Midnight pick-up at the airport

**VictorLouis** · 07-03-2010, 06:06 PM

Well, it was more like 10:45 when I arrived, but that didn't sound as sexy!
I pull into the parking garage, and my son has just upset me in some manner. We're exiting the car, and I scolded him FAR too harshly. I called him stupid, or may have even called him a dumb-you-know-what. Well, some lady rags right back at me from who-know's-where inside that garage. I can't see her, but she sure did hear me.

Well, me being who I am, I wasn't going to let that stand. I yelled back into the abyss, "Mind your own business, lady!". Immediately, she cursed back at me. Well, good sense took over, and I blew it off and walked inside. No sense looking for a confrontation into the unknown, with an uknown party that I can't even SEE.

I pick up the Mrs., and we get back out to the car. There's McDonald's wrapper garbage strewn across my windshield and hood. I thought the wiper blades were damaged, but thank-goodness that was not the case. However, my radio antenna was bent over.

Still, I realized that I got off easy. My car really could've been seriously trashed, just because I felt I had to get the last-word...or merely a single word...in.

Pride. Check at the door. Better off that way.

...and yes, I did apologize to my boy for my unacceptable dressing-down..

**Urzandowski** · 07-04-2010, 02:04 PM

Yeah you were lucky. Im on the road all the time. I see a lot of pissed offed people out there; just looking for a reason to take their frustrations out on somebody or something.
I used to fight/argue back but these days...its better to (even tho its hard sometimes) to turn the other cheek and ignore these other people.

**cjm270** · 07-06-2010, 11:09 PM

It doesn't take much these days. The wife, I and my daughter left late for the matinee before 6pm. Got there at 5:59 in a hurry and some knucklehead in front of us in the parking lot was going 5 miles an hour. I don't think we tailgated them at all but we made a left and took another lane in the lot to the front of the theater. Right in front was a parking slot and we slid in. Perfect timing right. Well that slow car pulls up and stares at us and parks further down. After the movie we discover the passenger door keyed deeply with a key or knife. It's the first brand new car we purched in a lot of years. I guess we get our first scratch early.

**Dwayne** · 07-21-2010, 04:28 PM

Many many years ago. . .(decades) I was going to WSU (Wichita State University).

I was waiting for a car to pull out.

The car pulled out pointing away from me, and this Girl went around the corner,pulled in front of the exiting car blocking it and me, and whipped into the Parking space.

She got out of the car, and I glared at her, no words or hand signals sent by me, but she flipped me off.

Well, I realize Classes were starting right then, and I was certainly late by now, so I found another parking spot in another parking lot.

Walking through the Parking lot that I would have parked in, I saw her car.

I dropped my books, took a couple of pebbles, and placed the pebbles inside the valve stem and screwed on the caps just tight enough to where the air was leaking, but not noticeable to anyone else.

I went on to my class with a smile on my face.

I never knew what happened, because when my class was over, her car was still there, about 4 inches lower on one side.

I still chuckled when I went to my car and left.

Paybacks. . .nice and sweat.

=================================================

Another time. . .

I was riding my Pacific Coast 800.

going on the highway at 60 MPH, this little red civic type car was tailgating me big time.

I started slowing down and speeding up to get her off my tail.

She pulled out beside me, cussed, flipped her little finger, and floored her cars accelerator.

She was paying so much attention to me, that she did not see the 2x4 in the middle of the road. . . She slammed her right tire into the 2x4, threw the board into the air, the board hit the lower part of my Fairing with no damage, but her tire blew.

I had already slowed down seeing the board and incident unfolding before it ever happened.

She got control of the car, and was pulling off the side of the road. I just smiled at her, waved my hand and kept right on going. Another payback.

Dwayne

**cjm270** · 07-21-2010, 05:59 PM

People can be mean at times and sometimes justifiably provoked. Years ago I worked at Ford's pouring hot engine parts. Very hot job in the summer so a friend and I would often clock out and go to the Huron river Dairy Queen in Flat Rock.

On returning we'd sit in the car til the break was over. One time this guy pulls in next to us smacking Rob's brand new T-Bird in the fender. We all get out and Rob says what the F***. The guy says sorry too bad its a private lot and runs into the plant.
No remorse.

We get back in the car finish our ice cream and Rob doesn't say much more about it except s*** happens. I'm thinking what a cool cat he was. That is, until he says wait here, exits the car and performs martial art on the guys car breaking both mirrors, antenna and kicking in both fenders. He gets back in the car and parks somewhere else. I say to him feel better? Just like Clint Eastwood in Grand Torino he says Oohhh Yaaaah!

**Amatsukaze** · 08-03-2010, 09:07 PM

You gotta be careful with them antenna's, they are dangerous weapons!

Many moons ago when I was a much less temperate man I got into an argument with another fella & in retaliation he tore my windshield wipers off.
Fast forward a week & I stumble across his car parked at Pizza Hut. I tear his wipers off & then decide I am going to "one up" him & bend his antenna into a pretzel. Well I grab the base of the antenna with my left hand & the tip with my right & bend it over until it slips out of my hand....
That antenna made a very distinctive sizzling sound as it screamed at my face.
Ya'll ever watch Tom & Jerry? I made a pretty good impersonation of Tom after it connected "OWW HO HO HO!!!
Son, it knocked a welt on me that started at my hairline, went across the bridge of my nose & 1/2 way down my cheek that lasted 2 weeks.
I dont believe I have ever even touched a antenna since then!

**cjm270** · 08-04-2010, 07:06 AM

That's better than an alarm. It fights back.

**lookingforthewayback** · 08-04-2010, 11:40 PM

Try that stuff today and you may find yourself with holes in your body resulting in major leakage. Just general day to day stress seems to have so many people on edge it amazes me more people don't get killed because of it. Lots of people right on the razors edge.

07-03-2010, 06:06 PM	#1
VictorLouis Join Date: May 29 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 243	Midnight pick-up at the airport Well, it was more like 10:45 when I arrived, but that didn't sound as sexy! I pull into the parking garage, and my son has just upset me in some manner. We're exiting the car, and I scolded him FAR too harshly. I called him stupid, or may have even called him a dumb-you-know-what. Well, some lady rags right back at me from who-know's-where inside that garage. I can't see her, but she sure did hear me. Well, me being who I am, I wasn't going to let that stand. I yelled back into the abyss, "Mind your own business, lady!". Immediately, she cursed back at me. Well, good sense took over, and I blew it off and walked inside. No sense looking for a confrontation into the unknown, with an uknown party that I can't even SEE. I pick up the Mrs., and we get back out to the car. There's McDonald's wrapper garbage strewn across my windshield and hood. I thought the wiper blades were damaged, but thank-goodness that was not the case. However, my radio antenna was bent over. Still, I realized that I got off easy. My car really could've been seriously trashed, just because I felt I had to get the last-word...or merely a single word...in. Pride. Check at the door. Better off that way. ...and yes, I did apologize to my boy for my unacceptable dressing-down..

07-21-2010, 04:28 PM	#4
Dwayne Join Date: January 6 2010 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 877	Many many years ago. . .(decades) I was going to WSU (Wichita State University). I was waiting for a car to pull out. The car pulled out pointing away from me, and this Girl went around the corner,pulled in front of the exiting car blocking it and me, and whipped into the Parking space. She got out of the car, and I glared at her, no words or hand signals sent by me, but she flipped me off. Well, I realize Classes were starting right then, and I was certainly late by now, so I found another parking spot in another parking lot. Walking through the Parking lot that I would have parked in, I saw her car. I dropped my books, took a couple of pebbles, and placed the pebbles inside the valve stem and screwed on the caps just tight enough to where the air was leaking, but not noticeable to anyone else. I went on to my class with a smile on my face. I never knew what happened, because when my class was over, her car was still there, about 4 inches lower on one side. I still chuckled when I went to my car and left. Paybacks. . .nice and sweat. ================================================= Another time. . . I was riding my Pacific Coast 800. going on the highway at 60 MPH, this little red civic type car was tailgating me big time. I started slowing down and speeding up to get her off my tail. She pulled out beside me, cussed, flipped her little finger, and floored her cars accelerator. She was paying so much attention to me, that she did not see the 2x4 in the middle of the road. . . She slammed her right tire into the 2x4, threw the board into the air, the board hit the lower part of my Fairing with no damage, but her tire blew. I had already slowed down seeing the board and incident unfolding before it ever happened. She got control of the car, and was pulling off the side of the road. I just smiled at her, waved my hand and kept right on going. Another payback. Dwayne In order to fly, you must hurl yourself at the ground and miss.

08-04-2010, 11:40 PM	#8
lookingforthewayback Join Date: March 24 2009 Location: Panhandle of Florida Posts: 7,352	Try that stuff today and you may find yourself with holes in your body resulting in major leakage. Just general day to day stress seems to have so many people on edge it amazes me more people don't get killed because of it. Lots of people right on the razors edge. Tact: Making someone feel at home when you wish they were. "The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them." Patrick Henry Our enemies have trained our teachers and professors. Those teachers are training our children. "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. " Thomas Jefferson “If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams Gary

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07-04-2010, 02:04 PM	#2
Urzandowski Join Date: October 8 2005 Location: Southern Orygun Posts: 1,493	Yeah you were lucky. Im on the road all the time. I see a lot of pissed offed people out there; just looking for a reason to take their frustrations out on somebody or something. I used to fight/argue back but these days...its better to (even tho its hard sometimes) to turn the other cheek and ignore these other people.

07-06-2010, 11:09 PM	#3
cjm270 Join Date: May 19 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 325	It doesn't take much these days. The wife, I and my daughter left late for the matinee before 6pm. Got there at 5:59 in a hurry and some knucklehead in front of us in the parking lot was going 5 miles an hour. I don't think we tailgated them at all but we made a left and took another lane in the lot to the front of the theater. Right in front was a parking slot and we slid in. Perfect timing right. Well that slow car pulls up and stares at us and parks further down. After the movie we discover the passenger door keyed deeply with a key or knife. It's the first brand new car we purched in a lot of years. I guess we get our first scratch early.

07-21-2010, 05:59 PM	#5
cjm270 Join Date: May 19 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 325	People can be mean at times and sometimes justifiably provoked. Years ago I worked at Ford's pouring hot engine parts. Very hot job in the summer so a friend and I would often clock out and go to the Huron river Dairy Queen in Flat Rock. On returning we'd sit in the car til the break was over. One time this guy pulls in next to us smacking Rob's brand new T-Bird in the fender. We all get out and Rob says what the F*. The guy says sorry too bad its a private lot and runs into the plant. No remorse. We get back in the car finish our ice cream and Rob doesn't say much more about it except s* happens. I'm thinking what a cool cat he was. That is, until he says wait here, exits the car and performs martial art on the guys car breaking both mirrors, antenna and kicking in both fenders. He gets back in the car and parks somewhere else. I say to him feel better? Just like Clint Eastwood in Grand Torino he says Oohhh Yaaaah!

08-03-2010, 09:07 PM	#6
Amatsukaze Join Date: August 3 2010 Location: Northern Kentucky Posts: 216	You gotta be careful with them antenna's, they are dangerous weapons! Many moons ago when I was a much less temperate man I got into an argument with another fella & in retaliation he tore my windshield wipers off. Fast forward a week & I stumble across his car parked at Pizza Hut. I tear his wipers off & then decide I am going to "one up" him & bend his antenna into a pretzel. Well I grab the base of the antenna with my left hand & the tip with my right & bend it over until it slips out of my hand.... That antenna made a very distinctive sizzling sound as it screamed at my face. Ya'll ever watch Tom & Jerry? I made a pretty good impersonation of Tom after it connected "OWW HO HO HO!!! Son, it knocked a welt on me that started at my hairline, went across the bridge of my nose & 1/2 way down my cheek that lasted 2 weeks. I dont believe I have ever even touched a antenna since then!

08-04-2010, 07:06 AM	#7
cjm270 Join Date: May 19 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 325	That's better than an alarm. It fights back.