Thoughts About Toilet Paper, Pedestrians, Signal Lights, and SUV’s

Did anyone notice that the surface area of a square of toilet paper has been decreasing through the years? Do you think it’s an effort by the TP companies to conserve paper and save trees? Won’t people just tear off a larger piece beyond the perforations between TP squares? Maybe the TP companies made it that way not to save on paper but so people will need to buy more TP. More money for the company for less paper. But that’s the trend with packaging nowadays anyway. Lesser product for the same price or more. What’s up with that?

This might just be a California habit but I’ve noticed through the years that most people who cross the street here stroll on the crosswalk as if they own it. There seems to be no haste in getting to the other side, even after the traffic light has changed. Even if the pedestrian has the right of way, you can’t help but pity the poor drivers who have to wait for the strollers to cross safely as slowly as they possibly can. What’s up with that?

And then there are those drivers who cannot be bothered to use their signal lights anymore. You know who you are. Some don’t signal at all when changing lanes and others who make a move to change lanes first then signal at the last moment. What’s up with that?

When SUV’s became popular in the last decade, a lot of people started driving them. How surprising it is to see the drivers of these huge behemoths approach a slight bump or a dip in the road with the utmost care so as not to damage their vehicle. Weren’t those built to handle off-road terrain worst than the street bumps and dips? I run my piddly Honda Civic through those street barriers and my car is none the worse for wear. What’s up with that?
This is an addition which I forgot about when I wrote this post originally: What about women drivers? This has nothing to do with the way they drive because they drive very well. I’m just curious as to why it is that when they approach a stop light at an intersection, they can’t seem to get very close to the pedestrian lane. There is usually about 2 meters of separation between the front of the car and the lane line. What’s up with that?

The above observances happen so commonly nowadays that people don’t notice or pay attention to them anymore but nevertheless things that you can ponder upon if you have nothing else better to do (like read this blog). Thanks for reading.

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