You Say You Are The Smartfella But Are You Really The Smartfella?

This week I cancelled my DSL Internet Service and changed over to Cable. I found one part of the process that confused me and you know how I hate to be confused. Let me see if I can explain this one...

There are those that say that a requirement to show a Picture ID in order to vote is a violation of something or other. Those against this ID Showing Requirement are vehement in their opposition. I can match that vehemence by saying I am vehemently confused about this whole thing.

When my cable company left their message to remind me of the time of my installation appointment, this phrase was part of the recording, “Someone over the age of 18 with a Government Issued ID must be present...”

What if I tricked them by using a Falsified Government Issued ID and had paid my bill every month for 9 months without fail but they found out about my trickery? Would any or all of the following happen?...

• Would the Cable Police come to my house and unceremoniously rip my Internet Connection out of the ground?
• Would my name be published in the Police Reports in my local newspaper?
• Would a sign be placed on my front lawn warning school children to beware because a tricky person (me) lives in my house?

I’m sure glad my Government Issued ID was valid because the consequences of falsification would be hard to endure.

Lagniappe: As it turned out, the installer did not ask to see my Government Issued ID.

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No More Foolishness (just one minor joke) For the Rest of This Posting

Over the years the Smartfella has made it a practice to donate Platelets & Plasma. Other than writing this blog it is the other commendable service I perform for personkind.

The process is called Aphaeresis. Platelets & Plasma are very important in the treatment of Burn Victims & Cancer Patients. It is much more beneficial to them than whole blood.

The process takes about an hour and goes like this...

• You are comfortably seated in a La-Z-Boy. Should I have said La-Z-Person chair? (That’s not the joke.)
• You have your own TV in front of you for watching DVDs or Live TV.
• You are offered cookies, microwave popcorn and a variety of drinks.
• Your blood circulates through a machine over and over while the machine extracts the Platelets & Plasma.
• It is actually beneficial to your body to “exercise” this replacement mechanism and your body replaces the Platelets & Plasma faster than it would replace a pint of whole blood donation.
• I have never felt dizzy when standing up after the procedure.

During the sign-in procedure they always ask me to show them a Picture ID. I always say to them, “Are you afraid I will give you someone else’s platelets & plasma?” (That was the promised joke. Yea, the nurse never laughs either.)

Think about making a Platelet & Plasma Donation. I promise you will feel good about yourself and you will make it possible for a suffering Burn Victim or Cancer Patient to feel better about themselves also.

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

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