Grumble Grumble

I still remember those restaurants, often at the beaches, with hand-0elettered signs that read "No shirt, no shoes, No service!" What bugs me now in WeHo is the summer-wear of patrons of restaurants and super markets who believe that merely wearing something with a sole and a strap, exposing the entire foot, is sanitary. For one thing, even with pedicures, most feet are unattractive, and no matter how often one showers, chances are if there are germs on a body picked up while walking or driving or even sitting outdoors, germs proliferate. I recommend that somehow, socks be worn if one wants to shop at Pavilions, or Gelson's or Ralphs, or eat out somewhere in WeHo.

I've mentioned it before, but nothing is happening. I was under the impression that there is a noise ordnance concerning motorcycles. Yet, day after day, night after night, they roar through our streets and rattle windows as if they were the advent of a 6.7 earthquake. Why isn't someone passing out tickets. Speaking of tickets, I have also referred to the Parking Violations squadron, a.k.a. Parking Nazis. I'd like to know how these people are selected and trained- obviously, dealing with people is not a priority for these people, some of whom know little more than to press buttons on their handheld computers- English not being their primary choice of conversation.

Also, as long as we're talking "parking"- doesn't anyone resent paying $10 (plus tip) for some minority person to move your car perhaps 50 feet as a "valet" service? And, why has no one besieged the Sheriff's station to find out whether anyone does a background check on the people being hired as "valets."

By any chance did any of the West Hollywoos readers happen to glance at the L A Times editorial about re-reading "Mein Kampf"? I wrote a letter (don't know if it will see the light of day). Here is what I sent:

"As a lucky last-minute escapee from Hitler's racial purity Holocaust, I can only suggest that if Mein Kampf is to be re-read by Americans, the volume needs to be bundled with the latest FaceBook twaddle of Sara Palin, a videotape of Glen Beck, Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh, a transcript of a Creationist meeting and some of Ann Coulter's diatribes. All of the above-mentioned have the same goal as Hitler: to give those in economic or political turmoil someone to hate."

Incidentally, the more I hear and see Sarah Palin, I am convinced it is Monty Python's in drag and the whole thing is an enormous put-on. Anyone notice the resemblance of Ann Coulter to "I Dream of Genie" lead? And, Rush Limbaugh, if he put on a unform and a few medals, would surely be the spitting image of Hermann Goering. Certainly, his sentiments are similar.

Perhaps what frightens me the most is that, one day, some of these rednecks will decide to come to WeHo. If there is a God....God forbid!!