An introduction to the way things should be…

I have had a long standing belief that I should be in charge of most things. It’s not that I think I am always right (although that is often the case); it’s just that there is often a better way to do something and I simply for the life of me can’t figure out why it is not “the way.”

For example, when collecting bags from the luggage carousel at the airport, if the entire group of people decided to take two giant steps back the whole process would work out better for everyone. Not some people, every person.

1. More people would be able to fit in the first row. (I’m not going to pull out the geometry, but by increasing the diameter of the circle you increase the circumference, allowing more people to stand in the first row.)
2. It would be easier to see bags coming around the belt. (Again trust me on the geometry. Standing back an extra 5 feet would give you a greater range of view.)
3. It would be easier to retrieve the bags. As your bags came into view, a person could simply step forward into the open space and have plenty of room to pick up their bag without crashing into the crowd around them.

I have spent years with this idea smoldering inside of me and I can tell you that there are no downsides to this simply being “the way.” My wife and I have tried our own social experiments on few occasions that we check a bag - rushing to the baggage carousel, and purposefully standing an appropriate distance away allowing for that necessary buffer zone. I tell you it is a thing of beauty to watch the next few people as they recognize the genius of my methodology and fall into line, creating a wider perimeter. And in the same respect, there is a moment of rage and soul crushing despair when the first person saddles up to the carousel- as though the rest of us were leaving space for them.

Anyhow my intention isn’t to make this one of those rage filled ranting websites but more to offer solutions and thoughts of how things would be done, if, I and/or my co-author were in charge - hence the name of the blog “ If Rob and Mike were in Charge…”

Rob and I have been friends for over 15 years; our lives are similar and different in so many ways that will become more apparent through the course of our writings. This blog is intended to entertain you all with our thoughts on the important groundbreaking issues of the day- our respective sports teams and our mutual affection for reality TV. And in doing so, we also hope you might indulge us a petty discussion or two, as we tackle the less important idiosyncrasies of life - such as my feelings on airport etiquette (as seen above), or Rob’s aversion to cheese on a burger, or his overuse of ice in a glass of soda.

Check back regularly, and feel free to comment on any of our thoughts or share some of your own.

Regards-
Mike