Randumb Thoughts

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William C. Walker of WILW Radio.


August 31, 2009

September 2009 Edition...

Randumb Thoughts for September 2009



An open letter and rant to the people of the Kansas City metropolitan area.



Preface

To the people that read this but don’t live in Kansas City I would have to say that you need to weigh the content of this letter carefully and determine for yourselves how to interpret the intent of this message. For anyone that is considering a move to this region, perhaps this will help you to decide whether or not to come here. This is editorial is coming from someone that has lived in ten states. It looks like I can finally relocate to a part of the country where I have family or friends nearby. I should be out of here within the next year!


Dear Kansas City:

I never would have dreamed of writing such a letter and then publishing it while my Mother was still alive. But now that she has passed on, I believe it is time to give an honest assessment of my experiences in your fair city during the three and a half years that I’ve lived here recently. I won’t even cover very many of the issues that I have had in other years past when I lived in this region, otherwise I could probably write and publish an entire book.

First and foremost I should mention that I truly appreciate how welcome I’ve been made to feel in these parts over the years (sarcasm). Between the numerous death threats, road range incidents and hostile nature of many people including several customers that I’ve run into on a daily basis during work, and name calling. I think I’ve come to the conclusion that that you don’t like me very much.  :-) And those personal insults are most refreshing! Fortunately I have a pretty thick skin and most of the time it simply rolls off my back. But, experiencing repeated and near constant infantile behavior like this clearly shows a lack of sophistication and intelligence on the part of the people in the Kansas City area. Clearly most of the people in this region are not well traveled and have not been exposed to people with an independent nature or different social stratus. I have news for you that not everyone that you are going to run into is a conformist geek that will march in lock step with the rest of you. My parents and grandparents taught me to think and act independently from the herd. To this day, I have followed their wishes and kept my individual identity and personality. I will not change for you or anyone else! I have quite a few good friends in many areas of the country and have had a lot less issues with people in most regions. I am not overly concerned with whether or not the people in the Kansas City area like me or dislike me.

Prior to moving here for the first time in 1995, I had been forewarned by around a dozen people in Connecticut not to move here. In subsequent years I had other people in other areas of the country also advise me not to stay here. What all these people indicated is that the people in the Kansas City area have issues and many are not playing with a full deck. Well, my experiences here over the years seems to confirm this fact. It is evident that the Kansas City area has a pretty bad reputation in many social circles around the country and this bad reputation is just and deserved.

Well ladies, have you ever wondered why I have never asked any women out in KC or shown any interest in dating? Here’s why. I am especially appreciative of the women here that have either sexually harassed or hit on me over the years. Most have possessed over bearing, creepy and shallow personalities in combination with a visual appearance very much resembling Sasquatch. I think I was actually being stalked by one of them for several months! Equally as hideous are the married women that have over done the flirting and hit on me. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I don’t sleep with married women and I most certainly don’t find women that are more manly than me very appealing. I refuse to date ANY WOMAN that can beat me up. I am no longer surprised at just how many women possess masculine personalities and similar physical appearances in this region. It makes sense because so many of the men are very catty, pissy and somewhat effeminate compared to the men that I rub elbows with in other areas of the country. Opposites attract, eh? Thus it makes sense that the women wear the pants in KC while the men are docile and permit themselves to be treated like emasculated Dinks. This place is gender bent and the people are very primitive. And lest we not forget the women that are so full of themselves that they actually rejected me for simply saying “hello” for no other reason than I was trying to be cordial. If you honestly think EVERY guy that starts talking to you wants to go out with you then about the only thing I can say is that you need to get over yourselves. I’ve never experienced this in any other place I’ve every lived.

The worst offenders are women over the age of 35 and I’ve come to dislike most of you because your puerile behavior and overly aggressive personalities have turned me off. I am not the type of guy that wants to be dominated or degraded by a woman. Do you actually enjoy behaving in an unladylike manner? Thanks to you, I’ll probably never date another women over the age of 35 again. Fortunately, when I have lived or travel in other regions of the country I don’t have this problem and in most cases at least some reasonably attractive women express an interest in me and they express it in a mature, and well mannered way. Granted, virtually all are in their 20’s to around 30 years of age but at least they act like civil human beings. But even here in the Kansas City area, I am not all that crazy about many of the younger ladies either. They do seem to be the lesser damaging of two forms of cancer...

I’m particularly amused by the way Kansas City people strut around and act like they are some kind of superior beings or live in a region that is above other areas in the country. The residents of Johnson County Kansas seem to “think” they are God’s gift to creation and that the world revolves around Overland Park. I have news for you, it does not even rate in the same category as Fairfield County in Connecticut or Westchester County in NY. In fact. there are dozens of other counties that rate well above your precious little Johnson County in terms of the standard of living, housing prices and per capita income and international prestige. It’s ordinary. Get over yourselves!

One thing I really find amusing is that the work environment is much like children in a junior high school classroom. Seemingly it’s a popularity contest. I’ve seen incompetent workers retain jobs simply because they are well liked by their fellow employees while competent, sharp individuals are pushed out or shown the door. When you stop and think about this, it really is pathetic and childish and counter productive to creating a healthy work environment. A business is about making money, not whether or not you you like the men and women that are in your work environment. For this reason alone, I should flee Kansas City immediately. Considering how much I have been disliked by people that I have worked with over the years I know that I have very little job security here.

Well, as you can see I have a real problem. I have a very good memory. I can recall that many of the people that I run into each week were quite nasty to me for a very long time for no apparent reason other than you simply did not like me. But now, some of you are finally treating me with a little respect and some of you, instead of telling me to leave town, are starting to indicate that you would like me to stick around. Yes, this is a real problem. First, I have to consider my own self respect. I’m the kind of guy that needs to be able to look in the mirror each day before heading out the door. I don’t give a damn what you thought I was which prompted the shoddy treatment. And I don’t care what you think about me right now or why many of you have suddenly changed your mind about what you think I am. All that matters to me is that I respect myself and any decisions that I make concerning whether or not I will relocate are going to be predicated upon that fact along with finding a place where I can achieve my professional and personal goals.

At this point in time I’d say it is very unlikely that I will settle down in the Kansas City region despite the fact that some of you have changed your tune and would like me to stay here. Put yourselves in my shoes. If you were treated like garbage by a lot of people and dealt with these other issues that I’ve outlined and they were occurring in one specific area, then I strongly suspect that you would also move to a place where you could avoid these problems.The good news is that I will be able to relocate sometime during the New Year. Not sure when or just quite where at this moment but I am working on it. A few other reasons why I intend to move include:

1) Hot and humid climate. You can have it.

2) Terrible drivers. Among the worst I’ve experienced and I’ve driven in nearly 40 states and every Province in Canada except New Foundland.

3) No place to locate my Part 15 AM radio station.

4) Hostile work environments.

5) I have no family or friends in the region.

6) At present I do not have any real desire to date because of the negative experiences with woman in the KC area, especially the woman in my age bracket. That itch is likely to return once I get settled into a new home. Why live in a region where I seem to attract creeps and weirdos when I can move to an area where I have a better chance at finding a compatible mate?

7) I have to work seven days a week and rarely get a day off.

8) No decent hiking trails in the region.

Synopsis. To all of the people in Kansas City that told me I was not welcome here and to leave, I am going to grant your wish.  You can say “Fair thee well, get thy lost.” And to the women in the Kansas City area: You’ve turned the men in the KC area into castrated pansies. If that is what you want then you deserve it. I am not about to castrate myself just to date your type. I’d be ashamed to introduce most of you to my family or friends because your behavior is socially unacceptable. I’m not your type and you’re not my type. Get over yourselves because you are truly full of it if you think I was hitting on you simply because I was being civil. Your bad manners, arrogant attitude, crude behavior and manly personalities will repel most decent men. I’m probably going to be here about another year before I relocate. Let’s see if any of you can change my mind about the perceptions I have about the women in Kansas City and can convince me that I should date. Anyone over the age of 33 need not apply. Doubtful that I will change my mind because I know that if I get involved with one of you that you will be staying here when I move on. Therefore, I’m not betting the farm on it...

Regards,

William C. Walker
WILW Radio