Filed under: Gripes, Television, Ads We Hate, Op-ed
I hate summer.There, I said it. I know that might make me seem "weird" to people, but I don't care. It's mostly because of the heat and humidity (though there are half a dozen other reasons too). I can't stand it. June, July, and August are like hell to me. Every June I pray for September's arrival. Yeah, September can be warm too, but fall is within view. I wish it could be November all year long. I'm a fall, cold weather guy.
Another thing I hate about summer? Commercials for cool, refreshing drinks. I must see 20 or 30 ads every single day, for various Coollatta drinks at Dunkin' Donuts, ads for Pepsi and Coke, those Blizzard things at Dairy Queen. You know what? When I'm sweltering in my apartment, the last thing I want to see on TV are ads for cool, refreshing drinks. It just ticks me off. One, I can't reach into that world and be cooled off like the happy people in the ads. And two, those cold drinks aren't that refreshing and cooling, especially when it's 93 degrees and humid. They aren't a cure-all. You see these people in the commercials, and they're in the city, sweating their you-know-whats off in the concrete jungle, and I watch it and even if that damn Coors "love train" comes by, it still makes me feel even more hot and humid.Permalink | Email this | Comments