Schools Back......

There is a buzz in the air.  It is a mix of nervous energy and eager anticipation.  School is in and the kids are back in it.  There is definitely an air of hope and dreams in the air.  It is a great time of year....

That is, unless you're riding the bus with these loud obnoxious leaders of tomorrow.  Though I risk sounding like a crotchety old man, they're just talking loud and saying nothing.  Nothing at all.  If it sounds like I am eavesdropping, I'm not.  I really don't want to hear what they have to say, but they must think I am interested, because they don't seem to practice any form of editing.  They stuff they will say into their cell phones is amazing.  Either they think no one can hear them, or they just want to broadcast their sexcapades.  If I knew their names and could contact their parents.... well, lets just say that the blackmail money could be quite lucrative.  Of course, then, I wouldn't have to ride the bus.

 

Mostly, I guess, it's just the crowds.  My bus is always full, but it seems more so now.  Before, I always got a seat, and could even sit by myself for a few stops before some overly large man (as to an attractive petite woman) with obvious spatial recognition issues would shoehorn himself in beside me. I can still get a seat, but the pickings are slim and the bus is full much quicker.  I guess it's a good thing that I live near the end of the line.

Either I will get used to it, or some of them will drop out of school.  Maybe I should just buy better headphones.

Technology is pretty amazing.  These days we can carry around thousands of songs on a variety of devices.  Laptops, tablets, smart phones and mp3 players have changed the way we listen to music.  We have come a long way.

Too bad we have also slipped a long way as well.  What I mean is, we have great technology being utilized by selfish and stupid people.  Everyday on my bus I am subjected to other people's musical choices for several reasons that I cannot comprehend.  These might include:

1. People buying headphones that are uncomfortable, but are considered cool by their friends.
2. People forgot their headphones, so figure using their cell phone speaker a suitable substitute.
3. People want to share their musical choices with everyone on the bus.
4. Sometimes they play the music so loud that it can be heard by everyone, despite the fact that the person is actually using headphones.

All I can say is that none of these reasons are good,.

1. If you bought headphones, use them.  They are supposed to allow you to hear your music when the outside world is too noisy.  Not the other way around,.
2. Your cell phone speaker is too small and tinny to make your music sound good.  Even if your music is good, it won't sound good when it comes over those crappy tiny speakers. 
3. If you truly want to share you music, play it through good speakers so it can truly be appreciated.
4. I was young once.  I didn't care about my hearing once.  Now that I am over 40, I feel sad that I now need a hearing aid.  That's just the way it goes.

Do I blame these people?  Not really.  The basic facts are that they live in a world where selfishness is expected.  They live in a world where you should only really think about yourself.  They live in a world where thinking about other people seems like a waste of time.  Of course they live in a world where their parents didn't really scold them well enough.  I can't be like Russell Peters and advocate hitting your children.... but sometimes I wonder .