This topic idea is not my own but she would not agree to do a 'guest post' so i am going off on it myself... much less polite than she would have.
The ultimate showing of gluttony in these winter months has got to be the car automatic starter. Let's uselessly burn fossils fuels and send ever more pollution into our atmosphere so that your ass is warm the moment you get into your automobile. It gets cold in the winter. Deal with it or move to a different climate (although i'm sure these mass consumers would need to auto-start their cars in warmer climates as well to get their air conditioners going).
Going out in the winter time means warm jackets, stocking hats, and gloves (pants are optional). If you can't handle 5 minutes in your car with these appropriate items of clothing on, driving towards your desired location as the car warms up, then you are a weakling within our species and your genes should probably not be passed to the next generation. Survival of the fittest and all. Why should the rest of us be exposed to the idling exhaust your auto spews out as your car goes NOWHERE.
If that's not bad enough, at the grocery store, etc. i frequently see these poor excuse for warm blooded creatures hitting their auto-start as they leave the store. This does not allow ample time before entering said vehicle to warm it up so what you are left with is STILL a cold vehicle and unnecessary exhaust all while no motion towards ultimate destination is gained.
Every time i see people using automatic starters for their cars i can't help but think of how people around the world would laugh/cry at the absolutely wasteful creature comforts that oh so many in this country deem necessary. And we wonder why 2006 will be the warmest year on record (at least until next year).
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i work with an army of autostarter addicts who piss and moan if they have to even walk outside the door to activate it.
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