Originally posted by royalchickenIt wasn't W's daddy was it?
Two friends and I were headed for the beach in a pickup truck. I was wedged in the middle, C driving, S in passenger seat.
We reach residential neighborhood; child playing street far ahead, C slows to 15 mph (speed limit is 25 mph). Old man is with child, they're in the middle of road, not showing any sign of leaving. C slows to 5 mph, old man an ...[text shortened]... , taking his example, you're on my sh!t list.
RC (too peeved for just one verb tense)
Originally posted by royalchickenI am sorry for your bad experience, rc. I think we all know how you feel. Last night I stopped in a store where I spend LOTS of money. I bought some clothes and went to pay for them. I asked for a hat box that was on a shelf up high. The gilr seemed miffed that she had to get the ladder to get it down. AS she was climbing up the ladder, an older woman who worked there siad "We just put those up there". I joked "Well, it's time to take them down" because I wanted them. I happened to glance at her after I said that and she made an ugly face at the girl about what I said. The girl looked from the woman to me and knew I had been the older woman's face. The younger woman became very nice and talkative to me, trying to make up for the rudeness of the old biddy. So I felt embarrassed and humiliated by the older woman's behavior, but the younger woman tried to apologize. I felt better for that, but next time I go there I will trip the older woman :-D
Two friends and I were headed for the beach in a pickup truck. I was wedged in the middle, C driving, S in passenger seat.
We reach residential neighborhood; child playing street far ahead, C slows to 15 mph (speed limit is 25 mph). Old man is with child, they're in the middle of road, not showing any sign of leaving. C slows to 5 mph, old man an ...[text shortened]... , taking his example, you're on my sh!t list.
RC (too peeved for just one verb tense)
Anyway, I think we need to realize who has the problem in a situation like that. If someone is agressive, or even passive-agressive with you, realize it is their problem, and don't let them make it yours.
The old man had probably excperienced repeated speeding drivers on that street, so he was upset to begini with. His anger was not aimed at you, rather at them., but you were the unlucky recipeint of his anger. Which was probably best, as you are kind people who wouldn't harm him. The problem though is that he may have been serious about shotting at people who speed there. Perhaps you shopuld contact the police to mlet them know of the problem. Perhaps they can talk to people in the neighborhood and see if there is anything to be done to help the situation.
Originally posted by royalchickenDriving slowly is extremely dangerous!
Two friends and I were headed for the beach in a pickup truck. I was wedged in the middle, C driving, S in passenger seat.
We reach residential neighborhood; child playing street far ahead, C slows to 15 mph (speed limit is 25 mph). Old man is with child, they're in the middle of road, not showing any sign of leaving. C slows to 5 mph, old man an ...[text shortened]... , taking his example, you're on my sh!t list.
RC (too peeved for just one verb tense)
As requested by the chicken himself I will post another story of inhumane behavior. Anyone who lives in the Ohio/Pennsylvania area surely knows what a Giant Eagle is. For the others, it's a giganticly popular grocery store chain. I happened to work at one for three years till about a month ago (college). We have these "discount" cards that are needed if you want the sale price. Well, some people don't bring them, and expect to use someone elses or the stores, and that is a no no. In fact, about a month before this incident, 3 people from our store were fired for letting customers use some other card. So I am gleefully(read boringly) ringing out groceries for people when a gothic comes through. I finish, and she says, "Oh, I need to use the store card!". I shut her down of course, saying I don't want to lose my job! She gets all mad about it, and says, "Where's your X-Mas spirit!?" sarcastically. I, of course, said something to the effect of still not wanting to lose my job. She storms out, dropping this bomb on her way out: "I hope you are sterile!". I of course, busted out laughing, telling her to have a good day and a better X-Mas! Good stuff.....
Basically the same thing happened to me and two buddies in our final year of high school.
We were coming home from school in my buddy's mother's Mercedes. He REALLY enjoyed driving that car so he was tearing around all the corners, going much too fast. As we rounded another corner, there was a little poodle in the road.
He can handle a car pretty well, so he got around the dog easily.
We got to my other buddy's house and as he got out, a red VW came tearing around the corner and stopped next to us.
The dude (he was 3/4 years older than us) got out and started shouting at us about irresponsible school kids blah blah blah and how we could have killed his mom's precious dog.
The smart-ass that I am, pointed out that it's actually illegal for your pets to run around in the street if not on a leash.
He then started pushing me around and started yelling at me - just being a real pain in the ass.
I told him calmly to take his #$%& ing hands off me.
He didn't.
I floored him.
Problem solved 😀
It's one of those situations you really are too shocked to say anything in. You go home and a million wittisisms and agressive acts swell up in you and you are too late to say or activate any of them.
It's all very well to say in hindsight: "You should have said..." or "You should have done..." But, the truth of the matter is, it's so unexpected you couldn't have prepared for it.
For all situations there is one thing that I have at the back of my mind in case I'm speechless. That's a massive yawn. Nothing rips into people like yawning at them. However, if he'd had a gun then it probably wouldn't have been wise.