First, allow me to say I’m very excited to be part of FreeKeene, and to start with please allow me to ask some rhetorical questions.
1. Why don’t people read? I recently was perusing the Dell customer forums to get an answer to a minor technical problem, and came across an interesting thread. There were many people upset that they didn’t get the 0% financing they were “promised”. A quick skim of the terms said clearly that it was available only to well-qualifed buyers, and not all accounts would qualify. Further, the terms stated the interest rates would be based on credit score and could range up to 29.9%. I then read with amazement that people were complaining about the interest rates! I have a Dell account, and the rate was clearly disclosed before I bought anything. If they don’t like the terms, why did they use the account?
2. What is it about people and road signs? I see at least 3 people a week parked in handicapped spaces who don’t belong there. One of my simple pleasures in life is to call the police and watch them write the offender a very expensive ticket. A recent letter to the editor of the Keene Sentinel snottily (is that a word?) mentioned that parking enforcement was “anti-business”. Ridiculous. The parking meters are clearly marked with a 2 hour limit. If you stay after that, you get a ticket. After mentioning this on my talk show, I had a downtown businessman and a city councilman tell me that (and I agree) that the time limits are better for businesses as they promote turnover. If there were no limits, employees and residents would take up a large number of spots meant for shoppers…isn’t THAT anti-business? We don’t always like the rules but that doesn’t mean they don’t apply to us. I hate speed limits, but hardly feel singled out if I get a ticket. Don’t even get me started on the thick-headed morons who hog the left lane at 20 miles under the limit, yield signs, compulsive brake pedal hitters etc. One last thing, why do some people signal when merging onto a highway? It’s not like we don’t know which way you’re going…
