For some reason New Jersey has this stigma about it that I don’t understand probably because while I was born there, I’ve only lived there less than a year of my life. They have however earned a gold star today by telling commuters to turn their iPods down and stop talking so damn loud on their cellphones.
Actually it’s a simple courtesy campaign as opposed to the violation of law that it should be. The article says that instead of initiating your case you can point to a sign designed to tune the smartass in with the rest of the world. That still seems like initiation to me but ok. Anyone that uses public transportation understands how dreadfully awful your trip can be on the way back from work after a stressful day when you’re forced to listen to some jackass that thinks everyone wants to listen to the latest shitty MTV flavor of the month. Or how about that chick that has to let the entire train know that she’s pissed about her boyfriend as she rants about him to her girlfriend? I used to work in the field of telecommunications and ended up altering my break schedule because every day in the breakroom, I’d run into this 20 something female who’s life must’ve been the most catastrophic, armageddon-ish existence anyone on this or any other planet has ever suffered. Jesus H Christ on a barbeque stick that woman was annoying.
Now if we could only do something about the people that love to drive up and down the street in front of your house every day with their bass cranked up all the way. I have a rant actually while on the subject because this area I live in is notorious for this. Consider this a public service announcement from the rest of the world to all of you that like to park in front of your buddy’s house waiting for them to come out while you cause a minor earthquake with your bass pounding music system. I don’t care if you’re listening to your music that loud and you’re moving, but when you park in front of someone’s house and do it, you drive everyone next to that guy’s house and probably everyone on the next street over ape shit. One of these days, you’re going to do it and there’s going to be some crazy ass neighbor next door with a shotgun and no qualms about peppering not only your sound system but also your sorry ass with hot lead. It’s happened before, it will probably happen again, and it could be you next time. When people shut the windows, it might stop the music but it doesn’t do a thing about the bass. So turn your damn bass down. This goes for all you little shits that like to hold parties two feet from your neighbors house too. You wanna play music that loud, go get a house out in the country.
I suddenly feel quite fantastic.
