Why I don't like people...please allow me to vent :)

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Okay, I DO like people. Most people, actually. But there's that small inconsiderate, buttheaded segment of the population that just makes the world (and life) tougher than it has to be.



I've had a wonderful relaxing Sunday. Chilling out, crosswords, surfing, reading, playing guitar, talking to friends back home on the phone, etc.



I knew I needed to make a "Target run" for some stuff before the night was over.



I go there and I have my stuff and I'm checking out. First, I've been in line FOR-FÜCKING-EVER because the cashier is slower than maple syrup and is just SLOOOOOOOOWLY running stuff through of the person in front of me, stopping to comment on the packaging, the price, how SHE uses it, etc.







7 hours later, I'm finally next. Guess what? The credit/debit machine is busted. The lady KNOWS this, but she proceeds to attempt a McGyver-inspired repair job with an ink pen and a few well-placed whacks with the heel of her hand.



Mind you, the line behind me is quite long and thick (heehee...I said "long and thick...").



Basically, I suddenly remembered I had $40 cash tucked away in my wallet from last week and I said "listen, forget it...let me just pay cash. That cool?".



Okay. What HUMAN BEING would not have said, "oh, okay...great. Sorry for the inconvenience..." and took MY MONEY. This lady? She INSISTS on continuing to fück with the machine, EVEN THOUGH I'M STANDING THERE WAVING MONEY IN HER FACE!



Long story short, she FINALLY takes my cash. Doesn't say "thank you", "come again", "kiss my ass", "have a glorious day", etc.



Twit.



So now I'm out and I'm hungry and I dart over to Rubio's (for those of you not in SoCal, Rubio's is a Baja California fish taco place: Mexican stuff, but with a seafood angle...kinda upper-middle fast food. Better than Taco Bell, but not quite a full-tilt "sit down" restaurant either).



I'm walking to the door and this lady, coming from the other direction just SPRINTS to the door, as if she doesn't get fed in 20 seconds, she'd done for. She sprinted for the door ONLY after looking up and seeing me and obviously thinking "hey, I can't let this guy in from of me...that would be wrong!". We basically crash into each other, her ramming into my shoulder in her haste to beat me inside. This isn't some stupid 15-year-old either. This is an adult, well into her 40's.



Does she say "Excuse me?" or "I'm sorry!". Why, of course not. That would be too expected.







After that sterling example of speed, I expected she'd be a Rubio's regular: "2 fish tacos, lobster combo, salsa on the side, beans, hold the rice and a Corona...".



NOOOOOOOOOOO.



It's the asshole's FIRST TIME. So while she's standing there looking at the menu the way I look at poetry (slightly impressed, but not really knowing what to truly make of it all), the girl behind the counter (who saw the NFL-level door block moments earlier) is looking at me like "Dude, I'm sorry...".



This lady, after damn near dislocating my shoulder to beat me to the counter to order first DOESN'T HAVE THE FAINTEST IDEA what she wants, where she is, what a lobster is and how it fits on a burrito, etc.



She's bitching to the cashier about the price, asking every stupid question a human could possibly muster, bitching about the font on the menu being to small to read, etc.



AND SHE HASN'T EVEN ORDERED YET!!!







I swear to God, I almost kicked her in the back of the head.



She finally said to the girl behind the counter "what's in the lobster burrito?".



At this point, emboldened with anger and a sore shoulder, I uncharacteristically chime in "I'm gonna go out on a limb and say...lobster?".







She turns around and goes "but what else?".



She doesn't even know that I'm fücking with her.



Finally, after a good 9 minutes (honest to God), I get to order and get my food and head home.



I stop at the gas station to top of my car.



I walk in and there's a line of people, 7 deep. The cashier? Oh, she's TALKING ON THE GODDAMN PHONE AND IGNORING EVERYONE!







Finally, she starts acting like an employee and serving the customers (hey, I was shocked too!) and the dumbass in front of me buys $12 worth of gas with NICKELS AND PENNIES.



NICKELS AND PENNIES. Let me say that again: $12 worth of gas with NICKELS AND PENNIES.



I stood in there for a good 4-5 minutes while dumbass and surly cashier chick count it all out. TWICE.



Finally, I get my gas and go home.



Basically, guys, what SHOULD have been a 45 minute trip turned into almost 90 minutes. Add up the time screwing around with the idiot from Target, the lady from Rubio's and the dynamic duo of Dumbass Coin Boy and Phone Talker Cashier and there's a good 30 minutes or so of my life wasted.



Wasted, NOT for any good reason (like flirting or smooching or anything), but because the world is crawling with dumbasses who a) don't know how to act themselves, b) treat other people and c) well, I can't think of a "c", but I'm sure I could.



Here's a tip for you guys, in case you're either IN or CONTRIBUTING TO the above scenarios:



1. If you're working a cash register, be quick. Be polite and personable, if you want, but be quick and efficient. DO NOT read and comment on the products being purchased, ESPECIALLY if there is a line of 9-12 people all waiting. Secondly, if your stupid credit/debit machine is broken and the customer offers you good cash money to expedite things, TAKE IT. The people behind me have better things to do than watch you bang around on a machine you're obviously not qualified to fix.



2. If you're out in public and you're REALLY hungry, do not make it a habit of sprinting and lunging past others, possibly causing injury. Certainly causing anger and resentment. I hate to sound mean, but to that lady who busted in front of me at Rubios: "I hope your debut experience with a lobster burrito leaves you with cramps and a serious case of the screaming shits for 2-3 days. You deserve it, asshole. Happy crapping.



3. If you're going to purchase anything over, say $1.15, DO NOT PAY WITH COINS! Do you know how long it takes to count out $12 worth of nickels and pennies? Yeah, I didn't think so. DON'T DO IT!



Okay, there.



I feel SO much better. I just had to vent, get this off my chest.



Mods, you can even close this. I don't care. I just had to share my crappy, one-lame-scenario-after-another evening with all my buddies here.







Hey, Macworld is tomorrow!!!



YOWSAH!!!



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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 42
    g4dudeg4dude Posts: 1,016member
    Dude, I feel your pain. This kind of shit happens to me all the time
  • Reply 2 of 42
    yep, people suck



    they make me doubt my desire to get into medicine. maybe being a vet is a better idea...most people dont deserve to live. i still cant believe natural selection is obsolete now. damn, let the weak die off. too many stupid people are being allowed to breed and survive...
  • Reply 3 of 42
    ferroferro Posts: 453member
    Reminds me of that movie...



    "Me, Myself & Irene"



    E PLURIBUS UNIX

    -----------------------------

  • Reply 4 of 42
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    I didn't know you lived in New Jersey!
  • Reply 4 of 42
    i say that pscates gets the member of the week for this.



    Least we can do.



    (plus, I secretly want to placate him so he doesnt get a gun and come shoot us all )
  • Reply 6 of 42
    Another testimony to justify abortion, any sort of population control, anti-anti-gun laws, immigration laws, death penalty, etc. etc. (no one can classify my political party affiliation! Bwahaha!! )



    I agree with ya, Scates.



    People suck. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
  • Reply 7 of 42
    [quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:

    <strong>Another testimony to justify abortion, any sort of population control, anti-anti-gun laws, immigration laws, death penalty, etc. etc. (no one can classify my political party affiliation! Bwahaha!! )



    I agree with ya, Scates.



    People suck. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    i wouldnt say that abortion is a good way of population control, cause the unborn can potentially be a moron or a genius. it isnt known yet. so, as a result, u could be taking away a potentially great citizen of society. of course, in the same way, u could be helping to rid the world of a POS scrub...

    but i guess, if u abort someone, ul never know, eh?



    but getting back to the thread at hand--people, on the whole, are idiots.
  • Reply 8 of 42
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    Whew...glad to see I wasn't alone on my tirade.



    Jonathan, I'm the nicest guy in the world. No, really!







    I never look for - or cause - stuff (and I certainly would never do any of the things I outlined above to others) and I just like it when people are considerate, well-mannered and don't act like idiots.



    Tonight was especially bad (three scenarios in a row...it just got ridiculous), so I had to unload somewhere. Better that I'm the kinda guy who CAN do it verbally/written, you know? It's the ones who keep it all in and say nothing that you have to watch out for.







    I'm a kittycat. I just get my back up sometimes when people act like such shitheads....all on the same night.



  • Reply 9 of 42
    jrcjrc Posts: 817member
    Don't live in a (big) city. City dwellers suck at this stuff. Live in a small town that doesn't get many visitors and everybody has their 'pattern' down right.



    And there are no damn TARGET stores anywhere.
  • Reply 10 of 42
    [quote]Originally posted by pscates:

    <strong>I'm a kittycat. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    meow



    here pussy pussy
  • Reply 11 of 42
    dogcowdogcow Posts: 713member
    I have to deal with morons everyday. I work in retail at a one hour photo lab/ portrait studio type place. I think after working there for three years, I've cut about 10 years off my life and I think I'm starting to go gray and I'm only 17!!) Its really sad how many people think the world revolves around them and everyone exists merely for A) Serving them, B) entertainment or, C) to bitch at.



    You have NOT IDEA the stories I have about the morons who exist in this world. Also, my dad's a cop and you would not even begin to believe half the ridiculous stores he has. Hell between the two of us I could write a bestseller, its so pathetic .



    [ 01-06-2002: Message edited by: Dogcow ]</p>
  • Reply 12 of 42
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    [quote]Originally posted by _ alliance _:

    <strong>meow



    here pussy pussy</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Not that kind of cat... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

  • Reply 13 of 42
    [quote]Originally posted by pscates:

    <strong>



    Not that kind of cat... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    im confused...

    what kind then?
  • Reply 14 of 42
    I say kill'em all and let God sort'em out!
  • Reply 15 of 42
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    Yes, i've decided that the general public is essentially dumb.

    I'm a lifeguard and let me tell you people do really dumb stuff, and i'm not talking about kids (sure there is the odd kid who does something stupid), the main problem is stupid adults. Like the ones who think their three year old can swim in the deep end...of course this three year old has never been in water deeper than the bath tub...u can imagine how that worked out.



    bah....



    "Just one more sleepless night." how true it is
  • Reply 16 of 42
    [quote]I've cut about 10 years off my life and I think I'm starting to go gray and I'm only 17!!<hr></blockquote>Don't feel too bad. One of my good friends is half bald (that line just keeeeeeps on receding) and he's just 19. Poor guy...
  • Reply 17 of 42
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Life sucks sometimes, huh?
  • Reply 18 of 42
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    [quote]I work in retail at a one hour photo lab/ portrait studio type place.<hr></blockquote>



    Does this place really have one hour photos? Or is it: "Bring it in at 9 AM, we'll have them to you tomorrow". <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 19 of 42
    moogsmoogs Posts: 4,296member
    *picking himself off the floor, holding his side*



    Dude, that is seriously fu*ked up. I nearly turned my skivies yellow when you said the guy paid for $12 worth of gas with pennies and nickles. What a douche bag!



    As for the lady at the seafood place (I always did like tuna tacos ), you handled yourself better than I would've. Would've taken me all of about 2 minutes before I verbally stomped the crap out of her, leaving noting but a puddle of goo and hair fragments.



    But in the end analysis I look at it this way: at the expense of 45 minutes of your life, the rest of us got to read one of the funniest damn posts this board has seen in months.







    [ 01-07-2002: Message edited by: Moogs ? ]</p>
  • Reply 20 of 42
    This kind of shit is the RULE for Chicago. The one i hate is when the person behind the counter/register asks you a question but has their head turned the other way. I say, "I'm sorry I didn't hear that." They look at me and then just when they start to talk they look away again. If you want me to hear you in a busy store with lots of noise coming from behind you due to the loud people whipping up food in the back THEN GOD DAMN LOOK AT ME WHEN SPEAK TO ME.



    Anyone read Brave New World?



    One time at a video store here there were like two people working. It was the day after new years so there were people in returning video. Delta Minor #1 was on the phone with some person who wanted him to check and see if every movie on their long list was in stock. Delta Minor #2 had an enormous stack of videos that they were checking back in. Delta Minor #3 who I guess was in charge was working the register and none to fast.



    So when we're done and leaving my wife says something like "You need to get that guy off the phone and take care of the people waiting in line". Delta Minor #3 say, "we're short staffed today and just between you and me we're doing a good job". Not only was it not "ust between you and me" they were not doing a good job.



    I worked in an auto parts store one summer. My boss, an ex Marine, had a rule. If the store is packed and the phone rings answer it and find out what they want. If it will take too long ask them to call back. Because people in the store always take precedence over people NOT in the store. DON?T leave someone with cash in their hand waiting.



    Here?s a rule I live by. I get in the line that has the best cashier. Not the shortest line! If the best casheir has a longer line I?ll get in that on. If you get a good one remember for the next time you come in.



    [ 01-07-2002: Message edited by: Scott H. ]</p>
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