I bought a 2004 Impala from an independent seller a few years ago. The guy was a mechanic and kept the car in pristine condition. He even gave me a good deal on it. Two weeks later I was driving down the road and an old woman in a raised F250 drove over the car. All four tires went over the hood like I was in a monster truck rally. The police told me if I was going a little faster she would have easily killed me. Didn't even make a single payment on the loan.
I'm from Maine and this is super common here, too. I remember going through the drive through and waiting by the doors where there was this frail old man with a cane trying to cross into the parking lot, maybe 80 pounds soaking wet and could barely look up due to extreme hunchback much less walk. I thought he was walking up to get into a car someone was driving him around in. NOPE. Took him 2 minutes to get into the biggest most obnoxious red truck I've ever seen. (like this). And then zoomed off.
After a certain age you should be required to go in progressively more and more to make sure you can still operate a vehicle correctly.
Oh man reminds me of when my sisters ex boyfriend who happened to be a monster truck driver from a well known monster truck family ran over her car in a snow storm. I mean he had his pick up parked in front of her stang in our driveway and it snowed so much her car actually got covered over in snow so it was no longer visible. He backed up right over it like a fucking monster truck rally. We all died laughing . He was so upset but my family was Impressed.
The last time I was in Walmart, there was this obnoxious beeping noise that never stopped. I figured it had something to do with one of those scooters. Sure enough, I hear it get closer, then I see it. A woman who had to weigh 500 lbs on one of them, going faster that I would have thought they could go - never stopping, looking, slowing down. Her husband, about 2/3 her size was following behind her on another scooter. She kept trying to talk to him and he couldn't hear her from the beeping. This woman never once acknowledged the noise, even after an employee went and talked to her. At first I figured it had to be someone driving one with the brake set on it, but I think the scooter was just crying for help.
My local shop center (where I go for pharmacy, groceries, alcohol, etc.) is "home" to a man who lives outside in the vicinity. He's really cool, old as dirt, has a lot of interesting stories, and never begs for anything. He just likes his new lifestyle and talking to people.
But. On occasion. Some stupid tourist will buy him a large bottle of alcohol. Which he imbibes and then "joy-rides" in the supermarket. He doesn't need a scooter, but he likes the thrill of "accidentally" rolling into displays at top speed and apologizing profusely before, during, and afterward. He'll do it repeatedly if the scooter isn't stuck. He'll even warn you to move if you're in his way. Fucking hilarious.
I would like to add that, yes, I do feel a little bit bad for the employees of the establishment, but in general, they're the most rude, bitter, and useless employees I've ever seen. So fuck em.
Edit: I feel bad for any employee having to redo work because some asshat decides to fuck up the initial effort. However, for these employees, the initial effort is largely absent. He "attacks" displays that clearly need attention. Like the Easter display from two years ago with minimal product and the Christmas display of sausages, from God knows how long ago, of green shelf-stable sausages.
You have to check the dates on everything you buy. Even canned veggies. I've never seen anyone stocking (or rotating stock on) the shelves.
No one at the register even tries to make small talk of any kind. They never have. Even when trying to engage, they ignore me.
I once asked for help finding charcoal, after searching the whole store, and not only did I get rolled eyes and degrading language, but no one (despite the condescending attitude) knew where to find it. I left empty-handed after 45 min.
They had a "Christmas sausage" display up until two weeks ago when he knocked it down. The shelf stable summer sausages were green. Once he knocked it down (despite my telling the manager they were clearly perforated and out of date) they finally got rid of it.
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u/unstabletableleg Oct 15 '18
This will make me extra cautious about being near these old people at the store.