Crosswalk Cuckoo's Nest

posted September 24th, 2016 at 3:25 PM

Tragically, my covered apt patio (and the bedroom) face a busy Vancouver SE Street -- and a few crosswalks. The two "Walk" activation buttons are constantly pressed over, and over, and over!! again while utterly vapid, stoopid neighbours wait to cross. These buttons, from my own research online, are modern electronic systems; regulated with mechanical or digital timers. Their moronic fingertip workouts makes no difference whatsoever as only the first push of the button changes the wait state. I actually spoke up to one of these impatient, irritating sheeple one day while out. Press! press! pressity prrrrrrrress!! went their silly finger. "Hey!" I shouted. "Once is really quite enough." She ignored me and my reasoning, continuing to Press!! Curious -- would I get say severe prison time for justified homicide? Joking ....somewhat. :/ - MGM in Vancouver

8 Comments

Anonymous

Sep 24, 2016 at 9:54pm

I'll keep pressing. I get so much enjoyment out of it.

Really?

Sep 24, 2016 at 11:48pm

They have an MGM in Vancouver? The famous Hollywood studio has moved here?!!!

Thin skin

Sep 25, 2016 at 12:50am

Pressing your buttons is sooo easy. Chill out man!!

Oogachaka

Sep 25, 2016 at 4:41am

Does all that button pushing drown out the sound of the world's tiniest violin?

A way to deal with this problem

Sep 25, 2016 at 9:46am

Tell them that the more times they press it, the longer it takes - that each press makes the time extended by a minute.

I get you mate

Sep 25, 2016 at 11:09am

People have the IQ of dirt sometimes. Having to listen to that fkn beep at the hands of morons everyday would make me very very stabby!

MGMOMATIC

Sep 25, 2016 at 2:19pm

I GET YOU MATE is -- Winner! Winner!! chix dinner. And I'm going to start using "stabby" as a noun (and a verb when it strikes me...) -- screw you! Merriam-Webster.

As for the remainder of my Brethren, I would ask you to hang out in my neighbourhood @ an electronic controlled crosswalk for say 8 hours, and witness these twisted !^*#ing fucks! in their Press! PRESS!! natural habitat. Tiny violins will not save thee, or witty sarcasm, or Hollywood movie studio royalty.
"Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable." - Voltaire

Rethink your approach

Sep 26, 2016 at 9:03am

Unfortunately we live in a society where if you arnt stroking someone's ego, they won't listen to anything you have to say, no matter how correct you are . Shouting at people will just cause them to dub you a hater, and ignore you, and often times just rebel out of spite. It's like people are allergic to constructive criticism.