Letter to the Arizona Republic



Big Thumbs Down:
So I'm driving by this neighborhood pool where 3 kids are swimming, and one man is "supervising". However; the man is holding a "drink can" and cigarrette in one hand, and talking on a cell phone with the other. The man is not even facing the kids in the pool. But I bet that if one of those kids drowned he'd say "But I only looked away for a second...".
See; kids don't drown in public pools where employed lifeguards are working. If I had children, then the rule would be simple; no house pools. Swim only in community pools, in the daytime, with lifeguards on duty.

Thumbs Down:
So I'm speeding on Greenway (yeah, yeah; bite me), doing around 55 in a 40 zone. From out of nowhere, a police car zips past me--doing at least 65. No lights, no sirens, but the policeman was holding a cell phone to his ear. I was amazed; I'd never seen a cop using a cell phone before.

Thumbs Up:
So I'm at Safeway, walking around like I own the place (MY grocery store!), and there's this guy on crutches. I was getting ready to kick out one of his crutches (because he was walking entirely too slow in MY store), and his cellphone rang. In order to talk on his little "look how important I am" phone, this temporary cripple was totally immobilized. By NOT being able to walk while talking, he realized the importance of ending the phone call quickly. And he did, so I elected to not knock him over. Imagine if you couldn't walk, drive, or pretend like you're supervising children while you chatter.

W. C. Davis





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