Camping, Cooking, and Communication
I've got the "Three C's" on my mind.
I recently got back from a camping trip. This was good fun, but now I've got a living room full of camping equipment that I'll probably never use more than 3 or 4 times a year. Furthermore, since I borrowed some of the most fundamental camping stuff (a tent, camping stove, and mattress pad), I don't even have a full set of supplies to go on my own impromptu trips with. My suggestion is that it would be nice if there was some kind of "Need/Want" system where people could request/offer what they've got to achieve maximum utilization.
I love cooking. Really, it gives me personal joy to be able to create delicious food. But the thing is... its time consuming and clean-up is a bitch. Any meal where I am doing something experimental requires at least some forethought and planning to figure out (a) what ingredients I already have, and (b) what ingredients I need to go to the store and buy. And for some reason, going to the store with a specific list always throws me off my game and seems like extra work. The average cooking pot or pan sits in my sink piled up with dishes and glassware for 3 or 4 nights before I get enough time and motivation to attend to it. Anyway, the point is I wish that I could join a group with 7 or 8 others who share a passion for cooking, but don't have the time. Each person would do one meal per month so that you generally get 2 meals per week. This way, you get the joy of eating lots of great meals and the pleasure of spending less time actually cooking.
And communication... I want cable, phone, messaging, music, and internet in one package for an affordable monthly price. Is this possible? If the country could get its act together and not let the service providers bully their customers, I think they could run profitably while delivering all these services for a mere $40 per month. Then again, there are a lot of "sit on their hands" staff workers who are employed by Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, Sirius XM, Clearchannel, TimeWarner, Cablevision, and DirectTV who need to collect their weekly paychecks so they can feed their families. It's a shame that there are so many free-loaders in this entertainment cartel to prevent prices from dropping below the $120 per month that people are accustomed to paying for these services. Can't they trim their fat so that they can afford to trim their prices for the benefit of all consumers?
I recently got back from a camping trip. This was good fun, but now I've got a living room full of camping equipment that I'll probably never use more than 3 or 4 times a year. Furthermore, since I borrowed some of the most fundamental camping stuff (a tent, camping stove, and mattress pad), I don't even have a full set of supplies to go on my own impromptu trips with. My suggestion is that it would be nice if there was some kind of "Need/Want" system where people could request/offer what they've got to achieve maximum utilization.
I love cooking. Really, it gives me personal joy to be able to create delicious food. But the thing is... its time consuming and clean-up is a bitch. Any meal where I am doing something experimental requires at least some forethought and planning to figure out (a) what ingredients I already have, and (b) what ingredients I need to go to the store and buy. And for some reason, going to the store with a specific list always throws me off my game and seems like extra work. The average cooking pot or pan sits in my sink piled up with dishes and glassware for 3 or 4 nights before I get enough time and motivation to attend to it. Anyway, the point is I wish that I could join a group with 7 or 8 others who share a passion for cooking, but don't have the time. Each person would do one meal per month so that you generally get 2 meals per week. This way, you get the joy of eating lots of great meals and the pleasure of spending less time actually cooking.
And communication... I want cable, phone, messaging, music, and internet in one package for an affordable monthly price. Is this possible? If the country could get its act together and not let the service providers bully their customers, I think they could run profitably while delivering all these services for a mere $40 per month. Then again, there are a lot of "sit on their hands" staff workers who are employed by Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, Sirius XM, Clearchannel, TimeWarner, Cablevision, and DirectTV who need to collect their weekly paychecks so they can feed their families. It's a shame that there are so many free-loaders in this entertainment cartel to prevent prices from dropping below the $120 per month that people are accustomed to paying for these services. Can't they trim their fat so that they can afford to trim their prices for the benefit of all consumers?
posted by Rob | 12:40 PM
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