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  • #1

    And the bubble bursts

    Some people reading these posts may wonder why we all sound so jaded and tired in our posts. We tend to post the big, crappy things that happen to us through the course of our day, but sometimes it is the little things that cause the most damage.

    A few weeks ago I came in to work at 7am. Usually i'm not prepared for the morning shift and come in all groggy and pissed off. This morning was different. I'm newly married and this shift was the first after spending two weeks in Hawaii on my honeymoon. Fall had just started, the radio played really good music on the way in and my mood couldn't possibly have been any better or any genuine.

    About 15 minutes into my shift i went and got myself some coffee. Our coffee table is along a wall and there really isn't enough room for two people to stand and pour. It is designed for you to pour your cup and move along to the sugar and creamer less than a foot away. I walk up to the coffee table and there is a old man just finishing pouring two cups. (One of those really old men with the wrinkly, fat red noses and a pissed off look on his face (that should have been a warning)). I expected him to move out of the way as i reached and got a cup and started pouring, sort of standing off to his side.

    Me: Good morning sir! How did you sleep last night?
    Om: That was rude.
    Me: Er.. excuse me?
    Om: Your mother did a terrible job.
    Me: ...
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    OOOOOOKAY...I believe that the reason we all sound jaded is because we have been treated so poorly that it outweighs any good moments that may actually occur. That gentleman had no reason to act in the manner that he did. If he chooses to have such a nasty attitude then he should stay home and drink his own damn coffe.

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    • #3
      Old people are rude about 50 percent of the time. However, the good 50 of old people that are nice, are always rememmbered it seems.
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      • #4
        How is "How did you sleep last night?" an inappropiate question at a hotel? Sleep is your business. That, and commenting upon someone else's manners in front of them is rude. Why do people think that only other people have to be nice?
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        • #5
          Sorry, I think i should clarify. I ended the story at my disbelief but he was mad about me reaching "around" him to get my coffee. He was the rude one, expecting me to stand there and wait until his old ass shuffled out of the way.

          This was one of those times when you can't ever think of anything good to say at the time but you certainly can later on, after the shock has worn off.

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          • #6
            You know, this really gets me. It's one of those little annoyances that makes me want to smack people.

            For example- interrupting someone is rude. Berating someone for interrupting is more rude. Just ask Emily Post or Miss Manners, etiquette does NOT condone anyone acting as the polite police. So if your mother didn't do a good job, then his mother probably left him under a rock to gather moss. Jerk.

            A good response would be- "Oh and you're some authority (said with severe sarcasm)"

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            • #7
              There is no accounting for some people's sanity or lack therof. I had this one douch say "You're rude!" to me for charging him for work at Kinko's.

              I wouldn't sweat it. Just some crabby old fart with disfunctional plumbing.

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              • #8
                Quoth RecoveringKinkoid View Post
                I had this one douch say "You're rude!" to me for charging him for work at Kinko's.
                Nuts. He must be thinking, hey, if I insult her, maybe her broken ego will give me that 5-finger discount I've been eying!
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                • #9
                  "Just because a mother teaches their child manners doesn't mean that said child retains those lessons as an adult, as you are proving yourself, sir."
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                  • #10
                    Quoth Getoutofmylobby View Post
                    Om: Your mother did a terrible job.
                    "Dad never complained . . ."
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                    • #11
                      Or you could well up with big crocodile tears and do the "...Oh....My mom just passed away last week....the wake was yesterday...."

                      That might make him change his tune....

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                      • #12
                        Quoth Plaidman View Post
                        Old people are rude about 50 percent of the time. However, the good 50 of old people that are nice, are always rememmbered it seems.
                        As a server, I swear, I swear, I swear, my favorite table to get is ALWAYS the 3-4 little old ladies who are smoking up a storm and ordering beers with their lunches. Or beers FOR their lunches. They are always fun, colorful, amusing, entertaining, friendly, nice, sweet, and generous. No one I would ever rather wait on. Ever. Not even Kirsten Dunst.

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                        • #13
                          So true Jester. I had one old lady come in to get her hunting license. She said, "And give me two boxes of those 170 Winchester 30-30 shells, I got a buck tag this year and I ain't wasting my time with those 150's anymore." She LOVED her Winchester and was a real nice lady.

                          For those who don't know, she was refering to the bullet weight. It is measured in grains. 7000 grains = 1 pound.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth kerrisan View Post
                            "Dad never complained . . ."
                            LOL. That's a good one! I can only imagine what his reaction to that would have been!
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                            • #15
                              Quoth AFpheonix View Post
                              Or you could well up with big crocodile tears and do the "...Oh....My mom just passed away last week....the wake was yesterday...."

                              Oh, yeah, nothing like tears. He'll either apologize and move off, or walk away as quickly as possible. Either way
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