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Who thought this was a good idea??

February 6th, 2009 at 01:09 am

Tonight as I was driving home from work and listening to the radio, I nearly jumped out of my skin. Out of nowhere, this super loud beep beep sounded.

There weren't any cars around me, so I had been kind of fazed out - which made the beep beep noise even more startling. It turns out that it was part of a commercial for some bank.

My adrenaline was *pumped* for at least the next 10 minutes. Seriously, that seems like a very stupid thing to do in a radio commercial. Most people are driving when they listen to their radio - and the beep beep was a good 50% louder than the volume of the rest of the commercial.

Later on in my drive home I was behind this van that had their left brake lights out. I managed to get beside her (it was a woman driving) and let her know about it.

She probably thought it was pretty weird having a total stranger do that, but I know I would appreciate it if someone did that for me. Hopefully she can get it fixed before she gets a ticket!

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6 Responses to “Who thought this was a good idea??”

  1. North Georgia Gal Says:
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    That was nice of you! I once walked up to the car in front of me at a red light to tell them their tire was going flat...hope someone does that for me sometime!

  2. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    I have had that same experience with radio commercials featuring blaring car horns!

  3. ceejay74 Says:
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    I always jump guiltily when a commercial or song has police sirens in it--even if I'm driving perfectly legally at the moment! LOL

  4. snoopycool Says:
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    I think I would have jumped out of my skin!

    That was nice to inform the lady of her brake light. I would want someone to do that for me, too.

  5. dmontngrey Says:
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    I HATE commercials like that and I've always wondered if the idiots that thought that one up were slapped for it. Yes I will avoid whatever it is they are selling. They sure do catch my attention in a negative way!

    You need to fix your link...

  6. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Thanks everyone for your comments! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who hates those kind of commercials. If I could remember the name of the bank that commercial was for, I think I'd write a complaint letter to them! Smile
    dmontgrey - oops! Thanks for pointing that out!

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