We just finished watching the movie True Romance. It wasnt the first time Ive seen the movie and hopefully wont be the last. This blog post is not about the movie. Its about the medium that it was watched on, VHS.
I had a long sorted story about why we watched a VHS version of the movie all typed out but then deleted it because it was long and boring. Youre welcome.
As I keep trying to write this blog and then delete what Ive just written because I just sound like The Jew, I realize that I dont have much to say on the matter. In the end what I want to say is that VHS sucks and DVDs are one of the most amazing technological advancements of the 20th century.
This shitty post took me 48 minutes to write.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Thursday, June 30, 2005
The Only Thing You Have To Fear Is The Fear Itself
This post originally appeared on "Pizza Ruined My Life".
Earlier tonight I was waiting at an intersection on the main street in our delivery area, about 1 mile West of the store, coming back from a delivery and a cop went whizzing by. Kinda interesting, but nothing all thats too out of the ordinary.
My next delivery took me to 1 of our nicer hotels, about 2.5 miles East of the store, down the same street. As Im driving along, I notice about 4 cop cars and a fire truck, all with their lights on, crowded around something like they always do. I couldnt see any cars so I was a little confused. 1 of the cop cars was likely the 1 from my last delivery but the light has turned green now and I must press on.
On the drive back from the hotel (only about 8 minutes later), the emergency response team was no longer there. There werent any signs of a car accident either. The only thing that was abnormal about the situation is that everything was normal. It appeared that nothing had happened there at all.
I got back to the store 5 min before we close. Damn it, 1 more run. Shit, its to the shitty hotel a mile East of the store, right near where the cops were. 12 midnight and I get back into the Green Fever for 1 last run.
I pull up to the hotel and there are 2 cop cars in the parking lot. Interesting. Perhaps they just stopped here to fill out their paperwork. I go through the lobby and as I approach the door to the stairs a woman tells me that I cant go up this staircase because theres broken glass at the top of it. In this hotel, as you exit the lobby you come to a hallway that goes to the right. There is also a door leading to stairs straight ahead and a large window to the left looking out at the outdoor pool. Slightly interested in the situation I thought about pressing her further but being more interested in going home I delivered my pizza.
After an unpleasant experience with a 40 year old biker chick who should not have pulled her money out of her bra and who definitely should not have been wearing a leather vest or belly revealing tank top, I had a decision to make. Do I go down the stairs I came up and go out into the parking lot straight to my car? Or do I walk down the hall upstairs here and see whats around the corner? (Which is at the top of the stairs where theres broken glass.) Naturally I looked around the corner. What I see is 2 police officers looking down out of the window. Im at least 20 hotel rooms from the boys in blue so I have no idea what their looking at.
Slightly disappointed I go down stairs. As Im walking down the hall I notice the woman who told me I couldnt go up the stairs is still there looking out the window. It should be noted that this is the window thats directly below the window that the cops were looking out of. As I get closer she turns and looks at me and I ask her what all the commotion is about. Apparently, one of the hotels boarders decided that it would be fun to jump through the second story window, get up and then run down the street… NAKED. To top it off when the police arrested him he was confused as to what he had done wrong. The real kicker is that after she told me this, she turned around, looked out the window and said, “I just hope they hurry up so I can clean up that glass.â€
Earlier tonight I was waiting at an intersection on the main street in our delivery area, about 1 mile West of the store, coming back from a delivery and a cop went whizzing by. Kinda interesting, but nothing all thats too out of the ordinary.
My next delivery took me to 1 of our nicer hotels, about 2.5 miles East of the store, down the same street. As Im driving along, I notice about 4 cop cars and a fire truck, all with their lights on, crowded around something like they always do. I couldnt see any cars so I was a little confused. 1 of the cop cars was likely the 1 from my last delivery but the light has turned green now and I must press on.
On the drive back from the hotel (only about 8 minutes later), the emergency response team was no longer there. There werent any signs of a car accident either. The only thing that was abnormal about the situation is that everything was normal. It appeared that nothing had happened there at all.
I got back to the store 5 min before we close. Damn it, 1 more run. Shit, its to the shitty hotel a mile East of the store, right near where the cops were. 12 midnight and I get back into the Green Fever for 1 last run.
I pull up to the hotel and there are 2 cop cars in the parking lot. Interesting. Perhaps they just stopped here to fill out their paperwork. I go through the lobby and as I approach the door to the stairs a woman tells me that I cant go up this staircase because theres broken glass at the top of it. In this hotel, as you exit the lobby you come to a hallway that goes to the right. There is also a door leading to stairs straight ahead and a large window to the left looking out at the outdoor pool. Slightly interested in the situation I thought about pressing her further but being more interested in going home I delivered my pizza.
After an unpleasant experience with a 40 year old biker chick who should not have pulled her money out of her bra and who definitely should not have been wearing a leather vest or belly revealing tank top, I had a decision to make. Do I go down the stairs I came up and go out into the parking lot straight to my car? Or do I walk down the hall upstairs here and see whats around the corner? (Which is at the top of the stairs where theres broken glass.) Naturally I looked around the corner. What I see is 2 police officers looking down out of the window. Im at least 20 hotel rooms from the boys in blue so I have no idea what their looking at.
Slightly disappointed I go down stairs. As Im walking down the hall I notice the woman who told me I couldnt go up the stairs is still there looking out the window. It should be noted that this is the window thats directly below the window that the cops were looking out of. As I get closer she turns and looks at me and I ask her what all the commotion is about. Apparently, one of the hotels boarders decided that it would be fun to jump through the second story window, get up and then run down the street… NAKED. To top it off when the police arrested him he was confused as to what he had done wrong. The real kicker is that after she told me this, she turned around, looked out the window and said, “I just hope they hurry up so I can clean up that glass.â€
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Came in from a rainy Thursday
First it should be said that a tire guy is the lowest common denominator when it comes to auto repair technicians. He is the most useless and incapable of all the techs. Dont believe his lies.
Today I went to Discount Tire to get 2 new tires, 5 new rims and 20 new lug nuts to be put on The Green Fever. The reason for all this is that I had 1 tire that is completely bald, 4 rims that are so old they wont make a good seal with the tires which constantly need to be filled with air and about 4 different style lug nuts of all shapes and sizes (including missing). The plan was to put the 2 new tires on 2 of the new rims and then onto the front of my car. Then they were to put the 3 tires that werent beyond use on the other three rims. The 2 best of which would be put on the rear of my car and the 5th in the trunk so I would have a full size spare. I explained this all to the gentleman who was helping me and reviewed my desires with him 3 times. Satisfied that my demands would be met, Ugly Kid and I went to McDonalds for some lunch.
We ate our lunch (and I must say we got decent service), and then waited for them to call and say we could get The Green Fever.
In no time flat they called and said The Green Fever was ready. There was only one problem. They, despite the fact that their inventory said that they had 7, only had 1 of the tires I wanted. But they put a loner tire on and I can stop in tomorrow and have the correct tire put on. A little bit of a hassle but all in all not to bad. We go.
Ugly Kid drops me off and I go in to get my key. The guy at the counter asks me to pay and I tell him that I already did. Not convinced he checks with the other guy and he explains that, much to his dismay, I am not a liar. He gives me my receipt and key and I leave. As Im walking to the car I think to myself, Id better check to make sure that they put the right tires on all the rims. New tire on the front left, good. Loner tire on the front right, ok. Good shape old tire on the back left, good. Good shape tire on the back right, good. Open the trunk, wait, what? Check inside passenger compartment, huh? Check trunk again, WHAT THE FUCK? Storm back into the store.
"Is there something I can do for you?" Says the poor unsuspecting tire man. "Yeah, you can tell me where my other tire is!" I reply. Stay calm, stay calm. Simple mistakes are easier fixed when you stay calm. He then takes me into the shop and asks if its one of those, pointing to my 2 old tires still on their original rims. I explain to him that, yes it is one of those and kick the one it is, and that it is supposed to be on a new rim and in my trunk. We go back into the showroom and get out the receipt. The receipt says I only paid for 4. I explain that I told the other guy 3 times exactly what I wanted and he repeated it back to me and told me that the price on this receipt was what I was going to have to pay to have that done. “Heres what we can do for you. I can give you a 5th rim at our cost.†At this point there was a crowd of 5 tire guys hovering around and its time to get the anger out. I told them that I had no intention of paying another cent to fix their 2nd mistake today on this 1 ticket. After a little talking between them they realized that I was not a happy person and that something needed to be done if they ever hoped to receive any money from me before the end of human existence. Fortunately for them, they made the right decision and said that they would give me the rim for free. Little did they know that had they not come to that very conclusion, they would have been taking all the new rims and tires off my car, putting my old ones back on and giving me my money back.
Hopefully tomorrow will be much better and I wont feel compelled to kill any of the much deserving tire guys I encounter. If I do kill any of them youll hear about it here first.
Today I went to Discount Tire to get 2 new tires, 5 new rims and 20 new lug nuts to be put on The Green Fever. The reason for all this is that I had 1 tire that is completely bald, 4 rims that are so old they wont make a good seal with the tires which constantly need to be filled with air and about 4 different style lug nuts of all shapes and sizes (including missing). The plan was to put the 2 new tires on 2 of the new rims and then onto the front of my car. Then they were to put the 3 tires that werent beyond use on the other three rims. The 2 best of which would be put on the rear of my car and the 5th in the trunk so I would have a full size spare. I explained this all to the gentleman who was helping me and reviewed my desires with him 3 times. Satisfied that my demands would be met, Ugly Kid and I went to McDonalds for some lunch.
We ate our lunch (and I must say we got decent service), and then waited for them to call and say we could get The Green Fever.
In no time flat they called and said The Green Fever was ready. There was only one problem. They, despite the fact that their inventory said that they had 7, only had 1 of the tires I wanted. But they put a loner tire on and I can stop in tomorrow and have the correct tire put on. A little bit of a hassle but all in all not to bad. We go.
Ugly Kid drops me off and I go in to get my key. The guy at the counter asks me to pay and I tell him that I already did. Not convinced he checks with the other guy and he explains that, much to his dismay, I am not a liar. He gives me my receipt and key and I leave. As Im walking to the car I think to myself, Id better check to make sure that they put the right tires on all the rims. New tire on the front left, good. Loner tire on the front right, ok. Good shape old tire on the back left, good. Good shape tire on the back right, good. Open the trunk, wait, what? Check inside passenger compartment, huh? Check trunk again, WHAT THE FUCK? Storm back into the store.
"Is there something I can do for you?" Says the poor unsuspecting tire man. "Yeah, you can tell me where my other tire is!" I reply. Stay calm, stay calm. Simple mistakes are easier fixed when you stay calm. He then takes me into the shop and asks if its one of those, pointing to my 2 old tires still on their original rims. I explain to him that, yes it is one of those and kick the one it is, and that it is supposed to be on a new rim and in my trunk. We go back into the showroom and get out the receipt. The receipt says I only paid for 4. I explain that I told the other guy 3 times exactly what I wanted and he repeated it back to me and told me that the price on this receipt was what I was going to have to pay to have that done. “Heres what we can do for you. I can give you a 5th rim at our cost.†At this point there was a crowd of 5 tire guys hovering around and its time to get the anger out. I told them that I had no intention of paying another cent to fix their 2nd mistake today on this 1 ticket. After a little talking between them they realized that I was not a happy person and that something needed to be done if they ever hoped to receive any money from me before the end of human existence. Fortunately for them, they made the right decision and said that they would give me the rim for free. Little did they know that had they not come to that very conclusion, they would have been taking all the new rims and tires off my car, putting my old ones back on and giving me my money back.
Hopefully tomorrow will be much better and I wont feel compelled to kill any of the much deserving tire guys I encounter. If I do kill any of them youll hear about it here first.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Happy Birthday
I know the time stamp says its the 28th but its still the 27th to me. That being said I would like to wish my wife a happy birthday.
The World I Know
Very clever Shedu, very clever indeed. You caught me in another typing error. Now, I know Im just as guilty of nitpicking as the next guy. I think its time for all this nitpicking about each others grammar, spelling and punctuation to end. On the same token everyone should also take additional steps to ensure that their blogs arent so blatantly deserving of such comments. One thing Im going to do is spell check all my posts with Word from now on.
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Peter Pan
Today my wife and I went to see the musical Peter Pan. My inlaws invited us, paid for the tickets and dinner afterwards and I must it was worth every penny. I dont know that Id ever go and see a musical on my own (or more importantly with my own money) but we all had a lot of fun. If youre ever given the opportunity to see Peter Pan take it.
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