so, i'm at the DMV parking lot. 3 spaces into the lot, plenty of other parking spaces available. i'm at the back of my S2K putting the new plates on. some car is tapping on the horn but i don't think anything of it. the tapping gets a little more excessive, i look up and it's some beat up old purple neon. i stand up and ask "can I help you?" and the person in the passenger seat says "you don't need to give all that attitude!" and I'm thinking.. WTF? then the driver says "are you leaving?" i reply "i'm putting on my plates." then i get another aggressive "ARE YOU LEAVING?" from the driver, so I say "yes", because - we all leave, eventually. i go work on the front plate, they are passing by, and i hear a "JERK!" from the passenger. i reply with a simple "God Bless!" seconds later... "BITCH!" again from the passenger. an incessant "what did he say?" comes from the driver.

so.. at this point i'm finishing up the front plate (Rick's Front License Plate Holder ) thinking of all these different things i could do to that neon when i leave. but seriously, what kind of person am I being if i stooped to that level? i'm not a confrontational person and maybe i can take some heat for my smart ass answer. but really, there are PLENTY of other parking spaces available and there's nothing special about mine, unless you like being parked next to a dodge minivan, toyota corolla, and in front of some '95ish accord with kids in it. anyway, i pass that purple neon (3 spaces down from my car, go figure) and find that it has expired tags and - well it's crap. period. it's already been crapped on by someone else.

anyway - just needed to vent. thanks.

speaking of parking, this always seems to happen at a target parking lot. there's always a car waiting for some spot, blocking the flow of traffic forcing other cars to go around it. we go around it, park, start walking towards the store, and sure enough, pass the waiting car ON FOOT.

eh.. thanks.

 

i would have said "im just leaving" and taken my sweet ass time! theyre the ones that want the spot, you dont even have to give a sh!t.

 

yeah.. that would have been the best thing to do. just the shock of being accused of giving attitude set my head in a different direction.

 

Same way with tailgating, or people that flash their lights. It just doubles my sweet ass time.

I would have done a periodic stretch and just smiled.

The "God Bless" was a great one, I'll have to try that one.

You could have made it better by acting like you were talking on your cell phone, that would have really pissed them off.

 

sometimes i could be like dude from harold and kumar that doesn't have a comeback.. but i think i'm starting to gather my wits. i'm out to throw the ultimate curveball - and it took her a while to swing at that one. going toe to toe would probably have just increased the heat in that situation - a diffuser like the "god bless" has ya stop and think