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here is a list of things that I think should be standard issue:

first-class - this isn't really feasible but it would be nice. free alcohol, extra leg space, nice cushions, no elbow wars. Extra plus: my feet don't touch the ground when I sit back - so I can swing them around like a little kid. And if I sit in the first row, I can prop my legs on the wall. neat!

automatic faucets/soap-dispensers/towel dispensers - I am constantly mindful of germs and wet objects - so the fact that I don't have to touch the faucet to use it is brilliant. Add on the fact that I don't have to touch the soap or the towel dispenser is even more so. Minus: when I get an IR that doesn't work - then I'm waving my hands in a sink for 20 secs and feeling like an idiot

shoe horns at security - I bring my own plastic one whenever I travel - much easier than having to mess with shoe laces, however, a public shoe horn would not appeal to my disklike of other people's germs.

workout facility on the premises - not having to leave the building in the cold and being able to work out directly after work or before work or during lunch would be awesome - not to mention a stress reliever. of course, I don't have that now, because I am a contractor and not an actual employee. so I get jealous when I walk by and see people using the one on site...

automatic car starters - I have one on the car at home that I never drive (due to my absence), and I think that all cars should have them, including rentals, because it can get damn cold up here and I like to have a warm car in the morning instead of having a cold car for 3/4 of the drive to work.

tivo - I hate commericals when I am watching a show. the whole week should be pre-recorded... of course, that makes watching the news a little pointless...

red bull - I'm pretty sure people are in agreement that this stuff isn't good for you, especially in large quantities and especially with vodka. whatever - it curbs my appetite. I say "gimmiemydamnredbullnow!"

lip medex - chapped lips suck - in many different ways that I won't get into.

large offices with doors - cubes blow. having no privacy sucks. but stuffy, cramped offices might actually suck worse.

bathroom stalls with walls and doors that go to the floor - they seemed pretty standard in europe, and they've been around much longer than the US. When I'm in a stall, I don't want to see the feet of the person in the next one. it reminds me that if the wall wasn't there, I would be sitting, half-naked, with someone I don't know in my personal space.

floating mood meters a la Sims - when you don't even have to look at a person to let them know that you are in a pissy mood, it allows you to cool off that much faster. a floating mood meter (like a mood ring) should float above your head. so if someone comes up to you while you are i the red, they had better make you laugh or else they could lose a [noun]... this is, of course, fantasy, and wishing cannot make it so.

good 24-hour, on-site cafeterias - but that might be an oxymoron. vending machines will be the death of me - do you understand how many calories are in a bag of muchies? there is no nutritional value, just empty calories and loads of sodium. Not to mention the occaisional need to shake the crap out of the machine to get your little $2 2oz bag of puffed corn due to it being stuck in the coil.

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that's all I can think if right now... my brain stopped working a minute ago.