No amount of gesturing helped the other day, so I’m taking my plight-inspired plea to the web.
If you are a caucasian male who drives north on 805 between Chula Vista and Mission Valley each weekday morning between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m. in a fairly new silver Ford F-150, and listens to an iPod (or similar device) through an FM transmitter that is tuned to 89.1, this post is probably for you.
The country music that you’re playing through your iPod is super terrible. For whatever reason, your transmitter is a hell of a lot stronger than my Griffin special; your signal not only drowns out mine, but yours sounds better than mine ever has – and you’re 15-20′ away.
Regardless, you were behind me the other day in traffic, and you were imposing your honky-tonk will on me. I beg you to stop, because my options are limited.
As you already know, 88.7 works, but not all that well because of its proximity to the PBS/NPR/Whatever The Hell station. And while there may be one or two other frequencies that are acceptable temporarily, none of them are good across the whole county like 89.1. You know this, and yet, you insist on spreading the musical misfortune of some dude and his “chap-wearing woman” to all FM transmitter users on 805N.
What you’re doing borders on criminal, Sir. You’ve essentially started you’re own mobile pirate radio.
To be fair, there was a dude on 8 West, near the 15 North intersection a few days ago who was using an FM transmitter too – and it was (again) far more powerful than mine; his copy of Pink Floyd’s “Animals” was extremely clear as it stomped out the “This Week in Tech” podcast I had playing, and it was welcomed. In that instance, we both nodded our heads to the beat, and he realized that he’d taken control of my stereo…but that I dug it. You, on the other hand, probably didn’t realize that the hostility in my eyes was caused by the same music that was bringing you closer and closer to tears of joy.
Pick another station, Oh Powerful Transmitter Guy. We don’t want your goods.
Good lord! I thought I was the only one that noticed this! I have to say that I have been fortunate not be be as tortured was you were, but feel for you all the same. Drop by and read my one blog post so far. I think you’ll find it strangely familar….
Y’need to get a cassette adaptor. I’ve used one for my iPod for years, far better sound quality than what I’ve heard on those transmitters. And no halo effect, obviously.
Why don’t you just speed up a bit or slow down a little so it doesn’t interfere? You expect someone else to change to a different less desireable frequency just to please you?
Apparently you didn’t read the “in traffic” part.
I’d much rather bitch and moan about his overly powerful transmitter, than cause an accident by speeding right up into the dude in front of me.
Having not been in California for quite awhile I forgot that definition of California traffic is a bit different than South Dakota traffic
Haha…you know, if there were less Spanish radio stations infiltrating our precious airwaves, there would be more options…and the world, I think, would be a better place.
This is the reason I just invested in the car kit for my ipod. I have a friend that plays horrible music and over powers people’s radios just to be an ass.
I say this is a sign from God that you need to listen more to NPR’s “All Songs Considered”.
I am not into Country either but your sentiments are exactly how I feel about that horrid rap crap, lol.
i could never get an fm transmitter to work right, so that’s why i use the good ol’ run-it-thru-the-cassette-deck thing.
I, for one, laughed my head off at this. I have not had this happen to me, but maybe thats because I am the guy with the super transmitter (I don’t know) I use the XM roadyII. Mostly its on Opie and Anthony. I can just imagine what strangers would think of these guys if they happened to get taken over by me. I really only have one good option for FM stations to use. I am really thinking of investing in a new head unit and an xm reciever for it.
Errr, did you happen to get
mythe plate number on that truck?