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Arbo
New Slug Joined: 28 May 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I have noticed that 99% of the drivers DO NOT thank the slugs for riding with them (I've been slugging for almost 3 years, and I can count the numbers of drivers who thanked me on one hand). After all, all we slugs do is allow the drivers to get into the HOV lanes without the threat of a ticket/fine and get to work a lot quicker (and with a lot less hassle, usually).
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Rus
New Slug Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Maybe HE is thinking, "Why didn't the driver thank ME?" Point is, this is sooooo minor. I find your judging and re-judging of this guy disgusting. Who are YOU to propose that you know the proper way for others to act. Try relaxing and not expecting out of others what you THINK is the correct way for others to behave. You don't set life rules and interpretations Good grief!!!
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Jah
New Slug Joined: 28 May 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Slugging is not for everyone. If you are going to be upset with fellow sluggers because of something like this, slugging is not for you! As someone said earlier in this post, "Get real."
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krr
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I disagree and am with tdar20 on this. Your definition of common courtesy must be mighty wide!!!
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tdar20
New Slug Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Cblue.....I think maybe you expect a little too much out of people after fighting all day in DC. When I was in a carpool, we broke as soon as we hit the lot on 17. No need to chat and give high fives, the day was over and I wanted to return to my home and be with my family. Maybe thats a bit too focused, and I never thought i was rude....just heading away from something I did not enjoy, the commute. After 6 total years of Pentagon duty I became an expert in getting out of the parking lot as quick as I could. I will say this, In the past I stopped to change a tire for a young lady who during the whole process never said a word. Left me standing there with a filthy uniform and sped off after I was finished without a thank you. So I do know how you feel about it.
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CBlue
New Slug Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Well! I had no idea my venting would start this. I must say that with the passage of time, I have changed my tune a little. Those of you who are saying he may have had his reasons are correct, I admit. I will say that I've ridden with him once since that evening and when we pulled into the commuter lot, he was out like a flash without a thank you. Some of you may think I'm looking for fault with him. Maybe I am, but hey, I didn't have to look very hard! I made it a point to say in my original post that this wasn't a matter of poor defenseless females being abandoned. I just believed the manner in which he left was rude and inconsiderate, no matter what his reason, and, come to think of it, I still do.
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starry1
New Slug Joined: 05 Jun 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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This happened to a friend of mine with a similar story. She rides in a vanpool...the same people every day. One day about 2 years ago they arrived at their drop-off and she found she had left her lights on that morning and her battery was dead. She asked a man she rode with EVERY DAY to give her a jump (she even had her own cables). He said "No, I'm late for dinner" and drove off and left her when it was getting dark out. Luckily, a policeman happened to be cruising the lot about then and gave her a jump. She had to restrain her husband from showing up the next morning and knocking that guy's block off.
She still rides with that jerk to this day. "I started out with nothing and I still have most of it." |
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mirangus
New Slug Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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quote: tlschau- I agree with you. And I feel that speculating on the reasons that he could have possibly left in a rush is wholly unnecessary, as there is a really good chance that you'll be wrong. "Well, golly, he could've had an alligator eating his french poodle in his back yard and that's why he may have left." Let's face it, the guy was a dead beat slug. He headed for splitsville as soon as the going got tough because he wasn't man enough to tough it out with the ladies. He was selfish. That is human nature..."mankind is basically rotten," so says my eighth grade biology teacher. Let's assume that there was an overgrown lizard chewing up Fifi, a decent person would have said, "Please excuse my hasty departure, but my little Fifi is being eaten by Godzilla"...or something to that effect. The fact that he remained silent in his departure says a million words about why he left. Isn't it ironic, don't you think? |
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tlschau
New Slug Joined: 23 Jul 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Look, all I'm saying is what leblanc9425 and mirangus said, all he had to do was ask, or at least offer his assistance. I'm not saying that he had to stick around or fix the car or anything. Just a simple "Is there anything I can do?" would have been sufficient. I just can't believe that there are people on this board who are actually supporting his actions (assuming no emergency was involved on his part). I'm not judging the guy, just his self-centered and thoughtless actions.
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mirangus
New Slug Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Leblanc-gotta side with you on this one. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. What I know about car mechanics would fit in a thimble, but I would have at least offered my cell phone, or something!!
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