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Stripper - Most Dangerous Job in Disturbia

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 by Dana.

 

The other day, the lives of PHX area strippers were threatened by a patron upset over the refusal to provide sex as part of the service. Read more about it here.

This led me to think about what jobs are most dangerous here in Disturbia.  A little research will lead to a list of dangerous jobs such as coal miner, logger, crab fisherman, steel worker, etc.; however, people in those jobs know the work is dangerous.  I believe that routine jobs that should be safe are really more dangerous.   The workers have no idea of the dangers, and they aren’t taking any precautions to limit the dangers.

Here is my list of most dangerous jobs in AZ Disturbia (aka the PHX Metro area):

5. Fast Food Worker

 

Combine 16 year olds with sharp knives, hot grease, minimal supervision, and the potential to be robbed for $85 in the cash drawer and you have a recipe for disaster.

4. School Bus Driver

 

It’s no longer a leisurely drive with rowdy kids. Now drivers have to worry about kids being beaten or sexually assaulted in the back, and the drivers have to watch out for drug deals or other violent activities.  It takes a stone-cold som’bitch to do all this with his backs to the future felons. When you see the gun, knife, or shiv in the mirror, it’s probably too late.

3. Bank Teller

Sure… you have the panic button, but is that going to stop a bullet? With the financial crisis the way it is, and the police force reduced due to budget cuts… bank robberies have been more frequent and more successful than they used to be.  I bet we see more before banks get serious about limiting the ability to interact directly with tellers. 

2. Youth Sports Coach

You may think the parents appreciate you volunteering to coach because they either will not or cannot do it. However, all it takes is benching a kid for throwing his bat before you worry about getting jumped on your way to the parking lot by his crazy mom or dad upset over the discipline.

1.  Stripper

See the news article referenced above… Come’on! If you have to be escorted to your vehicle after work, you should be getting paranoid. On top of that, you are rubbing up against people with questionable hygiene, who may even have a communicable disease and open wounds.

 

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Be more civil! Use Flaming Bag of Dog $h1t!

Friday, December 4, 2009 by Dana.

This morning in the beautiful Disturbia of Ahwatukee, a man was arrested for terrorizing his neighbors with small explosives and pellet guns.  Remember the good old days when you would just let the air out your neighbors tires or leave him a flaming bag of dog pooh on his porch?  It’s a crazy, crazy world when you have to worry about a neighbor pipe bombing your SUV because your kid left a skateboard in his yard!  So come on people… even if you hate your neighbor, settle it with pranks not life threatening violence!  Be civilized, if it you have to be juvenile.

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When kids fight…

Friday, November 27, 2009 by Dana.

Like any normal set of siblings, they fight.  We have 3 boys, ages 9, 12 & 15.  Sometimes they get into heated arguments, and maybe a punch or 2 is thrown.  But the fights seldom last long.  When it comes to fighting with “friends”, those fights are usually short and mostly just shoving and verbal assaults.So when you see a news article like this one in AZ Central, you have to wonder what parental meltdown is going on here for things to escalate out of control.  We all need to teach kids how to have a thicker skin and stick to spreading bad rumors instead of stabbing the person that just kicked your ass in Guitar Hero.  Oh… and keep the alcohol and sharp objects away from your teen!

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Applesauce is the New Jello

Friday, September 12, 2008 by Dana.

Last weekend in northeast Phoenix, a backyard wrestling operation was shutdown.  In Disturbia, a young entrepreneur turned a fake sport into backyard entertainment for teenagers and others without a meaningful social life.  While the applesauce wrestling sounds cool, we really don’t know what these ladies looked like.  If they will do backyard applesauce wrestling for little or no compensation, they have to be rejects from a local gentlemen’s club. The most amazing aspect of the story is that it included alcohol, teenagers, and handguns yet there were no incidents of violence reported.

Now… what is most disturbing?  I think it is the neighbor on the ladder looking over the fence.  Was he checking out the applesauce wrestlers on the night his wife had Bunko?  What do you think is most disturbing about the story?  Any applesauce wrestling in your neighborhood?

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