Entitled Much?

A 19 year old UK man/boy went to a music festival a week ago and lost his car on the second day. Apparently he left the car at the motel the first day and took other transportation to the festival,but the second day he wanted to give his friends a ride so he drove his car. When they got near the festival there was no parking to be had so he drove around until he found a spot on a residential street,then they took a 10 minute taxi ride to the festival,not sure why they couldn't have walked from there but that and the fact he felt okay about taking up parking that was meant for the residents of the street is what inclines me to think of him as entitled. When the festival was over they could not find the car and had to find a ride home with other festival goers. His mom was irritated with him for not taking a picture of where he had parked and for being irresponsible but put out a plea on social media for help finding the car then went with her son the following weekend and spent 8 hours searching but couldn't find the car. I'm thinking it was towed and wonder if they tried calling towing companies,plus if he took a taxi from where he parked the taxi company should have a record of where he was picked up. At any rate he doesn't seem mature enough to be driving let alone owning a car which his mother claimed was his pride and joy.

Cat Calls

Paul Newman the Bengal cat has been named Chief of Customer Relations at the Liverpool South Park Station after 10 years on the job. Paul begin coming to the station as a kitten and now can be seen on a daily basis,often times he curls up in a wheelchair near the platform,other times he just sits somewhere in the way so people will be forced to stop and give him attention. Paul lives around the corner from the station with several other cats,all with celebrity names. Paul is somewhat of a celebrity in his own right with 3,000 likes on his Facebook page. My only question is why did they name him for Paul Newman when his eyes are clearly green?

It Happened So Fast

I'm not trying to shame the owner of this escaped tortoise because I don't know the circumstances of how it got out but I had to laugh because it reminded me of this joke...A turtle is crossing the street when he is mugged by two snails. When the police show up and ask him what happened the turtle replies,"I don't know it all happened so fast".
Police is Eugene,Oregon responded to a call on a traffic hazard to find an enormous tortoise wandering in and out of traffic. They called the Animal Welfare Officer who was able to capture the tortoise (again with the speed!) and with the help of neighbors get him into his vehicle. He was then transported to the Humane Society and later reunited with his owner.

Triple Play

It's hard to know where to start with this convoluted mess,but I'll give it a go. A man was out jogging when he came across a wheelbarrow in a pile of trash and for some reason decided to take it home. At that time a man with a Samurai sword came at him also wanting the wheelbarrow. One would think the jogger would just say,fine here you go,it's all yours put the sword away but since it was taking place in Florida the jogger took off with the wheelbarrow. He had almost made it home when he turned around to see the man with the sword was still hot on his trail. At this point he was beginning to question his judgement,but wait there's more! Once he got the coveted wheelbarrow to his residence a woman showed up and said it was her wheelbarrow taken from her garage sale though the wheelbarrow was not for sale. She took the wheelbarrow and left. The swordsman was charged with second degree attempted murder.

Hangover Illness

Not to sure this one is really going to fly but a court in Germany defined an illness as any disruption to the normal state/activity of the body even temporary changes such as a hangover. This was brought about because of complaints against a company who was selling hangover cures that didn't work. So now that a hangover is officially an illness I am guessing it would be a perfectly valid reason to call in sick which is why it doesn't seem likely to hold up once companies start suffering the hangover's effects. Oddly enough the decision was reached days after the Oktoberfest beer festival.

Beer Run

Today's post is another example of the adage,fact is stranger than fiction. Picture if you will...it's 1:30 a.m. and there is only 1/2 an hour to get more beer so you along with 15 of your closest friends go to The New Glarus Brewing Company,home of  Spotted Cow Ale . Did I mention you happen to be a Holstein? The brewery's private security "spotted" the cows and called the sheriff who along with help from the city police managed to find the owner and herd the herd back home. No damage was done to the property other than some missing grass and minimal cleanup. No animals were injured in this escapade.

Tech Toilets

From what I've read it would be hard to decide if the Japanese are more obsessed with cleanliness or technology though in this case they have combined the two. High tech toilets originated in the US and Switzerland for use in hospitals and care facilities,then in 1964 Japaneses toilet manufacturers started producing the toilets though because of reluctance to publicly discuss toilets they were not commercially advertised until 1982 and from there they took off to the point where 76% of the households now have one or more of the tech toilets. They have features that heat the seat,control temp and water pressure of the bidet system plus some models feature air drying and cleaning after every use. Their prices reflect these luxuries starting at $232 up to $9,300.

Bio-facturing Furniture

A couple in England is taking sustainability to the next level,they have a furniture farm where they train trees to grow into chairs,lamps and tables. They are currently nurturing 250 chairs,100 lamps and 50 tables. It is their answer to the inefficient and carbon heavy process of cutting down mature trees to cut up to make furniture. It is pretty crazy when you think about growing a tree for 50 years or more then cutting it up into pieces only to be put back together. By using stone age techniques they are taking the problems caused my modern forestry out of the equation. Of course it takes 6-9 years to grow one chair and the cost is quite high ($12,480 for chairs,lamps start at $1,120 and tables go from $3,120-$15,600)but the organic process is quite labor and time consuming which contributes to the high cost.

Horror of Horrors

If I had Dish TV I would be all over this job offer but I don't and don't really care to switch either. USDish.com is offering to pay $1,300 for a person willing to watch 13 Stephen King movies before Halloween. They also want the participant to monitor their heart rate while watching the movies,notice any changes in sleep patterns and write about how the movies made them feel. The chosen movies are Carrie,Children of the Corn,Creepshow,Cujo,Dreamcatcher,It,The Mist,Pet Sematary,Salem's Lot,The Shining and Thinner. In addition to the money the winner will receive a flashlight,blanket,popcorn,candy and a Stephen King prize package with the possibility of a trip to Derry,Maine.

Fame

Does anyone else immediately think of David Bowie when they hear the word fame? Once again I digress as today's post features some quotes about fame from who else? The famous!
You're not famous until my mother has heard of you. Jay Leno
I may be a living legend,but that sure don't help when I've got to change a tire. Roy Orbison
The legend part is easy. It's the living that's hard. Keith Richards
Fame is like a bad tattoo,it's hard to get rid of once you've got it. Dido
You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing. Meryl Streep
The final test of fame is to have a crazy person imagine he is you. Mel Brooks

McSuckered

When big corporations cheat not only their employees but their customers too it just fries me. The latest example is a McDonald's promotion promising free McDonald's merchandise when orders were placed between 5-7 pm  if orders were placed on the UberEats app. The problem was the #McDelivery promo either didn't expect any response or they only sent a supply of one pair of socks to each outlet. With trust becoming a rare commodity this was a poor time not to back up the offer with the promised swag.

Sparks Flew

A 19 year old Nebraska woman decided the fire was out in more ways than one,first she took a butane torch to her ex's love letters as that fire was out. Now had she been burning the letters in a logical manner they would have been over a sink or bathtub/shower but she was burning them in her bedroom where she left them when she decided to go take a nap in another room. She awoke to the smoke alarm's serenade to discover the bedroom carpet was on fire. The firemen had the fire under control within minutes though there was still $4,000 damage. After that fire was put out too she was cited for negligent burning . It wasn't mentioned if the woman was originally from Florida. 

Sign,Sign,Everywhere a Sign

A 24 year old football fan thought it would be a funny joke to hold up a sign requesting beer money during an ESPN broadcast at Iowa State University. The sign read,"Busch Light needs replenished"and included his account information for money transferring app Venmo. In a matter of minutes $400 had been added to his account. As the money continued to pour into his account he realized that he could do something useful with the funds so he is now fundraising for University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Busch and Venmo both agreed to match his total amount which came to $20,000 so the hospital ended up with $60,000. You've got to love those big hearted beer drinkers.

Meritorious Marrot

While everyone else is jumping on the plant based meat substitute burgers Arby's decided to go in a different direction. They thought if plants can be made into stand-ins for meat why can't meat be a stand- in for veggies? So the marrot was born. The marrot is turkey breast segments wrapped in cheesecloth and slow cooked,it is then rolled in powdered carrot,roasted for another hour then topped with sprigs of parsley to give it the carrot look. Oddly enough the carrot powder makes it more nutritious as it contains 70% of the daily requirement of vitamin A. I would be more likely to eat a marrot than a veggie burger,but I'm sure there are plenty of people eating the veggie burgers since they are on nearly every menu.