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explorerx4

Big pickup trucks usually have large gas tanks. Unfortunately, you ended up up in the no fuel and late for work crowd.

sda

Grrrr. The is no monopoly on crabby, rude, inconsiderate people. Around here if you don't floor it when the light turns green you get a rude honk.

graphicguy

oldfarmer50 said:

graphicguy said:

RANT COMING…..

So, lots of mainly busy work I need to do today. Got an early start. Pulled the car out of the garage noticed the “low fuel” light on. First stop, Costco for gas.

Surprisingly busy for early in the a.m. Get in line, which moves quickly. Both pump spaces empty in front of me at the same time. Pull up behind an F250, who pulled up the same time as me.

Swipe the Costco Card, and we’re off. My fill up is quicker than the F250s. On the right of me is a guy who pulled into the pump, but with his filler on the opposite side of the pump. He got the hose to go around to the other side of his mini-van to the filler but his body was partially in the space between the islands.

After I fill up and get my receipt, I go back to my car to pull around the F250. No can do without either hitting the guy refueling his minivan, or hitting the F250. There’s just not enough space.

I use a service/MPG tracker on my iPhone. Get into my car to put in the data while I wait. No more than 30 seconds go by than the guy waiting for the pumps behind me, honks. I look into my rear view and wave at him, not sure where he wants me to go. He honks again. I waive again.

Finally, he gets out of his car, and comes up to my window and yells at me to “move out of my way”. I try to put on my “zen” face and tell him I can’t move until either the guy to my right finishes or the F250 in front of me finishes and pulls away. He gets even louder at this point and tells me to “get out of my ‘f^&c#!#&’ way”.

Well, this is getting ready to spiral out of control. I get out of my car, calmly point to the lack of space between the guy filling at the right pump, and the lane between the islands. And, firmly tell him to get back in his car and wait his turn. He just stands in the middle of the island, red faced, as the F250 has finished fueling and pulls away.

I get back into my car, start it up, and pull away. This is horses’ posterior is still standing in the island yelling at me, which the cars behind him are now honking for him to get his car out of the way.

Good Friday Morning to my Edmunds friends.

Were you gassing in NYC? I thought you midwesterners were all nice and stuff.

We're nice.......until you don't have your money ready at the fast food drive through, or if you block traffic waiting for the parking place in the very front of Costco, while someone finishes loading a thousand dollars worth of canned goods, TP and paper towels, or if you're at the ATM and staring in disbelief that you're account is overdrawn and continue to put your card in expecting money to magically appear, while there's a half dozen people behind you.

jmonroe1

sda said:

Grrrr. The is no monopoly on crabby, rude, inconsiderate people. Around here if you don't floor it when the light turns green you get a rude honk.

I can attest to that and pickups seem to be the worst offenders but I don’t have to tell you that.

When I lived in SC for 5 years I saw plenty of that kind of behavior. I think you’d have your license pulled from you if you drove your pickup using common sense vs. full peddle when driving.

Fast forward to when we had a few inches of snow fall and the Augusta GA TV station showed the mayhem that resulted. I don’t think there was a telephone pole in Augusta that didn’t have a pickup leaning against it trying to help hold it up.

jmonroe

abacomike

@sda said:
Grrrr. The is no monopoly on crabby, rude, inconsiderate people. Around here if you don't floor it when the light turns green you get a rude honk.

Down here, no honking - they drive up to your rear bumper and PUSH you through the green light!!! 🤪😜🤓

snakeweasel

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

graphicguy said:

RANT COMING…..

So, lots of mainly busy work I need to do today. Got an early start. Pulled the car out of the garage noticed the “low fuel” light on. First stop, Costco for gas.

Surprisingly busy for early in the a.m. Get in line, which moves quickly. Both pump spaces empty in front of me at the same time. Pull up behind an F250, who pulled up the same time as me.

Swipe the Costco Card, and we’re off. My fill up is quicker than the F250s. On the right of me is a guy who pulled into the pump, but with his filler on the opposite side of the pump. He got the hose to go around to the other side of his mini-van to the filler but his body was partially in the space between the islands.

After I fill up and get my receipt, I go back to my car to pull around the F250. No can do without either hitting the guy refueling his minivan, or hitting the F250. There’s just not enough space.

I use a service/MPG tracker on my iPhone. Get into my car to put in the data while I wait. No more than 30 seconds go by than the guy waiting for the pumps behind me, honks. I look into my rear view and wave at him, not sure where he wants me to go. He honks again. I waive again.

Finally, he gets out of his car, and comes up to my window and yells at me to “move out of my way”. I try to put on my “zen” face and tell him I can’t move until either the guy to my right finishes or the F250 in front of me finishes and pulls away. He gets even louder at this point and tells me to “get out of my ‘f^&c#!#&’ way”.

Well, this is getting ready to spiral out of control. I get out of my car, calmly point to the lack of space between the guy filling at the right pump, and the lane between the islands. And, firmly tell him to get back in his car and wait his turn. He just stands in the middle of the island, red faced, as the F250 has finished fueling and pulls away.

I get back into my car, start it up, and pull away. This is horses’ posterior is still standing in the island yelling at me, which the cars behind him are now honking for him to get his car out of the way.

Good Friday Morning to my Edmunds friends.

Were you gassing in NYC? I thought you midwesterners were all nice and stuff.

We're nice.......until you don't have your money ready at the fast food drive through, or if you block traffic waiting for the parking place in the very front of Costco, while someone finishes loading a thousand dollars worth of canned goods, TP and paper towels, or if you're at the ATM and staying in disbelief that you're account is overdrawn and continue to put your card in expecting money to magically appear, while there's a half dozen people behind you.

Or stop at the end of the escalator looking around trying to decide where to go. Or place their shopping cart in the middle of the isle in the store on an angle so no one can get buy. Or stop in the doorway to look for your keys or other items.

sda

jmonroe1 said:

sda said:

Grrrr. The is no monopoly on crabby, rude, inconsiderate people. Around here if you don't floor it when the light turns green you get a rude honk.

I can attest to that and pickups seem to be the worst offenders but I don’t have to tell you that.

When I lived in SC for 5 years I saw plenty of that kind of behavior. I think you’d have your license pulled from you if you drove your pickup using common sense vs. full peddle when driving.

Fast forward to when we had a few inches of snow fall and the Augusta GA TV station showed the mayhem that resulted. I don’t think there was a telephone pole in Augusta that didn’t have a pickup leaning against it trying to help hold it up.

jmonroe

"I don’t think there was a telephone pole in Augusta that didn’t have a pickup leaning against it trying to help hold it up."

Amen

With 4wd/AWD being so common it seems it has gotten worse as many drivers think they are unstoppable.

explorerx4

Around here, by the end of the winter, I'd say at least 10% of the FWD cars have sprung front bumpers.

driver100

@graphicguy Not a nice way to start your day.
I don't know if it is worth it to save 8 cents a gallon at Costco and put up with that crowd.
I haven't seen an incident like that at the large new Wawa, 7 -11s, or Race Track type stations.

ab348

A large percentage of people seem to have been trained when entering a supermarket to stop with their cart immediately when in the entryway to block everyone behind them while they reach for a flyer, take off their gloves, arrange their purse, whatever.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

@graphicguy Not a nice way to start your day.
I don't know if it is worth it to save 8 cents a gallon at Costco and put up with that crowd.
I haven't seen an incident like that at the large new Wawa, 7 -11s, or Race Track type stations.

I didn't use Costco gas even when I had a card. The local Costco is 5 miles out of my way which means I have to drive 10 miles there and back to fill up which would burn up all my savings. Plus the amount of time it takes to even get to the pump, unless you get there at just the right time.

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

A large percentage of people seem to have been trained when entering a supermarket to stop with their cart immediately when in the entryway to block everyone behind them while they reach for a flyer, take off their gloves, arrange their purse, whatever.

I doubt our poster buddy @abacomike is going to say anything to any old ladies that stop after entering the grocery store to make any necessary adjustments. He’s got enough problems once he gets to the produce department. No sense in being cold cocked right at the door.

jmonroe

cdnpinhead

sda said:

. . . as many drivers think they are unstoppable.

Turns out they are until they hit something.

roadburner

snakeweasel said:

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

graphicguy said:

RANT COMING…..

So, lots of mainly busy work I need to do today. Got an early start. Pulled the car out of the garage noticed the “low fuel” light on. First stop, Costco for gas.

Surprisingly busy for early in the a.m. Get in line, which moves quickly. Both pump spaces empty in front of me at the same time. Pull up behind an F250, who pulled up the same time as me.

Swipe the Costco Card, and we’re off. My fill up is quicker than the F250s. On the right of me is a guy who pulled into the pump, but with his filler on the opposite side of the pump. He got the hose to go around to the other side of his mini-van to the filler but his body was partially in the space between the islands.

After I fill up and get my receipt, I go back to my car to pull around the F250. No can do without either hitting the guy refueling his minivan, or hitting the F250. There’s just not enough space.

I use a service/MPG tracker on my iPhone. Get into my car to put in the data while I wait. No more than 30 seconds go by than the guy waiting for the pumps behind me, honks. I look into my rear view and wave at him, not sure where he wants me to go. He honks again. I waive again.

Finally, he gets out of his car, and comes up to my window and yells at me to “move out of my way”. I try to put on my “zen” face and tell him I can’t move until either the guy to my right finishes or the F250 in front of me finishes and pulls away. He gets even louder at this point and tells me to “get out of my ‘f^&c#!#&’ way”.

Well, this is getting ready to spiral out of control. I get out of my car, calmly point to the lack of space between the guy filling at the right pump, and the lane between the islands. And, firmly tell him to get back in his car and wait his turn. He just stands in the middle of the island, red faced, as the F250 has finished fueling and pulls away.

I get back into my car, start it up, and pull away. This is horses’ posterior is still standing in the island yelling at me, which the cars behind him are now honking for him to get his car out of the way.

Good Friday Morning to my Edmunds friends.

Were you gassing in NYC? I thought you midwesterners were all nice and stuff.

We're nice.......until you don't have your money ready at the fast food drive through, or if you block traffic waiting for the parking place in the very front of Costco, while someone finishes loading a thousand dollars worth of canned goods, TP and paper towels, or if you're at the ATM and staying in disbelief that you're account is overdrawn and continue to put your card in expecting money to magically appear, while there's a half dozen people behind you.

Or stop at the end of the escalator looking around trying to decide where to go. Or place their shopping cart in the middle of the isle in the store on an angle so no one can get buy. Or stop in the doorway to look for your keys or other items.

Two posts I made in another forum a while ago:

Can someone please verify that today is Tuesday and NOT Senior Discount Wednesday? I made a supply run to Kroger for my wife and the aisles were packed with slack-jawed individuals staring off into space, positioning their shopping carts so as to cause as much inconvenience to other shoppers as possible. The few souls who were moving their carts did not exceed 0.0001 mph.
And don't get me started on the parking lot...

My vote for Rudest Grocery Shopper of the Year:
A ditzy chick at the local Kroger on Monday night who allowed all of her items to be scanned and then-before paying-pulls out THREE ziploc sandwich bags full of coupons and shuffled through EVERY blasted coupon while the three shoppers behind her had to wait- and not for just a couple of minutes.
Judging by her hair "style" I suspect that she may have been suffering from excessive hairspray inhalation.
Idiot.

fintail

Proceed immediately at green here, and you'll eventually be t-boned, as light running is a local pastime. That being said, in a clear intersection, I give a few seconds, then a little toot - more of a wake up than being rude, as being distracted behind the wheel is a national pastime.

sda said:

Grrrr. The is no monopoly on crabby, rude, inconsiderate people. Around here if you don't floor it when the light turns green you get a rude honk.

fintail

Dashcams were invented for guys like that.

graphicguy said:

RANT COMING…..

So, lots of mainly busy work I need to do today. Got an early start. Pulled the car out of the garage noticed the “low fuel” light on. First stop, Costco for gas.

Surprisingly busy for early in the a.m. Get in line, which moves quickly. Both pump spaces empty in front of me at the same time. Pull up behind an F250, who pulled up the same time as me.

Swipe the Costco Card, and we’re off. My fill up is quicker than the F250s. On the right of me is a guy who pulled into the pump, but with his filler on the opposite side of the pump. He got the hose to go around to the other side of his mini-van to the filler but his body was partially in the space between the islands.

After I fill up and get my receipt, I go back to my car to pull around the F250. No can do without either hitting the guy refueling his minivan, or hitting the F250. There’s just not enough space.

I use a service/MPG tracker on my iPhone. Get into my car to put in the data while I wait. No more than 30 seconds go by than the guy waiting for the pumps behind me, honks. I look into my rear view and wave at him, not sure where he wants me to go. He honks again. I waive again.

Finally, he gets out of his car, and comes up to my window and yells at me to “move out of my way”. I try to put on my “zen” face and tell him I can’t move until either the guy to my right finishes or the F250 in front of me finishes and pulls away. He gets even louder at this point and tells me to “get out of my ‘f^&c#!#&’ way”.

Well, this is getting ready to spiral out of control. I get out of my car, calmly point to the lack of space between the guy filling at the right pump, and the lane between the islands. And, firmly tell him to get back in his car and wait his turn. He just stands in the middle of the island, red faced, as the F250 has finished fueling and pulls away.

I get back into my car, start it up, and pull away. This is horses’ posterior is still standing in the island yelling at me, which the cars behind him are now honking for him to get his car out of the way.

Good Friday Morning to my Edmunds friends.

laurasdada

One can only hope that your Costco new bestie, GG, is as miserable in his daily life as he tried to make that very small slice of yours.
I must go to the wrong Costco (or I go at the right time); I've not seen such behaviors. Filled up the CX-5 tonight, $3/rug. $3.45/pug, so quite a delta.
And, brought home a pepperoni pizza, which will feed me for the next three glorious days.

stickguy

$.45 spread is cheap around here now. Some places are up to at least .$75 most of the time.

driver100

$75 is a pretty big delta!

I do check the big signs to make sure the station is comparable to others, but I never check the actual price at the pump and what I am paying for PUG. I hope it isn't $75!

abacomike

@jmonroe1 said:
I doubt our poster buddy @abacomike is going to say anything to any old ladies that stop after entering the grocery store to make any necessary adjustments. He’s got enough problems once he gets to the produce department. No sense in being cold cocked right at the door.

jmonroe

“I hear nothing, I see nothing, I know nothing”, as Sgt. Shultz always said on “Hogan’s Heroes!” Besides, I don’t go shopping anymore - I live longer this way. 🤪😜🤓

abacomike

@stickguy said:
$.45 spread is cheap around here now. Some places are up to at least .$75 most of the time.

The spread down here between Costco and other gas stations is 50 cents a gallon for PUG.

I filled up yesterday at Costco for $3.50 a gallon (PUG) - took 13 gallons. Then drove up to Palm Beach and back to charge up the battery. It was at 62% charged prior to the trip and when I returned it was at 75% charged.

My car just sits for many days at a time. 10 months old and only has 3650 miles on it. Now that I am a little more ambulatory I try to use the car more - it gets 31 mpg in cruise control at 65 mph. That’s 6 mpg more than EPA estimates. Not bad for a 4600 lb vehicle with a 3.3L V6 twin turbo. City mpg’s are about 19 mpg and combined about 23 mpg.

venture

abacomike said:

@stickguy said:

$.45 spread is cheap around here now. Some places are up to at least .$75 most of the time.

The spread down here between Costco and other gas stations is 50 cents a gallon for PUG.

I filled up yesterday at Costco for $3.50 a gallon (PUG) - took 13 gallons. Then drove up to Palm Beach and back to charge up the battery. It was at 62% charged prior to the trip and when I returned it was at 75% charged.

My car just sits for many days at a time. 10 months old and only has 3650 miles on it. Now that I am a little more ambulatory I try to use the car more - it gets 31 mpg in cruise control at 65 mph. That’s 6 mpg more than EPA estimates. Not bad for a 4600 lb vehicle with a 3.3L V6 twin turbo. City mpg’s are about 19 mpg and combined about 23 mpg.

Glad to hear you are feeling a little better.

graphicguy

laurasdada said:

One can only hope that your Costco new bestie, GG, is as miserable in his daily life as he tried to make that very small slice of yours.
I must go to the wrong Costco (or I go at the right time); I've not seen such behaviors. Filled up the CX-5 tonight, $3/rug. $3.45/pug, so quite a delta.
And, brought home a pepperoni pizza, which will feed me for the next three glorious days.

I’d call that a good day at the pumps.

Agree…some people are just miserable. I try to be patient and let boorish behavior roll off my back.

Must be my turn for dealing with narcissists. GF and I went to a house party last night. One of the guests spent the entire night reveling all of us with his tales of how much money he has and how he just spent a $100K on a BMW.

I felt so inferior pulling up in my car.

laurasdada

Still remember my trip to LA in '21 (or was it '20? Well, what's the difference...), seeing PUG in Pacific Palisades for over $5/gal ($5.19/gal?).

28firefighter

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

oldfarmer50

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

abacomike

@oldfarmer50 said:
Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

In such a short period of time, you have moved from farmer, to bus-driver, to retiree, and now a psychiatrist! Your flexibility and huge array of skills makes me jealous! 🤪😜🤓

abacomike

@venture said:
Glad to hear you are feeling a little better.

Thanks, venture. Yes - a little better. Standing is still painful after about 5 minutes. Walking without a cane or walker is about the same. With a walker I tend to have less pain and more stamina.

I would like to drive up to the mall and try walking with my friends using a walker but I am trying to avoid coming into contact with large numbers of people in an indoor setting in order to avoid contracting this new Covid variant. My best friend and his wife came down with the Omicron variant about a week ago and are now just starting to get their taste and smell senses back.

I am just going to avoid situations that are potentially contagious.

tjc78

@28firefighter said:
I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Yeah that’s tacky IMO. The other thing I don’t like is assumptions. Recently at a get together someone made the implication that my wife and I are “loaded” because we have a house at the Jersey shore. I just shook my head and said we work hard for we have and made some smart decisions. We are far from loaded lol.

kyfdx

tjc78 said:

@28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Yeah that’s tacky IMO. The other thing I don’t like is assumptions. Recently at a get together someone made the implication that my wife and I are “loaded” because we have a house at the Jersey shore. I just shook my head and said we work hard for we have and made some smart decisions. We are far from loaded lol.

At the party: Get back with me in 2 hours, then I'll be loaded.

tjc78

@kyfdx said:
At the party: Get back with me in 2 hours, then I'll be loaded.

Absolutely

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

How empty of a shell of a person do you have to be in order to brag about your possessions? I have come across such people....and I try to avoid them.

OTOH, I told my friends that if I win the $20 million lottery it has been nice knowing them. I'll have to find some new friends that I can sit around with on my yacht and show off my Rolex to.

snakeweasel

fintail said:

Proceed immediately at green here, and you'll eventually be t-boned, as light running is a local pastime. That being said, in a clear intersection, I give a few seconds, then a little toot - more of a wake up than being rude, as being distracted behind the wheel is a national pastime.

sda said:

Grrrr. The is no monopoly on crabby, rude, inconsiderate people. Around here if you don't floor it when the light turns green you get a rude honk.

What's been happing to me of late is I am finding myself behind someone who takes off really slow, like 0-30 in a little over a minute. Just now on my way home I got behind a lexis SUV at a stop light< he was first in line in that lane, and when the light turned green he took off at a snails pace. I mean the traffic in the next lane started to pass us really quick as it's apparent that Lexis forgot to put in a gas pedal in that SUV.

snakeweasel

laurasdada said:

One can only hope that your Costco new bestie, GG, is as miserable in his daily life as he tried to make that very small slice of yours.
I must go to the wrong Costco (or I go at the right time); I've not seen such behaviors. Filled up the CX-5 tonight, $3/rug. $3.45/pug, so quite a delta.
And, brought home a pepperoni pizza, which will feed me for the next three glorious days.

Looking at Gas buddy right now our local Costco it's $3.24 for RUG and $3.79 for PUG the Shell Station just across the street has it at $3.25 and $4.16 not much for RUG but significant for PUG. My local Shell by my house has RUG at $3.27 and PUG at $4.22 so if I fill up the Sonata from a dry tank I would save $0.56. But I would use 0.375 gallons of gas extra to fill up at Costco which would more than eat up any savings.

The wifes car we use midgrade which means at Costco we would spend more since we would have to use premium.

snakeweasel

tjc78 said:

@28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Yeah that’s tacky IMO. The other thing I don’t like is assumptions. Recently at a get together someone made the implication that my wife and I are “loaded” because we have a house at the Jersey shore. I just shook my head and said we work hard for we have and made some smart decisions. We are far from loaded lol.

I have a friend who back in the 80's was working for a record distributor. The boss bought the office workers lunch I think once or twice a week and my friend was the one that went to pick it up and the boss let him use his MB 500 SL to pick the food up. Well he got friendly with this lady at one of the restaurants that they used and she asked him out. On date night the date ended when he went to pick her up in a 12 year old Chevy and explained to her that the Benz was his bosses car.

stickguy

I tend to put midgrade in the Acura. Pricing on that is weird, since I believe it is created on the spot by pumping from both RUG and PUG tanks (so there is no midgrade tank). But quite often, the price is skewed way closer to one of those 2.

At my Conoco station recently RUG about 3.20, mid 3.27, but PUG 3.59 (something along those lines). I don't mind, it just seems odd.

oldfarmer50

abacomike said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

In such a short period of time, you have moved from farmer, to bus-driver, to retiree, and now a psychiatrist! Your flexibility and huge array of skills makes me jealous! 🤪😜🤓

I wasn’t always a hillbilly, a long time ago I got a masters in social work so I have a little bit of edumacation. I was really just following up on laurasdada’s perceptive comment.

Also being rich and handsome I realize how some people resent me bragging about it.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

How empty of a shell of a person do you have to be in order to brag about your possessions? I have come across such people....and I try to avoid them.

OTOH, I told my friends that if I win the $20 million lottery it has been nice knowing them. I'll have to find some new friends that I can sit around with on my yacht and show off my Rolex to.

You are going to have to win more than that to afford a true yacht.

snakeweasel

The wife and I took the BMW out to the country to do some antiquing (my God after typing that out I wonder what happened to me, I used to be a normal human). Well anyhow I saw this and I really wanted to buy it.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

How empty of a shell of a person do you have to be in order to brag about your possessions? I have come across such people....and I try to avoid them.

OTOH, I told my friends that if I win the $20 million lottery it has been nice knowing them. I'll have to find some new friends that I can sit around with on my yacht and show off my Rolex to.

That’s just it, people who do that feel empty so they brag about possessions to get validation from you.

Same with GG’s gas pump rager who is probably as unhappy internally as he is to the world.

We have a guy at work that they call “the king” because of the high opinion he has of himself. He rubs everyone the wrong way because of his attitude but in talking to him you can see he is just a very unhappy person.

qbrozen

Not sure where the money discussion started, but point taken. I won’t mention car purchases and sales any longer. :b

driver100

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

How empty of a shell of a person do you have to be in order to brag about your possessions? I have come across such people....and I try to avoid them.

OTOH, I told my friends that if I win the $20 million lottery it has been nice knowing them. I'll have to find some new friends that I can sit around with on my yacht and show off my Rolex to.

You are going to have to win more than that to afford a true yacht.

Yea, one of those bragging type guys says he was looking at a $28 million yacht that was on sale for $18 million, and it would cost about $20000 to fill it up with fuel. I asked how many miles to the gallon and he said you don't do it that way, it's how many gallons to the mile and if you have to ask you shouldn't buy one.

driver100

qbrozen said:

Not sure where the money discussion started, but point taken. I won’t mention car purchases and sales any longer. :b

Even with your fleet Q, I don't think you have to worry.

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

How empty of a shell of a person do you have to be in order to brag about your possessions? I have come across such people....and I try to avoid them.

OTOH, I told my friends that if I win the $20 million lottery it has been nice knowing them. I'll have to find some new friends that I can sit around with on my yacht and show off my Rolex to.

There’s that “preposition” thingy again.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

How empty of a shell of a person do you have to be in order to brag about your possessions? I have come across such people....and I try to avoid them.

OTOH, I told my friends that if I win the $20 million lottery it has been nice knowing them. I'll have to find some new friends that I can sit around with on my yacht and show off my Rolex to.

You are going to have to win more than that to afford a true yacht.

Yea, one of those bragging type guys says he was looking at a $28 million yacht that was on sale for $18 million, and it would cost about $20000 to fill it up with fuel. I asked how many miles to the gallon and he said you don't do it that way, it's how many gallons to the mile and if you have to ask you shouldn't buy one.

No it's how many gallons an hour, and yes you don't want to know. I have some familiarity with operating boats that big and they are thirsty.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

How empty of a shell of a person do you have to be in order to brag about your possessions? I have come across such people....and I try to avoid them.

OTOH, I told my friends that if I win the $20 million lottery it has been nice knowing them. I'll have to find some new friends that I can sit around with on my yacht and show off my Rolex to.

That’s just it, people who do that feel empty so they brag about possessions to get validation from you.

Same with GG’s gas pump rager who is probably as unhappy internally as he is to the world.

We have a guy at work that they call “the king” because of the high opinion he has of himself. He rubs everyone the wrong way because of his attitude but in talking to him you can see he is just a very unhappy person.

I agree, there are a lot of people with personality disorders that can seem happy and content on the outside, but they are not happy under the surface. Or they have a lot of pent up anger on the inside below the surface. Best to avoid them....you can't change them. I learned my lesson, to stay clear of them. In fact, they like to draw you in and then have a target they can be angry with.

houdini1

ab348 said:

"I once feared that I had made a mistake, but it turns out I was in error."

I used to have a hard time making decisions but now I'm not so sure.

houdini1

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

imidazol97 said:

snakeweasel said:

@driver100 said:

Actually, I never make New Years resolutions......I got nothing I can improve on.

Please don't give me straight lines like that, I only have so much self control.

I won't even mention @driver100's ending the sentence with a preposition.

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/youve-been-lied-to-heres-why-you-absolutely-can-end-a-sentence-with-a-preposition/

Excellent. Proves my point, I am a very informal friendly guy:

Which journal was your article published in? (Casual)
In which journal was your article published? (Formal)

It’s not an error to end a sentence with a preposition, but it is a little less formal. In emails, text messages, and notes to friends, it’s perfectly fine. But if you’re writing a research paper or submitting a business proposal and you want to sound very formal, avoid ending sentences with prepositions.

btw...it also says; Grammar snobs love to tell anyone who will listen: You should NEVER end a sentence with a preposition!

Is that similar to the snobs who look down on Canadian French as opposed to French French?

College freshman asks an upperclassman, " Can you tell me where the library is at"? Upperclassman replies, we don't end our sentences with prepositions here. Freshman says, sorry, "Can you tell me where the library is at, A**hole"?

oldfarmer50

qbrozen said:

Not sure where the money discussion started, but point taken. I won’t mention car purchases and sales any longer. :b

Don’t you dare, we live vicariously through you.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

28firefighter said:

I’ve always been fascinated by people who talk about money (other than purposes of salary equity). Mostly because they seem to think someone cares, and 9 times out of 10, no one does.

Sometimes people are so surprised and happy when they are doing well that they just want to share the good news. They probably don’t realize that it sounds like bragging. If they feel the need to tell everybody over and over it’s usually a sign that they feel inadequate or inferior.

How empty of a shell of a person do you have to be in order to brag about your possessions? I have come across such people....and I try to avoid them.

OTOH, I told my friends that if I win the $20 million lottery it has been nice knowing them. I'll have to find some new friends that I can sit around with on my yacht and show off my Rolex to.

There’s that “preposition” thingy again.

jmonroe

I knew it when I did it.....and was going to say "sorry for the preposition at the end" but I got busy and forgot. (Besides, now we know we can use it with confidence).