Even though you have a wonderful life, you still have the urge to rant and rave

I saw a guy on TV the other night, ranting and raving about how the media refers to people who alerted authorities to the Times Square terrorist as “heroes.” He went on to say that they were concerned citizens, doing exactly what every good American citizen should do when faced with suspicions of dangerous and illegal activities, but not heroes in the true sense of the word. Even the mounted officer was considered a hero, doing the job he was paid for. A hero, by definition, is a person who is admired or idolized for his bravery, outstanding achievement, or achievement. Okay, we appreciate your quick action, but where is the courage? A soldier who throws himself against an enemy position in the heat of battle, while risking his life to protect his friends, can be considered a hero. A woman who physically helps another woman defend herself from an attacker, rather than standing there and yelling at the perpetrator, is a hero in my opinion. A policeman or firefighter who goes the extra mile and jeopardizes his own well-being beyond the call to rescue someone from imminent danger – that’s a hero.

That’s what I’m talking about when it comes to ranting and raving. Are we just sheep to cry out loud? Do we accept something simply because we read it in the newspaper? Here it is, one of the worst economic recessions in American history and some of what we read worries public officials who vote big raises for themselves. Sometimes, as soon as you take office and without doing a day’s work at your new job. Are you kidding me? They knew the salary when they took the job, but didn’t say a word about it. They knew what they were about to do. We the public should have kicked them out the door as soon as we saw what they were doing. But did we do it? Someday.

Right now, unemployment in this country is close to 10% and these nasty public payroll manipulators discount the sensitivity of the taxpaying public and vote themselves a raise. How dare they? I thought that being a public servant was an opportunity to have a secure job with a pension, not earn more than the people who pay you, and not accumulate compensation for unused sick days and vacations to increase your pension payment. to amounts worthy of a monarch of a small kingdom. But these arrogant and greedy people don’t think about trying to get additional compensation for jobs that they are already overpaid for. Are we going to do something about it? Finally.

I think everyone will agree that Bernie Madoff got exactly what he deserved, almost. I’m sure we can all think of additional punishments that we think they should have accumulated to make his life hell. What about the guy who scammed a Long Island North Shore school district out of millions of dollars, was able to collect his pension of over $ 174,000 while in prison, continues to collect his pension, and served just under four years behind bars for a miserable Sentence of 4 to 12 years. This arrogant criminal is just one of many involved in that recent scandal. There are many more if you research the Roslyn School District.

What about the law that tells all drivers to signal when changing lanes? I always try to obey the law, but sometimes, in the pressure of traffic conditions, I need to change lanes to get to an exit and refuse to signal. Signal a lane change, especially when the need to change lanes involves making or missing an exit, is like signaling a guarantee that you will not be successful. Because once that first blink occurs, it alerts the car to its oblique rear that an intruder is about to fill the space in front of them, and it accelerates to prevent it from moving. If you want to test this theory when you’re not in a rush, signal to change lanes when you see enough space to do so and watch that gap close in seconds. It works all the time.

For people over sixty: Have you ever noticed that young people react to what you are saying in the same way that you react to those boring stories that boring old men told you as a child?

For People Over Forty: Did you ever realize how easy and uncomplicated your life would be if you only listened to an older person about buying a new car, for example?

For people in their twenties: do you ever read a newspaper or watch a newscast?

For people with the latest cell phone technology: enough is enough. Save them and talk to the people around you. No, I don’t want to see your photos, your special applications or things on the Internet. I have a cell phone, a camera, and a computer of my own. Do you want to sit back and watch me take pictures, answer my calls, and do my work?

Each of us has at least one hobby, and some of us have more than others. I am the last. Here we go again. I go into a public parking lot behind City Hall in Oyster Bay to find a place to park so I can get inside to pay my taxes. Am I in some dream state? All good places are reserved; in fact, ALL places in a lot are reserved. Does anyone in government care to give the public an iota of respect at any level? I know city employees need parking, but hey, did anyone ever think that maybe the public needed it too?

Have you ever caught yourself thanking the cashier when he gave you change, but got no response?

Have you ever held the door open for someone who doesn’t even touch it, but walks silently as if the building contracted him?

Hey, numb idiot, you see me slowly following behind you in my car as you walk towards yours. You know the lot is full of people and I need your space. Would you mind recognizing me and letting me know if we’re getting close? To make matters worse, they then cut off the parked cars to get to theirs in another lane. Even worse. Once inside their vehicle, they do a million things before they get out.

If you think I am being mean, you are not acknowledging that I feel the same frustrations every day. Like walking into a gas station to have that low gas price advertised in bulk, only to discover these words at the pump in very small print: Cash only. Do people still pay cash for gas? Who carries so much?

This column hasn’t even touched the surface. Airport direction signs, misleading advertisements, supermarket prices, respect for older drivers, honesty; the list is endless.

Don’t get me wrong, I am a very happy person, but there is something important about ranting and raving. It has a valuable purpose. If it weren’t for this activity in our lives, we wouldn’t have laws governing cell phones for calling and texting while driving, Leandra’s law and the like. To correct mistakes, we have to rely on the ravings and ravings of people like me to bring out the inequalities in life and I am very happy to be of service.

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