As some of you may know, a while back I wrote an article entitled “Stupidity Run Amok”. Well, I have noticed other little tidbits that can be added to that article. They are as follows:
Now, before anyone gets me wrong here, I have been handicapped for 10 years myself even though at the present time I am only 41 years old.
There are some basic observations that you, the reader, will notice about the way most of these people park, for beginners. You go to the drug store, grocery store or your local mall and you ride around looking for a handicapped parking place. You spy one and as you get ready to turn in, the fool beside you has parked in such a way that the butt of their vehicle is lopping over into the space that you are trying to get into. Well, after pulling forward, backing up, pulling forward and backing up 15 times to get your car situated and legally parked, the owner of the vehicle with the butt in your space has the audacity to tell you that you need to back up so they can get into their car. That’s nerve. I had this happen to me one afternoon at Wal-Mart. The lady got red in the face and told me that I must move so she could open the door to get into her car. After a few minutes of dressing down from her about the situation, I very calmly told her that if she wanted to gain entry she could crawl through the passenger side for all I cared because it clearly wasn’t my fault that she couldn’t park a car properly!
She proceeded to enter her car from the passenger side. Once she was behind the wheel, this little grandma of a lady scowled brusquely at me, flipped me off, stuck her tongue out at me and then had to cautiously proceed with a bit of effort to get her car out to drive off. I just laughed as she left.
What is it that makes these drivers so stupid that they can’t park straight? My guess would be that their medications aren’t working right.
Over the Christmas holiday, my Mom and I did a shopping trip there. Here’s what got me… on the exterior door, there is a sign posted that states that if you are handicapped and have trouble gaining access to enter the store, all you need to do is come inside to the service desk and ask for assistance. Now who thought that one up? Think about it. If you can make it into the store to reach customer service then you don’t need assistance to gain access into the store! Duh! It is soooo comforting to know that K-Mart is looking out for us handicapped folks.
Yesterday, Chip and I had to make a run to Office Depot to pick up a few items. We found what we were looking for and proceeded to the checkout. Ahead of us, there was a woman with 3 kids and all of them decided they wanted snacks while in the middle of checking out. Why she didn’t just pay for one purchase and let us move up and get our stuff checked out is beyond me. She not only lets her kids hold up the line but she walks away from the cashier to help the “darlings” sort through all the chips, drinks, candy and other goodies. We stand patiently for 8 minutes while the Waltons decide what they want. Finally, they all get back in line and just as the woman is getting ready to pay the cashier one of the little boys decides he wants something different. Needless to say we were extremely pleased when the Mother told him that he was keeping that particular selection because they were, now get this, “in a hurry”. The cashier told us if she were in a hurry and needed to feed them she should have taken then for a Happy Meal. I had to agree. People like this Mother baffle me. I don’t even try to figure them out. Again, it’s just selfish stupidity.
Back a few months ago, Chip and I stopped at one of our local KFC’s for some “to go” hot food. After we got our order, I went over to the display to get napkins, straws and other items. When I looked up on a higher shelf, there was an advertisement for Bali’s Fitness Center! Not overly great marketing strategy. Here you have a restaurant that serves deep fried chicken, deep fried dessert pies, biscuits made with pure lard and tea so sweet you could buy one medium size cup of the stuff and make a full gallon of tea at home. You get where I’m going with this one? People who visit KFC on a regular basis aren’t interested in fitness training. All they are concerned about is getting that greasy, hot chicken. Bali’s really needs to think this over a little more carefully.
The next time you get out and about, look around you. Things that you may not have noticed will amaze and astound you. It is not only a crazy world we live in but a stupid one as well.
Copyright© 2006 Lauren McLean/CHCH News - Free use with attribution.
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