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By Angry Artie
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Don't Interfere with my Right to FREE SPEECH.....
Money for nothing!!!!
Who came up with the idea that we should be tipping cashiers for doing their job? I went into a Dunkin Donuts, in Dutchess County, NY, and noticed
a tip jar on the counter. Now, correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't Dunkin Donuts pay their cashiers? If not, why am I paying so much money for a
lousy dozen donuts? What are the cashiers doing that is so special that I should feel compelled to throw another hard earned dollar out after paying
the premium prices already being charged? When I asked other customers what they thought about the tip jar, one told me that she felt bad because
they are probably making minimum wage...WHAT? If they don't like the money they are making, here's a tip, find another job! It is not my job to
supplement their salary when I am already paying by buying their over priced products. Now, If I was Dunkin Donuts, I would be embarrassed if my
clerks were putting a tip jar on my counter. This very act seems to cheapen the establishment. Am I wrong? I don't think so!
You should do the right thing because you're supposed to!
So, over the CHRISTMAS Holiday, I was invited to a friend's home for a New Years Eve Party. Is there anybody who doesn't believe Alcohol will be
served at a New Year's Eve Party? Well, just think about how shocked I was when I arrived at the party, with a gift for the hostess-- two very expensive
bottles of wine and an equally expensive bottle of champagne-- and was told that I wasn't permitted to bring the bottles into the house because their
brother was there and he is a recovering alcoholic. I thought, "so everyone else has to suffer because this jerk can't drink unless he gets completely
twisted?" I bit my tongue and put the bottles back in my car then went in. We spent the evening being told how good the younger brother feels now
that he is sober. ZZZZZZZ....Anyway, I thought there might be a little excitement at mid-night as we watched Dick Clark get propped up and the ball
drop in Times Square...Minutes before mid-night, we were handed dixie cups of fruit punch and were told to toast the younger brother for his sobriety.
WHAT? When did it become the norm to celebrate when someone does the right thing? Shouldn't doing the right thing be expected? When did
everyone become a victim? Celebrating this schmuck's sobriety is similar to giving a kid a dollar for passing a test. Why should we do this? Instead of
rewarding people for doing what they are supposed to, how about punishing them when they don't? Here's a thought, when little Johnny doesn't pass
his test, take away his friggin video games. If he still doesn't pass, lock him in his room with no TV, only his school books so he can study. When little
brother gets zonked, don't tell him he has a disease called alcoholism; that is only making excuses for his piss poor behavior. Instead of having a party
when he finally sobers up, simply throw him the hell out of the house until he learns how not to drink to extreme and act like a civilized, responsible
adult. If he can't drink because he can't do this without getting blotto, this is his problem and others shouldn't have to suffer because of him. Am I
wrong? I don't think so!
POLITICAL THOUGHT OF THE DAY
There are a lot of people who voted for Barrack Obama in 2008 just to prove, if not to everybody else then just to themselves, that
they are not racist and don't have a problem voting for a black man for president...how's that hope and change thing working for you?
In 2012, prove you are not a moron and vote for someone else...anyone else! We can't afford four more years of Obama's socialist
vision for this country. Am I wrong? I don't think so!
There are a lot of people who voted for Barrack Obama in 2008 just to prove, if not to everybody else then just to themselves, that
they are not racist and don't have a problem voting for a black man for president...how's that hope and change thing working for you?
In 2012, prove you are not a moron and vote for someone else...anyone else! We can't afford four more years of Obama's socialist
vision for this country. Am I wrong? I don't think so!
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Well, they did it to me again. Yes, that's right, the powers that be, here at the Our Town Report, saw fit to pull my last article
because they thought it would "offend" some of the sensitive types who might happen on to this page. Well, I finally put my foot
down and told Mr. Ryan that I would pull my column from this site if he and his partners did anything to censor me again in the
future. Now, you're probably thinking that I'm being some sort of blow hard about this but, good old Junior, here, knows that my
column is a draw on two other sites so he doesn't want to loose me. So, all this being said, I wish to welcome you back to my
world. I am the only columnist who is not afraid to tell the truth about the politically correct bullshit that is being permitted in our
society now a-days- and I am not speaking about the generic crap that goes on that every other "columnist" seems to try to
attack to show how tough they are. Hell No! I address the crap that goes on right in our own back yards. I am not afraid to call a
spade a spade, but by the same token, I am fair and don't attack, I simply shine a light on to what I think is wrong. I am fair! Am I
wrong? I don't think so!
So, how was your Holidays? A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! If this offends you, then don't accept
my greetings. That seems fair, no? You may not like it when someone wishes you a Merry Christmas and if that's the case, don't
listen to it or respond but DON'T try to tell me that I can't say it...And Further, Don't tell me that saying Merry Christmas should
be replaced by any other phrase. It is what it is, CHRISTMAS! And, if you don't like it, don't celebrate it, period. But, don't you
tell me that you will boycott me because I dare to wish readers a MERRY CHRISTMAS because I don't care! I will not allow you,
or anyone else for that matter, to stifle my right to free speech. Am I wrong? I don't think so! I hope you are reading this junior!
I drove to New York City for Christmas...What a friggin mistake that was. First of all, you can tell you are getting further north
just by the price of gas. When I left South Carolina, I used my Bi-Lo rewards card and got 30 cents off a gallon of gas, so when I
filled up, I only paid $2.659 per gallon of gas. When I arrived in New York, I found gas prices from $3.699 (in the Bronx) To
$4.049 9 (In parts of Westchester Co.) to $4.169 on the Parkway. Is the gas in NYC better than the gas anywhere else? Now, as
anyone who has read my column for any length of time knows, one of my biggest pet peeves with gas stations is their lack pof
squeegees at the pumps. I did not find one place in the 5 boros of NY that had a squeegee available for their patrons. Now, I am
only talking about the ones that I stopped at, such as along Tremont Ave, in the North East Bronx, as well as the Mobil station on
Broadway, in Thornwood, NY. With the prices they were charging for fuel, they should have someone standing at the pumps
washing your windows. Am I wrong? I don't think so!
Another thing about gas stations, in NY and Pennsylvania, that pisses me off to no end, is the lack of full service. At least in
New Jersey, they do not permit self service and go figure, their prices are CHEAPER than NY and Pennsylvania...But, I've gotten
used to the fact that customer service is quickly becoming a thing of the past, especially in NY and Pa...but, something that ticks
me off is that, after I get out of my car, swipe my card, pay their ridiculous price per gallon then have to pump it myself, when I
go to get my receipt, the damned machine tells me I have to see the cashier to get it??? I have to walk inside, wait on line to get
a receipt for the money I just paid for the privilege of pumping my own gas??? In cas you are wondering, I am the guy that
comes in with an attitude, cuts to the front of the line and demands my receipt and I don't care who likes it. The least these gas
stations can do is supply us with squeegees and be sure we can get a receipt for the money pay for pumping our own gas at
their establishment without having to walk 50 yards through the rain to get it. Am I wrong? I don't think so!
because they thought it would "offend" some of the sensitive types who might happen on to this page. Well, I finally put my foot
down and told Mr. Ryan that I would pull my column from this site if he and his partners did anything to censor me again in the
future. Now, you're probably thinking that I'm being some sort of blow hard about this but, good old Junior, here, knows that my
column is a draw on two other sites so he doesn't want to loose me. So, all this being said, I wish to welcome you back to my
world. I am the only columnist who is not afraid to tell the truth about the politically correct bullshit that is being permitted in our
society now a-days- and I am not speaking about the generic crap that goes on that every other "columnist" seems to try to
attack to show how tough they are. Hell No! I address the crap that goes on right in our own back yards. I am not afraid to call a
spade a spade, but by the same token, I am fair and don't attack, I simply shine a light on to what I think is wrong. I am fair! Am I
wrong? I don't think so!
So, how was your Holidays? A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! If this offends you, then don't accept
my greetings. That seems fair, no? You may not like it when someone wishes you a Merry Christmas and if that's the case, don't
listen to it or respond but DON'T try to tell me that I can't say it...And Further, Don't tell me that saying Merry Christmas should
be replaced by any other phrase. It is what it is, CHRISTMAS! And, if you don't like it, don't celebrate it, period. But, don't you
tell me that you will boycott me because I dare to wish readers a MERRY CHRISTMAS because I don't care! I will not allow you,
or anyone else for that matter, to stifle my right to free speech. Am I wrong? I don't think so! I hope you are reading this junior!
I drove to New York City for Christmas...What a friggin mistake that was. First of all, you can tell you are getting further north
just by the price of gas. When I left South Carolina, I used my Bi-Lo rewards card and got 30 cents off a gallon of gas, so when I
filled up, I only paid $2.659 per gallon of gas. When I arrived in New York, I found gas prices from $3.699 (in the Bronx) To
$4.049 9 (In parts of Westchester Co.) to $4.169 on the Parkway. Is the gas in NYC better than the gas anywhere else? Now, as
anyone who has read my column for any length of time knows, one of my biggest pet peeves with gas stations is their lack pof
squeegees at the pumps. I did not find one place in the 5 boros of NY that had a squeegee available for their patrons. Now, I am
only talking about the ones that I stopped at, such as along Tremont Ave, in the North East Bronx, as well as the Mobil station on
Broadway, in Thornwood, NY. With the prices they were charging for fuel, they should have someone standing at the pumps
washing your windows. Am I wrong? I don't think so!
Another thing about gas stations, in NY and Pennsylvania, that pisses me off to no end, is the lack of full service. At least in
New Jersey, they do not permit self service and go figure, their prices are CHEAPER than NY and Pennsylvania...But, I've gotten
used to the fact that customer service is quickly becoming a thing of the past, especially in NY and Pa...but, something that ticks
me off is that, after I get out of my car, swipe my card, pay their ridiculous price per gallon then have to pump it myself, when I
go to get my receipt, the damned machine tells me I have to see the cashier to get it??? I have to walk inside, wait on line to get
a receipt for the money I just paid for the privilege of pumping my own gas??? In cas you are wondering, I am the guy that
comes in with an attitude, cuts to the front of the line and demands my receipt and I don't care who likes it. The least these gas
stations can do is supply us with squeegees and be sure we can get a receipt for the money pay for pumping our own gas at
their establishment without having to walk 50 yards through the rain to get it. Am I wrong? I don't think so!