A Discussion About Priorities
Posted on September 25th, 2008
Some friends and I decided to go to a local laundromat earlier this week, because doing laundry here sucks. What a novel idea!
So we arrive at the lovely laundromat, and it’s located right by this trailer park that is filled with travel trailers that people actually live in, kids riding their bikes with no shoes on, and huge muddy puddles, which I’m guessing are used as swimming pools or something. The laundry facility has only three walls and houses a cat that is undoubtedly riddled with diseases. Honestly, I was a little taken aback by the whole thing, seeing as, you know, I’ve never been in a Third World country before or anything. The whole establishment did a pretty good job of epitomizing Florida as a whole, actually. I can only hope other parts of the country have these little pockets of filth, or else I’ll really be embarrassed to call this place Home.
Anyways, I was watching some shoeless kids ride around in dirty puddles and I notice this travel trailer that looks as though it wouldn’t even have a floor on the inside, and what do I notice? A nice, new 300 sitting in the “driveway.” Also, there was a satellite dish perched atop this wondrous dwelling! Now, I can sympathize with people that happen to be going through some rough times in life, but really? You live in a place that looks as though a slight breeze could blow it away, and you have a brand new, very expensive car? No. That doesn’t even come close to making sense. And satellite television? SERIOUSLY? My brain cannot even wrap around this. SOMEBODY EXPLAIN, PLEASE.
I’m never going back there, ever again. Not because it’s the kind of place that gives you herpes just by being near it, but because it cost me and Raisa nine freaking dollars to do laundry. Even though doing laundry at school hasn’t gotten much better, at least it’s free. And air-conditioned.
Yeah, it was the most ridiculous thing I’d ever seen.
The end.
These are probably the same people who spend all their money on drinks and gambling, while their kids go around barefoot in scrappy clothing.
Irresponsible parenting/finance management ftl.