Today.. a rant.

There are many states in the union that don't get any snow. People choose to live in these states because they don't like the snow and the cold. If you live in say.. oh.. Arizona, other than dealing with traffic, driving could not be any easier. Most roads are straight, flat and there is never snow or ice to worry about.

If you choose to reside in the midwest, you have to be aware of the fact that driving conditions can and will deteriorate in the winter time. Yet every year, its the same string of certified window lickers out there on the roads putting everyones lives in danger.

Yes, Mr. 4WDAndStillInTheDitch, I am talking to you pal. Just because you bought the Hummer with the 3 foot ground clearance, 4WD, self inflating tires and the special engine snorkel package so you can drive through 3 feet of water, does not mean you can do 85 on the freeway when it has 2 inches of snow, slush and ice on it. When most people go off the road into the ditch, they slide off, get into the deep snow and stop. Usually they are facing the direction they were heading at the time. The SUVTards are the ones you see spun completely around after having slid a 1/4 mile down the median and ending up close to the other lanes of oncoming traffic if not in it completely. They are the ones that have to have 2 lanes closed in order to get enough equipment in there to pull their stupid asses out of the mess they got themselves buried it.

With todays science and technology advances, what I propose is this. A chip, like a black box, installed in all cars. This box would record the speed of the vehicle constantly as well as weather conditions in the area. Now, when people go off the road and the call for emergency assistance, they are required to give their vehicle code to the person answering who will then connect via sattelite and upload the infomation from their vehicle as well as their GPS location. Now, the computer system could then easily determine which of the people in the ditch were being cautious and had some bad luck and who was driving like Britney Spears chasing down a paparazzi. They can be sorted then and the people who were actually using their heads to drive cautiously would get priority so they can get on their way home quickly. Those who were using their heads to inspect the inside of their anal cavity instead of driving as conditions allowed would be last in line. If they freeze to death, well then I guess they won't be doing it again next year will they?

In thinking about the whole situation it reminded me of something I always saw in Phoenix. The more expensive the car, the more that person felt entitled to close parking, even when parking was not there. For example, lets say you were at the busy airport parking garage. Spaces were plenty available all the way in the back so thats where everyone was parking and taking the hike to the terminal. After you walk all the way to the terminal with all your luggage you see some jacktard has parked his BMW at an angle across one of those zones marked with yellow stripes that has NO PARKING spelled in foot tall letters across it.

Now I don't know what the scientific connection is there. Someone has to have done research on this. What on earth makes you think that because you drive a big 4WD or a 80 thousand dollar luxury sedan that you are somehow above everyone else and subject to different laws of physics in the snow or parking rules and regulations?

Those that know me well, know that I am about as relaxed and laid back as you can get, but these kind of people push me over the edge and make me want to do one of those mexican hat dances on their heads with a pair of those lawn aerating sandle things strapped to my boots. Obviously you are not using your head for anything else, so why not make it into a chia pet like planter to at least help provide the rest of us with cleaner air?

This is not a good way to live.. even if you drive a Ferrari: