I have so much to say to so many people

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
03/10/2014 at 23:01 • Filed to: None

And I'm not rich enough or important enough to just tell people to go fuck themselves yet. At work, to people I see outside of work, even here on occasion. Sometimes I just want to throw my phone and go hide in a hole. Good night.

DISCUSSION (19)

Nibby > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/10/2014 at 23:04

I WASN'T BORN WITH ENOUGH MIDDLE FINGERS

I DON'T NEED TO CHOOSE A SIDE

jkm7680 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/10/2014 at 23:04

Same. I wish there was national "True opinion" day, because I would like to tell some of my coworkers how annoying they are.

N/A POWAAAHH > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/10/2014 at 23:07

You can always do it with be direct about it. I've seen Offroad karter do it quite a bit, he'll give you some pointers.

jkm7680 > Nibby
03/10/2014 at 23:08

Haha, that has to be comment of the day. Or is it night? I don't know,

Textured Soy Protein > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/10/2014 at 23:30

In my 20s I would get righteously angry at the stupidity and injustice of the world around me. Now that I'm a 31 year old fart I just don't care anymore. People are always going to be stupid. People man, people.

Pretty much the only exceptions, that still get me irked, are:

The goddamned slow motherfucking drivers that infest the fair city of Madison, WI in which I reside. Move the fuck on!

Going shopping in a busy store where you have to park in outer fucking Mongolia and then dodge the hordes of people all trying to buy shit at the same time.

Anything and everything to do with air travel. Fuck having to get to the airport 2 hours ahead of time, fuck being charged a baggage fee, fuck the TSA, fuck the overpriced shitty airport food, fuck delayed flights, fuck patronizing-ass airline employees, fuck the 18-inch wide seat I'm somehow supposed to wedge myself into when I've got a 48" chest and if anyone bigger than a female olympic gymnast sits next to me I'm going to encroach on their shoulder space while still leaning into the aisle and getting whacked by the drink cart, fuck everyone who carries on their fucking suitcase and tries to wedge it in the overhead bin, fuck the Skymall catalog, fuck running through the connecting airport to make a tight connection only to find out it's been delayed, fuck rental cars, fuck baggage claims, and fuck that whole process done in reverse all over again.

Everything else in life though, hey whatever it's pretty much all fine by me.

Lekker > Textured Soy Protein
03/10/2014 at 23:38

I happen to be at that stage where I cannot nearly comprehend the level of some people's stupidity, in accordance with society's humorous expectations. I often lose my temper when utter stupidity presents itself through someone's careless actions. The whole fuck thing you went on about? There's about 50 more of those. The worse part is I usually don't say shit until I blow. Need to learn not to give a fuck

Textured Soy Protein > Lekker
03/11/2014 at 00:33

But see, flying is really the only thing that makes me feel like that.

I find it helps to have a couple things you truly despise so you don't care so much about other things. Because if I get pissed off about something, at least it's not as bad as flying.

Mad Man Ryan > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/11/2014 at 02:10

Being more "well off" than most (I use this loosely), I can tell you that it doesn't matter. I say let loose, fire away, give it to 'em. Why? Because fuck them, and that donkey they rode in on. Better to voice your opinion and be heard than to think "I should have done that" or "What if..".

wabbastang > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
03/11/2014 at 02:44

I hate Oregon, and California.

I drive with a trailer a lot, I grew up driving a big truck and trailer all the time - Some people don't seem to know if they are going to make it with their little uhaul, I hardly notice my 40 footer. And usually if I have a trailer behind me, I'm trying to get there and get something done. It isn't about the journey this time.

So I drove a truck and trailer one day from southern CA all the way north into OR. While I was AMAZED at how not one SINGLE car in 900 miles camped in the fast lane (I decided it must be a CA thing, you ppl know how to navigate the highway), I also felt like a giant cop magnet with the trailer behind me, 55-F'ing-mph, for 900 miles. Never was pulled over, but with out of state plates and a big trailer, every patrol car I saw had nothing else to do but pace me, hoping to fall into his speed trap. Sorry guys, the rest of the country puts a little faith into people being able to operate their trailer-towing vehicles at a normal pace and it's abso-fucking-lutely ridiculous. I was only distracted by the fact that as I passed northbound through Yreka about to hit OR, I had not once in all that time seen a car camp out in the fast lane. It was incredible. I have a habit of losing my mind when getting stuck in the left lane to the point of flashing lights, horns and occasionally reminding people via the PA that it is illegal to drive there without passing. Driver education, if only there was a TV campaign reminding everyone of the *other* rules besides no drinking, etc...

So I see the Oregon sign and never knew I could be so happy to be there. Pedal down, 75mph, SO LONG CALIFORNIA!!!! - Time to make up some ground! And then the corolla in the lane next to me changed lanes so he could pace the car next to him. f.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Textured Soy Protein
03/11/2014 at 07:18

Righteously angry. That's exactly what I am. I don't even want to beat any of these motherfuckers. I just wanna grab em by the shoulders and shake the shit out of em!

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > wabbastang
03/11/2014 at 07:23

Nobody camping in the left lane? That sounds magical. How does one secure that? I've never been on a highway and not seen that.

OPPOsaurus WRX > jkm7680
03/11/2014 at 08:11

your concept sounds a bit like that movie The Purge, just on a slightly less violent level however I could see things escalating quickly.

Lekker > Textured Soy Protein
03/11/2014 at 09:33

The interesting part to me is that I don't care if I have to fly, since usually I travel on my employer's dime. Which means I usually make per diem, which means there will be fancy drinks and fancy breakfast. So yeah I find it annoying but in my particular case, I couldn't be bothered. It is when someone acts illogical. I was raised by my parents to simply consider logic as an absolute truth and that is too hard since most people don't use logic to make their decisions.

Textured Soy Protein > Lekker
03/11/2014 at 11:06

To quote Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home (a.k.a. the one where they travel back in time to 1986 San Francisco to bring humpack whales back to the 23rd century because the whales can communicate with an alien probe that's orbiting earth and evaporating our oceans)....

Spock: To hunt a species to extinction is not logical.

Dr. Gillian Taylor: Whoever said the human race was logical?

Lekker > Textured Soy Protein
03/11/2014 at 11:18

That is a statement I am too ashamed to accept. I insist people must have some sort of logic! By what rationale for that matter can we live a life full of distrust and believing everyone around you (or most really) is an incompetent, illogical idiot.

Seriously good quote.

pfftballer > Lekker
03/11/2014 at 11:27

Careful you don't end up a miserably negative person that nobody wants to be around. Cynical assholes radiate negativity. I know because I'm one of them. You can't teach the world a lesson, just learn to accept that most people are going to behave in a very childish, selfish manner and there is nothing you can do about it. Just try to minimize the effect of these idiots and maintain a positive attitude is the best you can do .

Lekker > pfftballer
03/11/2014 at 11:30

By no means do I say this with intent to insult, but you sound like my dad. He is just like me and we cannot stand stupidity, or for that matter people who half-ass their jobs. They're getting paid to do something, do it right damnit. Lately he has learned that all that anger caused him health problems, and keeps trying to tell me to learn to ignore others or minimize their impact on me. Just like you mentioned. I try, but will admit I am not making great progress.

Textured Soy Protein > Lekker
03/11/2014 at 11:38

It's not that you have to assume everyone's an idiot. Most people on some level understand and logic and can be reasonable. Just not all the time. Nobody's perfect. I prefer to think of it as giving people the benefit of the doubt, rather than being all angry about I'M SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS, EVERYWHERE .

The other thing I do to not worry about other people doing stupid stuff is ask myself if this stupid thing someone else is doing really affects me. Most of the time it doesn't. No sense getting irked about something that you can avoid.

pfftballer > Lekker
03/11/2014 at 12:19

It's not easy. Keep trying. Progress is progress. I'm in my 40s and I was a lot worse in my 20s, probably twice as big of a cynical asshole.