Flames, flames on the sides of my face [NOT 24/7/22]

24/7/22 brightersideoflife 13

Hi, friends!

Happy Sunday, I hope your weekends went well.

Tonight’s topic (if you need a prompt, as per usual seriously talk about whatever, it’s fine) is what’s the dumb inconsequential shit that drives you nuts.

We’re on like day 5 of 100 degree heatwave weather here — like most everywhere I feel like — and the fucking radio station is playing fucking Christmas in July today. I got in the car to run some errands and I was expecting Backstreet Boys or Hall & Oates on the easy listening station and oh fucking no, it’s fucking “White Christmas.”

This is fine. TOTALLY FINE. It’s 101 degrees outside but sure, Christmas music is what people want to hear. Also it’s not evne July 25th. I bet they have it on tomorrow, too.

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13 Comments

  1. I wonder if they’re trying to set up a format change.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunting_(broadcasting)

    — In April 2008, new Saskatoon radio station CFWD-FM briefly stunted with Christmas music as Santa FM prior to its official launch, accompanied by a promotional campaign in which publicists in Santa Claus costumes paraded through the city. The station officially launched as CHR-formatted Wired 96.3 on April 11. In November 2012, the station laid off its airstaff and flipped to Christmas music for the season, emerging as adult hits 96.3 Cruz FM on December 26, 2012.

    — In November 2017, CBS Radio and Entercom merged, bringing Seattle’s two country music stations, KMPS and KKWF, under common ownership. On the day the merger was completed, KMPS switched to Christmas music, ostensibly for the holiday season. However, on the morning of December 4, 2017, KMPS abruptly ended the all-Christmas programming and flipped to soft adult contemporary as 94.1 The Sound. The following year, Entercom’s Detroit station WDZH flipped from CHR to the same format in an identical manner, with the station dropping its Amp Radio CHR format for The Rudolph Network @ 98.7, before becoming The Breeze three days later.

  2. What drives me nuts is shopping at Costco when they are giving out samples and people abandon their carts in the middle of aisles to get samples!  Don’t block the fucking aisle while you stuff your face with junk food, I am on a fucking mission to get my ass out of here!  On a related note, I get that my neighborhood has streets that end and start again without being able to access them but don’t stop in the middle of the road to try to figure out where the hell you are.  Pull over to the side!  I have people all the time just stop and never once look behind them while they search their phones for answers.

    • I could go shopping with you.  My housemate hated shopping with me because I viewed it as a combat mission to be survived not a pleasurable activity so everything was “GO!GO!GO! GO!GO!GO!GO!GO! GET THE FUCK OUTTA MAH WAY!”

      • You would be a good wingman.  I am in & out of Costco in 10mins.  I won’t go with my wife, she will spend an hour or more there.  Shopping is definitely a combat mission in hostile territory for me at most stores that don’t give me a beer while I shop.

  5. over here theres a radio commercial…plays all i want for christmas whilst helpfully telling me that summer will be gone sooner than i think and maybe nows the time to insulate my house properly before the gas bill ruins me

    between the early christmas and the blunt force financial terrorism…that one pretty much has me spitting flames every 30 minutes…….

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