| Jeff Higgins |
08-31-2018 01:14 PM |
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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
(Post 10163259)
Thanks Jeff, you can always be counted on to lead with a personal insult. I am surprised that you would come down on the side of the phone addicts, though. Are you one of those people who jabbers away on his phone until you get to the head of the line and only then looks up at the menu board to decide what you want to order?
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I come down on the side of common courtesy. "Hey, you're next" is just so easy. And polite.
And no, I do not come down on the side of the phone addicts. They annoy me as much as anyone else. I will, however, whenever given the chance, try to say something polite to get their attention. That's pretty darn tough when in traffic, but even there, I will start with a polite toot on the horn or something like that. I'm sure you are the guy who immediately leans on his horn, head out the window screaming loud enough to pop a vein. Like this, from just the other day:
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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
(Post 10133730)
I got a call this morning about 9:00."Is Patrick there?"
My attitude has been that everybody I want to talk to knows me and won't ask if I'm there if they hear my voice on the phone.
So I immediately cop my usual attitude. "Who's calling?" in an aggressive, angry voice.
Turns out it was someone I only met once, about 10 years ago. It was my friend Ed's son, calling to tell me Ed passed away last night.
The jerks and the machines making robo calls and endless solicitations are winning. They are turning me into a jerk, too.
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No, no one is turning you into a jerk. You've done a fine job of that yourself.
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Originally Posted by Gogar
(Post 10163507)
Just for the record I think you mean "Yammering." SmileWavy :) :) :)
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Absolutely. Let's get out terminology straight. :D
And yes, in that case, I was definitely being childish and messing with the guy. I copped to that in my very first post.
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Originally Posted by DonDavis
(Post 10163396)
Every single person hearing this story will have their own perceived version of how long the next person in line was unaware.
And the innerWebs is the perfect place to thump their chests about what they would've done, what they think about the OP actions, and then dig in on their opinion while stumping about how wrong, or right, it is.
We constantly hear all about how rude folks are today.
Phone addicts, close-standers, loud talkers, slow pokes...you name it.
Now it's my turn...I've also been in line at ( insert random establishment here ) and the person in front of me was unaware their turn was up. I waited a few moments, and if the inattention continued, I said "You're next".
No muss, no fuss, no huff...nothing. If I remember correctly, the person probably said " oh, thanks" or something along those lines.
My point? I see that as a perfect opportunity to take an action that's counter to the current social temp we hear so much about.
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Exactly. How hard is it to be polite and make everyone's day just a wee bit better?
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Originally Posted by DonDavis
(Post 10163396)
If WD has been in this situation so frequently to say " Ha! I did it AGAIN!", then I'd say he's looking for opportunities to be a dick. But I could be wrong.
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Yup. I think he sees opportunities that most of us miss.
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Originally Posted by DonDavis
(Post 10163396)
Bear in mind, I'm no Florence Nightingale. I'm sure I've offended plenty of folks during my circuit around the sun.
With any luck, I just did.
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Yeah, but you know, some folks just aren't happy unless they are offended and/or pissed off. Patrick strikes me as one of those. So, look at it this way - you just made him very happy.
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