Say it ain’t so.
How…could it be?
Yet, that’s exactly what someone just told me.
Of course, that was on the immediate heels of my statement, “The fuck you are”, so…maybe there’s a smidge of credibility to her incredulity.
Maybe.
Of course, my statement was said as I crossed the threshold of my building’s entry and she announced coming in from the outside – as the callbox was dialing up to whomever she was on her way to visit – “Oh, great! I’ll follow you in!” as is she were doing me a favor. My full statement – sandwiching her shocked assessment of my…couth – was “The fuck you are, since I’m clearly leaving – and you can’t use the elevator unless you’re buzzed in.”
See? Context.
It wasn’t that rude.
Especially when compared to her brazen entitlement at bypassing my building’s security. That’s the truly rude bullshittery.
I heard her muttering “I thought Portlanders were supposed to be nice” loud enough for my benefit, and lamented the energy she wasted trying to offend me. Because, care…I do not.
I used to be nicer about it, but I’m done with that. Let people be offended, the result is going to be the same, them trying to get what they want regardless of what’s right.
Oooh, key word right there.
How are people so blind to their own wants that they simply ignore the reality that their want came with the assumption that rules are for other people?
atleastihaveafrigginglass 
We all rationalize our own bad behavior.
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I hope you weren’t suggesting I was rationalizing my behavior in any way…🥸
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LOL As my grandmother always said, “If the shoe fits…” I don’t think I ever heard the end of that phrase as its meaning was clear.
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Your comment first came up as “Anonymous” and I was all, “Well, howdy Sacha…” and debating replying. Then I saw you were credited and could actually appreciate the spirit in which the comment was made.
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I hate being in awkward positions where you cannot win. This week a disc jockey was asking whether he was rude for not letting a woman and her daughter in his house on the pretext that she had lived there as a child. The answers were all over the place.
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I had to wait until I had a moment to properly respond. Good for you! I worked for this guy with no filters (perfect match). Some whiner in my territory waded through all the phone guards to get to him just so he could tell him “That Huston guy you got working for you is a real asshole.” “So what’s your point?” Anyway, RL and all that in the way, but here’s something my daughter gave me. Cut from the same cloth. Between you and I? I think pushback for the entitled “rules are for other people” is overdue. https://philh52.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/finger-cup-sm.jpg?resize=214%2C214
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I like that cup! I should buy one for the days my Because I’m the Fucking Boss, That’s Why mug is in the dishwasher.
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