Radio Commercials

Typically I just kinda block out radio commercials, which Im guessing is not something very unusal. However, there have been a few recently that have really caught my attention and to be honest are really pissing me off.

Commercial #1: This one has actually been playing for a few months, its always kinda annoyed me but the more I hear it the more it bothers me plus now that there are other ones that bug me it just got worse. I am not 100% what the commercial is exactly for, but the general point is spending time with your kids. The main point is that instead of driving your kids to school or having them ride the bus you should walk with or bike with your kids. It will give you the chance to spend more time with them and also treat them the rules of the road. I have no problem with that, what gets me is the final line of the commercial which says "dont have time, maybe you dont have time not too". So what really annoys me is that a lot of parents have to work and probably already feel bad about it or just wish that wasnt the case, so why do they have to play a commercial making them feel even worse about it making them feel that because they cant or dont find the time to walk with their kids to school.

Commercial #2: Dr. Pepper 10 - I am a fan of Dr. Pepper however I HATE Diet Dr. Pepper so when I heard about Dr. Pepper 10 I was excited to try it and was very impressed with the taste. But then I heard the commercial and began to like it a little less. Now let me say I still drink it every now and then, and I dont want to, but I like Dr. Pepper! Anyway, the commercial is basically trying to push the drink to men, going on and on about how manly it is, blah blah. That is fine, do whatever you need, but again, they end the commercial by saying that the drink is not for women. Why in the world do they need to say that, the whole commercial is aimed towards men, you can get the point, why put a line at the end saying flat out "not for women". Why try to alienate over 50% of the population!!!

Commercial #3: Again, not 100% sure what this commercial is for, I think its just a state sponsored thing, but it is about motorcyle safety. To preface, I am all for people being safe when driving and being observant of all other drivers on the road. I would hate to get in an accident and know that I took someone's life because I was not paying attention. Having said that however, if you choose to ride a motorcycle I think you take on a risk. Nobody is holding you at gunpoint to drive a motorcycle, you have the option of driving in a car. Anyway, the commercial tells you that these are thank you letters from motorcycle drivers and they are basically thanking drivers for being extra observant of them. It says that they do not have air bags, they do not have safety features, they can be easily missed, etc. Again if you want to be safe than ride in a car, or at least when you are on a motorcycle wear a freakin helmet, dont drive like a crazy person, dont ride down the middle line to cut between cars, dont ride on the shoulder to avoid traffic. Now I know, not all motorcycle drivers do that, but the bottom line is, I shouldnt have to be extra super duper observant on the road watching for you, if you are that afraid of the risk than perhaps you should choose a safer vehicle.

There is a 4th commercial that annoys me, and it was fresh in my mind on the way home from work (it was the one I heard today that made me remember all these) but I can not think of it now. Anyway, you might not agree on my thoughts on these commercials, but they bug me and I just thought I would share.

On another note - congrats to William and Catherine, it was well worth waking up at 4am for!!!