Will's Blog

Little man needed some new shoes this weekend. No problem, mom and I set out for something that should be so easy. As always we find the Velcro shoes. But then noticed that there are 10 Velcro shoes and 1 tied shoe design. Okay, no problem off to another store. Guess what, the same thing. I am sorry, but my wife and I both believe that our kind will learn to tie his shoes. Not only did we find way to many Velcro type shoes, but they even make them look like they have lases. Come on… So after leaving I decided to read  why my child should have Velcro shoes over tied shoes. Maybe we where  missing something as parents. Well I only  found two reason that most people agree on. One, kids want to be independent and do things  for them self. (I know this as my son tries to tie  his own  shoes at 3. So this was not a good reason.) Second, at this age, you do not want there shoes to come untied.  (Hmm this is called a double knot.)  So I have always said  that our younger generation is not getting the everyday know how, and now I know why. Parents and companies are letting  this happen. Also found that most kids do not know how to tie there shoes at age 10…… That is so sad.

So I noticed that I needed gas today. I decided to stop by the normal Shell station on Jamestown Road. At the time I pulled up, I noticed that the lights where off but it was 6:45am. Not that early. So I still got out thinking that I use a credit card and no one needed to be there for that. Well I was wrong, the pump’s where even shut off. What’s up with that. So I get back into my car and as I am driving away, I see a sign “Under new management”. Well I guess we can agree that the new management sucks.

Could someone  please tell these girls today that the big sunglasses are totally stupid looking. I mean the only person missing these boats is Grandma Ursula from the 70′s. The first thing I think about is a bumble bee or some retarded person playing dress up. Come on. You are not a rock star and those things make you look stupid. Maybe one day females will have better taste in what they wear. But for now, I guess I am stuck looking at the bubble eyes!!!

So the other day I decided to check out Burger Kings $1 double cheese burger. However I like to add bacon to most of my hamburgers I get. Call me crazy but that is what I like. So I pull up to the window and my total is $3 and some change. Wow, I knew it would be more then a $1 as I was adding bacon, but these guys really think 3 strips is worth $1.99. I don’t think so. After I asked, I was told that the person rang this up as a “double bacon cheese burger” Well that is not what I asked for. I asked for a $1 double cheese burger and I wanted to add bacon. I think this is like $0.60 cents. But it seems that the person taking the order must have been lazy and did not want to take the extra steps. So I guess the bottom line is that if I was going to spend that much, I will just go to Wendy’s next time.

Noticed the other day that I tried to play my XM account online as I always do. For some reason it was not working and asked me to contact customer service. So I called XM now Sirius, and they told me that to use my account online I have to pay for that service now. What? When I signed up for XM like 3yrs ago, I was told this was included and never was informed of the change. There reason was that they are now providing a better stream. I did not ask for that, so why do I have to pay for this service as it should be free to there current customers. So now if I want my music online, I have pay not to add that my monthly service fees have already gone up. Maybe time to cancel service and plug my iPod in.

It really is sad that VDOT has to put lines and signs up for people to reference. But then they don’t even look at them. I am not perfect, but I tend to read what is around me. So this weekend, I am at a 3-way intersection, pretty easy to see that there is a stop sign in front of me and at the other end of the road but no sign to my left.  So guess who has right of way, that’s right, the person to the my left. Well this guy is in front of me  stops, then decides to enter the intersection as cars are coming from the left. He is shaking his hands and blowing his horn. Why, he is in the wrong. Oh and btw, VDOT was nice to put this sign up next to the stop sign.

Are people really this stupid and can not read? I guess maybe they should not be driving.

So owning more than 12 Honda’s the designs and quality are gone. I own two EX models, one a Pilot and one an Accord. Both have rattles that are out of control and the Pilot trans has some sort of slipping problem at 45. But there is nothing wrong with it. Yeah okay. Over the last few years the new model designs suck and everything in the inside feels cheap. It’s like Honda and Chevy switched designers. I always hated Chevy’s designs and now they are way more appealing to me then Honda’s. Also Honda’s designs all seem like rip off’s of someone else. So I am sure we will be looking for a new car to replace the Pilot soon. I have to say, that I will probably be looking at another car company sad to say. Honda what happened????

Well I have decided to see if this blog thing helps. My wife says that I really need to redirect my anger and feelings on things somewhere else. So thought this would be a good place to put them. I will give it a try!