STRIP FOR Jun 13, 2004

Well I personally like having the window open in Johannesburg. Its sunny 9 months of the year and the air is quite cooling and the music is always on. And Air-con is not as fun or tanning :). Its a summer thing!!

I've never questioned why people do it; I just assumed it was because they're amplification system was unable to make their music sound right at low levels (see the "Loudness Wars" for details).

Personally, I like hearing this kind of thing. I live in a place where an extremely harsh winter lasts for about 7 months out of the year, spring lasts for 3, and fall lasts for 3, leaving roughly 2 months for actual summer. Summer being my favorite time of year has become associated with seeing, hearing, and smelling certain things outside and being delighted that I can do so. The sound of music blasting from passing vehicles has become one of those things. Unfortunately, the smell of McDonald's makes me ill any time of year, as does the sight of morbidly obese people in small clothing. Well, we take the good with bad I suppose.

Oh I hate it when people have their music up super loudly in their car! Great job Scott Adams! Hats off to ya.

And suddenly I feel better about seeing these jerkwads on the road.