Spring 2017 a warm beautiful sunny day! We had decided to have the family go on an outing.
Since hadn't gone to Santa Clara's Great America in a spell, we decided to give it a go.
Holy hell! Parking is 20$, (At least when I went last time it was far less than that.), Still - It felt good
to Have a Parking location that was safe and being monitored.
On this day, A friend of ours gave us some tickets, He is our local Bus driver where we live, and
gave us some that would allow us to get 1/2 the admission! Sweet!
Upon arriving, they had beefed up new security, Well - security does matter.
Got thru all that, then with a fist full of cash I went to the next open window to pay
4 admissions.
I was suddenly told that tickets were'nt valid for another month, I asked IF they could make an
exception, I mean.. I had a van full of eager teens wanting to go on the rides soo badly.
I was told that i could , Just by going over to guest services, OK, Piece of cake, No problem.
This is were there was a long line, gosh.. Lots of peeps here today.
finally got to the window, and I explained to the young man our situation, He was silent for moment,
Then he prompted me to ask IF anyone else had a season pass? Uh... no... Hello? Didn't I just tell you
how long it's been?
Well , then he said, Do you have a phone? You could get your tickets online.... Eh... Uh.. what?
I re-explained my self again.. and begged the man once more... I thought, they have to help us...
Why would someone turn away bussiness- right?
Well- this is were my hopes went south, again the man insisted on using a smartphone, Or ask anyone for a season pass so we could get the discount... ( As you can very well guess, no-one wanted to help us.)
Finally my realization came up and the hard task to tell all those eagers teens ( who were already planning on which ride they wanted to go on.) was silinced by the news that we could not gain
admission. ( Since I only had cash from y paycheck.)
My cousins head hung low, as people stared on at us wondering what could be wrong.
Upon leaving, Which took roughly thru all this about 35 minutes, at the parking gate - I tried once more, and asked the attendant about a possible refund for parking, Since we were there only 30 minutes. I even explained to the parking attendant, and He was shocked as to why they didn't make an exception for us, ( Under his breath i heard they do for others..), So he went and got his supervisor.
and again I explained our ordeal... She smiled and said.. : NO REFUNDS.
AS this point our entire party was peeved, and The words Great America won't be mention for a very long long long time.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Friday, July 7, 2017
The End of the World as we know it
Most would , ( At least I do when I was very young,), A time when good values from your parents
Were taught. Indeed, even all of my relatives had the same ideals.
I'm talking about times when you could still find individuals that would still say " Yes Sir!" and
"No Sir!" respectively. The same would apply to the females , It would be "Yes Maa'am!" and
"No Maa'aam!".
No , I'm not racist by a long shot - But- often when I try to reason with other human beings
Often leads to me been told that "I'm racist"... wait- WHAT?
No one seems to care anymore - I witness all these events first hand- starting with our good old friend in blue - The police - Yeah, forget it- You can call them one thousand times, and they still won't
come.
Then there are people who often speak with no eloquence, it's the equivalent of fecal matter being ejected from thier own apex. Often some individuals would often say "Ax", instead of just saying
"ask"- how is "Ax" proper English? And why does Society accept such things?
Don't get me started on fashion, Do you know how disgusting it is to see an a 20+ year old with his pants worn at his knees? Even more amazing that they can run dressed like that!
Often one would think that rules set in place by our good ol' goverment were set so that we as devoted civilans would follow them -NOPE
This also holds true mostly to Foriegners, whom claim " That they come from a land were they always do propers things every time." Oh really? Then how in the world do these people just, Do whatever they want? These people never can read any signs of any sort, Yet- when you bring it to thier attention its usually followed by : " Oh ! I'm so sorry - it's my first time here, I won't do it
again." Yet they suddenly become repeat offenders day in and day out. It boils down to this -
THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
So where is all the enforcement that is supposed to take place? Yeah- you'll find that enforcement at your local Startbucks, and maybe if they feel like it, they will show up , Like hours later.
If someone is not physically hurt - Eh... Don't bother them, They only care about doughnuts and coffee. Perosnally I think what we need is another ALL OUT WAR, this- will open peoples eyes, and just maybe , just maybe they will care just a little bit.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned, then again - So are my parents and you know what?, I prefer it that way.
Over the years, there has been many advances, as many would expect- especially in technology.
Present day now, It is far less difficult to communicate. all these advances in technology has
even made it easier than ever to do your shopping - right fromt he comforts of your own home.
As I see it, there is an over abundance of these conviences- actually , A little too much if you ask me.
But, wait- Most individuals would just simply dismiss this notion and just say "So what"?
Well, this is what I call an " Overbalance".
The scale has been tipped far to much in a single direction, Which is having great consequences.
But how so?, Nowadays, anyone ,anywhere , can do virtual almost anything from the sanctity of your living quarters, what used to be a routine of going to the Mall is gone.
Have you been to the Local mall lately? Maybe you should - You'll find a few stores open still,
But not for very long and look around - Where is everyone? - Yep - 'At home behind a computer'.
The same can be said about the movie theater, You can thank netflix, Hulu and host of others for that.
So how does this all tie into the fall of society? Well my dear friends, Quite simply put- The social
Interaction that used to be a part of everyday life, is gone. In it's wake - now you have individuals
Who really have no real world experience of "Actual" Social interaction.
And when these individuals do encounter some form of social activity, it's the equivalent of falling in love for the very time- (gosh I remember when that happened to me, I felt Like I was hit with a truckload of Bricks.). The reaction that most would take in this case , happen to be events , where people get physically hurt, and some even get killed.
Alright- so you might think that you are in the confines of a safe area and nothing could possibly
happen to you, think again. Without even thinking about it, Over time having to be in front of your computer in a small room often leads to early stages of PTSD. even worse, you start to gain weight
Because the routines of going out are gone.
Yeah... Technology is indeed great.
Were taught. Indeed, even all of my relatives had the same ideals.
I'm talking about times when you could still find individuals that would still say " Yes Sir!" and
"No Sir!" respectively. The same would apply to the females , It would be "Yes Maa'am!" and
"No Maa'aam!".
No , I'm not racist by a long shot - But- often when I try to reason with other human beings
Often leads to me been told that "I'm racist"... wait- WHAT?
No one seems to care anymore - I witness all these events first hand- starting with our good old friend in blue - The police - Yeah, forget it- You can call them one thousand times, and they still won't
come.
Then there are people who often speak with no eloquence, it's the equivalent of fecal matter being ejected from thier own apex. Often some individuals would often say "Ax", instead of just saying
"ask"- how is "Ax" proper English? And why does Society accept such things?
Don't get me started on fashion, Do you know how disgusting it is to see an a 20+ year old with his pants worn at his knees? Even more amazing that they can run dressed like that!
Often one would think that rules set in place by our good ol' goverment were set so that we as devoted civilans would follow them -NOPE
This also holds true mostly to Foriegners, whom claim " That they come from a land were they always do propers things every time." Oh really? Then how in the world do these people just, Do whatever they want? These people never can read any signs of any sort, Yet- when you bring it to thier attention its usually followed by : " Oh ! I'm so sorry - it's my first time here, I won't do it
again." Yet they suddenly become repeat offenders day in and day out. It boils down to this -
THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
So where is all the enforcement that is supposed to take place? Yeah- you'll find that enforcement at your local Startbucks, and maybe if they feel like it, they will show up , Like hours later.
If someone is not physically hurt - Eh... Don't bother them, They only care about doughnuts and coffee. Perosnally I think what we need is another ALL OUT WAR, this- will open peoples eyes, and just maybe , just maybe they will care just a little bit.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned, then again - So are my parents and you know what?, I prefer it that way.
Over the years, there has been many advances, as many would expect- especially in technology.
Present day now, It is far less difficult to communicate. all these advances in technology has
even made it easier than ever to do your shopping - right fromt he comforts of your own home.
As I see it, there is an over abundance of these conviences- actually , A little too much if you ask me.
But, wait- Most individuals would just simply dismiss this notion and just say "So what"?
Well, this is what I call an " Overbalance".
The scale has been tipped far to much in a single direction, Which is having great consequences.
But how so?, Nowadays, anyone ,anywhere , can do virtual almost anything from the sanctity of your living quarters, what used to be a routine of going to the Mall is gone.
Have you been to the Local mall lately? Maybe you should - You'll find a few stores open still,
But not for very long and look around - Where is everyone? - Yep - 'At home behind a computer'.
The same can be said about the movie theater, You can thank netflix, Hulu and host of others for that.
So how does this all tie into the fall of society? Well my dear friends, Quite simply put- The social
Interaction that used to be a part of everyday life, is gone. In it's wake - now you have individuals
Who really have no real world experience of "Actual" Social interaction.
And when these individuals do encounter some form of social activity, it's the equivalent of falling in love for the very time- (gosh I remember when that happened to me, I felt Like I was hit with a truckload of Bricks.). The reaction that most would take in this case , happen to be events , where people get physically hurt, and some even get killed.
Alright- so you might think that you are in the confines of a safe area and nothing could possibly
happen to you, think again. Without even thinking about it, Over time having to be in front of your computer in a small room often leads to early stages of PTSD. even worse, you start to gain weight
Because the routines of going out are gone.
Yeah... Technology is indeed great.
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