The Snark Snarks at Night!

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TBL said:
I blame everybody having fun at Ethan's and people who are out having fun today.
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I hear that. Myself, I've been a lazy ass all day long. I may do a short hike tomorrow.
 
The Warrior said:
I hear that. Myself, I've been a lazy ass all day long. I may do a short hike tomorrow.
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:thumbup:

I worked today. Started my day at 0415h, my laziness stems from being overtired. Kids are napping now and I am getting to serf a little bit online while the wife watches tv.

Tomorrow I'm going to mow the lawn. That is the end of my plans for tomorrow.
 
15mi bike ride. first in a year. *wheeze*
felt good, tho.
 
I'm getting over a stomach bug thx too my wife lol still feel queasy cant eat nothin' greasey lol:barf:
 
I was a victim of road rage today for "almost" doing something, apparently. I'm kind of pissed about it because...well, I'm a good driver and rarely make mistakes. And to have some (deleted) correct me, well it pissed me off.

So I was making a left at busy intersection and on the opposite curb there was this kid jumping around (acting like a total idiot kid). Well I made the left into the lane and this kid decides to stumble and fall near the curb. Not even in the lane of travel, still on the curb, the kid was in no danger from me. I really only saw the kid start to stumble as I passed by. I was well over 10 feet away and was already passed him. I wasn't too worried for him because I was the last vehicle in the lane. So a little bit down the street this [deleted] in a [deleted] Volkswagen with his nasty meth head wife and kid in the back decides that I made the kid fall and that I almost ran over him. Well, I'm not exactly sure how he saw ME do all this because he was in the lane on my left side and slightly back from me (In my blind spot). So really he only saw the kid fall. Anyway, [deleted] comes up beside me and starts yelling at me from the other lane. He was asking me, "You aren't even sorry for that?" I said, "Sorry for what?" (Keep in mind this a rolling conversation at about 25 miles per hour in busy traffic. I guess he felt it necessary to endanger himself and his family so he could be a bad-[deleted] in front of his wife, I dunno. "You almost hit that kid as he fell into traffic. You almost hit that kid. Aren't you even sorry?" Well, I wasn't because I knew what happened, and he only thought he knew....typical eye-witness account. Besides, why would I want to be sorry for almost doing something that ended up resulting in nothing? So to avoid any [edit: stuff] and to get back to paying attention to the road I said, "Oh, sorry." He immediately retorts back, "Pay attention." Well I got pissed so as I passed him up the street a bit I flipped him off. I felt a little better but.....well, now I'm kind of ticked still so in order to not be pissed I thought I'd post it here. Anyway....drive safe all!
 
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Gonna go swimming here in a bit. Get my exercise for the day.
 
It is interesting that those sorts of people that feel it is their job to take you to task are themselves being a road hazard by driving distracted and distracting someone else. Plus, that's like "I almost died..." please! If the kid was still unharmed then he's fine. I feel your agitation (and pain) as I drive 25k miles a year in my work vehicle with a big sticker on it that says "call this number" and the few times I have gotten called (like twice in the last 15 years) both complainants were off the mark (one claimed that I was endangering traffic by "going 60 in a 65 (actual speed limit: 55) and the other claimed I made him slam on his brakes with a dangerous merge, but had time to read all the information off my truck to the operator - because we were sitting in stop and go traffic. The shnit that I've seen other people doing - including driving in the wrong direction on a divided highway (!) and - get this - backing up in a rotary (!!).....would fill a book.

Cut yourself some slack, Tom. No one got hurt. And that idiot harassing you was not doing it as a public service, I'm sure.
 
Some people feel its their duty in life to inform others of their opinions (or even express upon you their retarded views). I once had a guy almost hit me by failing to stop at an intersection. After which he road my bumper until he decided to pass me (on a blind corner). His actions would of gotten us all killed if somebody was coming in the opposite direction. Once he finally passed me he slammed on the breaks and blocked me in and got out and started yelling. I was about to get out and feed him my boot then I realized I was in uniform. My hand wouldn't stop shaking for a few min because there was my inner conflict, the devil on my shoulder told me to get out and beat him to an inch of his life for almost getting me killed. My angle and voice of reason won out and I realized if anybody saw me do it I would of lost more then just my job that day.

A very smart gentleman I used to work with used to say that only 5% of people you meet in life will actually want to help you or befriend you, 20% of people don't care and are too busy with their own lives, 20% of people go out of their way to try to force their views and hinder you from living peacefully, and the other 55% of people out there will actually try to harm you. So far I in my experience he hasn't been proved wrong.

Pity its not legal to publicly beat stupid people. That could be a full time job in itself.
 
Thanks Mike and TBL. I have had similar experiences as well, but I rarely give them credence outside the vehicle, and certainly not enough to post about. I was just pissed at the dude's audacity....and hypocrisy and needed to vent a little.
 
I used to agree with you, TBL, but I've come to realize this: you really can't beat the stupid out of people. And losing your sh*t over it won't balance that equation; I've tried that math myself - many times - and they are still just as stupid when yer all done screamin' yer logic at 'em. Me, I'm trying to turn those sorts of incidents into some kind of mantra.....I'm not responsible for that person's (idiot's) tenuous grasp of reality. I control nothing except myself.....and the more I tell myself this, the easier it is not to waste energy putting lipstick on pigs. I will say I still struggle not descending to their level ;). But if I can manage it, I see how "un-conscious" people can be; how self-UN-aware they are, and it helps me to feel superior about myself have a little compassion (very little). Seriously, I'm just trying to learn to chill in those types of situations and not waste energy on anger or recriminations that will come to nothing. Trying.
 
:thumbup: It happens.

Wife is working tonight. Kids are asleep. Stropping and surfing the net.

Today I sold 2 of my old crappy folders and 1 ballisong. A BK14 may be in my near future.
 
granitestateofmind said:
I used to agree with you, TBL, but I've come to realize this: you really can't beat the stupid out of people. And losing your sh*t over it won't balance that equation; I've tried that math myself - many times - and they are still just as stupid when yer all done screamin' yer logic at 'em. Me, I'm trying to turn those sorts of incidents into some kind of mantra.....I'm not responsible for that person's (idiot's) tenuous grasp of reality. I control nothing except myself.....and the more I tell myself this, the easier it is not to waste energy putting lipstick on pigs. I will say I still struggle not descending to their level ;). But if I can manage it, I see how "un-conscious" people can be; how self-UN-aware they are, and it helps me to feel superior about myself have a little compassion (very little). Seriously, I'm just trying to learn to chill in those types of situations and not waste energy on anger or recriminations that will come to nothing. Trying.
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Well said.
 
Yeah I hear ya Mike,

Some of my former training helps me in keeping my calm no matter what the situation. On 3 occasions I have lost it and on 2 of those ended up with a broken hand. I got some pretty bad arthritis in my right hand and it clicks every time I make a fist. That serves me as a constant reminder of what happens when I lose my cool and helps to keep me in check.

It's true... you cant fix stupid but you can walk away from it.
 
I'm guessing the gathering at Ethan's is going well as no one is even bothering to taunt us with pictures or updates yet.
 
Had a wonderful time out with the wife today.

Here is the boat we were on....

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A spiny dogfish
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Several more from other fishers
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A real monster here. Caught about 7 of these little guys
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Wife caught 2 at once... And she did this twice :D
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We had an amazing time!!!
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Looks like a sweet day WW! Congrats again!

I think we are going to ship the kids off tomorrow night to the inlaws. Yay for some kid-free moments!
 
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