granny's gripes

I could have written about a lot of things tonight but I'm feeling grumpy so it's gripe night.

Granny's #1 Gripe
How can we as a nation that is so ahead of the world in so many ways not have a national health plan? We cannot continue the way we are. Rapidly we are becoming a nation where some can afford medical care and many cannot. Working people, small children, going without health care, it's a shame our nation needs to correct. I have a health plan that I pay myself that's affordable only beause it's a 20/80 plan. I pay 20% of anything. The smallest procedure is beyond my budget even having to pay 20%. I hope who ever gets elected next year makes it a priority. But I won't hold my breath. Our government can't seem to get anything accomplished anymore with out years of debate. Committees and senates and houses of representatives don't work anymore. Everyone wants to talk to hear themselves talk and to get something for themselves or some group sponsoring them.

Gripe #2 -[ ok these gripes are less intense.] Why do some companies put on their coupons - Do Not Double? They don't pay anything for the bonus amount off so why should they care? The stores that offer double coupons take off the extra amount. Since I am watching every penny I use coupons and in the process I probably try some products I wouldn't normally try. I am not going to use any coupons that say do not double anymore. The same thing goes for companies that make their coupons good for 2 or more of the same item. Small items ok, but things like laundry detergent- who buys two bottles at once? Hey Tide - take notice. I can't afford to buy two at once so I'll buy someone else's product who is giving me a nice coupon off one item. Besides the expense I don't like to buy more than one of something until I've tried it.

Gripe #3 Easy open re-sealable packages. Right. Easy open for who? After you've used the butcher knife to get the package open it rarely reseals.

Gripe#4 I don't have cable so I watch network T.V. Just when I get into a program and used to watching it they change the time or day they show it. Usually it's on a night or at a time when I am watching something else so I no longer watch it. Or the network takes a good t.v. show and puts it on a vacation for a while- then you are supposed to take right up watching it again and remember all the story lines. They make 3 new episodes and then show "highlights" from past shows. Darn, I miss the good old days of T.V.

Gripe #5- Those stupid commercials- since we are talking T.V. I wish we could ban all ads that mention drugs, penis problems and feminine hygiene products. And the half naked girls dancing around to sell underwear or even more disgusting- something totally unrelated to underwear.
Why do ads for sanitary napkins and tampons show the liquid being poured on the item being blue- or any other color than red? Is that supposed to make it more acceptable? And some ads just don't make any sense at all. You can't even guess what they are selling. They extol the virtues of some drug- it makes you feel wonderful, ask your doctor to give it to you- but you can't figure out what it's used for. And there absolutely, positively should be a ban on showing the same commercial more than once an hour.

Gripe #6 It seems half the ads on t.v. are for them but I am sick of them. Cell phones. Ban them from being used in public places except in emergencies. I am sick of listening to people talk about their love life, fights, legal problems, kids, you name it every where I go- at the top of their lungs. And people who use cell phones as they use the restroom are disgusting. They should make restrooms so that cell phones cannot be used in them. Some signal blocker thing- that only allows 911 calls to go through. Picture phones in a restroom are worse. If you see one in use you should grab it and flush it. And anyone who answers a cell phone while talking to someone face to face is just rude. The people in my office get cell phones so that they can take and make calls without using the office phone. Everyone makes a few personal calls from the office. But let an employee use a personal phone in the office and they justify spending a lot more time talking to friends and relatives about basically nothing because it isn't on a work line. And you get to hear all those annoying little ring tones they choose constantly. Disconnect people- you will survive!

Ok - I feel better. That's enough gripes for tonight. Just wish I knew where I go to complain about the weather.