Having been nearly driven off the road on Friday evening on Haddonfield-Berlin Road by a Black Escalade (NJ Plate RHJ 51J), I thought I would reprint Nancy Muccolini's leter to the Editor that appeared in Thursday's Burlington County Times. All I can say is, I and my family carry Full Tort coverage---if one of you clowns or your kids so much as taps my bumper, you can count on losing your house. Slow down! By the way, the driver of the Escalade wasn't on a cell phone---just driving too fast.
Here's the letter.
Kudos to the valiant traffic police for issuing approximately 120,000 tickets to hand-held, cell-phone-using motorists since the New Jersey law went into effect.
Judging by the continued ignorance and disregard of both the law and public safety on the roads, I only wish the summers numbers were threefold.
While New Jersey has the dubious distinction of having one of the nation's highest property taxes, this state seems to be a "leader" in the number of moronic, self-absorbed drivers as well.
The dread of watching the clueless whiz by without lights on during darkened rainstorms or racing through obvious read lights, yield signs, pedestrian crossings and even stopped school buses, applying makeup or, the most incredulous of all, texting their equally oblivious friends has significantly increased.
Combined with drunken drivers who have multiple offenses and still continue to threaten the lives of law abiding motorists (on the level of pedophiles for criminal action) as they speed on our streets and high ways, it is imperative for our "officialdom", schools and responsible parents to instill in all of us the understanding that driving is a privilege and not a fundamental right.
Clueless driving is abhorent, criminal, and deserving of both financial and personal (jail time) punishment.
In the age of quasi-school reform and new curriculums, this state could use a return to some "old fashioned" driver's education in our public schools.
In the meantime, let's hope the police keep a watchful eye on the cell-phone yappers as they continue to place the rest of us in potential jeopardy whenever they turn on their vehicle ignition.
Nancy R. Muccolini
Easthampton
Monday, May 25, 2009
Email Letter of the week
Every few weeks I get an email that validates my work---here's the latest one...I am so pleased to hear that I had a small part to play in this young man's success :)
Hello
This is a long overdue thank-you note to you.
My son, Mike, took your Visual Basic course in 2001 when he was a high school sophomore. He passed VB6 and others exams and became an MCSD. I believe he was one of the youngest MCSDs at that time. He graduated from Brown University with a major in Computer Science in 2007 and is currently working at Microsoft in Redmond, WA.
He and his boss recorded a video a few weeks ago about what they are working on
http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Continuum/XAMLinNET4/.
I have no idea what they are talking about but I hope you enjoy watching it.
Again, thank you for allowing him to take your course for free.
Name withheld
Hello
This is a long overdue thank-you note to you.
My son, Mike, took your Visual Basic course in 2001 when he was a high school sophomore. He passed VB6 and others exams and became an MCSD. I believe he was one of the youngest MCSDs at that time. He graduated from Brown University with a major in Computer Science in 2007 and is currently working at Microsoft in Redmond, WA.
He and his boss recorded a video a few weeks ago about what they are working on
http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Continuum/XAMLinNET4/.
I have no idea what they are talking about but I hope you enjoy watching it.
Again, thank you for allowing him to take your course for free.
Name withheld
Forklanding Road Cinnaminson bridge to close for repairs
Forklanding Road in Cinnaminson, between Route 73 and Lenola Road (County Route 608), will be closed indefinitely for bridge repairs, Burlington County officials announced Wednesday, May 20th.
The one-lane single-span steel bridge over the North Branch of Pennsauken Creek was constructed in 1988, is 62 feet long and has a 15-ton weight limit.
A detour route will be posted.
The detour is Route 73 to Route 130 to North Church Street to Lenola Road, officials said.
I'll keep you posted on further developments.
The one-lane single-span steel bridge over the North Branch of Pennsauken Creek was constructed in 1988, is 62 feet long and has a 15-ton weight limit.
A detour route will be posted.
The detour is Route 73 to Route 130 to North Church Street to Lenola Road, officials said.
I'll keep you posted on further developments.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
I can't believe it's been so long
I can't believe it's been so long since I last posted---nothing in May.
It's not that I don't have a lot to say, but it would be mostly complaints.
People continuing to be incredibly rude with their driving...
People continuing to be incredibly rude in the movie theater, mainly through the very annoying practice of text messaging while the feature show is running...
Students who, except through the mercy of my second chance, would have failed my course complaining about a C+, and suggesting that they would have had a 'B' with another instructor. Come on now, are you kidding me?
Comcast pulling the plug indiscriminately on my Internet connections---I'm sure they can't notify the entire neighborhood, but can they reboot the neighborhood in the middle of the night? Well, come to think of it, they do that also.
Have a great day!
It's not that I don't have a lot to say, but it would be mostly complaints.
People continuing to be incredibly rude with their driving...
People continuing to be incredibly rude in the movie theater, mainly through the very annoying practice of text messaging while the feature show is running...
Students who, except through the mercy of my second chance, would have failed my course complaining about a C+, and suggesting that they would have had a 'B' with another instructor. Come on now, are you kidding me?
Comcast pulling the plug indiscriminately on my Internet connections---I'm sure they can't notify the entire neighborhood, but can they reboot the neighborhood in the middle of the night? Well, come to think of it, they do that also.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bath and Body Works Shea Cashmere Body Lotion--defective bottle
My wife tried to return a defective bottle of Shea Cashmere Body Lotion to Bath and Body Works yesterday.
The bottle is transparent, with a push button dispenser cap. Somehow, the stem on the dispenser within the bottle snapped in half.
The response on the part of the Bath and Body Works store manager in the Moorestown Mall (Moorestown NJ) was to 'turn it upside down'.
Hardly a suitable response, don't you think? How about an offer to replace the item, or at least a store credit?
As to her suggested solution?
Guess what? That doesn't work. The lotion is so thick that it doesn't go anywhere when you turn it upside down. That's probably why there's a push button dispenser.
As the kids say, duh.
Also, as the kids say, Bath and Body Works sucks.
The bottle is transparent, with a push button dispenser cap. Somehow, the stem on the dispenser within the bottle snapped in half.
The response on the part of the Bath and Body Works store manager in the Moorestown Mall (Moorestown NJ) was to 'turn it upside down'.
Hardly a suitable response, don't you think? How about an offer to replace the item, or at least a store credit?
As to her suggested solution?
Guess what? That doesn't work. The lotion is so thick that it doesn't go anywhere when you turn it upside down. That's probably why there's a push button dispenser.
As the kids say, duh.
Also, as the kids say, Bath and Body Works sucks.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Retrofitness Moorestown
If you are planning on working out at Retrofitness in Moorestown today, watch out--it's about 100° degrees in there, and the air is 'not on'.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Ritz 16 in Vorhees---Incident on Saturday, April 25th
Well, despite our previous poor experience at the Ritz Vorhees 16 on April 18th, my wife and I ventured out there once again on April 25th---this time with the assurance from Mark Elson, City Manager for New Jersey and Pennsylvania, that there would be increased 'usher patrols' in place based on my email to him last week.
We went to a 9:35 showing of the Soloist. We got there early, stood in line, and were admitted to the theater (Theater #9 I believe) at approximately 9:00. We sat in the very last row of the theater, chatted a bit, and I ate my popcorn anxiously as the theater filled, anxiously awaiting the noisy, rude and inconsiderate patron who would undoubtedly sit right across from me.
At approximately 9;15, a man of about 25 and his girlfriend made their way a few rows to the right and down from us--he proceeded to serenade his girlfriend with some kind of romantic tune (I couldn't make it out), About 5 minutes later, 4 teenage boys made their way up to the last row, and somehow, I knew this would be the prize winning group.
I was right, as they chatted and texted before the lights went out, during the previews, and during the movies.
One of the young men, apparently not wishing to disturb the crooner and his girlfriend in front of him, decided to direct his cell phone to his left--thereby shining it into the eyes of a middle aged man on the aisle, who after a few minutes of this crap, suddenly snapped his fingers at the kid, and told him he was disturbing him and told him to shut it off. Amazingly, the kid did so--at least for the next hour.
Of course, no usher was ever seen in the theater, and I half expected one to come up and escort the man out, not the kids.
Once again, I implore the Ritz 16 to do something about this---an announcement prior to the movie that cell phone usage will not be tolerated would help. Having an usher come in once in a while (as promised by Mr. Elson) would also help.
As for me, I'm getting closer and closer to calling it quits.
My wife and I easily spend $1,500 at the Ritz each year ($18 per week x 52 weeks, plus $12 in snacks). A big screen TV with some theater chairs in our basement may be the next best thing for us.
We went to a 9:35 showing of the Soloist. We got there early, stood in line, and were admitted to the theater (Theater #9 I believe) at approximately 9:00. We sat in the very last row of the theater, chatted a bit, and I ate my popcorn anxiously as the theater filled, anxiously awaiting the noisy, rude and inconsiderate patron who would undoubtedly sit right across from me.
At approximately 9;15, a man of about 25 and his girlfriend made their way a few rows to the right and down from us--he proceeded to serenade his girlfriend with some kind of romantic tune (I couldn't make it out), About 5 minutes later, 4 teenage boys made their way up to the last row, and somehow, I knew this would be the prize winning group.
I was right, as they chatted and texted before the lights went out, during the previews, and during the movies.
One of the young men, apparently not wishing to disturb the crooner and his girlfriend in front of him, decided to direct his cell phone to his left--thereby shining it into the eyes of a middle aged man on the aisle, who after a few minutes of this crap, suddenly snapped his fingers at the kid, and told him he was disturbing him and told him to shut it off. Amazingly, the kid did so--at least for the next hour.
Of course, no usher was ever seen in the theater, and I half expected one to come up and escort the man out, not the kids.
Once again, I implore the Ritz 16 to do something about this---an announcement prior to the movie that cell phone usage will not be tolerated would help. Having an usher come in once in a while (as promised by Mr. Elson) would also help.
As for me, I'm getting closer and closer to calling it quits.
My wife and I easily spend $1,500 at the Ritz each year ($18 per week x 52 weeks, plus $12 in snacks). A big screen TV with some theater chairs in our basement may be the next best thing for us.
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