Thread: The loss of common courtesy?

Originally Posted by rtaylor61

RT

(Athough there was that one chat session with Brian...who remains HIGH on my list as the "least" gentlemanly person I have ever crossed, and should we ever meet face to face, WILL face my wrath and learn how to administer his own sutures, once the hospital releases him.)

you've peaked my curiousity

hehe, I was at that chat too... I think people take Brian to serious, though...

Nenad,

You are probably right. But when the man verbally attacked my ex-wife and my children...that's just a line NOBODY crosses.

JL, not going to go back through it, but we all have our breaking point. I have the bar set VERY high, and this main went to trouble to climb to the top and jump up and down. I'm not one who has ever held a grudge, but after 45 years, this is the one thing in my life that still bothers me.

RT

Randy, I understand completely. Going after someone's family is tasteless, but doing so online compounds the problem by also being a gutless act. Anyone can talk tough on the Internet. In person, it's a whole other ballgame.

I agree, Brian went way over the line that night. The more attention people give him during his "entertainment" sessions, the more fire is around... sad.

Nenad

Originally Posted by mgraepel

Words of wisdom right there. I get to hear from my wife about all the little brats she has to put up with at her teaching job. She teaches 8th grade language arts and these kids shove each other in the halls, talk back to their teachers, sexually harass the girls (in the case of boys) and call it flirting, and yell at each other across the room in the middle of class while my wife is talking. I could never make it as a teacher because I would have thrown one of these kids through a window within the first week.

Now my wife is telling me about this absolute nonsense called "attachment parenting" where the parent never puts their kid down and coddles them. No discipline, just lots of love. What kind of idiot dreamed up that insanity?

My wife is also a teacher -(sixth grade) at a Catholic Grade School and I hear some of the same things you mentioned from her. They have yet to yell across the class while she is talking, even I wouldn't consider that. But the problem starts in the home - lack of respect for each other and lack of discipline. I can tell you that by the age of 16 I was much taller than my parents and while I might have argued with them about something or other at the end I obeyed their decision. I tell my kids at home this is not a democracy it is a monarchy and I am the king. In my house you follow my rules, when you have a house you can do as you please. I love my kids dearly however respect for authority and their elders are a lesson I insist they learn.

Originally Posted by superfly

I agree, Brian went way over the line that night. The more attention people give him during his "entertainment" sessions, the more fire is around... sad.

And the more attention he receives from the moderators, including a little vacation time (in the form of a ban) to reconsider how he treats others.

All in all, we treat each other very well around here. While tempers may flare from time to time, in the end it is typically all settled in an adult fashion with a high degree of respect.

One of my sensei's explained it thusly: We have an ethical and moral obligation to teach people how to treat us. In other words, if you let folks use you for a doormat or treat you badly, you can only be mad at yourself for not setting them straight.

This reminds me of an incident that just occured. I was driving home and was stopped in the left turn lane waiting for the arrow. I turned left on the green arrow and proceeded down the two lane road (one lane each direction) with a center turn lane. About 400' onto the road a black Neon zips past me on the left side, the windows are of course tinted black. Anyways I thought no biggie, stupid kids. Then out of the driver side window I see an arm with a middle finger waving at me for several seconds. Well I wasn't stressing it because I know the road and was aware that the driver of said vehicle would probably be stopped at the next light where I would be able to pull up to him and chew his ass. Just as soon as I got on the side of the Neon the light turned green and it zipped away. As luck would have it, it was going the same direction I was (I was going home). At this point the road turned into a four lane, it was in the right, then went to the left lane, as did I as I had to go that way to get home. Then the car took a hard right and stopped and as I pulled past I saw it was some dumb bizzo. The neon then gunned it towards the rear of my Jeep and appeared as though she was going to ram me, secretly I was hoping she would as I have an aftermarket bumper that would have destroyed her car. At the last second she pulled a hard left pulling a U-Turn and sped away. It occured to me that she thought I was following her, when in reality I was just going to my apt. I scared this sh!t out of her. And I didn't even try.

Now, the only thing I can think of that I might have done to piss her off is driving the speed limit. I never cut her off, never had the opportunity to, nothing, just going the speed limit, and apparently this bizzo was in a hurry, ok, np, but there was no need for the finger. I bet she will be more cautious in the future, or not, and I hope she does that trash to some psycho so that natural selection can intervene and end her bloodline. I have encountered a lot of rude people out here in San Diego, I think it is a Cali thing, no offense to native Californians. I'm from Illiniois and people are generally more cordial in the midwest.

Originally Posted by U.S.Marines

This reminds me of an incident that just occured. I was driving home and was stopped in the left turn lane waiting for the arrow. I turned left on the green arrow and proceeded down the two lane road (one lane each direction) with a center turn lane. About 400' onto the road a black Neon zips past me on the left side, the windows are of course tinted black. Anyways I thought no biggie, stupid kids. Then out of the driver side window I see an arm with a middle finger waving at me for several seconds. Well I wasn't stressing it because I know the road and was aware that the driver of said vehicle would probably be stopped at the next light where I would be able to pull up to him and chew his ass. Just as soon as I got on the side of the Neon the light turned green and it zipped away. As luck would have it, it was going the same direction I was (I was going home). At this point the road turned into a four lane, it was in the right, then went to the left lane, as did I as I had to go that way to get home. Then the car took a hard right and stopped and as I pulled past I saw it was some dumb bizzo. The neon then gunned it towards the rear of my Jeep and appeared as though she was going to ram me, secretly I was hoping she would as I have an aftermarket bumper that would have destroyed her car. At the last second she pulled a hard left pulling a U-Turn and sped away. It occured to me that she thought I was following her, when in reality I was just going to my apt. I scared this sh!t out of her. And I didn't even try.

Now, the only thing I can think of that I might have done to piss her off is driving the speed limit. I never cut her off, never had the opportunity to, nothing, just going the speed limit, and apparently this bizzo was in a hurry, ok, np, but there was no need for the finger. I bet she will be more cautious in the future, or not, and I hope she does that trash to some psycho so that natural selection can intervene and end her bloodline. I have encountered a lot of rude people out here in San Diego, I think it is a Cali thing, no offense to native Californians. I'm from Illiniois and people are generally more cordial in the midwest.

Its stories like this that make me realize I prefer animals to people lol

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Its stories like this that make me realize I prefer animals to people lol

Me too