tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post1487328723767057260..comments2023-08-22T11:08:35.711-07:00Comments on FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS: BEFORE YOU MOVE TO ARIZONA . . .Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-2084230444883397892012-08-06T16:30:59.163-07:002012-08-06T16:30:59.163-07:00>>...everything costs an arm and a leg, but ...<i><b>>>...everything costs an arm and a leg, but all the idiots staying there are too distracted by the shiny lights to notice.</b></i><br /><br />Ooh! Shiny lights? <br />I'm packing my bags already.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-11531010121323952242012-08-06T07:46:47.001-07:002012-08-06T07:46:47.001-07:00This is hilarious. I loved that video. It reminds ...This is hilarious. I loved that video. It reminds me of visiting the in-laws in Las Vegas. Last time I went there it rained, maybe 1 inch total, and people were just beside themselves trying to figure out how to endure the 1 inch torrent of water. We actually passed a car going 15 mph because they thought they might hydroplane. At 15 mph.<br /><br />Long story short, don't go to Vegas either. You think Arizona is bad? Vegas is just as dumb. Except everything costs an arm and a leg, but all the idiots staying there are too distracted by the shiny lights to notice.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-50803837360449364352012-08-05T12:33:18.198-07:002012-08-05T12:33:18.198-07:00FAE ~
Here ya go… I converted SigToo’s URL into an...FAE ~<br />Here ya go… I converted SigToo’s URL into an actual link: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wtfNE4z6a8" rel="nofollow">FIVE EASY PIECES</a> scene.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />‘Loyal American Underground’Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-26254533645719757062012-08-05T11:19:26.443-07:002012-08-05T11:19:26.443-07:00Can't get the link to work on my phone, but I&...Can't get the link to work on my phone, but I'm rolling on the floor, just thinking about that Nicholson bit in 'Five Easy Pieces'. Just last week someone else brought that up. Funny stuff.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-24655988805818647272012-08-05T01:04:10.538-07:002012-08-05T01:04:10.538-07:00SIG-TOO ~
So the land of same-sex marriages now se...SIG-TOO ~<br />So the land of same-sex marriages now serves boilermakers, eh? Wow! They really ARE "progressive". Ha!<br /><br />That 'Five Easy Pieces' scene is a classic, and I can definitely understand why you see a kind of similarity. <br /><br />In fact, I was aware of that Nicholson scene prior to my first trip to Boston, and I wouldn't be surprised if I was unconsciously aping it.<br /><br />You know, my doctor had prescribed to me 3 boilermakers an hour to remedy my condition (which was an acute case of 'sobriety tremens'), and that waitress probably could have been in a lot of trouble for withholding medication from me and endangering my life.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-75842364191793328002012-08-04T14:55:01.517-07:002012-08-04T14:55:01.517-07:00Good news...non-preachin' boilermaker servin&#...Good news...non-preachin' boilermaker servin' waitresses do exist here now...but they're all Democrats.<br /><br />Reminds me of Jack Nicholson ordering a sandwich in Five Easy Pieces. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wtfNE4z6a8SigToonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-5423005086564777612012-08-04T11:07:14.309-07:002012-08-04T11:07:14.309-07:00Dang! This blog bit elicited more comments than I ...<b>Dang! This blog bit elicited more comments than I had anticipated. Never imagined this one would be this popular. My thanks to all.</b><br /><br />FARAWAYEYES:<br />Your comment got me curious to see how many of the lower 48 states I've been in, so I got out my trusty ol' road atlas. I've been in all but 6. Well, technically, I have been in Minnesota, however, I saw nuttin' but the airport during a stop-over, so I didn't include that one. I counted only the ones where I was on a road.<br /><br />And, yeah, there must be something about Mormonism that messes with a person's ability to operate a motor vehicle. Maybe they'd do better with horse-drawn wagons like Brigham Young. (But some of that stuffs Br'er Marc was sayin' makes me wonder if we might not have a new champion in this dubious honor.)<br /><br /><br />SIG-TOO:<br />"Mr. B's Excellent Adventure"... HA! And "idiot bureaucrats or evil geniuses?" - that's a good question. As I said in the blog bit, at one point Mr. B became suspicious that over and over again he was being deliberately disconnected while on the phone with some bureaucrat. And I gotta tell ya, Mr. B is not really the paranoid type.<br /><br /><i>>> . . . BTW, living in MA, I have to live with rage-blinding disgust every day.</i><br /><br />Ah, I had no idea you were living in MA. Yeah, that must be tough. Seriously! I don't think I could live in San FranCrisco or Boston without killing someone. And it's really a shame, too, because I love the way Boston looks and I eat up all that Revolutionary War era history there. But... Ugh! <br /><br />OK, quick personal story for ya: I've been to MA. a couple times. The first time was decades ago with my buddy Pooh. We'd been on the road for hours and stopped at some little restaurant somewhere just outside of Boston. <br /><br />I asked the waitress to bring me a "boilermaker" (a shot of whiskey and a bottle of beer). She says to me in that thick Massachusetts accent, "I can only bring you one or the other; we expect people to drink like gentlemen here." <br /><br />I couldn't believe my ears! Some old bat in Liberalland was trying to teach me right and wrong? So I said, "May I please have a shot of bourbon?" When she brought it to the table, I downed it immediately and then said, "Ma'am, I'd now like to order a beer, please."<br /><br />Sheesh! That was my very first encounter with a Bostonian, and my opinion of them only went south from there.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-50088726484373862032012-08-04T05:59:28.779-07:002012-08-04T05:59:28.779-07:00After reading Mr. B's excellent adventure, I w...After reading Mr. B's excellent adventure, I will never drink and drive in AZ. Hmmm, idiot bureaucrats or evil geniuses? I bet they're all card-carrying CFR members.<br /><br />BTW, living in MA, I have to live with rage-blinding disgust every day. Once in a while I escape to Hawaii where tourists run their rental cars off the road watching the whales.<br /><br />SigTooSigToonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-75819000996566852942012-08-04T04:34:28.094-07:002012-08-04T04:34:28.094-07:00"Look now I can't drive either.' Ha, ..."Look now I can't drive either.' Ha, ha, ha. Funniest line in the video<br /><br />So glad I waited to comment and didn't disagree with you. Now I can AGREE. I've been in all but 8 of the lower 48 states and the people in Utah are undeniably the worst drivers anywhere.<br /><br />As to bureaucrats, well they seem to be universally dumber than dumb. If it makes any sense at all, they want no part in it. Logical thinking and problem solving are obviously factors that would contribute to a person NOT being hired by government.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-23866042863949675582012-08-04T01:42:29.650-07:002012-08-04T01:42:29.650-07:00Ahh, too many comments all at once to give each on...Ahh, too many comments all at once to give each one the response it richly deserves, but here's just a nutshell response from me and Jim Beam:<br /><br />JUDY:<br />Great to see you here; it's been a long time since you've made an appearance at F-FFF. Yes, you're right, Mr. B's horror story is pretty much an ideal example of 'Murphy's Law' - anything that COULD go wrong, DID go wrong.<br /><br />And 1/8 inch of snow kept the folks home? Sheesh! I dealt with worse than that plenty of times while living in Prescott, AZ. and I am a Southern California wimp, born and raised.<br /><br />ARLEE:<br />Yeah, there are plenty of similar bureaucratic horror stories in every state. In one blog bit I can't PROVE that Airheadzona is the worst, I just expect y'all to take my word for it. <br /><br />As I said in an earlier comment to Sheboyganboy 6, I think the worst drivers I've encountered in my travels have been in Utah. But... the worst driving conditions might have been just outside of Boston. My friend Pooh and I were on a road trip and we drove into Boston at a day and time when the roads should have been clear sailing, and it was just a total nightmare! <br /><br />Just one mo' reason for me to hate Massachusetts with a rage-blinding disgust.<br /><br /><br />BR'ER MARC:<br />Dude, you had me laughing out loud! All I can say is: YOU WIN!<br /><br /><br />DISCDUDE:<br />Yeah, man, I know bureaucrats are dumb-ass bureaucrats everywhere. If Uncle Sam or one of the fifty States signs your paycheck, odds are you couldn't last a week in the private sector. I get that.<br /><br />But, Airheadzona, man! Please tell me it CAN'T get any dumber than this. Even if it can, please tell me it can't! <br /><br />By the way, you don't need a YT account to leave comments on a YT video. Click the URL link and it will take you to the bloke's YT video where you can leave a comment.<br /><br />And incidentally, "Mr. B" is Brian. Catch him in his little golf-cart some morning in the parking lot and he will confirm all I posted here.<br /><br />Thanks, y'all, for the comments!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-31505131452714596822012-08-03T22:31:57.202-07:002012-08-03T22:31:57.202-07:00Stephen-
While I sympatyhize with Mr. B and agree...Stephen-<br /><br />While I sympatyhize with Mr. B and agree with your initial premise, I am sad to say that the state employee-caused fiasco does not count as evidence in the matter.<br /><br />Having dealt with state employees in PA, NJ and CT (as well as state insurance regulators in more than 30 other states), I can tell you that my experience is that they are all maroons.<br /><br />Maybe they are all FROM Airhead-zona!<br /><br />However, the video cracked me up mightily. If I had a YT account I'd leave a comment,too-'cause you have not lived until you've seen Airhead-zonies rubberneck to watch the frigging guys trimming the trees on the side of the highway.<br /><br />That's right folks-people out here find LANDSCAPING so fascinating they will hold up traffic to catch a glimpse!<br /><br />A fellow AZ inmateDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-24447195843325759892012-08-03T19:16:25.902-07:002012-08-03T19:16:25.902-07:00Stephen,
To follow up, Seattle actually makes ...Stephen,<br /> To follow up, Seattle actually makes Portland look like a well organized machine. Seattle is so ass backwards, it is usually near the top of worst cities to drive in. Now, put the same Portland mind set I told you about prior and transplant it into Seattle. After all Portland follows Seattle like a kid brother follows the older brother he idolizes. <br /><br /> Marcmousiemarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946780831209471709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-1630127919528415292012-08-03T19:09:40.131-07:002012-08-03T19:09:40.131-07:00Stephen,
I've seen people in Portland stop...Stephen,<br /> I've seen people in Portland stop in the middle of the freeway to answer their cell phone. Not slow down, STOP!!! I've seen them slow down to a snails pace for puddles much smaller than that. Oh, and if someone pulls over on the freeway (for I don't know a drink of water) you get a traffic jam because everyone does the bottle neck thing just to see if they should pull over too. I've SAT in traffic for over three hours (in a normally 15 minute drive) between Portland and Vancouver Washington just cause some guy pulled over on the side of the road (the shoulder of the road, off the freeway mind you) and was talking on his phone. Everyone else came to a snails pace to look. After you passed him it was free sailing. <br /><br /> Oh and don't get me started with the bikers and power walkers. Portland has put in state of the art bike paths in a place it rains 300 days a year. Portlanders embrace their bikes so much they ride them in flocks. You can literally be going 15 to 20 MPH down a normally 45 MPH highway due to nothing else than having to deal with "men on bikes." Not to mention that the bike people never EVER obey the traffic laws. They are constantly running stop signs going against traffic in the middle of the road, and getting hit by the local street car system which Portland calls "light rail." <br /><br /> Not to rub it in but there is but one more hazard to deal with. The dreaded street walker. Yes, all pedestrians in Portland seem to forget that you have to look both ways to cross the road. They don't look, they do a sharp 90 degree turn from the side walk into the street. They don't actually do it at proper intersections. No they do it in between, right in front of you, while your going 40 MPH going down Tualatin Valley Highway. If you take the strip in Las Vegas with all the drunk people walking in Vegas and multiply it by two you get the idea. <br /><br /> This is not something I came up with. I have friends who have transplanted from Detriot, Miami, and San Diego that have brought this to my attention. I have had family who live in Minnesota comment on it when they visit. My friend from Miami stated, "None of these people would live one day in Miami." <br /><br /> To further state my case I have two nursing friends who moved to Arizona to get their first nursing jobs (one of which still lives their). In speaking with them over the past five years Portland still wins for dumbest drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. <br /><br /> A physician was once asked if he was afraid to ride his bike to work everyday in Portland. His response, "Nah, I only get hit on average once a year." <br /><br /> Take Care Brother,<br /> Marcmousiemarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946780831209471709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-67829459179755677292012-08-03T15:13:43.635-07:002012-08-03T15:13:43.635-07:00The DUI story is indeed a harrowing one, but I'...The DUI story is indeed a harrowing one, but I'm sure there are plenty of bureaucratic snafus like that in every state. I think it makes more sense to label government as stupid than it does to generalize a complete population. Also, there are stupid people everywhere.<br /><br />Arizona is a beautiful state, but I assure you that I doubt whether I'd ever move there--especially Phoenix or Tuscon. The latter has to be among the worst cities I've driven through. The hot summers do it for me. I would not want to deal with that heat.<br /><br />California is pretty bad too if you want to label populations for stupidity and government for sheer idiocy.<br /><br />Bottom line is that I don't know of any paradise here on Earth. I just try to make the best of my circumstances and hope I don't run into any big personal hassles.<br /><br />Did you get my email?<br /><br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-25978607261790957072012-08-03T15:04:56.764-07:002012-08-03T15:04:56.764-07:00Talk about a good story of "Murphy's Law&...Talk about a good story of "Murphy's Law"! I kinda like my state, Alabama, though it can have it's moments, like when it snows! This guy from Chicago was still laughing when he hung up after I told him I was the only one, so far, to make it to work because of and 1/8 inch of snow. But he's got to remember, we don't have all that equipment Chicago has for clearing the snow. lolJudyH329https://www.blogger.com/profile/04169383110345540966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-16028257457140622062012-08-03T14:10:16.541-07:002012-08-03T14:10:16.541-07:00SHEBOYGANBOY 6 ~
Well, first thing I want to say i...SHEBOYGANBOY 6 ~<br />Well, first thing I want to say is I'm glad you picked up on the Bob & Ray reference - but then I knew you would.<br /><br />Secondly I need to correct something I said to Br'er Marc in error. I said I'd driven in Washington but not in Portland. My memory failed me there, because I have never been in Washington state; I was actually thinking Oregon. Therefore I can't speak to the ineptitude of Washington drivers.<br /><br />Maybe the Washingtonians are worse than the Airheadzonans, I don't know. But I have never actually said that Airheadzonans are the very worst. In the course of my many extensive road trips over the years, I came to the conclusion that the very worst drivers are found in Utah, and I suspected perhaps that's a Mormon thang.<br /><br />I would also rate New Mexico drivers perhaps second worst, and then Airheadzonans third... unless Washington drivers are really worse.<br /><br />I have never really noticed this aggravating trait in Phoenix drivers, but while I was living in Prescott, Airheadzona, the Prescottonians routinely did something that infuriated me. I'm not sure if this should be categorized under your "Politeness Phenomenon" or under "Plain Stupidity" but... <br /><br />As I was about three-quarters of a block away from reaching a four-way stop or three-way T intersection, one driver would reach his stop sign. And instead of making his turn or driving through the intersection - which he/she could have done 3 or 4 times before I ever even reached my stop sign, he/she would just sit there at their stop sign and wait and wait and wait until I reached my stop sign and came to a stop. Only then would the other driver enter the intersection.<br /><br />So now I have to wait for him/her to clear the intersection before I can enter it myself. After about the fifth time I encountered that act of stupidity, I made myself a new rule which I adhered to thereafter: When I finally reached my own stop sign, rather than stopping, I would do (what in California was known as...) "a California Stop". Meaning I'd just tap my breaks lightly, momentarily at the stop sign to slow my speed, and then just roll right through the intersection.<br /><br />So now, instead of me waiting for the other driver to do his thing, he was waiting for me to clear the intersection before he/she could enter it. My outlook was: You had 15 or more seconds to go before I got there; if you don't want to go, I WILL!<br /><br />I doubt any of those Airheadzona drivers ever learned a lesson from that experience, but at least it kept me from being inconvenienced and delayed.<br /><br />Here in Phoenix though, the majority of the people behind the wheel drive as slow as they think. I'm constantly having to blow by some Airheadzonan who's just creeping along in front of me much slower than the speed limit, only to look over as I pass and find it's some 18 to 25 year old dude. I'm thinking: I'm an old man and I'm still driving faster than you. You should be ashamed of yourself! Why, when I was your age...!<br /><br /><i>>> . . . and, as Johnny Carson said: "guns don't kill people. Driving 55 in the fast lane kills people!"</i><br /><br />Ha! Never heard that one before.<br /><br /><i>>> . . . California drivers are actually the best, in my opinion. They move fast and think quickly</i><br /><br />I agree with that. Although growing up in L.A., certainly I encountered plenty of bozos on the road. But because L.A. had lousy public transportation (no subways and a notoriously bad bus system), just about everyone gets their driver's license as soon as they turn 16, and with all that heavy traffic and that complex freeway system, one learns how to drive well and react quickly while still young and relatively inexperienced behind the wheel.<br /><br />I'll concede that Airheadzonans might not actually be the very worst drivers in the country, but overall - taking all aspects of life into consideration - Airheadzona has got to be the dumbest of the dumb.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-52362240636233832442012-08-03T09:25:00.304-07:002012-08-03T09:25:00.304-07:00Well, commander! Another spine-tingling tale from...Well, commander! Another spine-tingling tale from your amazing files! Heh, heh. That was indeed a tale of hair-raising stupidity. I kept thinking: "why didn't he just move to another state?"<br /><br />At one time, I had toyed with the idea of moving to AZ, but fortunately it never materialized. But, I am with Br'er Marc: the drivers in the Northwest are every bit as stupid or more. It just manifests itself in different ways.<br /><br />The one that gets me the most is their "politeness." You might think "but being polite is good; we have too many rude drivers in our state." No, you don't. Rude drivers actually TRAVEL. They have a goal of getting somewhere. These lethargic morons up here apparently have nowhere to go, probably because "I'm ok and you're ok." They go 55 in the fast lane (and, as Johnny Carson said: "guns don't kill people. Driving 55 in the fast lane kills people!). They wear sandals and have pony-tails, and - when not sitting in trees - they drive Toyota Prius-es, the #1 seller in WA. They feel they are helping us all by clogging up traffic to save gas. At a 4-way stop, they don't go when it is their turn, politely waving through another driver to show how "nice" they are (and pissing off the normal drivers waiting their turn BEHIND them.)<br /><br />Five times a year I witness some witless nincompoop STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET with flowing traffic to let someone in from a driveway. You don't do that! Everyone in the traffic flow has to slam on their brakes or smash into the s***head because we were going 30 mph and expecting NO stops. If you happened to look sideways at an attractive woman (a rarity up here), then driver number one would have just caused a pileup. And the innocent driver in back (unless he was driving a Prius - then he'd deserve it) would be blamed. Washington drivers are simply terrible.<br /><br />Keep in mind that I have driven in 42 states. California drivers are actually the best, in my opinion. They move fast and think quickly, reacting and paying attention because they have a purpose.<br /><br />No, I simply do NOT believe Airheadzona drivers are the worst. In the US, at least, Pacific Northwest drivers take the prize.<br /><br />I may sound like a cheeky young blighter, but "for my money, the only amazing thing about your file is that every story in it is an absolute, bonified, 100% clinker."Sheboyganboy 6noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-56733558846378003642012-08-03T01:59:04.884-07:002012-08-03T01:59:04.884-07:00BR'ER MARC ~
Ha! I suppose most reasonably int...BR'ER MARC ~<br />Ha! I suppose most reasonably intelligent people think the place they live holds the largest percentage of dumb people anywhere.<br /><br />But here's the really funny, ironic thing: I could interview 100 Airheadzonans and ask them what they think of Airheadzona drivers, and all 100 would tell me that Airheadzona drivers STINK!<br /><br />So then the question becomes, who are all the bad Airheadzona drivers? If 100 out of 100 drivers are pointing fingers, who the hell are the guilty parties? <br /><br />I have been in Oregon, but not in Portland. And I don't doubt what you say in the least, BUT... C'mon, man! You saw this guy's video. You're not going to tell me that a little puddle of water like that in the slowest lane of a Portland freeway would cause a bumper-to-bumper backup like you see in this dude's video, are you?<br /><br />And, of course, it's not just a traffic issue. As I said in this blog bit, there's a unique brand of mental retardation that seems to infect every aspect of life in "Airheadzona", from roads to sports to politics to... you name it! <br /><br />In L.A., the carpool lanes on the freeway on-ramps, which allowed vehicles to enter the highway without stopping at a signal, were on the far left (i.e., "the fast lane"). Here in Phoenix, the carpool lane on freeway on-ramps is on the right! Think about it... how friggin' stooopid is THAT?! Are they not just BEGGING for accidents?<br /><br />I swear, bro, the vast majority of Airheadzonan's couldn't find their butts with two hands and a flashlight! The stupidity here is almost awe-inspiring.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272211918278108300.post-22160991691178890682012-08-02T17:43:18.569-07:002012-08-02T17:43:18.569-07:00Sir,
If you think Airheadzona'w citizen ar...Sir,<br /> If you think Airheadzona'w citizen are in fact the dumbest people on earth, than you haven't been in Portland Oregon. It rains 300 days a year here. Yes, and people STILL get freaked out when it stops for say a week. Than like always it comes back, and people act like they haven't seen it before. What is even more funny is when it snows. People are afraid to go to work. I drive 30 miles to work going 20 mph and someone living three blocks from the hospital is scared to leave their home. I kid you not. Portland ORegon is STUPIDITY 101. <br /><br /> Br'er Marcmousiemarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946780831209471709noreply@blogger.com