Things You Shouldn't Try in 2008

Following up on my list of Things You Should Try in 2008, this is a list of things to avoid trying when possible. While I discourage some of these items/activities based on experience, a couple are based purely on speculation (and common sense).

Those Chicken Wraps from Either McDonald's or Wendy's
What a total letdown. Both places incorporate warm chicken surrounded by cold lettuce, cold cheese, and a tortilla (not warm). The tortilla ends up getting cold from the the cheese and lettuce and the chicken ends up lukewarm at best by the time you get it out of the wrapper resulting in immense disappointment. Sack up and go get a real wrap from a deli.

Blowing Through Your Paycheck
I've done this twice. Once around here and again in New York. While I don't recommend completely spending your paycheck on a trip somewhere, I don't discourage it. There's no harm with having some out of town fun once in a while. Just don't make it a habit. However, if you're spending your entire paycheck around where you live, something's seriously wrong. Chances are you're drinking too much, eating too much expensive food, and buying too many unnecessary things.

Crack
Just don't.

Walking Up Six Flights of Stairs When an Elevator Is Nearby
I made this mistake in New York because I didn't realize an elevator was nearby. I was also carrying a 25 pound backpack and a small suitcase. Lesson learned. Always look for an elevator. If one is not present, complain, sit around waiting for one to be put in, then give up and go somewhere else when you realize nobody heard you complain and nobody would care if they did hear you.
Note: It's acceptable to climb up to 3 flights of stairs. But not often.

As I continually do things I shouldn't, additions to this list will pop up periodically.