Car Alarms and Social Etiquette (or Lack Thereof)
Car alarms, the purpose of which I have not yet determined, are in my humble opinion an obvious symbol of the lack of social etiquette in our fair city.Our apartment building is directly opposite a five story parking garage that serves a major hospital in our area. We therefore have ample opportunity to sample a large variety of car alarm melodies at virtually any hour. Believe me, none of them exhibits the least bit of charm be it the staccato blat-blat-blat of the little guys or the stentorian bugle of the SUV in heat. Certainly none has the charm of an inbound tug cresting the tide on a cold foggy morning-I wish.Now here’s the rub. The things go off at who knows what provocation and continue on until their dear little timers shut them off-and this could be several minutes. Not once, EVER have I seen an owner show up to see what is going on when the alarm is blasting. I guess the theory is that someone else will show up and do the dirty work if there is indeed a theft in progress. In the meanwhile the owners of these alarm enabled cars are happy to ignore the social costs of these things to suit their own particular interests. That’s what I call piggish behavior.Jeremy Myers is the Owner of Lyssabeths Fort Collins Wedding Officiants
