Social oddities and Homestead exemptions

Some people are weird.
It's a fact. And I have accepted it.

Recently I have been thinking about what makes them odd and I have come to the conclusion that many times it is their social skills. People just have werid social skills....it's the way they interact with people, the things they say, the times they say them, and the way they communicate.

Now I realize, that the only way to calibrate the 'oddness' of people is to assume that I am not weird and therefore use that as a starting point. Now I know that I am not completley normal to some people. I talk fast, i talk a lot when I get nervous, I have this odd ability to read a map when I am on my own, but when my husband is driving I turn blonde, I will eat candy corn untill I am sick to my stomach and then eat more 10 min later....to name a few. (Please don't feel the need to point out any others:>) But I like to think that I am pretty normal so I can compare people to that.

Today, someones social weirdness helped me to save money! I closed on a house today. (yeah!!) But that is not what I am writing about. I happened to find out in an odd manner that we can apply for homestead exemption. All we have to do is fill out a sheet and we can save over $150 on real estate taxes each year. So.....we need to embrace peoples weirdness....it could end up saving you money.

Observations at Lonestar

1. I really don't like people who buy new cars and then park crooked in two spots so no one parks next to them. If you are going to do that, at least park at the very back of the lot, not in the front. I almost pulled up right next to the car just to see what would happen when they came out......but I didn't.

2. Why do roofers wear hard hats? Ever think about that? Are they afraid of bird poop or meteors?

observations at Quiznos

I noticed two things at Quiznos today...they have nothing to do with sandwiches.

1. The restroom had a small dispenser next to the toilet. It had pictures on it showing you what to do. It was toilet seat cleaner/sanitizer. You pull off some toilet paper, hold it underneath and spray sanitizer on it and you can wipe the toilet seat. I have never seen that before. When you sprayed the sanitizer it was a slight mist (kinda like hairspray but not sticky).

2. Men are so different from Women. (I know...I hear you...duh Janice). As I stood in line I noticed the gentleman in front of me was wearing size 34-32 jeans. No women in her right mind would print the size of her pants on the outside for all the world to see. Plus that would also require all the designers to agree on a standard size. That way a size 8 in one brand would equal a size 8 in the other brand.

lovebugs

The topic discussed below is for Mature audiences only....

The newest thing that I have discovered in Georgia are these things called love bugs. I looked them up on Wiki to figure out if everything that people were telling me was correct. Children beware - mature topic below (Bet you never thought you would see a parental advisory on my site!!)

It is also known as the honeymoon bug, telephone bug, and two headed bug.

Now the honeymoon I understand....but the telephone bug? Last time i looked that was not how you used the telephone? And my guess is that some Dad told his daughter it was a two headed but when she asked them what the bug was one day while alone in the car.

These bugs fly around for two weeks during the year and are so acidic that the squashed ones on front of your car will eat away at the paint. So you need to wash your car often to protect it. (Good thing I have a rental!)

Here are some other interesting facts from Wiki....These bugs spend the ' entirety of its life copulating with its mate. ' Hmm......

'In fact, after mating, the male dies and is dragged around by the female until she lays her eggs.' (oh boy let the comments come about that one!).

I'll try to keep it cleaner on my next posts...sorry to my younger fans.

Dancing with the Stars wana-bee

I don't get hooked on a lot of shows, but i am a HUGE FAN of Dancing with the stars. I WANT TO BE ON THAT SHOW!!! I need to become famous for something so I can be a star and have a chance.

Can I just say that 6 months after I have my fourth child i want to look like Brook Burke. Oh my goodness.....I want to look like Brooke Burke 6 months before I have my first child!

Georgia-ism

I have decided that cotton fields look like harvested corn fields in winter. I drove by a field last week and it looked like there was a dusting of snow......it was my first cotton sighting. Pretty neat...it make me feel a little cooler thinking that it was snow.

Today on the radio they ran an add for a local company looking for workers. Now I have heard commercials stating that companies are hiring and that you should call their HR office for details. This add was very specific and repeated itself over and over. (It must have worked because here I am blogging about it giving them an even bigger audience to pull from, though they may not have many applicants from the Midwest). "If you are an 'Experienced Pecan Tree Shaker Machine Operator' you could start working right away. You must be experienced and be able to tell the difference between different types of Pecans by site, and have operated tree shaker machines before. Only Experience Pecan Tree Shaker Operators need apply. " They literally said this like 5 times and had music and voice effects when he said ' Pecan Tree Shaker Machine Operator'. It made me chuckle

MPH

Ever wonder why the MPH gauge on a car goes up to 140 when most speed limits in the US are set at 65 or 70?

Are they just trying to center the dial on the actual speed you are supposed to go? That way the 65 or 70 number is at the top of the gage when you look at the dashboard?