To my dear friend, the FCC

Dear FCC,

A few weeks ago I received an SMS on my mobile phone from (972)890-5296 with the following content:

"$10,000 or more in credit card debt? Free consultation VISIT-www.1stdebtstop.com. Cut your debt by at least 60%. We are here to help."

This is unsolicited spam from an entity I have never dealt with and in my naive belief that you, dear FCC, exist to protect us consumers from unfair predatory practices, I took the time to fill out your complaint form at http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm and received the following response in the mail a few days later:

"We note that investigating these types of complaints is a complex process. After reviewing and investigating your complaint, we have determined that unfortunately the facts presented in this case do not indicate a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or FCC's rules on which we can take enforcement action."

The process being complex apparently did not hinder you from making this determination in a swift fashion, but why do you feel like mentioning it at all? Could it be that you failing to include any reason for this decision was because it ended up being too complex given your abilities and level of commitment?

Sincerely,

L.

Beep, beep, beep...

Noise pollution is sometimes unavoidable but it really gets to me when there is absolutely no point to it. I find those reverse beepers on garbage trucks especially irritating. I'm sure someone at the department of transportation thought they'd make for a great safety feature, but the message they're really blaring out is "we wake up everyone who isn't deaf and run over everyone who is and doesn't get out of the way fast enough". It does not make going in reverse one bit safer and might actually give the driver a false sense of safety and entitlement. And for me, it makes for an unwanted early morning wake-up alarm on Wednesdays.