just thinking

And that can be dangerous....

At any rate, the Pres and family are taking their umpteenth vacation at taxpayer expense.....yeah guys even if they use their own money, which you know they are not, for their lodging and stuff, you still have Secret Service bandidos running around them and we pay for that......and I'm wondering seriously how they justify it. I get 4 paid vacations per year---now that means I get paid not to be there for 40 hrs each week I am on vacation. It doesn't mean that my company pays for all I do and everywhere I go on top of that. I get those 4 weeks a year by virtue of the fact that I have worked for my company for over 10 years. And generally those vacations are working ones anyway...only working at home cleaning and running for the kids---literally 2 1/2 of those weeks this year at least were spent on the run getting oldest son ready for college or for his graduation party and so on......love my son, and in 2 years we do it all again for the other son...but some of those days I have to admit I 'd rather have been at work....yeah just kidding...

But my point is, the economy is tanking, our nation's security is at high risk, and he gallivants off to Cape Cod or wherever this time like he hasn't a care in the world.......

The next thing I wonder about is why businesses, at least I assume it's some kind of business, even if it's monkey business, refuse to follow federal direction and provide a number to be displayed on one's caller ID.....I think they are supposed to, but the last 3 mornings--and I'm waiting for it to happen again today---we have received a call from unknown caller---no message, no person on other end when it's picked up.....so I'm pretty sure call is not for legitimate purposes......unknown called around 2:30 or so yesterday too...again no message......if you are legit, leave a message, provide a number on the ID'er....or if you are really legit, call my cell phone, b/c most places I do regular business with have that number....and if you are a political candidate, don't bother calling unless it is you personally on the other end of the line, NOT a recording...Don't care which party you are....I vote my conscience so party affiliation really doesn't matter to me beyond giving me a general idea what you might stand for.....and even that is iffy in a lot of cases...

The mornings are turning colder, as are the later evenings......I do not have to run the AC in the car on my way home at night now....and while I welcome the cooler temps, I know it means we are just that much closer to stupid season.....and people are already stupid.....cannot read signs, cannot read ad papers, and refuse to look for anything themselves....yes I work there but that doesn't mean I am your personal shopper.....pay me 50G a year plus provide health care benefits and I will happily quit my current job and shop for you. Otherwise do not demand an hour of my time to find the perfect leash to tie Fluffy up with or tie up my phone lines at work demanding to know what I carry in the way of window plastic and do I think one package will cover your windows...Heck I don't know what size your windows are or how many you have, so measure them, know what you need size-wise and come into the store and get what you need......

Also, do not expect an item that appeared in our ad on Sunday to still be available late Friday evening....chances are excellent that if it is an electronic item or similar that it will be gone by noon on Sunday......and don't bitch me out b/c you were too lazy to haul your butt out of bed on Sunday morning to get to the store.....I had to, missing church and family functions just to be there on a Sunday, so you can haul your lazy rear out too......

I don't know about where you live, but around here we have a bad case of not wanting to drive on our own side of the road...I don't know how many times lately I have asked my passengers if we are driving in England, b/c some idiot in the oncoming lane decides to take over half of my lane on a hill, in a blind curve, middle of the day when I don't even have their headlights to warn me of oncoming traffic.......

They fall into the same group as those who, on a gorgeous sunny day, decide the 55 mph speed limit does not apply to them. I don't mean the tailgaters and speed nuts either.....I mean we have a bad case of see how SLOW we can go....I have literally followed people going 30 and 35 in a 55 zone......no foul weather, nothing on the road, nothing in front of them holding them back.....they're just idiots......sigh....