TV Commercials are too damn LOUD!

I know that everyone reading this blog knows exactly what I am talking about. Your sitting there watching your TV show and it stops for a commercial break. All of a sudden, the volume on your TV raises about 20 decibels. Sometimes it gets so loud that I have to tun it down just to keep the neighbors from complaining. Of course the reason for this volume increase is to make sure that you still can hear the commercials even when you get up to go to the kitchen or the bathroom or just in case you had the stupid idea of trying to sneak in a little conversation during commercials.

I believe that all TV channels use this sort of unethical marketing ploy but I have noticed that some channels are worse then others. I happen to live in the Los Angeles area. If you also live here or are just visiting, just turn on channel 9 which is KHJ. They might be the worse violator of the volume problem. Channel 13 which is KCOP is almost as bad. It gets so bad that you must stop what you are doing to get the remote and lower the volume. Its obnoxiously bad.

Personally I have the Dish Network as my TV provider but it does not matter whether you have cable or satellite. When the commercial comes on, the volume goes up.


Evidently, there is pending legislation concerning this very problem. Check out this article.

There are volume regulators available for you to purchase but why should we have to?

The California Franchise Tax Board and IRS can Eat Shit and Die!

Those shyster mother fuckers don't give a fuck about the American tax payer. All they care about is getting our money. They don't give a shit if you are a single mother trying to raise 3 kids on your own. They don't give a shit if you work 2 jobs and are trying to put your child through College. Hell no. They just want your money so they can pay for more war and welfare programs.

I recently received a letter from both the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board. They both said that I owed them back taxes for year 2005. No explanation was given to me. But the letter did state that I originally owed around $850 but it was now figured at $1289.71 and climbing.

So now with absolutely no recourse or defense, I must turn over more of my hard earned money so that our Government can maintain it's opulent lifestyle.