one of the security officers barked at her, saying “Ma’m, there is a reason I’m standing here!” very offended by the fact that she had invaded his space. Please. I am so god damn fed up with people who feel they can be assholes just because they feel that people have no choice in the matter. It’s like you can’t complain because it won’t do any good. You can boycott the airport…but you can’t drive everywhere. Plus there is that added tension of airports in general and terrorism. So we just just sit back and take it.

Like at the DMV, for example, they can be huge bitches to everyone, because what are you gonna do…go somewhere else to get your license renewed…it’s such bullshit. Mike had all this trouble a while back with the DMV. One time they wouldn’t except his birth certificate because it had a tear in it. There are sooo many different ways to say something…but these people have to choose the bitchiest.

Like instead of saying:

[No Greeting.] No, No…we can’t accept that. Who’s next?

How about saying:

Hello. How can help you? I’m sorry, but it is a state policy, that we cannot accept birth certificates in this condition. It is out of my control. However, it is an easy process to obtain one from your local county clerk’s office. Thank you and I apologize for the inconvenience. May I help who is next?

Also, a nice “Hello” and smile go a lot farther than you’d think. At least to me.

So what are we to do about this? One time Mike was on the phone asking a few questions and actually had to say, “You aren’t being very polite.” I asked him if it worked, and he said it did a little. So do we just need to point out when people are being assholes? Is it that easy. I’m going to try it; I’ll report back.

I like to go up to the 9th floor of the building (Is it sad that I work in the tallest building in town?) and look out the windows over Downtown. Today it’s all snowy and pretty. BTW…I didn’t just wander up to the 9th floor, I had a meeting up there…it was on the way.

I guess we are supposed to get tons of snow over the next couple of days. There’s a Winter Storm Warning. It says that 8 to 14 inches of snow are possible. Schools are cancelled today, even Mike’s college courses - which seems strange. I think the snow is pretty…but I hate being cold.

I’m having one of those days where it seems difficult to wake up. Maybe it’s because there was a certain little kitty smothering me most of the night.

I read a lot of tech reviews online, and I’m really getting sick of people referring to certain pieces of technology as “sexy”. It creeps me out. Vista and Moto razrs are not and never will be sexy. Cool, sleek, attractive…maybe…but not sexy. ew.