I’m sure lots of us get frustrated.
We just don’t randomly starting swearing at strangers in parking lots, regardless of eye-rolls.
Whatever.
Yeah. You’re, like, worse than Hitler and stuff.
Maybe? You’re kidding, right?
Hey, that’s nice. Overreact much?
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Well, like I said, I should have posted the whole day’s worth of events, but nevermind. I’m glad no one on here ever gets frustrated about anything, it must be nice.
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You know what? Cry me a fucking river, lady.
has bad days- deaths, illnesses, job losses, kids sick- you name it. It doesn’t give you an excuse to be an abusive nutcase screaming obsenities at a “fat assed bitch” in a parking lot. Get some fucking perspective already or get some counseling and see why that kind of behavior is very detrimental for kids to be exposed to.
And pick up your fucking cigarette butts. I drive a Ford Tauras AND a fucking SUV and I’m sick of seeing your polluting cigarette butt tossing self throwing butts on the ground. I don’t throw my drink stirrers or freaking fast food papers on the ground. Have some fucking respect for the rest of the world.
Personally, I think you said no such thing to her. I think she said something to you about throwing your butt on the ground and you got in your car and left without saying a word. Now you’re here spouting off and looking for support. Well, with shit like you posted in the OP, good luck. You didn’t by any chance see her refuse to give someone a quarter on the bus, did you?
Sorry you had a bad day, Indygrrl. That said, I hate seeing folks drop cigarette butts on the ground, so while I can sympathize with the rest of your bad day, I can’t sympathize with your outrage in the OP.
Daniel
Had I been the fat assed woman and you spoke to me the way you claim, you would have been wearing your cigarette butt up your ass.
BTW, if your story really is true, lovely example to set for your kid.
You’re the bitch, Indygrrl. I can’t stand people who litter, or who think leaving their cigarette butts everywhere is not littering. And if you really did cuss that lady out (and litter) in front of your daughter, you’re even more of a bitch. And, it seems likely from your OP that you were probably smoking that cigarette while you were in the car with your daughter, which makes you even worse. If that is the case, it makes you a bad mother in my opinion.
Take a deep breath everyone…
Indygrrl, field dressing your cig: pinch it where the filter and white paper meet, squeeze tightly and roll it back and forth. This will cause the hot ‘cherry’ to fall off. Then place the filter in your pocket or ??? or ashtray to dispose of properly. It is a simple thing that makes the world a nicer place to live. So is driving a sensible car, true, but you gotta work on your own problems, not others.
-Tcat
I’m one of those people who often rant about big SUVs. I don’t like the things, and i think that anyone who drives one when they don’t need to is a selfish wanker.
But i also really get the shits with smokers who seem to think that cigarette butts, for some reason, do not constitute litter. Maybe it’s because each one is so small, but trust me, with the amount of them that get thrown away every day by inconsiderate smokers, they add up to quite a blight on certain parts of the landscape. Not to mention the morons who start fires when they throw their still-lit butts out the car window.
Still, i think some people are being a little hard on Indygrrl here. While there is no excuse for her littering, she is right when she suggests that if we confronted strangers every time they did something that annoyed us, the world would be a pretty unpleasant place; it would also be more violent and dangerous than it already is. I think DanielWithrow’s quote is particularly apposite, but it could just as easily be applied to the other woman as to Indygrrl. That woman should have examined her own behaviour before abusing a stranger about hers.
I really get the shits when i see people litter, but usually my response is to pick up that litter and put it in the bin, thus allowing me to maintain a sort of self-righteous indignation 
. Maybe i’m some sort of wimp for not confronting people, but some people are prone to react violently to such confrontation, and i have no desire to get beaten up, stabbed, or shot over an empty soda can. The most i have ever done is to pick up the piece of litter, chase after the person, and say “excuse me, i think you dropped this,” as if it were something important that they might need. I put a smile on my face, as if i’m being helpful, and they usually look embarrassed, thank me, and take back their rubbish.
Yeah, as someone who HATES seeing filthy cigarette butts on the ground, and HATES smelling cigarette smoke from people who think that just because they’re outside means the smoke disappears, I have little sympathy for you.
True, it’s not polite to point out people’s rudeness to them, but despite her doing that, she’s in the right. Get an ashtray. Better yet, think of your child and quit smoking. Also, your clothes stink.
You know, if only someone could invent the internet equivalent of tea and a nice cake we could defuse this whole mess.
Yep, worse than Hitler.
You know what I really hate? I hate when I am robbing a bank and some fatass bitch in a 70’s hairstyle comes walking into the bank barefoot and has the nerve to say something to ME!!!
My GAWD, can’t she read the sign on the door that says “No shirts, No shoes, No service!”
What a bitch!
Somewhat amusing story. I was going to Bandelier National Monument one Saturday afternoon in the spring of 2000. Now, the whole area was in a severe drought, high fire hazard even in late April or early May. I wound up driving behind a guy who threw a cigarette butt out the window into the vegetation. Damn good way to start a fire under those conditions. One didn’t start, though.
The next week or so, the Cerro Grande fire started and wound up taking out part of Los Alamos.
Nope, nobody else ever gets upset about anything. Nope, especially not about abandoning they have ever known and moving to another country where they can not legally work, and not about raising their children, and not about how everything is different, and not about how the fucking town they’ve moved to is full of crack whores and dealers. Nope.
You want to know something? Even if I DID get upset enough that I would want to yell at someone about something, it sure the fuck wouldn’t be some random stranger in a parking lot who is reminding me that what I have just done is illegal. Oh, wait. I don’t smoke, and when I did I certainly didn’t smoke around my kid, and I don’t call people fat-ass bitches.
This is the second time you’ve said this in this thread. 
What do you mean?
Well, so far from the OP we’ve managed to decuce that Indygrrl is a terrible parent, a possible arsonist, and morally equivalent to a bank robber. I figured I ought to just skip ahead to the end of the escalation to save time.
It doesn’t matter what your day was like. There is no excuse to being rude. Period.
Yes, we all have bad days and say things we don’t mean. But your actions in this situation were out of line. Especially considering the fact you set a very bad example for your child - in a few aspects:
- Littering
- Cursing
- Losing your temper for no reason
- Smoking in front of your child - damages to your child are many
You say that driving an SUV is more unforgivable than littering? That your small car is far superior to hers? Both assumptions are incorrect. Regardless, both polute, both use petrol, and both are not truly necessary in life. If you are so concerned, take a bus or some other mode of public transportation. Or get off your hiny and walk. Forbid you should have to walk further than the closest parking space in front of the store to the front door.
Do you always contemplate violence when someone crosses you? Tsk. Tsk. Not a good example for your child.
As for the littering itself… It drives me up the wall to see people litter. I have even called a cop on littering. What gives you the right to polute with your garbage, your toxin and chemically laced garbage at that? Animals can become ill from these toxins. Many diseases are spread via spittal. Ever considered this? Littering also just makes places look like crap. Would you like it if someone came and dumped their ashtray on your front lawn or driveway?
I shall refrain from joing the name calling pile-on, but I would ask that you examine your actions and perhaps see how you could have dealt with things in a more decent manner. Your level of correctitude in this situation was abismal.
Reflect and learn.
Be better to yourself, your child, others and Mother Earth.
BTW, sorry you had such a crap day.
and yes, i am in a john denver, tree-hugging, hippie mood…
My favorite part was the FUCK YOU she said right infront of her kid.
We don’t have enough children swearing. Heck, we don’t even have enough children flipping the bird.
won’t you please help, and do your part?
I can see it now, I tell some young girl not to cross the street cause some car is coming… she turns to me and mutters “FUCK YOU”.
awwww
You thought I was serious? :rolleyes:
It’s called sarcasm, dear.