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red tail 05-14-2012 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by cappyjon431 (Post 492559)
I know I have posted about this before, but it seems that the rude behavior in this area is not limited to our busy season.

I had an endoscopy scheduled at the TV hospital this morning at 9:30 AM. My wife had to drive me because they didn't want me driving home after the procedure. She drove me in her GEM car which is street legal. We were heading east on El Camino Real towards the hospital when a car got right on our tail and then laid on the horn. Just about scared my wife to death. Oh well, no big deal, the person must have been in a big hurry....

After the procedure they gave me a prescription. We dropped it off at Walgreens and were told that it would be an hour for pick up. Since I had to fast the night before I was famished so we went for a nice brunch at First Watc. We finished our lunch and it was not quite an hour so we figured we would go over to Lowes and kill a little time and pick up some things for the garden.

So we waited almost two hours before going to pick up our prescription which was supposed to be picked up in an hour. We went to the drive thru pick-up lane and when we got to the window the pharmacist said it would be a few more minutes but that we should wait right there. So we did. We waited about five minutes (maybe a little longer).

After we paid and were getting ready to pull away the woman behind us laid on the horn and started yelling. My wife thought maybe ourdoor was left open of the trunk was open. I said I would get out and see what was wrong. when I got out I couldn't find anything wrong with our vehicle so I looked at the woman who had honked and shrugged my shoulders. She honked again and yelled something I couln't understand. I walked towards her window to see what she wanted and she said "get in your golf cart and go on your way already." Apparently she was in a big hurry and was ticked off that the pharmacist took so long with our order (or she thought it was our fault because it took so long). I asked her why she had to be so rude? Why did she have to yell at us and lay on her horn? I told her it wasn't our fault. She gave me the finger. At this point I was ****ed. I had just had a procedure, I just wanted to pick up my medicine and go home. She said if I came any closer she would call 911. I said "go ahead and call 911 you rude b*tch." I think this kinda surprised her, and she said she would pray for me. I told her to pray for herself, because she wasn't being very Christian.

The rudeness continues...
this might be the same woman you wanted to chase because she gave you the finger. you seem to have a lot of issues with women and road rage.

cappyjon431 05-14-2012 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 492622)
Jon.

Go and rest. You have been given an amniasic. I am not downplaying what happened but I was told I couldn't sign anything legal on the day following the procedure. It did happen and it was rude but tommorrow the whole thing may not look the same.

It may look not as bad and it may look worse tomorrow, but the kick a poo joy juice will be out of your system entirely and you will be your usual self..

I hope you were given a clean bill of health.

You are a great guy.
Gracie, as usual you are 100% correct. I could use a nap and I am sure tomorrow will be a better day. My wife, on the other hand, was driving during both of today's incidents and she is seething (she's a red head and has the temper in the family).

cappyjon431 05-14-2012 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by red tail (Post 492624)
this might be the same woman you wanted to chase because she gave you the finger. you seem to have a lot of issues with women and road rage.
Oh, you must be referring to the last incident of RUDENESS I reported here on TOTV. The time where a woman almost killed us in the Barnes and Noble parking lot and then proceeded to give us the finger (even though she was the one who was legally at fault). As long as people are willing to condone bad behavior, it will continue.

I have no issues with women or road rage. I DO have issues with rude behavior, whether from males or females (I wouldn't use the word "women" when describing these offenders).

I would ask you to try to stay on the topic of the original post and TRY not to attack the person--try avoiding this misplaced aggression.

wendyquat 05-14-2012 04:36 PM
Captain Jon, you are not alone in your opinions! I have come to believe that this " rudeness" is accepted as "normal" in some regions, just not in the South where I was raised! Don't know what is "politically correct" but I try to brush it off and continue on my merry way! I love TV and the beauty, etc. more than make up for the occasional rudeness I find. They are not gonna ruin my day!

jimbo2012 05-14-2012 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cappyjon431 (Post 492614)
I've only been living here for six months and I have already seen more rudeness than I've seen in decades living in other places. I know Miami, Chicago, NY, Philly, etc. have reputations for rudeness and I am sure it is well deserved, but I've lived in/visited all of these places and I haven't seen this amount of rudeness in such a short amount of time.
Come on Jon, you haven't seen this in NYC?

Not sure where that might be in NYC? :blahblahblah:

You need to let this crap roll off off your back and forget it, rather than hashing it over and over.

cappyjon431 05-14-2012 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by wendyquat (Post 492640)
Captain Jon, you are not alone in your opinions! I have come to believe that this " rudeness" is accepted as "normal" in some regions, just not in the South where I was raised! Don't know what is "politically correct" but I try to brush it off and continue on my merry way! I love TV and the beauty, etc. more than make up for the occasional rudeness I find. They are not gonna ruin my day!
Thank you Wendy. I am happy to see that others don't have their blinders on.

I agree with you and try not to let this rudeness deter me from living in and enjoying this wonderful place. I do occasionally like to report it on TOTV because I get a kick out of people defending what I consider really bad behavior.

cappyjon431 05-14-2012 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 (Post 492650)
Come on Jon, you haven't seen this in NYC?

Not sure where that might be in NYC? :blahblahblah:

You need to let this crap roll off off your back and forget it, rather than hashing it over and over.
Jimbo,

Of course I've seen it in NYC. I expect it in NYC. My opinion (and I really didn't do a scientific strudy documenting and rating each incidence of rudeness), just based on my limited observations, is that there is a surprisingly high incidence of rudeness in this area, higher than i've seen in any other place i have lived for a six month period.

Where in NYC?: I lived in Battery Park for a little over a year and spent several summers as a young man living on E 93rd and Third Avenue (before it became a "nice" neighborhood).

bluedog103 05-14-2012 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by cappyjon431 (Post 492654)
Jimbo,

Of course I've seen it in NYC. I expect it in NYC. My opinion (and I really didn't do a scientific strudy documenting and rating each incidence of rudeness), just based on my limited observations, is that there is a surprisingly high incidence of rudeness in this area, higher than i've seen in any other place i have lived for a six month period.

Where in NYC?: I lived in Battery Park for a little over a year and spent several summers as a young man living on E 93rd and Third Avenue (before it became a "nice" neighborhood).
Where in Battery Park? The nearest real residential area to the park is Battery Park City, which is a bit north of the park on the Hudson. I can't think of a whole lot else in the area. It's mostly office buildings. I could be wrong though. I haven't worked in that area in a few years.
I agree with you about the rudeness in TV. It seems worse in TV than any place I've lived. I can't understand the attitude. In this incredible place you'd think people would be without a care in the world but that's just not the case. Face to face folks seem friendly enough but behind the wheel of a car or pushing a cart in the supermarket that friendly smile seems to disappear. Seems that there's a whole lot of anger out there.
Another question, again not being critical, how did you know she was a Christian?

Wing-nut2 05-14-2012 05:23 PM
Next time use your cell phone and take her picture. Post it. Let's take a look at some of these kind understanding people.

cappyjon431 05-14-2012 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bluedog103 (Post 492658)
Where in Battery Park? The nearest real residential area to the park is Battery Park City, which is a bit north of the park on the Hudson. I can't think of a whole lot else in the area. It's mostly office buildings. I could be wrong though. I haven't worked in that area in a few years.
I agree with you about the rudeness in TV. It seems worse in TV than any place I've lived. I can't understand the attitude. In this incredible place you'd think people would be without a care in the world but that's just not the case. Face to face folks seem friendly enough but behind the wheel of a car or pushing a cart in the supermarket that friendly smile seems to disappear. Seems that there's a whole lot of anger out there.
Another question, again not being critical, how did you know she was a Christian?
You are correct, it was Battery Park City--my grandfather's company owned a condo there called The Colonade in the early eighties (when I worked for him there) and I had the pleasure of living there (except when they had to fly a client in and then I got relegated to the crappy apartment on E. 93rd).

I seem to see most of the rudeness behind the wheel (especially parking lots), in grocery stores (watching the interactions at checkout lines is particularly amusing) and to a smaller extent, the town squares. I also see lots of cell phone use/talking during movies at Old Mill and the Rialto, but that is another thread entirely. I have yet to see it at the rec centers, at the pools, or at the gym (maybe exercise diminishes rudeness/aggrssion?).

My wife, who is a nurse at the TV Hospital ER (and has worked at major metro ERs in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale) sees rudeness almost every night she works and says it is worse here than anywhere she has ever worked (in 20+ years as an ER nurse). Once again, please understand I am NOT saying these are all TV residents, many of the ones in the hospital are not.

I probably should not have assumed she was a Christian, bit i did because:

1. She said "Ill pray for you" during our interaction (I'm Jewish and we just don't say that to folks).

2. The curucifix hanging from her rearview led me to make an assumption.

cappyjon431 05-14-2012 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Wing-nut2 (Post 492661)
Next time use your cell phone and take her picture. Post it. Let's take a look at some of these kind understanding people.
What a great idea! Funny you should write that, I just got my first camera eqipped cell phone yesterday. Once I figure out how it works, I might give it a try.

quirky3 05-14-2012 05:47 PM
"Thank you for sharing (and caring enough to share)"
 
IMHO, most posters just want to share their experience or opinion because it could help other posters, or they may want to know who else has had similar experiences, or they want to share this on TOTV as part of their personal TV experience.

"Active listening" seems like a very constructive response - I hear what you're saying, thank you for sharing and caring enough to share.

What seems strange, and discouraging to me is when people make it about the poster and not the posted topic. They question their "credentials" for posting such a thing, or dismiss or minimize the person's experience, especially when it does not reflect a popular or majority view.

I hope that posters, including new posters, keep sharing and caring in spite of that.

cappyjon431 05-14-2012 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by quirky3 (Post 492669)
IMHO, most posters just want to share their experience or opinion because it could help other posters, or they may want to know who else has had similar experiences, or they want to share this on TOTV as part of their personal TV experience.

"Active listening" seems like a very constructive response - I hear what you're saying, thank you for sharing and caring enough to share.

What seems strange, and discouraging to me is when people make it about the poster and not the posted topic. They question their "credentials" for posting such a thing, or dismiss or minimize the person's experience, especially when it does not reflect a popular or majority view.

I hope that posters, including new posters, keep sharing and caring in spite of that.
Bravo

:bigbow:

Barefoot 05-14-2012 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by cappyjon431 (Post 492559)
I know I have posted about this before, but it seems that the rude behavior in this area is not limited to our busy season.
I'm not happy that you encountered a rude and impatient driver. Especially after having a colonoscopy, which isn't on anyone's bucket list.

But I am happy that the rude behaviour isn't being blamed on snow birds! :icon_wink:

Finallyfree 05-14-2012 06:19 PM
Hey folks, if someone being rude is the worst thing that happens on any given day, it is a wonderful day. Rudeness may not be nice but it won't kill anyone and think how miserable a rude person must be to be angry all the ime. Enjoy life, it is too short! Just call me Pollyanna.


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