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You have finally landed on the one page on this entire site (and on the entire internet for that matter) that is purely without bullshit... my soapbox page. There are a lot of times during our show that, whether it's because of time constraints and other obligations, I don't always get to address some issues that I feel don't get the attention they deserve. There are even more times when I just don't feel like waiting until the show the next day to get some things off my chest. Thus, I have started the "Rob's Soapbox" page. If you have clicked on this page looking for someone to coddle your fragile sense of self-esteem, or tell you what you want to hear or to reinforce your outdated world view, then exit this page right now and go somewhere else. If you are in search of the last forum for reason and common sense left in the world, then sit back, relax, and enjoy. I make only one promise with this soapbox page... if you read long enough and often enough, you will eventually be offended. So here's my latest soapbox. Listen up, 'cause you just might learn something... |
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June 15, 2003 The Asinine Things You People Say... Part 12 I have started referring to my "favorite" (insert sarcasm here) phone calls into the show as "Hall of Fame" calls. Anytime I see on my computer screen that someone is ready to make a complete ass of themselves by making a comment we have addressed 1,000 times before, I now use that term. Here's why this ISN'T asinine; First of all, it is true. We are blessed to have negotiated an agreement in which we get 5 weeks of vacation per year (during which time our stations air "best of" re-runs). The average American worker gets just less than 2 weeks of vacation per year. Secondly, it is quite flattering that you want us to be there everyday, like clockwork, making your morning routine as comfortable as possible. I am humbled and pleased every time I am reminded that we are an important part of tens of thousands of peoples' mornings. Here's why it IS asinine; It's just God-Damn rude, people. Talk about D.A.W.N. syndrome! This is Discourteous, Asinine, Worthless Nonsense at its' finest for the following reasons: I already know how much vacation we get, therefore I don't need it pointed out to me. We don't get sick days... ever. We do the show no matter how shitty we feel, so we certainly earn a few extra days with that (granted, I never get sick but that's another column). While I appreciate the fact that you miss us when we're gone, no amount of appealing to me will cause me to suddenly say "you're right, we take too much vacation. I think we'll work cut back on time-off!" Just so you know, we try to take our vacations at times when most of you are on vacation as well. We go away around July 4th and Labor Day, and also at Christmas. All three of these times are filled with travel and vacations and family visits, and our hope is that your life is so disrupted that you don't even notice we've left for a week or two.
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