Sunday, December 24, 2017

I Live In Hoth.

Remember Hoth, the frozen ice planet from The Empire Strikes Back? Well, apparently I have died, gone to some frozen hades, and than been transported to a frozen wasteland called Worcester, Massachusetts. Man, this can be one callous, cold, miserable place. Lets take a look at whats wrong with this city.
1) The worst drivers in America.
       Without question, Worcester has some of the worlds worst drivers. Folks who drive very aggressively, constantly cutting eachother off, passing in no passing zones, leaning on the horn to those few drivers who obay the speed limit, and than, when the mood strikes, parking in the middle of the street. To bad if anybody else needs to use the roadway. Generally, Worcesterites drive like they are the Masshole of massholes, bulletproof, unaccountable to anything but there own egos.
2) Social stratification.
          Obviously almost every society has its rich and poor folks, but Worcester is particularly stratified, seeming to have a holliwed out middle class. Here, you you basically have your doctors and lawers, professionals, and then the rest of us are on varying levels of the underclass, struggling to survive,  (and failing), on 11, 12 bucks an hour. With the high cost of rents in the northeast, its just impossible. And the professionals, of course, know they are better than the underclass, and winr give us the time of day. Certainly these are issues in many cities and cultures, but it feels even more obnoxious here in Worcester.
3) The weather.
          Did I mention its cold as hell out here? I dont know who got the bright idea to originally settle here in this location, but it was a bad idea from the start. Were in a snow zone that averages over 80 inches of snow a year, as well as just plain being a hilly, cold place, its really not alot of fun unless you live in a nice place, with a good heating system , which many cant afford, because of a lack of decent, middle class jobs. So you have a lot of people trying to recover from very difficult circumstances, living in substandard housing, in the middle of Hoth. Not exactly living the dream. And the city makes noises about helping the homeless, having more affordable housing, but its all a sad joke. Thats why Id rather be homeless living in Phoenix or San Diego, than turning into a human popsicle out here.
       Well, that enough of my ranting for the moment. What do you think? Im interested to here of other people frustrated with their city. E- mail Davidchersonsky@ gmail.com. if you'd like to gripe about your city. Thanks for any feedback!

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