Some Rants and Observations Department…

OK, Billy posted something that for once I agree with.  Garbage collection and how our great leaders are going to start, maybe, making us buy stickers for collection.  Waste a lot of stuff, you’ll pay to get it picked up.  Waste not, you get by cheaper.  According to Councilman Turner, a brain trust on our council, Morton does this so it’ll work in Peoria.  Wow, what an idiot.

In Morton, which is the size of our Northwoods Mall, it is easy for their one code enforcement guy to drive around and see who is collecting garbage and not paying,  In Peoria, which is much much larger, unless there is a fried chicken sign out front, our code inspections don’t see shit.  Case in point, they park across the street from a house near me that has about fifteen code violations including garbage in back, paint peeling from the house, parking on the lawn, broken windows, and an un mowed lawn.   Can’t see it?  Because he is too busy standing there playing pocket pool shooting the shit with his buddies laying new sidewalks up Laramie hill.  3 city workers doing actually nothing watching two guys sweat laying concrete.   So….do you think “all” Peorians will pay for those stickers and no one will stack garbage behind their house?  Our start sneaking off to business dumpsters?  Right.  Pay as you go will work.

In Morton, if you try and hide your garbage, most likely your neighbor will rat you out.  In Peoria, why bother. Why?  Because that house I just wrote about?  I have turned it in and as usual nothing happens.  Although they did hit the house next door to it for some minor violations.  It’s like jumping over the elephant shit and hitting the elephant in the ass with your head.  Point is, Peoria doesn’t have the man power to enforce garbage collection other than the way it is.  Some people really think it’s free, mostly renters, but at least they put their garbage out. (Most of the time)  What will happen when you tell them it is going to cost you? 

Folks, our council persons are thinking again and every time they do that, guess who it costs?  Beware.  Please!  People the Garbage Fee does not go to garbage collection, it was imposed to cover operating expenses and no matter how they phrase it, and they can, it doesn’t.  The city had a contract for garbage collection long before the fee was imposed.  It’s like asking $500 for your trade in on a $2000 car.  The dealer says no way.  You demand it. The dealer says Ok $500 for you car, $2500 for our car.  It’s a shell game and they are going to play it again.  Trick is, what nut to watch.  I say all 11 of them.

Another thing I wonder about,  has  anyone has ever met Sam Leman?  The car dealer.  Is he real?  Is he related to the Alwan’s?  Did same Leman go the way of Roebuck from Sears?  Both have seemed to disappeared.

Someone hit Agatucci's on University street….again…with a car.  For Christ sake, that is the worst pizza ever and yet that place endures. The PJS makes it sound like we would lose a local icon.  Help me here.  I have been there a few times.  It was hot, a/c barley works, the service was slow, the atmosphere was cramped, and the pizza tasted like it was frozen heated up.  What is it with this place?

License plate fees are going to $99.  Why not an even $100?  Because this way the state can take your c-note, kick you in the crotch and hand you a buck.  Feel better?

That idiotic commercial on the radio from MTCO for their great DSL internet.  Yes it is sloppy DSL.  It says that if your cable internet seems slow, don’t complain to cable, go next door and rag on your neighbor.  He’s the one using your bandwidth.  That is the biggest crock of shit as cable speeds for internet blow any DSL line away any day.  In simple terms, let me explain.  We are all on the same water system in Peoria.  If your neighbor flushes his toilet, you don’t know it.  If you are in the shower and your neighbor is in the shower, neither one of you knows.  No effect what so ever.  That is how fiber optic broadband cable works.  Everyone is on but the effect it has on your internet speed is nominal at best.  MTCO, what a crock of shit and people buy this stuff.

Speaking of local radio.  Christ!  Change your song lineup once in awhile will ya.  I mean I am sick to fuckin death of Bob Seger on 95.5 and I can actually tell what time it is by the song playing.  Same with Hippie 101.  A great concept but I lived in the 60s and I am sure there were more than 30 songs and if I have to hear Sonny and Cher, “Ride” one more time I’ll rip out the radio.  Jeez, they didn’t play it that much when it was popular.  Every morning on Lite Rock 107, Randy and what's her name play the exact same songs.  Local radio?  You’re making it easier everyday for me to get satellite radio.  My son has it and it is wonderful.  I’m just asking for a little variety is all.

Ok that felt good….. Have a nice day!