One of my new favorite blogs is LA Metblogs and it has been running a series of “64 Worst Things About LA.” The one that is film related and thus, something I can post to this site, just held a contest between “asshole bus drivers” and “neighborhood film shoots.” You know, I gotta say, it’s a toss-up. At least film shoots have some glam attached to them. I definitely concur with the “asshole bus drivers” vote:
Los Angeles is the film capital. We’re proud of that. For many of us, its why we’re here. So, how is it that some lame producers and production managers can make us disdain the film industry by disregarding common courtesy towards residents in neighborhoods their shoots impact? Closing off streets with little or no notice, restricting street parking and offering residents no alternatives, setting up or shooting before and/or after the permitted periods, often keeping neighbors from being able to sleep? And when is the LAPD or Film LA ever going to enforce permits with more than a nasty phone call?
Pulling blindly into traffic, blowing past waiting passengers, and blocking intersections are but a few of the behaviors of asshole bus drivers. Let‚Äôs face it – anyone willing to take a job maneuvering an oversized vehicle throughout this city‚Äôs streets all day long must be a little nuts, but a not so rare breed are menaces to society, also known for cutting off bicyclists and tailgating passenger vehicles. Ralph Kramden would be ashamed.
Which is worse: Neighborhood film shoots or asshole bus drivers?
- Asshole bus drivers (69%)
- Neighborhood film shoots (31%)
Total Votes: 428