Grandpa Grumpy's Rants

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Where are you supposed to find drug doses on labels?

Apparently, drug companies need to be reminded that "take as directed" only works if they actually tell people what the directions are.

Why is your phone required to get tech support?

It seems every company has decided the only proof you're really you is possession of one little electronic rectangle.

Abandoning grocery items

Apparently some people think grocery stores employ magical elves who follow them around cleaning up after every bad decision they make.

Why do people park at gas pumps?

When did gas pumps become reserved parking spaces? Fill your tank, move your car and then go buy your beef jerky, lottery tickets and 64-ounce soda.

Why do we need commercials at gas pumps?

Now the gas pump has a television screen yelling commercials at me while I’m standing outside watching my bank account evaporate one gallon at a time.

Unnecessary DMV hassles

Why is it that some government offices no longer seem interested in doing office work?

Are you rocked by stock market fluctuations?

How can the stock market can go up 800 points before breakfast, drop 1,000 points by lunch and end the day exactly where it started?

Do kids today really cost $300,000 to raise?

Today, parents spend thousands of dollars trying to make sure little Timmy never experiences disappointment, boredom or the horrifying trauma of wearing hand-me-down clothes.

People do stupid things for internet fame

Settle in because I want to talk about why viral videos and common sense rarely occupy the same cage.