RL Anger

gryphter · Nov 13, 2019, 9:36 PM

I can't contest this point. Driving home from lunch today, I observed a driver of a big truck who felt the best place for him to park this monstrosity for a while and disembark the vehicle to engage whatever mysteries a dipshit like this is involved with, was at the end of a road that joins the one I was travelling down.

To better enable his dubious activities, he elected to park it lengthwise, so as to completely block both lanes. Now this a rural area, yes, but it's not 'sure block the road, it won't be used again until spring' rural. It does mean we have nice, wide dirt shoulders, just perfect to receive a vehicle whose driver needs a lengthy introspective in the middle of nowhere to regather their life's purpose.

Yet, no -- this paragon of mammalian intelligence had a better plan.

I think a whole lifetime of 'what the fuck even' flashed through my brain in the handful of seconds it took to drive past this tableau. Then another before it was impossible to look wistfully into my rear view mirror and reflect on the futility of continuing this bold experiment we call human society.

I'd like to officially submit my recommendation that we take off and nuke the site from orbit.

Auspice · Nov 13, 2019, 9:41 PM

@gryphter

A few nights ago, driving home, I get to my apartment complex to see people double-parked on either side of the aisle. There was just barely enough room for me to carefully navigate my car (a Fiat 500, so tiny) through.

As I was finishing pulling through, an ambulance came bouncing into the complex: sirens and lights on.

I cannot imagine the shitshow that must have followed.

And sad to say, this is very very common there. @Admiral can attest from when he used to live in the same complex.

gryphter · Nov 13, 2019, 9:55 PM

@Auspice At this point in life even though I've come to expect people to be stupid, they continue to raise the bar. It's amazing.

ETA: Not stupid, that's totally wrong. It implies some kind of blameless deficiency. This is not that; it's willful dipshittery or, to be more literal, the kind of irresponsible and disrespectful behavior that's sadly becoming the norm.

TNP · Nov 13, 2019, 10:48 PM

You see this in supermarkets too. The person who parks his cart directly parallel to someone else's cart so no one else can pass by. Or if not a second cart then an aisle display. Couldn't just leave their cart a few feet ahead or behind so someone can zig zag through, oh nooooooo... Dipshits.

Auspice · Nov 18, 2019, 1:16 PM

I guess I left my car unlocked after chores on the weekend. Someone went through my shit.

But what they took is so goddamn stupid. They took my pens. My chapstick (who steals chapstick?!?!). A pair of $12 Bluetooth headphones (but not the better pair in the pocket of the passenger seat I use when hiking).

And the case my owner's manual and registration are in.

I'm mostly upset about the last since it's the one that's most difficult to replace.

I know it was a kid because they left behind a whole book of stamps as well. And a young kid at that because my flask was moved and is still full of whiskey.

Just...goddamnit. Stupid start to the week.

Ganymede · Nov 18, 2019, 1:25 PM

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

I know it was a kid because they left behind a whole book of stamps as well. And a young kid at that because my flask was moved and is still full of whiskey.

You can rule out "teacher" because the flask is in there, but you should also add "elitist hipster" to your list, based on what was taken.

JinShei · Nov 18, 2019, 4:58 PM

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

I guess I left my car unlocked after chores on the weekend. Someone went through my shit.

Argh, I'm sorry, love.

When someone broke into my car, they took the stereo and left my CD that had been in it. Insult to injury...

Auspice · Nov 18, 2019, 5:05 PM

@JinShei said in RL Anger:

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

I guess I left my car unlocked after chores on the weekend. Someone went through my shit.

Argh, I'm sorry, love.

When someone broke into my car, they took the stereo and left my CD that had been in it. Insult to injury...

I'm still like WHO STEALS CHAPSTICK?!?!?

JinShei · Nov 18, 2019, 5:06 PM

@Auspice And used ones! I'll be over here... twitching.

RightMeow · Nov 18, 2019, 5:06 PM

@Auspice

Someone with chapped lips?

Auspice · Nov 18, 2019, 5:07 PM

@RightMeow said in RL Anger:

@Auspice

Someone with chapped lips?

USED.
CHAPSTICK.

it's just so ew

RightMeow · Nov 18, 2019, 5:23 PM

@Auspice

Look when opportunity offers you not to have chapped lips, sometimes you just take it. What if that was the only chance I could have for it... I mean.. (insert wink wink) I'd use your chapstick.

Really, I probably wouldn't. I kind of lip curl at my sibling offering me theirs sooooo...

Alamias · Nov 18, 2019, 6:51 PM

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

flask was moved and is still full of whiskey.

Laws in Texas (I think that is where you said you are now, right?) are surly more lax than they are in So Cal. I would get busted for open container laws if I had a flask full of whiskey in the car...lol

Sorry people went through your shit. =(

Auspice · Nov 18, 2019, 7:05 PM

@Alamias said in RL Anger:

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

flask was moved and is still full of whiskey.

Laws in Texas (I think that is where you said you are now, right?) are surly more lax than they are in So Cal. I would get busted for open container laws if I had a flask full of whiskey in the car...lol

Sorry people went through your shit. =(

...oh I probably would too if I got pulled over and they caught me with it. But some days you just need car whiskey okay >.>