I’d like to start with an open question to owners of fancy cars:
Are you assigned a special A-hole license to drive an expensive car?
It seems to be the case, as I’m constantly cut off by these people in traffic. When I’m looking for a parking spot, I see them parked diagonally as to take up two spots in the middle of a crowded lot. I suppose it’s to protect your car from dings and dents? How much could this possibly work? Because I am not one quick to anger, and yet had I a baseball bat, I would have shattered your headlights and loved every moment of it. I find it hard to belive that of the one MILLION people in Chicago, you somehow avoided making one of them mad enough.
I’ll stop there.
I went to Burger King this weekend. Its been so long since I went there, it was almost surreal to go and order greasy, fatty food. Normally my fast-food adventures get me Wendy’s Chili.
Damn I love Wendy’s Chili.
I ordered my food, and went up to the pay window (it should be noted that ‘Trapped in the Drive-thru’ was stuck in my head). I reached into my wallet and pulled out a single, about to hand it to the cashier when I notice it’s not the twenty I thought it was. “Heh, that’s a single, that probably won’t cover it, huh?”
The man looks at me with a cold, dead stare that said, “Very effin funny, now give me the damn money.”
So I get him the money, get my change, and pull up to the next window. A girl there hands me my large Dr. Pepper, to which I thank her heartily, to which she scowls at me.
Though, in her defense, I can’t say it was a scowl at ME per se, she seemed to have a permanent scowl going.
She hands me my food soon after, “Thank you very much!” I say, because I’m an overly friendly bastard. Once again, she scowls. It should be noted that other than a bland “Burger King, can I take your order” and “$6.15″, nothing else was sent to me. I can’t say it would have been possible to feel any less welcome there.
I dunno, even when I was miserable at Wal-Mart, I was still friendly to the customers, at least as long as they were friendly to me.
Zel-kun out.
Sabrejack | 08-Oct-07 at 12:14 pm | Permalink
I hate Chicago.
Also, the sportier the car, the more difficult it is to park straight. You should try it some time, it’s the damnedest thing.. it’s not that they want to park at an angle, it’s just that they can’t!
Zel-kun | 08-Oct-07 at 12:45 pm | Permalink
I’m not talking about parking at an angle. Do what you have to, but when you’re at a perfect 45 degree angle across two spots, it’s deliberate.
And I like Chicago, most places, people are friendly. The lady at the subway not two blocks away is very outgoing, and I generally exchange friendly words with employees at other local places.
But that Burger King… ugh.
Sabrejack | 09-Oct-07 at 12:17 pm | Permalink
Yes, but it was obviously an extremely sporty car. He was physically unable to achieve less than a 45 degree angle. It’s not his fault!
Zel-kun | 09-Oct-07 at 2:19 pm | Permalink
Heh.
Yes, but if he continues to own a car he doesn’t have the brains to drive and park….
Then he’s an A-hole.
Sabrejack | 11-Oct-07 at 11:57 am | Permalink
I’m telling you, man. Brains has nothing to do with it. It’s this bizarre twist of physics, you pull in thinking you’re okay but when you get out, you’re at an angle! So you try again and it happens again.. and eventually you just learn to leave your car like that.
He’s innocent!
Zel-kun | 11-Oct-07 at 12:41 pm | Permalink
I’m sure he’s innocent. And that proof of his innocence will be long after I’ve killed him.
But such is life.