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Wouldn’t it save us all some trouble if the following things/policies did not exist?

• NASCAR – cars drive around in an oval about 500 times.   Exciting.  If you consider watching paint dry exciting.  100 cars + 500 laps = a lot of gas wasted for a “sport” which is dependent on burning fuel so a bunch of advertisers can get their ads placed on a car and the driver’s uniform.  Plus, many people who go to these events drive huge HEMI trucks that get ~15mpg.
• The “No Waiting Area” at airpots – this one bugs me to no end.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone off to pick-up a friend from the airport and I arrive before they’ve picked up their baggage.  I have to drive around the airport depature gate continuously, waiting for the precise moment when she or he pops out of the sliding doors.  I then have to double-park, load some bags, and drive off before security considers me a threat because I’ve stopped my car.  If cars could just wait at the departure terminal turnaround that would be fine and dandy.  I realize that this may cause a lot of congestion in the pick-up area, so why not let people at last idle for a few minutes, which is usually all they need.  Or, have a nice little area where driver’s can park until their friend is ready for pick-up.
• No more aerial coverage of enclosed stadiums – I wrote about this previously, but all of the effort to get a blimp into the air to film an enclosed stadium is a big waste
• Mail – ever heard of the Internet?  Even things like bills or magazines can all be handled online.  There’s so much junk mail that gets sent and immediately tossed into the garbage everyday, that if this practice was just phased out, we’d save tons of trees.  Plus, no more trucks need to drive around delivering mail door to door, or for the matter, fly around the world transfering letters and advertisements.
• Newspapers – just like mail, why do we need to get a newspaper in print?  News is up to the minute online or on television.  A coworker, who shall remain nameless, always heckled a fellow employee for bringing a newspaper to work everyday.  I remember once, this person, let’s name him The Wise, went up to him while he was reading the news and said “Hey, what anything happen in the news yesterday?”  ’nuff said.

Well, that’s all I have for now – I’m sure there are some more things we don’t really need, so feel free to add some in the comments section!