20 Bugs
1. Drive through ATM Machines that are too low or too high to conveniently reach from sports cars and sports utility vehicles. This problem exists because the ATM machines are immobile and do not adjust to the height of each vehicle.
2. Servers at restaurants who do not bring the customer the bill when they are ready to depart the restaurant. Sometimes we must wait 10-15 minutes of wasted time when we just want to pay the bill and leave. The problem exists because the servers often do not value a customer’s time.
3. Red light cameras which have cities issue tickets to drivers when the driver should not be issued a ticket because while they did not come to a complete stop they abided by Florida law by slowing down and then making a right hand turn carefully and prudently.
4. Parking spaces which are too narrow can often cause cars to be parked too close to each other and then when a car door is opened it dings the adjacent vehicle. The cause of the problem is commercial property owners who want to pack as many parking spaces as they can into their parking lots and a lack of government enforcement of regulation of the size of non-handicap parking spaces.
5. Slow drivers on the highway in the left lane are a problem because they impede the quick passage of other vehicles. The problem exists because the police do not usually ticket drivers for going to slow, only for speeding.
6. The unavailability of recreational marijuana in Florida for legal use, as opposed to other states such as Colorado, California, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts. The state of the law on this issue is because marijuana is regulated by the States and whether it is legalized depends on the conservative versus liberal demographics of each State’s voters.
7. IPhones functionality is slowed down deliberately by Apple because they want consumers to upgrade their phones so Apple can derive more profits. The cause of the problem is that there is no specific government regulation prohibiting this practice.
8. Fans who attend some sporting events in Florida often are forced to endure excessive heat and heavy rain storms. The problem exists because most Florida stadiums do not have retractable roofs like the Miami Marlins stadium.
9. Personal injury lawyers air their tasteless advertisements constantly on the radio, through television and on billboards. The cause of this nuisance is that these personal injury mills make lots of money and in turn use some of those funds to keep clients flowing through their doors. Historically, lawyers were not allowed to advertise their services directly to the public but in 1977 that changed as in Bates versus State Bar of Arizona the Supreme Court allowed lawyer advertising as protected commercial speech.
10. People who drive their cars at night without their lights on create a dangerous situation. This occurs because automobile manufacturers are not required to install a device in cars which automatically (without enabling a driver to disable the function) turns on a car’s lights at night.
11. Receiving calls from solicitors can be very disruptive. While people can place themselves on a government “do not call list” it tends to be a useless gesture as there is little to no government enforcement against solicitors who contact people on those lists.
12. Teachers, law enforcement officers and our military are underpaid and unappreciated. The cause is that these professions do not make their employer’s money and so they do not receive salaries commensurate with their true importance to society.
13. Electric power to homes and businesses are interrupted because of hurricanes and tropical storms. This occurs often when electric poles and wires are damages by storms. It would not occur or would at least occur less frequently if power companies were required to bury their power lines underground.
14. When we travel we have to first deliver our beagle to a caretaker instead of taking her with us on vacation. This occurs because many hotels are not pet friendly.
15. Getting a nail or screw in my car’s tires from road debris is very annoying as it causes me to waste time and spend money patching or plugging the tire. This situation is created largely by people not properly disposing of nails and screws.
16. Having a virus infiltrate my computer is inconvenient. It requires me to retain a professional to remove it and causes down time for me in terms of being able to make use of the computer.
17. Tickets to concerts can be unaffordable. As a college student, I want to see certain musicians, but often I cannot reasonably afford tickets. This occurs because entertainers charge what the market will bear for tickets instead of truly caring about their loyal fans.
18. My pillow becomes too soft no matter how firm it was when I originally purchased it. This happens because of normal wear and tear.
19. All day, news stations focus on negative stories instead of reporting positive news. Unfortunately, bad news sells and that is why it makes the headlines.
20. I enjoy listening to hip hop music as those songs have a great beat and enjoyable deep bass sound, but the foul language used by many hip hop artists is downright offensive. The cause of this is that many hip hop artists are uneducated and this type of inappropriate language is used in their everyday conversations.
I found it difficult to compile the list as I am generally a happy person who does not let minor inconveniences ruin my day.
