Advertisements, Commercials, etc.

As I keep getting older, I strive mightily to at least slow down the process, alas,  all of my heroic efforts are in vain, those darn birthdays just keep on coming, like clockwork, and I have finally thrown in the towel and accept it.

However, as I age, I find myself getting increasingly annoyed at things that just waste so much time. Specifically, ads of any type, and at the top of the list are  pop up ads, which do nothing positive for me. Until recently, I would just hit the x, but every day it is worse than a game of whack-a mole.

I now write down the name of the sponsor, and vow to never buy or use any of their products, if I have a choice. Second are the truly maddening amount of ads during television sporting events, especially football and baseball. It has gotten so bad, sometimes during pauses, , the ads are on a split screen , sharing space with the game.

Are not the ads between every inning in baseball and the tremendous number and length of them during football games sufficient? In boxing, every 3 minutes comes horrible commercials.

To make matters worse, sometimes plays are missed, as the commercial is too long and the TV station drops the ball, and doesn’t return quickly enough. To all of you advertisers, if I have a choice , I will never buy any of your products, as long as you continue to drive me crazy with your horrible, deceiving and BORING ads.

The ads are also way too loud, and many have them people singing, usually, terribly off key, about the virtues of prescription drugs and so forth. I did find out why the ads are so annoyingly loud. The shows, events and ads all have a maximum volume level allowed, which is the same for everybody. However, the entire ad is usually played at the highest level allowed, while the shows have only occasional max levels.

For example, a gunshot on a cop show, the crowd roaring , etc., are high volume,and the rest of the show is usually quieter,  but , on the ad, especially a certain guy screaming in a raspy voice about pillows, the entire ad is played at close to max levels.

And no, to all of the beer and hard liquor people, you will never convince me that drinking alcohol, no matter the venue, will make me a more attractive person, will allow me to have more fun, etc.  I do enjoy a drink a few times a week, but I know far too many people whom messed up their lives and lives around them, by drinking way too much alcohol. The tobacco people have been sued, they cannot advertise on TV, etc., but beer, wine and whiskey ads are far too common, in my view. How about some limitation on the alcohol ads?

To the ad people, are you really convinced that pop up ads , etc., intruding constantly , is a wise method to get people to buy your products? Why do you feel that way, please?

I have often discussed with my bride of five years, my desire to move to Vermont, some day. It is a very rural state, no large or even medium sized cities, beautiful scenery, great people, and, I don’t know if Vermont is unique in this regard, but, billboards are not allowed!