People of Power

Bet you thought this post was gonna be about politicians, law enforcement officers, the very rich and such, didn't ya?  Well,  you're about to learn that these are not the ONLY entities who hold positions of power.  I'm here to give you MY views about People of Power.


1)  Consider....you're at a public event, such as a concert or festival.  The only bathroom facilities are those wretched port-a-potties!!  There are about 10 people in line ahead of YOU, but the line is just as long at all the other port-a-potties, so you may as well just cross your legs & HOPE you don't pee yourself before it's your turn.  The person CURRENTLY occupying the out house is IN CONTROL!   That person has the ability to make your wait longer & more uncomfortable than it should be.  You're helpless to "hurry" this person along.  THEY ARE IN CONTROL.  They are... one of the People of Power !

2)  It's lunch time.  You only get an hour to wolf down a greasy burger and  fries before you have to fight traffic to get back to your six foot by six foot cubicle you call your "office".   The burger joint is only a couple of blocks from the office so you feel you have plenty of time, even considering traffic.  What you did NOT plan on, were things getting "hosed up" in the drive thru lane!!   After moving at speeds not exceeding  .0004 mph, it's FINALLY your turn at the speaker. 

NO!! I DO NOT WANT ONE OF YOUR DELICIOUS, DOUBLE- ICED,TRIPLE- CHOCOLATE, LUCIOUS- LATTE, FREAKIN'- FRAPPE WHATEVERS!!!! I just want to place my damned order!!!!!!  
(The marketing guy who invented "suggestive selling" needs to be taken out and shot, if he is still alive!!!!)  Your menu is not that extensive!  My selection of food items was made, long before I even GOT to your place of business!!!

You place your order and have to repeat it three times before the bimbo finally gets it right.  You are advised of your total and told to advance to the "first window, please". Here, (PLEASE HAVE YOUR MONEY READY) they collect your money for your order.  THIS is where they get you by the short hairs, folks!!   NOW...you're stuck.  Trapped.  They've got your money, and they've still got your food until you can advance to the next window.   You've now been sitting in line... between the first & second windows... for approximately 20 of your 60 minutes alloted for lunch.  You decide..."SCREW IT!  I'll forfeit my $5.51 and just go somewhere else for lunch!!"  WRONG!!  See previous comments!  You're stuck!!  The cars in front of & behind you are so close that there is no way you can maneuver your vehicle out of the line and leave.  The bimbo at the second window is steadily passing bags, napkins, straws,  & styrofoam cups thru the little window to those in line ahead of you.  The line is inching forward.  You MIGHT have a chance at finally getting your food with a 15 min. timespan left to EAT IT before returning to work!

Your turn has finally arrived at the second window.  Bimbo passes you the drink you didn't order, but you don't have time to argue with her.  She passes you all the condiments you really don't need OR want, (completely ignoring their own sign of CONDIMENTS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST)....and THEN....she asks if you'll please pull over to the BLUE parking slot & wait for the remainder of your order to be brought out to you.  Seems your burger is still on the grill & just not quite ready to be wrapped, bagged, and passed thru the little window.   Your blood pressure is rising, along with your temper; both to dangerous highs.  Defeated, you pull over to the area designated, and are resigned to WAIT.  They still have your money, and half of your order, and it's too late to go anywhere else for lunch!  You may think she looks like a teenage bimbo.....but in fact, she is... one of the People of Power!

3)  It's late at night, and raining hard.  You've had a sh*t day...you're tired...and all you want to do is GET HOME.  You're in the middle of BFE on a winding two lane road which is 45 miles of DO NOT PASS! zones.    The speed limit signs say 55 mph.  Understandably, most motorists slow down some when driving under adverse conditions.  You can deal with....and even appreciate....this.  You're whizzing along at 50 mph when a car on a side road, a half mile up the highway, decides to pull out in front of you.  FORGET that there is nothing behind you for a ka-zillion miles!!!  This inconsiderate *sshole pulls out in front of you without regard to your vehicle's size, mass, or HIS angle of trajectory, should you actually HIT HIM at this speed. 

You instantly hit your brakes, all the while cursing him for his stupidity!!  Maybe, if you weren't so tired, it wouldn't piss you off so bad, but hey!  You can't be sweetness & light ALL THE TIME!!!  
You have suddenly dropped from 50 mph to 20.  Ok.  Let's give the guy the benefit of the doubt.  Let's reason that, he just pulled out into traffic.....it's raining.....it's gonna take him a mile or so to get up to speed.  Five miles later, we're still fluctuating between 25 and 40 mph.  Gramps can't seem to get his vehicle on a constant speed and KEEP IT THERE.  There is NO place to pass him.  You've even considered passing him on the RIGHT, hoping  you wouldn't  get caught.....but just can't make yourself take that sort of risk.  Gramps is oblivious to you flashing your lights behind him & honking your horn repeatedly.  He doesn't need the glasses or the hearing aids you're screaming about, to know you're back there.  He KNOWS you're back there....and he also knows there ain't a dang thing you can do about it......he is one of the People of Power! 

4)  You're at the gas pump with intentions of filling your vehicle's gas tank on your way to work.  It's a busy day at the pumps & people are jockying for a spot for their chance to take advantage of the $2.35 gal. price.  The guy at the pump just ahead of you has just completed pumping....replaced the nozzle on the pump....and now has to go to the cashier to pay for his gas.  DOES HE MOVE HIS VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE PUMP SO YOU CAN GET GAS?????? NO-O-O-O-O-O!!!!!!!  He is.....one of the People of Power!  

But...
SOMEDAY....YOU will be the one occupying the port-a-potty!! 
SOMEDAY....YOU WILL REFUSE to pull over to the Blue parking slot & wait like a speechless, spineless drone! 
SOMEDAY.....you'll still be next in line at the pump, but you will have a brand new, shiny Zippo lighter, and an M-80 to slip into his tank's fill spout while he shuffles off to pay for his gasoline!
SOMEDAY......YOU will finally become.....

....one of the People of Power!!