p.oor behavior this morning...

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Originally Posted by Merovee

This one is filled with trolls, of all ages, who intentionally go out of their way to cause others to lose their composure. You know who else has traditionally always done this? Bullies.

But, other people's behaviour doesn't change what is right. More importantly, no one's behaviour should cause a change in your own. Two wrongs don't make a right?

Originally Posted by Merovee

Keep in mind some (not all) of the older people today take up their fair share of committing weird crimes and a larger share of annoying those who are younger. Maybe in your generation it was expected to respect elders but more than half of them act in ways deserving of contempt now. Also keep in mind due to the baby boom there are way more older people now, many don't know how to act, many were probably trashy their whole lives.

huh?

Originally Posted by Merovee

You know who deserves respect? People who earn it or at least those who haven't done anything inconsiderate of others.

I've always despised that saying. In essence, saying that respect is earned is the same as saying I meet you with suspicion until you prove yourself worthy otherwise. I choose the exact opposite.

Originally Posted by Merovee

They were both wrong.

Perhaps, but I know that I myself have had the experience where I was driving to a space and another car was headed up the other way. I pulled quickly into the spot because I had to cross in front of the other car and didn't want to cause them to have to slow down. I caught a glimpse of the woman's pinched face and her finger. She had no blinker on and gave no indication she wanted the space. I was closer to the space, but would have gladly given it up had I known she wanted it. I'd rather make someone smile than even inadvertently anger them.

My point here is that the woman might not have had any clue that he had wanted the space. The woman in my case probably mistook the fact I swooped into the spot (signaled first) as a sign I was "stealing" it. Either way, the male involved shamed himself and his parents in one fell swoop. If he was mistaken in the matter (judgement calls don't seem to be his strength), then all the worse.

As IntentionallyBlank pointed out above, when you decide to rage in public, you pay a price for such behaviour both mentally and physically. It's far better to defer to others in such petty matters. If I am driving and a squirrel runs out in front of me, I swerve or hit the brakes. They are creatures of impulse and instinct, but not reason. Pretty much where some folks are rooted these days, I will admit. When you lower yourself to another's level then they've won by dragging you down with them. Additionally, if I were to get out of my vehicle and rage at that squirrel, then I'd be quite rightly labelled a nut. Well, you know what a nut is? It's squirrel bait. You attract in life what you put out.

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Maybe some fat (capable) jerk with disabled placards took the old lady's handicapped spot! LOL just adding some randomness, This whole ordeal is easly avoidable by parking away from the entrance, you get out the parking lot quicker.

[Rapscallion]

Originally Posted by svg210

Maybe some fat (capable) jerk with disabled placards took the old lady's handicapped spot! LOL just adding some randomness, This whole ordeal is easly avoidable by parking away from the entrance, you get out the parking lot quicker.

It's completely mandatory at any walmart unless you find door dings add "character".

[huckster]

I too, have noticed these people circling parking lots in their cars, searching for as close of a spot to park as
they can find to the store front. Ever notice the very heavy ones using the motorized electric carts inside the grocery store too ? Occasionally these same people are as inconsiderate in their carts as they are in the parking lot outside.
Can they be that lazy, really? I observe all of these people and find them amazing in a curious sort of way. Can't they stop this self-destructive behavior? With their carts full of junk food and sodas ?
I always, park at the outside perimeter of where all else are parked to avoid damaging the body of my vehicle from car doors opening. It works. I don't enjoy squeezing into a parking space.. anyway.

Originally Posted by Michigan Transplant

Yea, in his car, b*tching in his car, having a temper tantrum in his car, just get over it and find another parking spot. We all need to quit worrying about parking so close to a business and park out further and walk, this is called exercise. Jeez, I see people circling, circling, circling, and then waiting an unusually long time just for a parking space "up close". Park already, by the time you waste time circling, looking and waiting, you could have been in and out. That guy is a total jerk.

[Joli]

I always park at the rear of the parking lot and walk in. First, I never have a problem
getting a parking space, and two, my car is much less likely to be dinged by another
car.

With the price of gas, people waste money driving around a lot looking for a closer
spot. My husband even looks for a closer spot and I have asked him why he does
not park further out.