Seriously people? Seriously?

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 02/18/2019 at 20:17 • Filed to: parentlopnik

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We went out to dinner tonight at a local restaurant/micro brewery. The PTA of my daughter’s school was doing a fundraiser there, 15% of the check went to the PTA. Now, this is a place meant for adults. It’s a nice place. They have a kid’s menu, but Chuck E Cheese it is not. Of course, there were a ton of kids there. What we didn’t bargain on, was the group of parents that pushed a couple tables next to us together, put all their kids there 15-20 kids), and then the parents all sat at a completely different table! WTF?!?!

Long story short, my father-in-law got shot in the side of the head with a dart gun. Credit where credit is due, the kid’s dad saw it, dragged him over, and made the kid apologize. The dad also apologized a couple times, you could tell he felt genuinely bad. But seriously, supervise your children, and why the holy hell do you let a kid bring a damn dart gun into a restaurant?

Yes, I kept the dart.

OPPOsaurus WRX > shop-teacher 02/18/2019 at 20:36

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Yp u should have returned fire with spitballs

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > shop-teacher 02/18/2019 at 20:37

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Kill all children*

*excluding Oppo’s kids

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/18/2019 at 20:40

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This take is straight plasma.

Learn you some science if that isn’t clear enough.

shop-teacher > OPPOsaurus WRX 02/18/2019 at 20:41

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Good idea!

shop-teacher > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/18/2019 at 20:41

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Don't forget the parents!

TheRealBicycleBuck > shop-teacher 02/18/2019 at 20:41

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Six kids showed up at the hotel Saturday evening. I stepped into the hall three times to ask them to be quiet. They were playing tag up and down the stairs and the elevator, both of which are right by my room.

I finally called down to the front desk. The kids had migrated down to the lobby and were causing a ruckus down there. The poor clerk told me she had already spoken to the parents twice.

I had to put it ear buds to drown out the noise. The hotel staff were nice enough to comp me the room for the night. I was sorely tempted to go stomping down the hall when I left for the airport at 6:00 the next morning.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > shop-teacher 02/18/2019 at 20:43

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your complaining about a dart gun?

last time i took the missus to a pub in england she took a rugby ball to the face

(no i dont know why that was being thrown around in there)

but oh man was it special watching a whole team of tank like guys falling over themselves to appolegize to her

shop-teacher > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/18/2019 at 20:52

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You're a better man than I for not. Props to the staff for comping your room though.

smobgirl > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/18/2019 at 20:58

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I took my dog on a work trip once and was told in no uncertain terms that if any other guests complained about her barking, I was financially responsible for their rooms . Fair enough - but parents should bear the same burden.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/18/2019 at 21:04

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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > shop-teacher 02/18/2019 at 21:05

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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 02/18/2019 at 21:24

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It's a joke... kinda. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > smobgirl 02/18/2019 at 21:44

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That’s a hell of an incentive to keep your dog quiet.

His Stigness > shop-teacher 02/18/2019 at 21:51

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I’d strangle a bitch.

But seriously, my sister’s school runs a fundraiser at a local McDonald’s (you guys really want to encourage fast food? Seriously? Idiots) and as much I’d like to support her, FUCK THAT! Before she was a teacher and I happened to go by and get a soda and realized it was the PTA thingy night I’d turn right around. If I could even get a parking spot.

shop-teacher > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/18/2019 at 21:53

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No, I’m complaining about parents not supervising  their offspring in public.

shop-teacher > smobgirl 02/18/2019 at 21:54

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Agreed!

HoustonRunner > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/18/2019 at 22:18

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We were in Santa Fe in a hotel this past weekend. I got on my kids when they raised their voice above normal talking tone even when we were in our room.  My wife and I literally explained to them “don’t be the reason other people want to leave this hotel”.  They certainly were not perfect, but they were far from playing tag in the halls.

I have traveled a LOT for work and I can’t stand loud neighbors (or thin walls). Nothing will get me to choose another brand quicker than card board walls or a noisy HVAC window unit.

TheRealBicycleBuck > HoustonRunner 02/18/2019 at 23:44

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I really appreciate your courtesy and how you are teaching your kids to behave. I’ve stayed in this hotel for at least six months over the past year . There have been very few nights where noise was a problem. Usually a quick conversation with the noise-makers takes care of it. This time, it didn’t.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > shop-teacher 02/19/2019 at 03:45

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ah right.. my bad

nevermind me then

shop-teacher > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/19/2019 at 07:05

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Done and done :)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 02/19/2019 at 09:59

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What's really sad is that I'm positive that at least 50% of the people that liked it are teachers

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/19/2019 at 10:23

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Probably

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/21/2019 at 15:36

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > smobgirl 02/21/2019 at 15:38

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I stayed in a Motel 6 with my wife awhile back and the dog next door in the adjoining room was sleeping on the floor at the place where the hollow-cored doors were and kept us up half the night. It was first of the month and all the assistance checks were in and folks were having a place to stay and the lady was probably homeless, but it was still annoying.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/21/2019 at 15:45

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Sounds like they were having fun. Maybe they’d been pent up in a car all day long. Maybe their parents were inconsiderate rednecks. Being a middle school teacher helps me laugh things off, but what you describe sounds pretty annoying. Break out the Bose QC headphones!

TheRealBicycleBuck > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/21/2019 at 19:29

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I might have laughed it off it weren’t going on for hours and I wasn’t working on a cross-country flight plan for the next morning . Really, hotels should be treated like a whole building full of bedrooms filled with people sleeping.

I really like those headphones, but I’m not willing to spend the money on them. I’ve also learned that if they aren’t playing music, headphones that make it quiet amplify my tinnitus.  

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/22/2019 at 12:20

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Are you a pilot?

The QCs I have are a very early generation, like QC3. I nurse them along. I bet you could find a pair on Ebay for under $100. I have a long MP3 of rain falling on a lake with a little bit of distant thunder in the background now and again. That’s what I put on when I want to concentrate and block out everything else.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/22/2019 at 23:39

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I’m a student pilot. I should be finished in a couple of months.

I used to have an app which provided white noise, but the developer quit updating it. I’m also not fond of wearing headphones or earbuds for extended periods. Besides, hotels are expected to be quiet places in the evening. I’m not staying at the great wolf lodge for a reason.