Ya Gotta Be Kidding?

I see all the oddest stuff now that I carry my camera with me all the time - and knowing I have the ability to capture "The Stupid", it has led to seeing things a little differently. And of course, there is NO fun in keeping this ridiculousness all to myself. Which leads me to my first picture:

When did having a dead iPod battery become an emergency? Really? And how widespread is this disaster, that a marketable product had to be created to prevent it? Aaaarrrggghhhh! Of all the unfortunate occurrences in my lifetime, this tragedy has not stuck. I feel truly blessed.
As absurd as it is, that our society is SO spoiled it is able to RE-define "emergency", I find the second picture below to be the opposite of spoiled.

I mentioned in an previous post ( here), that I refer to my neighbors as The Clampetts. Hmm, maybe that needs changed - how about The Flintstones? Did anyone else get whiplash from traveling back in time to see this picture? The day I walked out onto our deck, in 10 degree breezy weather, I literally said out loud "you've got to be kidding me". Then I spun around as quick as possible to get the camera.
We have electric in these here parts now. There is also public water -no need to haul it in from the well. There is even a new drying machine - to use for your britches.
Now, before all you environmentalist get on my back for poking fun at my energy saving neighbors, did you see my reference to weather? Not to mention the three inches of snow on the ground. So, I ask you: Does frozen laundry dry quicker than warm laundry. I bet these neighbors have never had a dead iPod battery!
Here is a picture that doesn't really fit today's category - I just find it fascinating. I should probably include my "goodbye" to you, since my mom will kill me when she sees this picture on here. (hmm, maybe she should have been wearing the goofy hat here)

Last week, we had a windstorm, and an 80 ft pine tree came down at Mom & Fred's house. It fell along the driveway line, so at least nothing was damaged. Here is the how tall the base was that came uprooted. Mom is 5'2". She will schedule autographs by appointment.
I just thought it was cool. On a side note, our own electric flickered a couple of times during this storm - but we never lost power (and probably never will again now that we have a generator).
I hope your week includes plenty of tunes.....and thawed pants!