I Don't Understand

A twenty minute trip to the Bronx just took me an hour. Why? People are too dumb to use E-Z Pass. The toll booth for the Throggs Neck Bridge was backed up almost all the way to the Cross Bronx. The Whitestone Bridge is usually worse. I figured--bridge construction (which there was). I bitched about the $8 it cost me to cross and sit in that wonderful tie-up. I bitched even more when I got up to the tolls and saw it was the cash lanes that created the jam. I really don't understand how anyone that drives cannot have an E-Z Pass. They only require a small deposit and they make life so much easier, not only for them, but for everyone around them. And, you always find the people that go to the front of the line without the pass and have to wait for someone to get them through or the others who wait for the last second to pull over!

Maybe the people that go live in Alaska have the right idea. The worst traffic I saw was 5 cars waiting for a red light.

Dumb People

I hate to call anyone dumb but, anyone who knows my sister would say that calling her dumb is being kind. Our last conversation was scary because too many people in this country share this dumb point of view.

Me: Do you believe that they want to rate teachers according to how well their students are doing on standardized tests?

Dumb Sister: What's wrong with that?

Me: Why would I ever volunteer to teach at risk kids if I know that my salary and my job depends on their success? I usually can make a difference, but, why would I take a chance?

Dumb Sister: If you are good, you wouldn't worry.

Me: Should a doctor want to be rated on how many patients he cures?

Dumb Sister: If the doctor has confidence in himself, why should he care?

Me: How about the Oncologist that only treats cancer patients? How many of those patients will he be unable to save? If doctors are going to be judged on their success rate, who will try to save the really sick ones?

Dumb Sister: Well, uhhh,.....ok.....I don't know.......