why are some old people so friggin bitter?? today i was at the post office picking up a package because my stupid apartment complex office won't accept packages anymore. so the line is long and filled with people age 60+. not too bad. sometimes i feel bad for them, especially if they are at someone's counter that is having a bad day and treats them like dirt. just you wait till you're that age, and you can't read the fine print on the certified mail slip and can't hear the explanation of what the difference is between registered and unregistered mail?
as i am walking out of the post office, an elderly lady stops me and says, excuse me? is the line long in there? i reply, yeah it is a bit long about 10 people or so. she gets all mad and says of course it is it always is, like it was my fault. geez.
then i walk to my car and notice that the white mini-van parked next to me is way too close. i will barely be able to squeeze into my seat. i see that the occupants of the van are an elderly couple (who else?) i acknowledge them so hopefully they will see me and wait to exit their vehicle until after i have pulled out. i squeeze past the lady on the passenger side (about 4ft tall and 90). crack my door open less than 6 inches, toss in my package and proceed to wiggle my way in. just at this moment, the lady swings open her door and bangs it hard into my car. i say (at a slightly elevated volume) excuse me!! tight squeeze here! she turns around, gives me a look from hell, then hops back into her car while hitting my car again before closing her door. i muttered, just muttered b*tch. i saved the obscenities for later when i was in my car and driving away. i made note of the license plate just in case there was major damage to my car (844-DHW). there wasn't luckily, or i would have had to hunt them down.
lincoln and i were at blockbuster yesterday when an older lady cut in line and asked the cashier a zillion questions about the lady and the tramp dvd. before that she was being obnoxious in the video aisles blocking everyone else and not moving when you said excuse me like a normal person.
what causes people to think they have every right in the world and that everyone else should respect them and owes them something? what turns people bitter?
sure i get a little bitter when i am at the chandler mall and see 9 year old girls wearing better and more expensive clothes than me. but i don't get all up in their faces about it either. my kids are so getting hand-me-downs, just like i did. you appreciate the new clothes so much more.
in my mkt class today, we were talking about how kids ages 8-14 now have debit and credit cards with hello kitty on it or hilary duff with taglines like shop till you drop or shop like a star. sad. i didn't get my first debit card till i had already graduated high school. same for credit card. and its limit was like $150. they say they are educational tools, but my kid sister is 10 and i can't see her learning anything by it. maybe high school age kids but not younger. i know that when i carry cash i spend it more quickly than i do when i only have a debit card. keeping track of my purchases does make me feel a bit more accountable for them, especially at the end of the month reconciling the bank statement with quicken and seeing that wretched pie graph that says we spent how much!! on eating out.
enough of that. got my audit test score back last night. 85%. i was crazy pleased. class average was a 66%. so in essence my grade is really a high A. felt good, although i still think audit is for wackos. :)
i am going to go finish laundry and watch a chic flick i rented and eat some double stuf oreos to follow that big salad i had for lunch. i know it is almost 5 and i barely ate lunch. oops.
ps new pictures on facebook!!
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