People are not really this dumb right? How many times have you heard about someone misusing the 911 system for directions, to answer stupid questions or just to complain about a restaurant not having what you want? Over the last three months or so three different stories emerged due to not having Lemonade, A subway sandwich was made incorrectly and yesterday a 27 year old called 911 over a McNuggets ordeal. My story however is not about any of those idiots. It’s about 38% well at least at 6:15AM Michigan time that is. I know what you are thinking. Mart, are you drinking from the brown bottle this early? No just coffee. Ok you give…sorry you would never have gotten it so why beat yourself up. My story is about a survey in which one sight questioned the sites readers “Who was at fault?” Below is the survey and results as of 6:15AM
Who do you think is more at fault here?
The Lady for Calling 911? 62%
Both are equally wrong? 22%
McDonalds for not giving
An immediate refund? 16%
Neither is wrong? 0%
Total votes processed 54,666
Let me break this down, 20,773 people do not find the lady at fault out of those polled. Ok taking into consideration that perhaps half of the people were pranksters just trying to fudge up the pudding. You know throw the whole process haywire. It happens and is now a way of life. Why? If I could answer that I would be a rich rich rich man. I can safely say this sort of thing would not have happened in the fifty’s however revolting started mainly in the sixties and some what slowed down into the seventies and eighties. The Ninety’s just restarted to grow and here in the first decade of 2000 we are being over ran with outright and total misuse of manors, respect, and common sense.
Correct me if I am wrong. One can see it every day mistreatment of animals, parents, grand parents, children, grandchildren, neighbors, fellow drivers, co-workers, care givers, people being cared for, customer service help, cashiers I could go on and on. Is it just kids now days? Nope. Is it because the economy is in the tank? Nope. Why then Marrtay what the hell is it and how can we fix it. I don not have the one answer that would be the fix all. However I do have the many answers that can help. Take stock in you children, your children’s children. You know if I see another T-Shirt that says I am spoiling my grand children, or I am the Mommy that is why, I am with Stupid, My other Car is a Vet, I would rather be_____ (fill in the blank), oh and this one I am not fat this is a gas tank for a sex machine. Or any of these Stock Car Drivers Push Harder, Scuba Divers go Deeper, Only My Hair dresser knows… you get the just and I am just tired of those…Airing what you are into or think is funny like a walking billboard is stupid. I understand funny t-shirts hey they are funny but to a point let’s have tack. How many know a child that was sent home from school due to a t-shirt he or she wore that was not appropriate for school? How many t-shirts infuriate another race? We all know right from wrong. That is the real answer right there, right from wrong. Again this could go on and on who is right and who is wrong…Well let me give you an example:
If I have an emergency LIFE threatening emergency I am calling 911 not McDonalds, and if I have a stupid question or something bites my butt, I will blog, tell it to a friend or just write a letter to the editor. However if Meijers runs out of the Bread I like I am not going to call the FBI to investigate nor am I calling my congress. I am not taking part in any internet petition that is supposedly being sent to the Commander & Chief. I am not going to send this on to thirteen friends and if not I will grow a third eye. My sex life is mine alone to worry about and reading today’s horoscope is not going to better it and make it worse. The Cancer victim back from the ninety’s is either dead or never had cancer, that missing child perhaps posted her own message and foremost Make a Wish does not grant wishes because you emailed 3000 people. Get rich quick schemes work until the founder gets caught.
I was sent an email on Common sense that was right on and to the point. Common Sense gave in to the Moral Majority. Thank you Claudy it is emails like that I do like to read. Because they have meaning. Something to take stock in.
Take stock in those you care about. I can’t say it any better. If more people cared enough about their siblings to take them aside and say, “You know dude, you’re being an Aztec Circle” Then perhaps we would have a nation we all could be proud of, neighbors we would not talk about and countries we could all visit without fear. However this is what we have. A world filled with hate, pain, regret, jealousy, famine, name calling, finger pointing and oh yes People Lacking Common Sense.
That is all I can muster except I am going to McDonalds anyone want some 911Nuggets?
A huge hug and an invigorating pat and a wink…IDOL sucked last night!
Marrtay
