Tommyh
17 Answers
daren1
I think in general the world has just become a nastier place to live, everyone is in a rush to go nowhere.People for the most part are just plain selfish(not all),Where living in an age where it all about ME,ME,ME, countryside city it dont matter.I see it in church as well were all sunday christians come monday we'll be the first one to cut in line or hit the horn or cheat the waitress out of a fair tip...While we can't be responsible for other people behavior we can be responsible for our own..
| 12 years ago. Rating: 16 | |
doolittle
I,I,I,Me,Me,Me,Mine,Mine,Mine- it is the new code of ethics apparently. I was fourth in line at a deli department..the person 7th in line had convinced #6 and #5 to let him go first. When he got to me he simply asked if I would be as "respectful" as the other two. I calmly looked at him and said "Unless you can persuade me that you have a life or death situation to get too, I will not". He glared at me and said "Do you know how important I am??" I looked at him and said "as important as everyone else- and, quite frankly, to make me go behind you because you believe you are more important than I am is very disrespectful to me." When I got to the counter the deli manager was waiting (UT-OH) she shook my hand, thanked me, and said that the man got to the front of the line every time & I was the first person to turn him down. LOL. A 50 year old bully...getting away with it!!!! Oh, it get's worse...I have the nerve to stop at intersections where people are still crossing the street...I will pump gas for other people when it is raining (what the heck, I am already wet)...and I will tell kids in a movie theatre to turn off their cell phones- because txting distacts others from watching a movie. I hold doors open for the elderly and people more handicapped than myself. I get yelled at and called nasty names for doing all of the above. By adults who were raised in friendlier times in polite environments- Go Figure???!!!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 16 | |
lambshank
I think because our time and demands thrust upon us have become valuable commodities, I have little time to shop, but agree the arrogance is uncalled for, most of us are time poor, we need a little understanding and compassion, .....but I do get aggressive when I have my indicator on and some impatient ,ass**** takes my spot !!!!!!! guess patience is something I need to work on
| 12 years ago. Rating: 16 | |
Ann
Our area is not overpopulated, so it makes it easier to get in and out of Of Walmart. But it was much better when we had all these other little stores before Walmart took over. I enjoyed shopping. Now I absolutely hate it. There are so many people in walmart running into carts and not even appologizing. Rude and inconsidered.And yes, people parking in handicapped spaces that have no handicapped sign in theire window.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 15 | |
Chiangmai
Shopping at Walmart can stress the hell out of you. The same can be said about having to wait for the "Blue Light Special" at KMart.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 15 | |
mycatsmom
I thought that happened only here----in the big cities in the U.S.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
Poppy3
People change due to their experiences in life and the knowlegde and understanding they acquire along the way but the innate person is still there if you seek it out. Oh sorry did not read the question properly again!! I sure have had hundreds of these experiences - just one recently - everyone is encouraged to cycle - they do not obey the rules of the road - jump lights etc. and driving once not so long ago one crossed over straight in front of me nearly had a heart attack. With regard to supermarkets - don't go there I have had trolleys bang into me just so many times and no apology given etc.etc.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
FISH-O
I worked retail for many years and have seen all sorts of goings on in parking lots. The most extreme was one afternoon a woman came into the store followed very quickly by a raging man who was cussing, screaming and waving his fists in the air. The woman walked around the store choosing items minding her own business... The store quickly emptied as no one wanted to get involved. The guy in the back (Stock man plus other duties) vanished into thin air as was his custom during stressful moments... The woman reached the counter with this man at her heels.
I said, "Can you please stop yelling?"
He yelled at me and then began screaming at the woman.
I said, "I don't care for this and you need to leave now."
The man yelled at me and turned his attention once again to the woman... Rant, Rave, Rant, Rave, Rant, Rant and one more Rave.
I walked to the front door, opened it and said, "You will leave this store right now or I will phone the police."
He paused. He was more than likely thinking,"Humm. The police will be here in seconds considering where this particular shopping center is located on this, here planet earth... Oh look they are selling fake $!0.00 bills in front of the bakery again.". He then threw his hands up in the air and stomped out of the store calling us both a very nasty name.
I told him never to shop in the store again and waved to the crazy lady in the pawn shop.
It turned out the woman took his parking spot completely by accident and when he started screaming at her she decided to keep her car right in that spot.
Two days later one of our regular customers came in... "Hi!" "Hi!" and then... "You kicked my husband out of this store and told him not to shop here again.".
Out of my mouth without being checked by the brain came... "Oh! That was your husband! Oh... that is too bad."
Well, we lost that customer. Sad and True.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
Bob/PKB
Of course I have had run-ins with idiots who don't conform to my way of thinking. MY way would be moving along, stopping for pedestrians who have waited for an opening to cross the roadway instead of darting out, not understanding that an auto can damage THEM more than they can damage the auto. That would be not speeding like a jackass through the lot, observant of the fact there may be unattended children running amok because parents don't keep an eye on their kids anymore and expect YOU to do so. That would be taking ONE parking spot for your nice new or crappy old vehicle, not two, three, or even FOUR.
Just today, I was waiting for the traffic to clear so I could pull onto the street. My car was across the SIDEWALK, but NOT IN THE STREET. A "person" came riding by on her 3-wheeled bicycle, her fluorescent green vest gleaming in the sunshine. She was riding ON THE SIDEWALK, and felt it her civic duty to smack the hood of my car for blocking her path ON THE SIDEWALK. Bicycles are SUPPOSED to be ridden ON THE STREET, not on the SIDEWALK which is RESERVED for PEDESTRIANS or WHEEL-CHAIR BOUND persons or STROLLERS.
Many is the time I've wished for a citation book and a phony police badge.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
lindilou
I met this one while I was parked in the disabled spot---she could not see the tag on my gargantuan 4x4 so she began whacking the side of the truck and swearing at me...I was also @ 9 months pregnant!!!She was as sweet as she looks here!!!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
Second: I cant keep black clothes "clean"...cat fur, dog fur, horse hair, leaves from the forest, pollen...what a mess! LOL
gracelost
no but i have been that red in the face person in their car screeming "JACKLEGS!!! ALL YOU HAVE TOO DO IS FIND A PARKING SPACE AND MOOVVVEEEEE OOOOOOONNNNNNNNNN GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" lol jk i dont do i that offin only after ive had an energy drink :D XD
| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
adjective
1. unskilled or untrained for one's work; amateur: a jackleg electrician.
2. unscrupulous or without the accepted standards of one's profession: a jackleg lawyer.
3. makeshift; temporary.
noun
4. an unskilled or unscrupulous itinerant worker or practitioner. :D it is my favorite insult :D :)
ed shank
I must say that on occasion an idiot will make himself known, but whenever I have to run into town the people are very friendly. They hold doors for one another. They say hello to perfect strangers as do I. We have a bakery that has no salespeople. It is strictly on the honor system. Prices are posted, and that amount is placed in a drawer. I have been told that they actually make more than what they should because people will not bother to make change when it comes to pennies. Being a p***k in the sticks is dangerous, we do after all have a hunting season.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
Howso?
People almost never really change. If someone is rude under the circumstance of anonymity then you know right away that they are to be avoided. Can't be trusted. This is seen way too often in traffic circumstances. They think they are shielded from harm by way of their vehicle and speed but certainly it comes out in all areas of their life, with not so good results. How someone handles traffic, especially including truly idiot drivers, is a very good way to judge character. Tolerant and forgiving,....you are either are or you are not.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
millie111
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