Things I just don't understand

I was sitting in traffic for 1 1/2 hours today - the main traffic lights were out - and started wondering about certain things.

First, if there is a queue of cars, rolling down a hill (as I do every day), do you think we're there because we don't know better? You'll always find someone who isn't used to this traffic who will do a U-turn and try a different route usually through the suburbs. But, the reason we stay on the main road is that there is no such thing as a short cut in peak traffic. It just means that you have to tolerate the same traffic, in a different setting but with more stop streets. Eventually you're going to end up on the same road and probably further back than if you were just patient.

Secondly, why do people get upset when in the left hand lane a taxi stops in front of them? This is what they do! It is to be expected! If you're driving behind a taxi, it will stop. So why get upset, hoot and make a performance, if you know it's coming?

Thirdly, why are people allowed to get away with blatant child abuse by making their children wear Crocs?? It's bad enough that adults actually choose to wear them (and decorate them with 'jewellery') but why must they make their children wear them?? I know that children don't always know better and don't have much say up to a certain age, but why abuse them like this? What happened to the days of just dressing your children the same? Believe me, when they're old enough they will hate you for the Crocs incident!

There are far more things I don't understand but these are the ones that really stood out this morning.

Load shedding

I am at work, waiting for the effects of the latest load shed to wear off. We have load shedding twice a week between 10am and 2pm. Not the most convenient time for the biggest business centre in the country, but who said there was any reasoning behind the timing by Eskom?

So due to this phenomenon, we have a huge generator in the basement. A generator that overheated and burnt out! I was in the middle of a video conference that still had another hour and a half to go, so luckily that ended!
It did give us a taste of what other businesses in the area go through, when we don't even notice the switch over from Eskom to generator.

But now the other side of this is that they load shed in my area from 6pm to 10pm. Yes... prime TV time and a time where you need electricity to do most things!

I experienced this load shedding at home for the first time last Thursday. I was bored out of my mind after 5 minutes, after which I proceeded to try and irritate the hell out of my cat. Another 5 minutes down... 3 hours 50 minutes to go.... luckily, I had book club to go to!

It happened again on Tuesday evening. I then had an excuse to get pizza (wood-burning ovens are awesome!). The DVD shop next door was also open... how does that work?? But after eating and talking crap with my housemate and a quick shower, I still had 2 hours left... so i did some work on my laptop! So sad! Bored enough at home at night to do work. Sigh....

The next load shed is going to be on Saturday evening. Guess I'll be forced to go out, to ensure I keep my mental faculties in tact.

Suppose I should find something to do that doesn't require electricity to keep boredom at bay... but what??