People acting poorly.

[Scott Tschirhart]

Pulled up at the gas station this morning in Sinton, Texas to see two guys screaming at each other over something and threatening to kill each other. I’m not sure why people threaten such things but don’t do anything.

[nwcatman]

well, after all, it was sinton. i used to work out of that courthouse some, and like i said. it was sinton.

[samsi]

I've noticed that things are increasingly trending to the ugly while out in the world. On top of that it's the holiday season, which ironically seems to make people much less considerate in public - especially when it comes to driving.

[jeepnik]

My dad always said never threaten. That only give someone a warning of what's coming.

[Ysabel Kid]

I've noticed that things are increasingly trending to the ugly while out in the world. On top of that it's the holiday season, which ironically seems to make people much less considerate in public - especially when it comes to driving.

I somewhat dread this time of year - because of other people (I just have to remind myself of the overwhelming joy of the birth of our Savior). I work security for our church and always volunteer for the two heaviest attended Masses (services) Christmas Eve. We'll have 1600 - 1800 people for each one, filling two buildings. I work the front door, looking for weapons and trying to manage the flow into the church. I have been called every name in the book other than a child of God. From people trying to get into a church on Christmas Eve. Seriously?

[AJMD429]

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Back in the days working retail pharmacy as the holiday fill-in guy (so they didn't know me, and I was already slower than the regular pharmacist, plus we were swamped with sick people, travelers (needing more paperwork to process since not in the system), and the usual "I've met my deductible so I want every test and every medication and every whatever NOW...!" stuff, it was horrible - people were mean and inconsiderate (not just to me, at least I was being paid to be there) but to other patients.

Then just as I'd get near to the point of just clocking out and going home, and letting them fire me (I was a med student so not dependent on the job in the usual sense), some kind person would say a sincere "Thank You", or drop off a box of cookies with a paid-for receipt (I worked in Kroger grocery store) usually, and tell me "Merry Christmas".

Kind of the same these days, although pretty much all my patients are kind and wonderful people. But the days get dreary with the meanness of the world, dealing with someone who has been sexually assaulted or whatever, then just as the cynicism is about to take over my mindset, there will appear an example of extraordinary human kindness. A patient came in last week to see me who couldn't afford the medication I'd prescribed last month, but the patient in line behind her, overhearing the situation when she was at the pharmacy just walked up and put their debit card on the counter and told the tech 'put it on my card; Merry Christmas'. Turns out the Rx was over $700...! While she was finishing up, the other person went to the other dispensing/checkout line, and she went over to thank him, but he wouldn't give his name other than 'Santa Claus'. The first tech had just handed his card to the other tech who called him up to pick up his Rx so she couldn't get it off the card, so she will never know his name.

That's the kind of stuff we sometimes see that balances against the idiots who want to fight over every little thing, or vandalize stuff, or rape, steal, etc...

[Ray Newman]

The older I become, the more I hear and I observe, the less I want to be in public

[jeepnik]

YK, you mentioned "Masses". Your Archdiocese lets you have parishioners form an organized security force? We had one at my church. The Archbishop here shut them down. So we no longer have an organized security force. But like many regular church attendees some folks seem to attend the same services every week.