for the love of God

[OfficeSlug]

What the hell....?


She think you just have drivers standing by to get food for people on VACATION ? (Is 20 minutes for a drive too far for vacation anymore!?)

[Jester]

Everyone here is, for the most part, commenting on the guest bitching about the distance. Forget the distance for a moment. After all, what is a long distance to some is a short distance to others. Here in Key West, 3 miles is kind of a long distance, as the island is only 4 miles long. Out in Phoenix, "around the corner" could BE 3 or 4 miles, and quite often is. Distance and acceptability of distance is a relative matter.

No, the problem here is not that the guest was bitching about the distance or even the drive. The problem is that she would not accept reality, that reality being that the closest decent BBQ place (and from what I read between the lines, the closest BBQ place at all) was not closer to her chosen vacation spot. She somehow expected Dave to tell her about a good BBQ place that was closer, even if such a place did not exist. She was blaming Dave for the fact that the owners of the BBQ place chose to inconvenience her by not building their shack of smokey goodness closer to Dave's hotel.

In other words, it's not so much that she's lazy. It's that she's a complete fucking idiot. After all, a lazy person would say, "Shit. That's too far. What other kinds of good restaurants do you have that are closer?" Whereas a complete fucking idiot insists that reality must change for their whims and desires.

If she wanted that kind of service she should've stayed at a 4 star hotel.

I have been to many lovely hotels that didn't have a decent BBQ place anywhere near them.

Whenever I go on vacation, I check with the hotel I am booking to say if there is a decent sushi place in the vicinity. If there is....GREAT! If there isn't....okay, I'll live.

...the Roman philosopher Seneca reasoned...

Nice to see someone applying a philosopher's reasoning to some of the idiocy we deal with so often. Well done!

the path to happiness was to expect nothing from life.

This might apply to us: the reason we get angry at people like her is that we expect people to not behave like spoiled children. If we remove that expectation, we have no reason to be angry.

This actually explains a lot about me. I actually expect people to behave like spoiled children. When they don't, bonus. When they do, I expected it, so I am not surprised. (I am often not surprised.)

And yet so many of my friends and acquaintances wonder why I am so often so damn happy. I think you just explained it. Or rather, Seneca did.

Thanks for the insight!

[JustaCashier]

Jester, There's that old adage that Bartenders are Shrinks, so in that sense you're one already. But, it would be great to see you in the actual profession:


Dr.Jester: What seems to be the problem?
Patient: Doc, I blargle blargle blargle..... What's wrong with me?
Dr. Jester: *stroking chin* Well, as I see it, you are a complete fucking idiot.



Mike

[Jester]

Jester, There's that old adage that Bartenders are Shrinks, so in that sense you're one already. But, it would be great to see you in the actual profession

I have been told on a number of occasions by a number of people that I should have been a psychologist/psychiatrist. It is something that comes to me rather naturally, counseling people, listening to their problems, guiding them in the best course, etc. It is something I not only enjoy, but take some pride in. Especially on those rare occasions that people actually do take my advice to heart and it turns out I was right. Not because I was right....but because I was able to help them in more than a "Damn, Jester! I should have listened to what you said" way.

Dr. Jester: *stroking chin* Well, as I see it, you are a complete fucking idiot.

Now, it is true that I am known for being both blunt and honest. But if I were a professional shrink (beyond the bar, that is), I would not be so blunt. I would still tell people they were fucking idiots....but I would do it in a much politer way.

Honestly, I do what I can to help people out. But sometimes what will help them out IS brutal honesty. Even if that means I have to tell them point blank that they are being a complete fucking idiot. Hell, I remember several occasions when my friends told me, "Jester, you're being an asshole," I realized that they were actually right, and that kick in the noggin helped me right my path from where I had been heading. And I was thankful to them for that....not everyone will always be so honest.

Of course, the less I like the person, the less diplomatic I have to be, so there are times when I have no problem telling someone about their complete fucking idiocy.

After all, what's the point of being brutally honest if you can't have FUN with it from time to time?

[Magpie]

Jester, There's that old adage that Bartenders are Shrinks, so in that sense you're one already.

Anyone read The Ship Who Searched, where they start putting licensed counsellors behind the bar? Basically since everyone was already treating the bartender as a counsellor, they figured that you might as well have someone who had formal training in it.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Jester, There's that old adage that Bartenders are Shrinks, so in that sense you're one already. But, it would be great to see you in the actual profession:

Dr. Jester: *stroking chin* Well, as I see it, you are a complete fucking idiot.

See, I can't help but picture Jester subscribing to the Dr. Denis Leary form of psychotherapy. "Doctor, I--" "Shut the fuck up! Next!" "I don't feel so--" "Shut the fuck up! Next!"