Random Rants 79: [Impassionating Intensifies]

[aimeeandbeatles]

This is a point I keep raising in the CBC comments sections on the articles about Amber Alerts that go off at 3 am or other times and places. Some day someone is going to have a heart attack over this, or have a fatal car accident, and chances are that the alert won't even be relevant since the kid wouldn't be anywhere within hundreds of miles.

Not only that, but if they keep using the presidential level (blaring alarms) for Amber Alerts, people become desensitized to it. Then if a tornado or nuclear bomb comes, they'll just think it's another Amber Alert and ignore it.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Not only that, but if they keep using the presidential level (blaring alarms) for Amber Alerts, people become desensitized to it. Then if a tornado or nuclear bomb comes, they'll just think it's another Amber Alert and ignore it.

Well, if it's a nuke, chances are it's too late anyway. But tornado warnings would be useful in this part of the country. There was one near-ish last week (those were some really weird-looking clouds in the sky that day).

Of course since I only have a basic landline, I don't get Amber Alerts. And since my dad died, I've had no reason to keep the phone on the hook 24/7 (I used to get calls late at night to let me know if he was in the hospital for various reasons).

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Around a year ago, somebody thought it'd be a good idea to have an ad on the radio advertising the new Alert Ready system. It included that horrible screeching tone. I don't know why they did that.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Is that a real company? Just let them show up for the service appointment and then tell them you didn't ask for the appointment, don't want or need the appointment, and you aren't affiliated with them in the first place. And also let them know that since they harassed you to this extent, you never will be affiliated with them and they do NOT have your permission to contact you ever again.

Or it could just be a scam to get your personal information or sell you some overpriced contract, in which case you should never let them anywhere near your home or give them any information.

It's a real company, I used to use them. They haven't been showing up at my door, just calling me. I assume they finally did make their appointment as they've stopped calling. That or the real appointment seeker managed to correct their phone number on file.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

A few days ago I got a spam text on my phone from the Conservative Party. I just deleted it. I have no idea how they even got my number, but I looked it up and political parties are somehow exempt from Canada's anti-spam laws.

This article just came up in my CBC.ca newsfeed. You're not the only one who's annoyed. Fortunately, the article says there is a way to stop this from happening and get on the party's internal do-not-call list (by law they HAVE to comply with this):

Get a text from Sarah? Why it's allowed and what you can do to stop it

Basically, the Conservatives aren't satisfied with robocalls (some of them got caught and jailed) or robocards (far too many Voter Identification Cards - aka VICs - had the wrong information on them to possibly be attributable to 'human error' or a 'glitch'; it's obvious that sending voters to a private island that's inaccessible by public ferries or other public transport is a deliberate attempt to prevent those electors from voting). Now they're doing robotexts.

Well, they can text me all they want. I don't own a cell phone, so I won't ever see them.

 

[choxorn]

Not only that, but if they keep using the presidential level (blaring alarms) for Amber Alerts, people become desensitized to it. Then if a tornado or nuclear bomb comes, they'll just think it's another Amber Alert and ignore it.

When the false alarm ballistic missile threat happened here a year and a half ago, one of my first thoughts on hearing my phone go off was "Is this another one of those flash flood warnings that won't mean anything to me at all because I'm not on a part of the island that gets flash flooding?"

Of course now, I still get those random flash flood warnings for no reason, and every time it makes me initially jump a little and think "great, is there an actual missile coming this time?"

 

[H4run]

I work hard and play hard these days, sleep averagely like 3 hours a day, sometime even not sleeping at all. Arrived at home, be with wife and children, and play game when the children went to sleep till like 3 am. However this night, after I lay down in my bed, checking my phone before I go to sleep, the picture at my phone is moving in motion, I check it again to make sure, and it's a static picture, I really think if I keep doing this I can be passed out sooner or later.

It's hard being a gamer or have a life in Asia if you already reach adulthood, my Japanese friend working in a small tv station averagely took 2 days off for each month with pack working hours-that will killed me or drive me completely insane. Seeing you guys working like 20-25 hours a week with a good income, dang, I really jealous about your working right and condition.

Not to mention I only have 12 days a year leave, while back in Turkey at least they have a month leave for a year.

Man. But I'm still grateful at least I gotta job and I have money.

In a cafe currently waiting for a meeting, I want to listen my own music while working but uggh they play the music too loud, this is so annoying, I will ask the waiter to tuned down the volume it seems, weird request, but yeah

 

[Zkribbler]

My US credit card will expire next month, yet no replacement has arrived. I queried my credit union. They replied they are sending it and have debited my checking $86 for shipping.

The Bank of Satan strikes again.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

My US credit card will expire next month, yet no replacement has arrived. I queried my credit union. They replied they are sending it and have debited my checking $86 for shipping.

The Bank of Satan strikes again.

What's the card made of, neutronium?

 

[Manfred Belheim]

I don't know what I did but my back is killing me today. It started around noon and won't let up.

I think "existing as a human over 25" is all that's required for that to happen sometimes.

 

[Tee Kay]

I hate being a human over 25

 

[Arakhor]

I'd like to be a human over 25, if it meant I wasn't also a human over 35.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I have had a bloody nose almost every day and I keep forgetting to set up the humidifier. So far it hasn't been gushing blood but it's still annoying.

 

[The_J]

Kill Bill: Hobbsyoyo's space edition.

Somehow that comes to my mind.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I'd like to be a human over 25, if it meant I wasn't also a human over 35.

Try being a human over 55.

At least I now get a seniors' discount at one of the pharmacies I shop at, if I go there on a Tuesday.

 

[Snerk]

They only offer a seniors' discount at tuesdays? How specific.

 

[Takhisis]

Kill Bill: Hobbsyoyo's space edition.

Somehow that comes to my mind.

So it's hobbs in a space bike, going around killing people who terminated his earlier employment, using a laser halberd and a blaster pistol? I'd buy it.

 

[Lexicus]

Try being a human over 55.

At least I now get a seniors' discount at one of the pharmacies I shop at, if I go there on a Tuesday.

pff, try being a space-dwelling plasma entity over 13 billion

 

[choxorn]

I'm a human that is exactly 25, things are totally cool for the most part

 

[EgonSpengler]

Got a couple slices of pizza for lunch today that must have been sitting under the heat lamp for half an hour. They were like pizza-flavored crackers.