I like scenery, and looking at various trees. You cannot stop me !
so, this weekend is when the kentucky derby takes place. today was the Oaks, which is when the mares race, tomorrow is the derby. kentucky prepares for this event for months in advance. there are parades, a huge fireworks show over the ohio river, derby pins where, if you find a gold pin, you could win various prizes, and of course the stores are filled with insanely ugly "derby hats". it's also the only time of year when people actually haul all of the couches, washing machines, and dishwashers off the roadsides and take them to the dump.
I dread this time of year. why? tourists. you'd think that having been born in florida, I'd be used to tourists. but we get a different breed of tourist here. see, people think that kentucky is some little rustic, charming place. southern belles. KFC. all that shit. in some places, yeah, sure, it is. in most, not really. and idiots like to come out here to where I live and take nice drives "out in the country", because the road is a state road, and thus marked on the map. so morons wanting their little scenic drive come here, not realizing that quaint little road is actually a six mile drive over a steep hill with drop offs, blind curves, and fallen rock zones where there's a chance that a boulder will come bouncing into the road. so they slow down to a crawl and drive like fools because they're fucking pansies who can't understand that you have to go at least 25 MPH to get OVER the hill without stalling the engine. and who gets stuck behind them? yep. me. and other people who live here and need to do silly things like..oh..get to work on time, get to the bank, get to the grocery store, and do not have the time to be trailing behind some dumbass "hill virgin" who has stopped believing in the usage of the gas pedal.
and then there're the ones that come to sight see. same as above, only with added sudden stops so they can snap pictures of the valley and a tree that looks exactly like every other fucking tree on the roadside.
and then there's city traffic. they shut down part of the interstate, a major highway, and parts of the main expressway that leads to pretty much everywhere in louisville because of the traffic and resulting accidents. I had to take the long way home from work because the fastest way to my part of town is that expressway and the highway that got shut down. it took me nearly an hour to get here. it should've been 30 minutes.
and there're the people who want to know what there is to do here before and after the derby. you know what? nothing. that's right..NOTHING. louisville may claim to be the 16th biggest city in america, but there's still fuckall in terms of anything to see or do. so stop asking me what's fun to do here. you know what I do just about every friday night? I watch DVDs with my boyfriend. saturday and sunday too. and just about any other day of the week. the bars and clubs are either sleazy or boring, the museums are barely worth going to, the malls suck, and because it is derby, that's the only event going on right now. gah. I HATE the derby. I wish I could go back in time and find the dumbfuck who thought it up and kill him before the idea ever left his idiotic brain.
and, by the way, from what I understand it takes the horses days to recover from the race because it's so hard on them. great, right? run them into the ground so you can wear your stupid hat, eat your derby pie, wear your derby pin and cheer for your favorite horse to get the wreath of roses. how about we slap a saddle and a short man on your back and let you pound around a race track for a while, if you like it so much?
ahem. I'm done now. I'm just in a pissy mood from that hour long drive home and all the fuckwads everywhere.
I like scenery, and looking at various trees. You cannot stop me !
Sorry to hear what a freakin mess the Derby and all it's detritus makes things in your area. But be happy you don't live here near Washington, DC where I do. I live with wackos on the highway every day. Not to mention the diplomats that can ram you and then claim immunity.
I'm totally terrified of horses, by the way.
Tort,
...hahahahaha! Sounds more like a personal problem . [img]wink.gif[/img]
...did you ever stop to think how much money the horses and Derby bring into your area?
...get rid of the horses and the Derby and a lot of people would be out of work. It would be just like the silver running out!
...it's not like you deal with the assholes year 'round. Heck, you could live in New Jersey like me, where I DO deal with assholes year 'round!
...just take a deep breath and rejoice in the fact that they'll be gone veeeeeeeeeeeery soon. [img]wink.gif[/img]
i hate the derby too. they took off pti because they had to put that junk on tv. screwed up my preclass viewing and made me out of rythm for the day.
*gives Tortri a platonic hug*
I worked in a tourist shop. I understand...
TORT,
...only one thing to do! Get a gun, find a tower. Problem solved! [img]wink.gif[/img]
...no, wait! I'm just joking! [img]eek.gif[/img]
...better days are comin', kiddo! [img]wink.gif[/img]
The winner: Minister Eric [img]rolleyes.gif[/img]
TORT,
...one more thing! [img]smile.gif[/img]
...the average attention span of a boarder, is about six to eight lines of print. The rest is a waste of time, unless it's therapeutic for you. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
...deeeeeeeeeeep cleansing breath. It works for me...............when there's no tower around! [img]wink.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">this is not true.Originally posted by StV:
TORT,
...one more thing! [img]smile.gif[/img]
...the average attention span of a boarder, is about six to eight lines of print. The rest is a waste of time, unless it's therapeutic for you. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
...deeeeeeeeeeep cleansing breath. It works for me...............when there's no tower around! [img]wink.gif[/img]
I ALWAYS read everything y'all type here.
not so on the white board...
although I do tend to skim over Li'l Stevie's posts....while I'm enjoying my Aero or Crispy Crunch....
seriously Steve, I bought something for ya.
hopefully no one brings one to the BBQ....
[img]wink.gif[/img]
I need yer shipping addy again...coyld ya PM it to me?
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