Rant Thread

[2mtech]

...get nasty with my kids, you might find yourself in the parking lot under my truck.

You obviously misinterpreted my statement. I hold little children responsible for nothing; they're following their natural instincts and urges. Were I to even address your children rudely I would fully expect to be taken to task regardless of whatever the child was doing. You're obviously a caring parent, further substantiated by your statement that your 7 year-old is well behaved. He/she did not get that way by accident, they were obviously taught where it is ok to "be a kid" and where some decorum is appropriate. It's the failing parent I'll address.

you were all kids once.

Yes, we were. And we were taught you can run wild at the park, the playground, the back yard, the beach...but in church, in school, in nicer restaurants other than McDonald's or Taco Bell, reign it in and learn how to behave publicly. That's part of being a kid too is learning how to behave like an adult so you know the difference later in life.

my 7 yr old is well behaved. my 15 month old can be pretty quiet. she eats and is happy. my 2 week old is not going out of the house yet until he hits 7 months old.

Noted, commendable, again, obviously reflects on you. I'm willing to bet if your 15 month-old loses it beyond calming or pacification you'd take them out of a quiet setting on your own.

its the parents you should be after. grow some tolerance

This seems contradictory. I'm fully tolerant of kids being kids, it's what they are. I have zero tolerance for parents who shirk their responsibilities and don't teach their children any discipline in the first place or ignore their kids having a meltdown in a quiet setting. Sometimes the only recourse is to remove the child from the situation temporarily. I had to do it more than once. It's basic courtesy.

I'm still a bit puzzled that you took such offense to some pretty basic statements of etiquette and protocol that you obviously subscribe to yourself.

 

[Alexander_0_1]

I’ve been on a plane with a kid (not a toddler) that cried for first two hours of a seven hour flight...little s.o.b reminded me of a race car passing by, while you were on the grandstands, and his mom did very little to calm him down. It took me a while but I figured what his problem was, I guessed that he had ear canal pressure problems, so I turned around looked over my seat, asked his mom if I could help, she said “please” so, I took some tissues in my hand, pressed it to his nose, and clamped his nostrils shut, then I had him blow his nose as hard as he could, I told him it’s gonna hurt, but you’ll feel better after it’s done. After ‘bout a minute he calmed right down and went to sleep. I got a “thank you” and a phone number, never called her even though we went to the same island.


I also have issues with people that will buy alcohol/narcotics before they buy stuff for their kids, prime example I know this woman...well call her Feather, cause it rhymes with..., ah, never mind! Anyway I used to see this woman at the end of every month buying smokes, alcohol, drugs, and like clock work she'd be calling my mother, and aunt (both social workers) for assistance. I never told her to dummy up, but she’d call my mom at all hours of the night looking for baby foods, or rides to the doctors office.

 

[Col_Sanders]

I have a 2 year old and a 3 year old. Usually, as long as the restaurant has colors for the kids menu and the service is fairly prompt, they are good. Just gotta get them an appetizer and a drink fairly quick. Unfortunately, most places fall short in that department and have shit for service. In a town that is basically customer/tourist driven, you might think service would be good but that is definitely not the case. My daughter is the real stubborn one (freakin red heads). When she gets out of line I take her ass back outside to the car until she stops screaming.

I think part of the problem now is that your hands are tied as to what you can do to discipline them in public because some snowflake will call CPS. Back in the day, my dad would have taken my ass to the restroom and popped me with the belt. Cant do that anymore. The other part of the problem is that people are inconsiderate assholes and dont care that you want to eat your meal in peace.

 

[skinnyj]

I have a 2 year old and a 3 year old. Usually, as long as the restaurant has colors for the kids menu and the service is fairly prompt, they are good. Just gotta get them an appetizer and a drink fairly quick. Unfortunately, most places fall short in that department and have shit for service. In a town that is basically customer/tourist driven, you might think service would be good but that is definitely not the case. My daughter is the real stubborn one (freakin red heads). When she gets out of line I take her ass back outside to the car until she stops screaming.

I think part of the problem now is that your hands are tied as to what you can do to discipline them in public because some snowflake will call CPS. Back in the day, my dad would have taken my ass to the restroom and popped me with the belt. Cant do that anymore. The other part of the problem is that people are inconsiderate assholes and dont care that you want to eat your meal in peace.

The one that gets me is a failure to understand (or general selfishness) that there are some places small children just don't belong. If I'm taking my wife to a high-end restaurant one of the things I'm paying for is atmosphere. I am not paying to listen to someone's 3 year old carry on while the parent shrugs their shoulders and does nothing. Most of these types of places don't have a kids menu and the child is too young to appreciate what is being served, so why bother bringing them there in the first place?

 

[wings_of_fire]

If a kid is ever threatened near me (mine or not).. Somebody is gonna have a long ****in day.

You have good intentions, but not so good approach. You just can't conclude that kids are innocent or that someone should just shutup because you feel so or because someones crotch fruit has no values instilled in them and that their parents were a f***ing burden on mother earth.

I can tell you, there are people who will pull out a gun and spill brain just for interfearing into their matter.

Anyway these bastard kids need to be hanged upside down for couple hours until some white knight savior comes to save their long day.


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[2mtech]

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Is it any different some places in India? Honestly asking...

 

[Greatscott]

You have good intentions, but not so good approach. You just can't conclude that kids are innocent or that someone should just shutup because you feel so or because someones crotch fruit has no values instilled in them and that their parents were a f***ing burden on mother earth.

I can tell you, there are people who will pull out a gun and spill brain just for interfearing into their matter.

Anyway these bastard kids need to be hanged upside down for couple hours until some white knight savior comes to save their long day.


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This is a lot different than kids being annoying in a restaurant. The "kids" in the video are basically the lowest of pawns in organized crime. If they don't go out and steal they will get the crap beat out of them, or worse. More than likely "worse" has already happened to them, and what is seen in the video is how they avoid it.

 

[2mtech]

^^^Reminds me of the Philippines...and that was more than 30 years ago. Sad thing.

 

[Col_Sanders]

The one that gets me is a failure to understand (or general selfishness) that there are some places small children just don't belong. If I'm taking my wife to a high-end restaurant one of the things I'm paying for is atmosphere. I am not paying to listen to someone's 3 year old carry on while the parent shrugs their shoulders and does nothing. Most of these types of places don't have a kids menu and the child is too young to appreciate what is being served, so why bother bringing them there in the first place?

I dont take my kids out to anything like that. If I'm going a place like that, I dont want them with me. I want to relax. Kinda hard to relax when you have to keep a damn toddler from running off, dropping stuff, or just making a mess, much less shrieking like a banshee because they dont have chicken nuggets on the menu.

Changing rants here....If you have a customer on the phone buying custom parts that require a specialized too to install, tell them that so they can order it too. Nothing like being elbows deep into an automotive project and getting to a sentence that says "use of such and such tool that we sell is required to install". :x

 

[wings_of_fire]

Is it any different some places in India? Honestly asking...

Impossible something of this level happening in India. Can't deny one of stealing attempts by Individuals.

I understand that the western media always portrays India in a bad way.

edit: I have experienced a kid between 5 - 7 yrs of age steal from my workshop and then his mother trying to convince me that its a kid and its ok for him to do so because he is a kid and that I should accept it.Those words made me loose my temper at that moment (F**k you bi**h).
Kids and their attitudes are a mirror image of their parents. If parents are shitty in their conduct, then its going to show in their offspring.

 

[wings_of_fire]

This is a lot different than kids being annoying in a restaurant. The "kids" in the video are basically the lowest of pawns in organized crime. If they don't go out and steal they will get the crap beat out of them, or worse. More than likely "worse" has already happened to them, and what is seen in the video is how they avoid it.

Intresting. Never thought of it from this angle.

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

I had a bee slip into my unattended Rockstar this afternoon. I upended the can to dump what little was left into my mouth and got the bee as a bonus. It's happened before, but I've always been able to spit it all out without much drama. Not today. Bastard got me on the underside of my tongue on his way out.

Of course there were no tweezers in the shops first aid kit, so I had to dig the stinger out with the pointy end of a splinter remover. Fun times.

 

[high plains drifter]

I think part of the problem now is that your hands are tied as to what you can do to discipline them in public because some snowflake will call CPS. Back in the day, my dad would have taken my ass to the restroom and popped me with the belt. Cant do that anymore. The other part of the problem is that people are inconsiderate assholes and dont care that you want to eat your meal in peace.

That's part of it but what I see even more ( all the damn time it seems) is that parents don't WANT to discipline their children because they cannot be bothered to lift their faces out of their damned cell phones! I definitely agree with you that raising a hand to a child in public these days may open up a can of worms. But I swear... I want to physically SHAKE these parents that literally have their children BEGGING them for some interaction, involvement, attention... And there's mom!... arms propped up on a damned shopping cart... head absolutely BURIED in her cell phone because ( I guess) the novelty of having kids has unfortunately already worn off!! Ugh! Sorry... Rant over/

 

[Axial Rose]

I'm sure gonna catch hell for this . . . but that never stopped me before :lmao:

If people know a cat 4 hurricane is possible, then why the hell would they buy a house/condo on the beach?

I can see visiting the area - I've been down there many times - it's beautiful and my family loves going there but . . . renting a place for a week is one thing but buying a house or condo on the beach when you KNOW a cat 4 is possible?

Makes zero sense to me - sorry

Now, of course, none of that matters right now as our only concern is for those who are facing this gigantic event - let's hope everyone will be safe - houses can be rebuilt . . . and if that's necessary, then hopefully they will be rebuilt, further inland . . . much further inland

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[JatoTheRipper]

I'm sure gonna catch hell for this . . . but that never stopped me before :lmao:

If people know a cat 4 hurricane is possible, then why the hell would they buy a house/condo on the beach?

I can see visiting the area - I've been down there many times - it's beautiful and my family loves going there but . . . renting a place for a week is one thing but buying a house or condo on the beach when you KNOW a cat 4 is possible?

Makes zero sense to me - sorry

Now, of course, none of that matters right now as our only concern is for those who are facing this gigantic event - let's hope everyone will be safe - houses can be rebuilt . . . and if that's necessary, then hopefully they will be rebuilt, further inland . . . much further inland

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Kinda why I don't feel bad for those on the shore that are "displaced." I mean if your shit gets washed out and you go back that's just stupidity.

Along those lines, why do we save people that ignore warnings to get out before the storm/flood/etc? They are too tough to go to safety, but then they call for help as soon as they realized that they're ****ed. Again, we are preventing Darwinism by saving them. #stopsavingidiots

 

[Greatscott]

I had a bee slip into my unattended Rockstar this afternoon. I upended the can to dump what little was left into my mouth and got the bee as a bonus. It's happened before, but I've always been able to spit it all out without much drama. Not today. Bastard got me on the underside of my tongue on his way out.

Of course there were no tweezers in the shops first aid kit, so I had to dig the stinger out with the pointy end of a splinter remover. Fun times.

Sumbitch!!!! :shock:

I had a yellow jacket decide it wanted a bit of my Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Luckily I saw it before I got the bottle to my lips. Pissed me off, I had only had about two swigs out of it before the little bastard decided to fly in there! :evil:

 

[hpiguy]

Sumbitch!!!! :shock:

I had a yellow jacket decide it wanted a bit of my Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Luckily I saw it before I got the bottle to my lips. Pissed me off, I had only had about two swigs out of it before the little bastard decided to fly in there! :evil:

So just pour enough out to get rid of it and finish the rest. Don't tell me you wasted a damn fine beer over this. :mrgreen:

 

[CM9000]

SN pale ale sucks.

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[skinnyj]

I dont take my kids out to anything like that. If I'm going a place like that, I dont want them with me. I want to relax. Kinda hard to relax when you have to keep a damn toddler from running off, dropping stuff, or just making a mess, much less shrieking like a banshee because they dont have chicken nuggets on the menu.

We went to a memorial dinner for my wife's mother. Her brother was there with his wife and two kids. The younger one's behavior was ludicrous. She looked at the menu for about five seconds before contemptuously throwing it on a the table and saying "I DON"T LIKE ANY OF THIS STUFF!!!" So, her mother orders her a plate of plain pasta with butter. She proceeds to eat the pasta with her hands. The really depressing part is that the child was 10 at the time. Way old enough to know how to behave. My 13 year old step-daughter was watching this and was completely horrified.

Then again... We always tell the kids that, if they behave like their cousins, the next time someone sees them, it will be on the side of a milk carton. :twisted:

Another thing that restores my faith in people a bit is when I see a parent in a restaurant actually pick up after their young child when they have managed to put food everywhere but in their mouth. I've seen a woman get under the table to grab stray food. That's pretty damn conscientious.

 

[HumboldtEF]

I just watched a guy re-seat a tire bead with something flamable not but 15' from a gas pump, got pretty close to calling the cops. freaking idiot!