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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Carnival Cruise about as much fun as the Maiden Voyage on the Titanic
We recently made the grave error of going on a Carnival cruise this past week. We don’t know what we did in a past life to deserve this. The room itself was really nice, the balcony terrific, but that's pretty much where the positives end. We were on the ship name Carnival Legend, and how apropo because how bad this cruise sucked is already legendary to us. Let's break each horror down one by one, shall we?
annual"Carnival cruise think tank" meeting, some idiot came up with the brilliant idea that the casino needed live music. ????????? WHY would you want music to be louder than the sound of the slot machines which encourage passengers to play? Oh, that’s right, they never pay out anyway, so you might as well have music. They then decided to make a bad idea even worse and hire Tony Ray, a band of one, to deliver his “smooth sounds” that are probably the soundtrack playing in HELL. He picked all the favorites folks, and delivered them in an order that made zero sense. How do you go from Lionel Ritchie’s "Hello" to Ozzy Osbournes "Crazy Train" and for God’s sake WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? His vocal range is non-existent, and we want to know is if he is the cousin of someone who works for carnival cruise lines or if he made a deal with the devil. Even the devil and all his powers couldn't get this dude a gig better than a carnival cruise ship in the casino! He had a captive audience!!!! If you wanted to gamble you had to suffer through 5 hours, 5 grueling hours, of Tony Ray. He even had a SHTICK. Think Bill Murray doing the lounge singer Jerry Vale on Saturday Night Live! We would have been thankful for Bill!!!! Actual line uttered by Tony Ray : "Yes you once, twice, six times a lady". I have WITNESSES.
Labels: Caribbean Cruise with Carnival, Carnival, Carnival Cruise, Carnival Cruise Casino, Carnival Cruise Complaint, Carnival Cruise Entertainment, Carnival Cruise Review, Carnival Legend
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Texting While Driving AKA Driving While STUPID
Cellphones have become a menace to society, a necessary evil making it easy to communicate while we area away from home, but in terms of creating stupid behavoir, they are the devil. Talking while driving is bad enough, but texting while driving, on a highway, traveling 60 mph in heavy traffic.... WHY? do you want to die?
Hindu God's have 6 arms. They can talk on the phone, put on makeup and eat all at the same time. You do not, you have two. It takes two hands to drive safely so why does anyone want to take this risk? You might think you are important, which is why you are answering the flurry of texts coming your way. But really stop and think about this...is your life so trivial and insignificant that you are willing to risk dying just to answer a text message?
We don't even know where to begin to address this, so lets start with some statistics.84 percent of cell phone users stated that they believe using a cell phone while driving increases the risk of being in an accident. Teenagers seem to be the worst offenders. Gee, what a surprise and they have not been driving very long so don't have much behind the wheel experience. Why are they doing something that further distracts them from driving?
- Each year, 21% of fatal car crashes involving teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were the result of cell phone usage. This result has been expected to grow as much as 4% every year.
- Almost 50% of all drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 are texting while driving.
Now on to the adults, if we can seriously call them that. Here are some stats for you:
- Talking on a cell phone causes nearly 25% of car accidents.
- One-fifth of experienced adult drivers in the United States send text messages while driving.
- Studies have found that texting while driving causes a 400 percent increase in time spent with eyes off the road.
And if this is not enough for you, please consider reading this post..but be warned, the images are frightening and hopefully enough to ensure you will never text while driving again.
"NO MORE TEXTING WHILE DRIVING"
Labels: cellphone etiqutte, cellphone texting, dangerous driving, dangers of texting and driving, driving and texting
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Jon & Kate Need to Get a Life and so do the Millions who Watch Them
While we are on the topic of television programming, which seems to be a major annoyance of ours these days, lets just have a quick look at Jon & Kate Plus 8. Never heard of them, never seen the show, personally I would not waste my time and would have more fun in a Turkish prison. Nonetheless, millions of Americans seems to turn into this rubbish week after week to see the latest antics of the Gosselin family. For the love of God.. WHY? Don't you all have enough drama and BS in your own lives? Or is it better to see others go through it because then you don't have to focus on your own stuff?
First and foremost, TLC presents this show. I used to watch TLC. It used to be one of my favorite channels because it used to present good quality shows and documentaries that were informative. TLC - THE LEARNING CHANNEL. What the hell. Where did the good programming go only to be replaced by another stupid reality show about a couple who had 8 children.
Why is octo-mom considered a nut but not these assholes? What is this Brady Bunch + 2? No one bothered to consider that putting them on a reality show with their kids would ultimately create problems in their marriage? What did they have in place in case it did? What did they do to prepare themselves and their children for a life on reality TV? Well lets see... Kate had a tummy tuck paid for by the show, and probably other cosmetic procedures. But what about the children...you know.. kiddies...in their formative years. Where is child welfare when you need them?
Well now they are getting divorced. Jon has allegedly bought an apartment in Manhattan. How? Does he have a job. Supporting 8 children without a reality show can be quite a challenge, so do they pimp themselves out to afford the lifestyle they have become accustomed to? Apparently there is a huge online debate about whether or not the show should continue. And based on what I have seen flipping through a few tabloids waiting in the grocey checkout lane, you can bet Momma wants this show to continue. She loves the fame, the fortune, the glory and the attention. She makes herself out to be a great celebrity. WTF-ever.
Let's face it, how many people watching are watching to see 8 little munchkins run around or to watch a marriage meltdown? Why the hell does someone want to watch this? This show didn't have a large audience, its not like it was in the top 10 ratings, but the media has made sure we all know the names of these two. Why?
Don't give me the bullshit that that many people care or watch this shit. The media just saturates us with all this info about these two when truthfully, most of us don't care, so please don't pretend that we do, and don't make it as if we do. What is with this "Team Jon" and "Team Kate"? What is with the "team" itself? Their marriage is their partnership,
THEY are supposed to be a team, we are supposed to concentrate on our own relationships. This "team" shit has to stop. Why are we encouraged to pick sides? How would we like it if all our relationships were judged this way? How would you like a "team" of people against YOU that don't even KNOW you? And what good does a team of people for you that can't do shit for you either? They need to get back to what is important in lives, which should be their children, and we need to focus on our own lives, because they are not perfect either.
A final thought is, are they really in trouble? Or is the only trouble with the ratings and this some stupid staged attempt to get more viewers through the creation of the media feeding frenzy? Who knows.. but I do know this, I won't be watching this show on TLC. But I am anxiously awaiting the release of the Gosselin Action Figure set.
Labels: Gosselins, Jon and Kate, Jon and Kate plus 8, The Learning Channel, TLC, Why do people watch Jon and Kate
Monday, July 20, 2009
Automated Phone Systems for Cusotmer Service SUCK
You know the drill. You dial a number (bank, credit card company, doctors office) and the first thing you hear is the voice of the robot announcing "to listen to your options press 1". Companies and organizations, both large and small, want to route less and less calls to their customer service departments. They deliberately set up the phone systems to keep each caller, the customer, in a 15 minute loop of number pressing until you are able to speak to a human being.
They usually ask you to key in your account number, so have it ready, and even though you followed the directions and keyed it in, when/if you actually speak to a customer service rep the customer service rep will ask for it again? So why bother asking you for it before you reach a customer service rep? Why waste everyone's time?
Because they don't want you to wait. They want you to hang up and go away. They figure if you are away from home making this call you wont have your account number and hang up. Many times you cannot proceed with your call without the account number. They want to waste your time so it looks like it didn't take them a long time to get to you. It was YOUR fault.
No one likes these automated systems. Half, actually more than half, of the times you call, the issue you are calling about doesn't have a prompt so you don't know which button to push anyway! Then if you go to the wrong department and they have to transfer you, you will most likely get "magically" disconnected and you can start this whole annoying, time-wasting, getting-ready-to-load-your-gun-and-go-postal process all OVER AGAIN.
THIS IS CUSTOMER SERVICE? What customer appreciates this? Doesn't everyone, the second they call and discover this automated "barrier" between themselves and a human being, want to take the phone and throw it in a lake? Exactly. That is their point. They want you to hang up.
Don't get me started on the "press or say ___" bullshit either, because you either must repeat yourself 14 ZILLION times before the automated system understands you, or you have to scream so loud that you would drown out Ty Pennington and his megaphone. Hell, you would have to scream louder than an AC/DC concert. I cannot believe how LOUD I have had to scream to get them to understand me, and I am in a house with little or no background noise. Many people have to call from work, or when they are out running errands, places where screaming your account number is not a really great idea. With identity theft being a rising crime, it is also a stupid option. Pretty soon every f'n company will have one of these customer service/tech support automated systems, and we will all be at their mercy.
Do these systems make YOU feel like you are getting customer support or customer pissed off? Tech support or tech infuriated? The words "service" and "support" should in no way be used to describe these bullshit systems. Can they get any worse?
They usually ask you to key in your account number, so have it ready, and even though you followed the directions and keyed it in, when/if you actually speak to a customer service rep the customer service rep will ask for it again? So why bother asking you for it before you reach a customer service rep? Why waste everyone's time?
Because they don't want you to wait. They want you to hang up and go away. They figure if you are away from home making this call you wont have your account number and hang up. Many times you cannot proceed with your call without the account number. They want to waste your time so it looks like it didn't take them a long time to get to you. It was YOUR fault.
No one likes these automated systems. Half, actually more than half, of the times you call, the issue you are calling about doesn't have a prompt so you don't know which button to push anyway! Then if you go to the wrong department and they have to transfer you, you will most likely get "magically" disconnected and you can start this whole annoying, time-wasting, getting-ready-to-load-your-gun-and-go-postal process all OVER AGAIN.
THIS IS CUSTOMER SERVICE? What customer appreciates this? Doesn't everyone, the second they call and discover this automated "barrier" between themselves and a human being, want to take the phone and throw it in a lake? Exactly. That is their point. They want you to hang up.
Don't get me started on the "press or say ___" bullshit either, because you either must repeat yourself 14 ZILLION times before the automated system understands you, or you have to scream so loud that you would drown out Ty Pennington and his megaphone. Hell, you would have to scream louder than an AC/DC concert. I cannot believe how LOUD I have had to scream to get them to understand me, and I am in a house with little or no background noise. Many people have to call from work, or when they are out running errands, places where screaming your account number is not a really great idea. With identity theft being a rising crime, it is also a stupid option. Pretty soon every f'n company will have one of these customer service/tech support automated systems, and we will all be at their mercy.
Do these systems make YOU feel like you are getting customer support or customer pissed off? Tech support or tech infuriated? The words "service" and "support" should in no way be used to describe these bullshit systems. Can they get any worse?
Labels: automated systems, customer service, customer service phone calls, poor customer service, telephone loops
Friday, July 17, 2009
Parking
Why do so many people spend endless time driving around and around and around to get the closest parking space available when they are going to the MALL?
Unless acid rain is falling, there is less than no point to this. And don't give me the "I will have to carry out so many packages" line of crap either. You carried this stuff with you through the MALL. You know the mall, the place where all you do is walk and walk from one side to the other shopping until you leave. You can carry it to the CAR ok?
I will never understand why, if you are physically able and willing to walk (aimlessly in many cases) miles through the mall but are horrified at having to walk the extra YARDS to the car. What is the big whoo? People get into fights over parking spaces, or get elated when they get a "good one". No offense, but at a time where we have become more overweight as a nation than ever before, the extra steps surely cannot hurt us.
Unless acid rain is falling, there is less than no point to this. And don't give me the "I will have to carry out so many packages" line of crap either. You carried this stuff with you through the MALL. You know the mall, the place where all you do is walk and walk from one side to the other shopping until you leave. You can carry it to the CAR ok?
I will never understand why, if you are physically able and willing to walk (aimlessly in many cases) miles through the mall but are horrified at having to walk the extra YARDS to the car. What is the big whoo? People get into fights over parking spaces, or get elated when they get a "good one". No offense, but at a time where we have become more overweight as a nation than ever before, the extra steps surely cannot hurt us.
Labels: parking, parking lots at the mall, parking the car, waiting for best parking spot
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Rescue Me: Why We LoveIit and So Should Everybody Else
I'm a New Yorker, so I know real New York dialogue. Quick snark-ridden wit, with the camaraderie and constant putting each other down that groups of men find so necessary. There is always a pecking order, and the characters always know there place within it on this show.
The storyline is as fast paced as a New York minute, and they are not afraid to show the good and the bad of everyone. And I mean everyone. No character is a carricature, and you can't help but find yourself wanting to hang out with these people. And believe me, that says a lot, considering how dysfunctional they all are.
The show, thanks to the writers (Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, John Scurti, Robert Krausz, Salvatore Stabile, Micheal Caleo and Stephen Belber) does not stick to the cookie cutter formulas that let even the stupidest of people watching know where the storyline is going and what is going to happen next.
The storyline is as fast paced as a New York minute, and they are not afraid to show the good and the bad of everyone. And I mean everyone. No character is a carricature, and you can't help but find yourself wanting to hang out with these people. And believe me, that says a lot, considering how dysfunctional they all are.
The show, thanks to the writers (Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, John Scurti, Robert Krausz, Salvatore Stabile, Micheal Caleo and Stephen Belber) does not stick to the cookie cutter formulas that let even the stupidest of people watching know where the storyline is going and what is going to happen next.
The show is centered around a firehouse and the firemen that work there. Tommy Gavin (played by Denis Leary) is the main character who deals with his everyday life while at the same time battling his demons from 9/11. I would tell you more about the show but I don't want to ruin it for anyone that hasn't seen it. I caught my first episode while season 4 was on, and I immediately bought the first 3 seasons to catch up. I would recommend everyone do the same.
There really is not too much that is intelligent or imaginative or new on TV these days, so give this great show a shot, it is on F/X on Tuesdays at 9 pm.
Labels: Denis Leary, Rescue Me, Rescue me best show, Tommy Gavin
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