2A - Luke Kelley's Bug List
In this exercise, I will highlight twenty different bugs that I experience in my life and the answer to each one of them. An explanation for why they exist and bother me will be provided below.
1) Living in Gainesville on 62nd Blvd, I have difficulty with traffic on SW 20th Ave. This problem exists because of an explosion of apartment building coupled with an increasing student population and not enough city planning to offer alternative routes to 62nd.
2) I work as a Barback here in town and commonly have customers asking me to make them a drink and every time I tell them "I'm just a barback, sorry." This happens 15-20 times a night. I guess name plates with positions would make this problem go away, but thats a little tacky.
3) Living with roommates in college can be hard due to personality differences and differing opinions of cleanliness. I love a kitchen to be spotless, and if you're going to make a mess, please clean it up within the day. I guess a confrontation is necessary to discuss this issue, but that would only make me appear as a goody-two-shoes.
4) I have a few problems with my gym that I'd like to discuss as well. There is a growing population of guys who just don't care about the people coming after them in the free-weight section. Coupled with this, there are a lot of workers who are known to always wipe down equipment, re-rack weights, and straighten machines.
5) My gym also strives to be as green as possible - which means cycling a refrigerator on/off hundreds of times a day. This in turn makes the watering fountain produce warm water, which is sickening to me during a workout.
6) My girlfriend is my guest when we go to the gym and though she's a regular, they always make her fill out her information on a sign-in sheet every single time. I suggested that they take a photo of her and post it to my account like LA Fitness is known to do, but they said they were unable to do that. Its freaking 2017 guys, you're using paper at an "eco-friendly" gym.
7) At my workplace, there is a walk-in refrigerator that holds all of the kitchen materials as well as the bar materials. At the end of the night, around 11 pm, they stack all of their food in front of the beer cooler about 8 feet high. There is ample room to place it next to it but they don't want to bend down to get it in the morning.
8) Dumpster pickups in downtown Gainesville are very few-and-far between. There are tons of restaurants which leads over-flowing trash dumpsters on a weekly basis. For somebody who takes ou the trash, they need at least one more down there.
9) Latin night is a hot Thursday night destination at OAK downtown. With this comes a mentality that people can trash the place and smoke inside the building. They then, in turn, throw their cigarettes on the ground and leave hundreds of them lying around at the end of the night. Laziness and apathy for somebody else's property.
10) How many years have roundabouts been a public good? Better than traffic lights, more efficient, and less chance of an accident. At least thats what it should be. Gainesville drivers need to learn to understand how a roundabout works. I won't be so happy when somebody outside the circle honks at my car INSIDE THE CIRCLE. Clear lack of driving instruction.
11) People who have dogs need to learn to quiet their furry friend down more. There are a lot of dogs in my apartment building, but nobody seems to care about the noise level.
12) I sell items on Amazon and have become increasingly frustrated and resentful of their treatment of sellers on the site. They are charging increasingly high commissions on items and when a dispute rises, are mostly on the side of the buyer. Not enough competition from other e-commerce websites is the issue.
13) Walmart provides a lot of items that you can get at a moment's notice, but for a global supermarket chain, they could really work on getting items back in stock in a timely manner. They have such a large customer base which demands a lot from them, however.
14) If you're somebody who is going to load your shopping cart 5-feet high, how can you possibly feel okay going through the self-checkout line? First of all, its going to take a lot longer than a typical line with an attendant helping you. Rudeness is the answer.
15) I would say I have a pretty slim body, but I know I'm not the only one who has trouble buying jeans that fit just right. I'm a size between all the even numbered sizes, which makes it difficult trying to determine my comfortability. They really should start making sizes in between for waist and pant lengh.
16) My parents are very religious and conservative. I also believe in some of the same things, but when talking with them regularly, they have trouble talking about anything else. Work, school, and career play second fiddle compared to spiritual matters. They were brought up to believe otherwise though.
17) I'm not the only one who has voiced a complaint, but UF seriously needs to invest in more parking garages. The bus system is nice, but having more spots on campus would be a boon. Answer: It would be difficult to find a spot for a parking garage on campus.
18) Scooter decals at UF seem insanely priced for owning such a small vehicle. The decals are the same price as a full-sized car. Scooter spot competition is heavy though, and raising prices seems to deter people.
19) It is becoming increasingly difficult to apply for Financial Aid on a yearly basis. They now request 5-7 documents detailing wages, residency, household information, tax returns, social security information, and driver's license info. With an increased propensity for identity theft, this is important, but aggravating.
20) And last of all, as a 22 year old with an ID picture that looks just like me, I get questioned a good amount about it at restaurants and bars. I'm a legal drinker and people are still questioning it! To be fair, there has been an increase in under-age drinking busts here in Gainesville, which explains things. Still annoying to be held up at the door, though.
This assignment gave me good insight as to what bugs me and possibly how to overcome that feeling. It was very liberating to get it all down on paper and analyze each and every situation and how it affects my mood, time, and money. Helpful exercise from which I learned a great deal about myself!
1) Living in Gainesville on 62nd Blvd, I have difficulty with traffic on SW 20th Ave. This problem exists because of an explosion of apartment building coupled with an increasing student population and not enough city planning to offer alternative routes to 62nd.
2) I work as a Barback here in town and commonly have customers asking me to make them a drink and every time I tell them "I'm just a barback, sorry." This happens 15-20 times a night. I guess name plates with positions would make this problem go away, but thats a little tacky.
3) Living with roommates in college can be hard due to personality differences and differing opinions of cleanliness. I love a kitchen to be spotless, and if you're going to make a mess, please clean it up within the day. I guess a confrontation is necessary to discuss this issue, but that would only make me appear as a goody-two-shoes.
4) I have a few problems with my gym that I'd like to discuss as well. There is a growing population of guys who just don't care about the people coming after them in the free-weight section. Coupled with this, there are a lot of workers who are known to always wipe down equipment, re-rack weights, and straighten machines.
5) My gym also strives to be as green as possible - which means cycling a refrigerator on/off hundreds of times a day. This in turn makes the watering fountain produce warm water, which is sickening to me during a workout.
6) My girlfriend is my guest when we go to the gym and though she's a regular, they always make her fill out her information on a sign-in sheet every single time. I suggested that they take a photo of her and post it to my account like LA Fitness is known to do, but they said they were unable to do that. Its freaking 2017 guys, you're using paper at an "eco-friendly" gym.
7) At my workplace, there is a walk-in refrigerator that holds all of the kitchen materials as well as the bar materials. At the end of the night, around 11 pm, they stack all of their food in front of the beer cooler about 8 feet high. There is ample room to place it next to it but they don't want to bend down to get it in the morning.
8) Dumpster pickups in downtown Gainesville are very few-and-far between. There are tons of restaurants which leads over-flowing trash dumpsters on a weekly basis. For somebody who takes ou the trash, they need at least one more down there.
9) Latin night is a hot Thursday night destination at OAK downtown. With this comes a mentality that people can trash the place and smoke inside the building. They then, in turn, throw their cigarettes on the ground and leave hundreds of them lying around at the end of the night. Laziness and apathy for somebody else's property.
10) How many years have roundabouts been a public good? Better than traffic lights, more efficient, and less chance of an accident. At least thats what it should be. Gainesville drivers need to learn to understand how a roundabout works. I won't be so happy when somebody outside the circle honks at my car INSIDE THE CIRCLE. Clear lack of driving instruction.
11) People who have dogs need to learn to quiet their furry friend down more. There are a lot of dogs in my apartment building, but nobody seems to care about the noise level.
12) I sell items on Amazon and have become increasingly frustrated and resentful of their treatment of sellers on the site. They are charging increasingly high commissions on items and when a dispute rises, are mostly on the side of the buyer. Not enough competition from other e-commerce websites is the issue.
13) Walmart provides a lot of items that you can get at a moment's notice, but for a global supermarket chain, they could really work on getting items back in stock in a timely manner. They have such a large customer base which demands a lot from them, however.
14) If you're somebody who is going to load your shopping cart 5-feet high, how can you possibly feel okay going through the self-checkout line? First of all, its going to take a lot longer than a typical line with an attendant helping you. Rudeness is the answer.
15) I would say I have a pretty slim body, but I know I'm not the only one who has trouble buying jeans that fit just right. I'm a size between all the even numbered sizes, which makes it difficult trying to determine my comfortability. They really should start making sizes in between for waist and pant lengh.
16) My parents are very religious and conservative. I also believe in some of the same things, but when talking with them regularly, they have trouble talking about anything else. Work, school, and career play second fiddle compared to spiritual matters. They were brought up to believe otherwise though.
17) I'm not the only one who has voiced a complaint, but UF seriously needs to invest in more parking garages. The bus system is nice, but having more spots on campus would be a boon. Answer: It would be difficult to find a spot for a parking garage on campus.
18) Scooter decals at UF seem insanely priced for owning such a small vehicle. The decals are the same price as a full-sized car. Scooter spot competition is heavy though, and raising prices seems to deter people.
19) It is becoming increasingly difficult to apply for Financial Aid on a yearly basis. They now request 5-7 documents detailing wages, residency, household information, tax returns, social security information, and driver's license info. With an increased propensity for identity theft, this is important, but aggravating.
20) And last of all, as a 22 year old with an ID picture that looks just like me, I get questioned a good amount about it at restaurants and bars. I'm a legal drinker and people are still questioning it! To be fair, there has been an increase in under-age drinking busts here in Gainesville, which explains things. Still annoying to be held up at the door, though.
This assignment gave me good insight as to what bugs me and possibly how to overcome that feeling. It was very liberating to get it all down on paper and analyze each and every situation and how it affects my mood, time, and money. Helpful exercise from which I learned a great deal about myself!
Hi Luke,
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely passionate about the things you are bugged with. They bug you for a reason, and I can definitely agree that some of those things bug me as well. I would encourage you to analyze each bug more and think about why those things are the way they are and look past your frustrations with each bug. For example, roommates who do not clean up might be because they were not raised with the responsibilities of cleaning because their parents might have done it for them. This doesn't mean they have an excuse, but this could be the reason behind their actions. For your example of parking spots on campus, you didn't mention a reason as to why you think that is in place. Perhaps UF made their decision because they don't have the physical space for the spots? Or it could be that UF wants to limit the amount of people and driving and parking on campus to avoid traffic and accidents around students walking on campus. All of your bugs are legitimate things that bother people as well, just don't forget to think about why things are not the way you like them and you will have your "why's" all set.