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So I had to go to the grocery store to get some dishwasher soap and a few other things. I finish up and am on my way home, sitting in the turn lane minding my own business waiting for the light to change when this SUV comes up behind me and hits me.
It wasn't a huge bump, it didn't kill the car and I was pretty sure there wouldn't be any damage b/c I didn't hear any crunching sounds, but... WTF? So I go on around the corner when the light turns, and he follows me over to the side of the road and I get out to check the car and he gets out too. It's a guy in his mid-thirties, I'd guess, and he says "Sorry about that, I, uh..." he trails off
"Wasn't paying attention?" I finish for him.
"I was talking to my daughter," he says defensively, gesturing at his phone.
"Weren't paying attention." I repeat, somewhat sternly. I look at the car, and it's clear there's no damage so I say. "It looks okay this time, but in the future you should probably pay more attention to your driving and less to your phone."
And he says "Hey, there's no reason to have a bad attitude!"
And I am like WTF? You hit me because you were talking on your phone and not paying attention and I am not allowed to have a little attitude???
Since when?
He probably went home and ranted to his family about the fat old bitch with the bad attitude who had the gall to criticize his driving. Sheesh.
It wasn't a huge bump, it didn't kill the car and I was pretty sure there wouldn't be any damage b/c I didn't hear any crunching sounds, but... WTF? So I go on around the corner when the light turns, and he follows me over to the side of the road and I get out to check the car and he gets out too. It's a guy in his mid-thirties, I'd guess, and he says "Sorry about that, I, uh..." he trails off
"Wasn't paying attention?" I finish for him.
"I was talking to my daughter," he says defensively, gesturing at his phone.
"Weren't paying attention." I repeat, somewhat sternly. I look at the car, and it's clear there's no damage so I say. "It looks okay this time, but in the future you should probably pay more attention to your driving and less to your phone."
And he says "Hey, there's no reason to have a bad attitude!"
And I am like WTF? You hit me because you were talking on your phone and not paying attention and I am not allowed to have a little attitude???
Since when?
He probably went home and ranted to his family about the fat old bitch with the bad attitude who had the gall to criticize his driving. Sheesh.
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what an idiot.
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I'm sort of wishing I had now, just because of the asinine comment.
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::hugs::
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Agreed. I know *I* can't use my phone in my car and drive at the same time. I always have to pull over. Part of that is 'cause I drive a stick, but part is just because it's freakin' hard to drive and talk on the phone at the same time.
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It can't come too soon.
(And I'm glad your accident was minor!)
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That's how it is in Australia.
How incredibly rude!
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Also? You have an adorable attitude!
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(Thanks!)
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Glad it didn't result in anything super serious to deal with.
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Except that you, um, *hit my car*.
Weirdo. Sheesh!
I'm glad you (and secondarily, the car) are okay, hon. :::hugs:::
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(btw, I hope you had a nice birthday!!)
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When I see people talking on their phones here, holding the phones up to their ears, I keep wanting to see a cop nearby also. I have a Bluetooth earpiece and it works great. It's set up so I can make most calls without touching the phone: I say traffic for traffic reports, say the names of people in my phone book -- and it dials. It's great and it's not expensive. It doesn't distract me any more than listening to the radio. I don't understand why most people won't go with hands free!
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There are very, very rare occasions when Judith Miller (Miss Manners) comes to assist. This -charming person- managed to raise two of the most horrific young humans (I won't call them children as I refuse to believe that children could be that sadistic to their fellow humans), I ever had the displeasure of going to school with, but she did occasionally have a useful quip now and again.
When faced with those moments that make one say WTF and want to broaden the anal horizons of the offender, one has only one recourse to their rudeness.
Smile and adopt a puzzled expression. Say, "I beg your pardon?" for surely such impossibly rude behavior is not possible in polite society. You have to have misheard the individual.
When they repeat themselves, in this case, by saying "Hey, there's no reason to have a bad attitude!" you can repeat yourself, without fear of providing -ANY- ammunition that might be called 'provocation.'
After several repetitions, eventually, the offender gets the idea that perhaps =they= are the individual in the wrong. And in any case, they start to shift, feel uncomfortable, and vaguely like they are about to be sent to the Naughty Mat. This being the desired response, one can say one's goodbyes, and depart, serene in one's victory.
Of course, this being Boulder, and this guy obviously being from CA or TX -- you could just shoot him and recycle the SUV. It'd probably be just as satisfactory, too. :)
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LOL! I love that. Good idea.
Recycling the SUV is a better idea, but sadly I have no gun.
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well, shee-yut, woman, go get one!! this is the Ewe Ess of Hay! Everyone's gotta have at least one!!!
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Not certain or anything, but hey, it's a possibility!
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