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Post by brutalis on Dec 31, 2019 9:22:43 GMT -5
I truly enjoyed playing my grumpy old man card over the weekend. Not once, not twice, but THREE times in one day on Saturday. The 1st occurrence was while seeing Cats at the movies. Just as Grizabella is finishing the song Memory (the emotional highlight of the entire movie) 2 idiot guys in their 30's come into the theater talking and turning on their cell phones for light to find seats and await the next showing. As I left, I called both of them out letting them know just how rude they were in disturbing the movie ending for those (5 of us) in the movie. They starting cussing and swearing at me and being jerks. I went directly out to the courtesy desk asked for the manager and told her what just transpired. She promptly apologized, gave me a free ticket and then went with some other workers and had the 2 idiots removed from the theater! YAY for JUSTICE.
The 2nd and 3rd happened later that afternoon while I was in Target doing some shopping. As i entered a young teen was pushing a cart while her grandmother was shopping and at the same time on her cell phone. Idiot girl nearly ran over 2 people in the aisle in front of her and she kept wavering back and forth in the middle of the aisle so nobody could get around her. I walked up and "bumped" her cart for attention and then told her she needs to put away her phone while shopping as she almost ran into a small child and that she should put her phone away. If she cant live without it long enough to pay attention in a store and avoid hitting other shoppers then maybe she shouldn't have a cell phone. The grandmother thanked me for speaking up and said she always has this problem with the grand-daughter when they are out.
The final occurrence was a young man and his girlfriend in their 20's I watched as they went through the store. He was riding one of the electric carts while they shopped and he would stop and go down aisles to get items and bring back to the cart as they shopped. When I was checking out they were just ahead of me and the guy actually ran over a display and banged into another shopper ahead of them. I politely asked if there was a reason he was using the electric cart, if he was hurt or disabled or something? He replied that no, he just didn't like walking around the store. I promptly blasted him saying how lazy are you? That the electric carts are provided for inured/disabled/elderly shoppers convenience and ease and not meant for a 20 something idiot to joy ride around the store and that by him using it that somebody who truly and really DESERVED the use of the electric cart was unable to do so. The guy was all indignant until the check out cashier stepped in and called for the manager and they pulled the couple out of the checkout line to go and discuss the situation.
Is it just me, or are folks just this ignorant, rude and discourteous and uncaring and selfish these days? Man I can't wait to retire and move away into the mountains and become my grumpy old hill hermit of the woods and only deal with society once a month when I go to town for groceries. SHEEEEEEEEEEEESH
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 31, 2019 10:01:42 GMT -5
Man, you ran the table yesterday, brutalis! Well done! And I don't think it's a case of Wiffleballus on my Lawnus syndrome. You've heard of Doctors Without Borders? We're living in the age of Personal Space Without Borders. It's my self-absorbed, entitled world and you're just lucky to be breathing near it. I like how you argued each case rationally. I was also pleasantly surprised that in each case those in charge acted responsibly and firmly. And Holy Curmudgeon! Now I can sleep easier because I know who's going to respond when the Grump-Signal pierces the darkness of the evening sky! |
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 31, 2019 10:49:28 GMT -5
Back from celebrating the season with the fam, but it'll take me a few says to catch up. Hope everyone had as fun a time as I did (pie for breakfast three days running!).
Cei-U!
I summon the holiday cheer!
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Dec 31, 2019 17:23:47 GMT -5
Happy new year to everyone at the CCF!  |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Dec 31, 2019 19:50:05 GMT -5
I truly enjoyed playing my grumpy old man card over the weekend. Not once, not twice, but THREE times in one day on Saturday. The 1st occurrence was while seeing Cats at the movies. Just as Grizabella is finishing the song Memory (the emotional highlight of the entire movie) 2 idiot guys in their 30's come into the theater talking and turning on their cell phones for light to find seats and await the next showing. As I left, I called both of them out letting them know just how rude they were in disturbing the movie ending for those (5 of us) in the movie. They starting cussing and swearing at me and being jerks. I went directly out to the courtesy desk asked for the manager and told her what just transpired. She promptly apologized, gave me a free ticket and then went with some other workers and had the 2 idiots removed from the theater! YAY for JUSTICE. The 2nd and 3rd happened later that afternoon while I was in Target doing some shopping. As i entered a young teen was pushing a cart while her grandmother was shopping and at the same time on her cell phone. Idiot girl nearly ran over 2 people in the aisle in front of her and she kept wavering back and forth in the middle of the aisle so nobody could get around her. I walked up and "bumped" her cart for attention and then told her she needs to put away her phone while shopping as she almost ran into a small child and that she should put her phone away. If she cant live without it long enough to pay attention in a store and avoid hitting other shoppers then maybe she shouldn't have a cell phone. The grandmother thanked me for speaking up and said she always has this problem with the grand-daughter when they are out. The final occurrence was a young man and his girlfriend in their 20's I watched as they went through the store. He was riding one of the electric carts while they shopped and he would stop and go down aisles to get items and bring back to the cart as they shopped. When I was checking out they were just ahead of me and the guy actually ran over a display and banged into another shopper ahead of them. I politely asked if there was a reason he was using the electric cart, if he was hurt or disabled or something? He replied that no, he just didn't like walking around the store. I promptly blasted him saying how lazy are you? That the electric carts are provided for inured/disabled/elderly shoppers convenience and ease and not meant for a 20 something idiot to joy ride around the store and that by him using it that somebody who truly and really DESERVED the use of the electric cart was unable to do so. The guy was all indignant until the check out cashier stepped in and called for the manager and they pulled the couple out of the checkout line to go and discuss the situation. Is it just me, or are folks just this ignorant, rude and discourteous and uncaring and selfish these days? Man I can't wait to retire and move away into the mountains and become my grumpy old hill hermit of the woods and only deal with society once a month when I go to town for groceries. SHEEEEEEEEEEEESH I had to speak up on Sunday as well during Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Yet another self absorbed phone addict who kept lighting up his phone during the movie. Fortunately I only had to yell at him once, but why did I have to say anything at all? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 0:51:38 GMT -5
I thankfully haven’t had to do this at a movie in a long time.
At Harry Potter 6 I had to ask a guy if he was going to talk through the whole movie. He said, “does it bother you?” I replied, “ Of course.” And thankfully that was the end of it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 1:01:26 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 1:59:46 GMT -5
I often enjoy science articles, especially about space exploration, but I have to wonder what this headline writer and his editor were thinking when they went with this headline... article...and the headline... {Spoiler: Click to show}NASA has plans to probe Uranus in search of gas by Dan Broadbent oy... -M |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 2:13:12 GMT -5
Happy New Year ... Fireworks at the World's Tallest Building ... Burj Khalifa
Impressive!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 1, 2020 3:22:01 GMT -5
I often enjoy science articles, especially about space exploration, but I have to wonder what this headline writer and his editor were thinking when they went with this headline... article...and the headline... {Spoiler: Click to show}NASA has plans to probe Uranus in search of gas by Dan Broadbent oy... -M I think they were thinking it would be pretty funny. Especially since nobody has to 'search for' gas on Uranus - it's a friggin' gas giant, and one of the scientists cited in the article in fact says they want to drop a probe into the planet's atmosphere to measure levels of gas and heavy elements. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jan 1, 2020 10:47:36 GMT -5
Thanks to big hearted Son #1 and his girlfriend, my wife and I spent the night driving people around for Operation Red Nose (a volunteer service that offers people to drive them and their car back home if they’ve had too much to drink). Observation #1: kids drink an awful lot. Observation #2: I’m not cut for all-nighters anymoYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN!!!  |
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Post by The Captain on Jan 1, 2020 11:15:20 GMT -5
My wife and I started a new New Year's tradition with our girls, as my sister came over and hung out with us all evening, then spent the night and will be at our house all day today. The last few years, we've gone to a friend's house where a bunch of folks from our church gather with their families and ring in the new year. While it is fun and we enjoy these folks' company, the venue is about 45 minutes away from our house, making it a late and potentially unsafe long trip back home.
So what did we do? My sister made us chicken pot pie for dinner, we watched some episodes of The Great British Baking Show, and played Boggle (which turns into my sister and me getting uber-competitive and pulling out all the stops to try to win; I'm on a two-game winning streak after having lost a couple in a row to her this past summer). My wife and my sister had a couple of glasses of wine each, I had some wonderful hard apple cider that my sister got me for Christmas from a local brewery, and we ate lots of junk food, but with the weather not great (some snow and ice falling throughout the evening) and a few drinks in our bellies, we felt we made the right decision to stay in and just do family stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 0:10:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 8:17:20 GMT -5
Note to Netflix: as I am enjoying Lost in Space so much, can you also remake Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 8:26:43 GMT -5
I truly enjoyed playing my grumpy old man card over the weekend. Not once, not twice, but THREE times in one day on Saturday. The 1st occurrence was while seeing Cats at the movies. Just as Grizabella is finishing the song Memory (the emotional highlight of the entire movie) 2 idiot guys in their 30's come into the theater talking and turning on their cell phones for light to find seats and await the next showing. As I left, I called both of them out letting them know just how rude they were in disturbing the movie ending for those (5 of us) in the movie. They starting cussing and swearing at me and being jerks. I went directly out to the courtesy desk asked for the manager and told her what just transpired. She promptly apologized, gave me a free ticket and then went with some other workers and had the 2 idiots removed from the theater! YAY for JUSTICE. Nice work. I rarely go to the cinema for the reasons you describe. A few years ago, I challenged a clown on his mobile (he was speaking throughout the film) but then some people, sitting nearby, started to back him up. Obviously friends - or maybe fellow Neanderthals. I felt a bit intimidated as 4 against one is hardly an ideal situation. I did get my money back. Unless someone is an on-call surgeon, and the only one in the country who can do a particular kind of transplant, then get stuffed with your mobile phone use. Why even go to the cinema if you have no intention of seeing a film? Oh, I guess updating your Instagram with "LOL, look at this scene!" is more important to your mini-brain than actually immersing yourself in the film. It happens a lot. Bloody phone addicts! Can be the same with cab passengers. Oh, for the days when someone would want to chat to you about sport, politics, the weather, etc. Some people's hands appear to be glued to their smartphone. They can barely manage a "Thanks!" when you hand them their change. |
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