It's a good thing I don't pack. If I did travel armed, there would have been two dead and two cars strafed on Interstate 287 early this evening. The main problem was a fire caused by some stupid guy's mattress that caught fire last night at the exit 10 toll (don't ask). Because of him, the exit was still closed as we crawled home this afternoon and had to find an alternate exit to get onto the NJ Turnpike. Traffic and all, cars and trucks are jammed on all four lanes. I'm minding my business, sticking to the lane I picked because my exit was still another 3 miles down, then some asshole decides he wants to cut into my lane because it's actually moving and his isn't. I'm cruising at 15mph and have to hit the brakes hard - it was close. Expletives fly. I only wish he heard it in place for the lack of a firearm. Second time was this stupid woman who wasn't even LOOKING and suddenly swerved into my lane. ARGHHH! If only looks could kill.
A few things I've learned from seeing all the advertising in Time magazine from the 50's through the 70's:
1. Whisky companies wanted the lush in you to drink like there was no future tomorrow
2. Cigarette companies wanted you to smoke like the Surgeon General's income depended on it
3. Hoochie mama fashion has been around for a Long time - moms growing up in the 70's have no right to say "Kids today!"
And:
1. Dick Cheyney actually had hair and it was thick and dark
2. According to my co-worker, Donald Rumsfeld actually looked handsome back in the day
3. Anwar Sadat was Man of the Year in 1978
The editing tool was slow and majorly disfunctioning today, so we spent time counting alchoholic beverage ads. We had to get the HP programming guys to do their coding magic and finally get us back up to speed.
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