Following are some of my dislikes and disappointments. Feel free to add yours.
Before you lick — look! With the holiday season rapidly approaching, we receive many solicitations from various charities. Before you lick that envelope, take a few minutes to look up the organization on Chari
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I do not particularly care for the thoughtless, inconsiderate woman who emptied her loaded shopping cart on the less than ten (10) items express lane. Then, when everything was rung up, she further held the line by paying by check. The cashier held things up even more by waiting for the manager to okay the transaction. I award a lump of coal to the cashier who permitted the woman to do this.
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I do not like people who talk on cellphones while driving. I hate people who text while driving. And I really am not crazy about the lying secretary who is programmed to say that the doctor is running late because he had an early morning emergency. That’s a crock. She knows damn well that, by being behind, he never has any non-productive time, so he chooses to make his first appointment at 9 am but doesn’t show up until 9:30 am.
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I do not like the phrases “adult films” and “adult language.” They make me feel as if everyone over 21 is into porno and using the F word.
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I love shopping with coupons. My friend Ben Greenberg always says that anyone can pay full price, but it is the smart shopper that uses coupons. I once had a $1,000 coupon for a Toyota. The salesman almost screwed me out of it, but Carol did not let him get away with it. That’s another bubba meintsa for another day, but I still do not like supermarket coupons that are only good if I buy two of the item. What if I only want to try the product for the first time?
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I do not like Internet cruise advertisements that push me to book by showing those ultra-fantastic bargains. By the time we are finished doing all the paperwork, the price is 20 to 30 percent higher. Why? Because I was late? Not necessarily. It was higher because the advertised price of the cruise did not include the federal and port taxes. It would be a lot easier for us if the cruise lines did like the airlines and included all the taxes in one advertised fare. The blue skies are a lot friendlier than the high seas. Everybody knows that, when sailing on a cruise, the meals are plentiful, and it is so easy to put on a few pounds. I remember when my friend Ida told me why she does not go on cruises. “They make you eat so much,” she said.
Yup. That’s correct Ida. They really do, and if you don’t eat your quota, someone comes by with a big stick and … You know the rest.
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I really do not like my ex-friends who look at me and say, “Ooh. You gained weight.”
Really? I didn’t know. No wonder my trousers feel a bit tighter. I am StanG
