It’s been a busy week, and I have not been able to finish any of the things I have started writing recently. But since I’ve made a renewed personal commitment to try and get myself to post things consistently, instead here are a collection of assorted hot-takes. The sort of things that might be tweeted, if I had any desire to tweet.
If someone is going to require you to go watch/read/see a thing online, they should be obliged to send you a direct link to that thing. If that link doesn’t work, I am not obligated to hunt it down.
If you park in an electric vehicle spot, I will henceforth assume that your car doesn’t need gasoline. If it has any in it, I will do you the favor of siphoning it out.
As of this year, experts estimate the number of spam and scam calls has eclipsed the number of legitimate phone calls. With this in mind, if you call me and your number does not come up on my phone, your call will be going to voicemail.
Handicap spots are for people who need them. Your permission to park there has nothing to do with how long you’ll be parked, whether you remain with your vehicle, what kind of car you drive, how big your wallet is, or what power you have over the rest of the facilities. If I have a handicap tag and you don’t, you’re in my spot.
On a related note: it’s true that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, accessible restrooms / stalls are not exclusive to those who rely on them. However, those that need them don’t always have a lot of options. I get that sometimes when you gotta go, there’s no time to look for other options, and okay, fine. But while I’d hope that you would clean up after yourself regardless, if you are leave a handicap stall worse than you found it, you are a horrible person.
There is a difference in a public space between giving your kids room to explore, and letting them run wild. This is up to you to find the balance. However, if your children are causing property damage, are infringing on my personal space, or are making such a ruckus that I have to turn up my music volume above that which is required by the ambient noise of the surroundings, you are failing.
