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Post by cael on Feb 28, 2014 9:43:50 GMT -5
LOL! Mine's the eye tooth next to the front and I do it too! I've got all the kids in the family "BFFing:: "Brush, Floss, Fluoride kids or this could happen to you! BWAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!" Actually, mine was a freak accident. I made caramel and stuck my mouth together when I licked the spoon. Instead of waiting for it to melt, I forced my mouth open and loosened my crown. The whole thing came out, post and all. Ugh, that blows! When I was 8 I had a run-in with a swing set and my face.. Swing set won and my tooth popped all the way out, intact with the root and all. My dentist cemented it back in and gave it a root canal, and even though I had several veneers over it as a teenager and in college, it lasted me until about a year ago! I knew I'd need a permanent implant eventually. I'm actually not clear on exactly what they're doing today, but they already took a mold and all in nov so I think I'm getting the tooth today. Can't wait!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2014 9:49:18 GMT -5
I hope so, too! Good luck!!!
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Post by shelby on Feb 28, 2014 9:50:41 GMT -5
Not a whine more of a rant because people are effing crazy. So I was parking at the grocery store and as I was opening my door it hit the van next to me (like not very hard at all). Then all of a sudden the horn was going off I think well I sure didn't hit it hard enough to set the alarm off. So I look up and the lady in the drivers seat is laying on her horn yelling and cussing at me. She gets out of the car still yelling and cussing. I immediately go into defensive mode my kids are in the car and I tell her she is crazy I do not appreciate her cussing at me in front of my children, yes they were seeing this whole crazy episode. So I gather the kids and walk away ignoring her and go meet my father and his girlfriend who are watching this whole thing. So she yells across the parking lot calling me "you f-ing B" I could not believe it. Oh and then she drives by flipping me off. It was a big white 10 passenger van so I am pretty sure she had just stolen it from the mental ward she just escaped from. So I calmed the kids and myself down and bought some donuts holes and thought how glad I am that I do not cuss people out in parking lots since she is lucky I did not punch her in the face. And yes I know I should not have hit her car with my door yadayadayada it was an accident not a personal attack jeeezzz. Did you apologize for hitting her car? Did you look to see if you had damaged it? Your father just stood there? I'm confused. No I do not apologize to people who are yelling and cussing at me, Not Gonna Happen. She did not even give me a chance to react before she was going ballistic so I do not engage with people like that. If it was an actual real incident with damage then I would have called the police to deal with it. My Dad was in front of the store waiting for us not sure what was happening.
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 28, 2014 9:54:39 GMT -5
That clarifies it, thanks.
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Post by Ava on Feb 28, 2014 19:08:39 GMT -5
I also live in the Northeast and cannot get used to the weather. I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. The winters here are very though for me, and I am truly scared of the snow; having an accident, driving in the snow, pipes freezing, high electric bills. My goal is moving south once I finish the MBA.
So, I whine about that. But I also make enough to cover my needs and some wants, have health insurance (not the best but I have it), have a job, go to school, have a few good friends, visit my family in the old country every year, have a little money saved. I try not to complain because I know how lucky I am. Bad weather and living in the Northeast are minor issues I will correct in the not too distant future. So, instead of feeling overwhelmed and sad all the time, I have changed my attitude. Physical exercise, meditation, and some therapy have basically changed my world.
I am truly golden compared to what people around the world have to go through.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2014 19:54:03 GMT -5
Jenny, I considered doing that PT a few years ago. It's different here than in the US, but still, it would have been nights and weekends (Saturdays here but not Sundays). And I was told that although it was a PT job (ie I would only work PT hours), I needed to be available basically FT. I abandoned the idea.
I really do not see how you could do that with a FT job, and a young child. Even if it's PT, you need to be able to run out the door at short notice, or lose the deal, and that just doesn't seem feasible for you right now.
We have a very close friend who is currently getting her RE license in CA now, because her DH is in the business. He was a successful broker in Southern CA who retired. Then the economy tanked, he was hired by an agency, and let go. So he started his own business again, all these years later. He's doing VERY well, and his DW wants / her DH needs her to be able to help him out. But, they are older, they don't have other jobs anymore, and their kids are grown.
If you are really interested, I second the idea of starting as somebody's assistant, or even shadowing somebody to see what it's really like.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 28, 2014 20:21:15 GMT -5
Did you apologize for hitting her car? Did you look to see if you had damaged it? Your father just stood there? I'm confused. No I do not apologize to people who are yelling and cussing at me, Not Gonna Happen. She did not even give me a chance to react before she was going ballistic so I do not engage with people like that. If it was an actual real incident with damage then I would have called the police to deal with it. My Dad was in front of the store waiting for us not sure what was happening. If you hit my car and walked away I would call the police from the parking lot and file a complaint. She might have been wrong to scream at you but you were wrong to hit her car in the first place and wrong ago for walking away before seeing if you caused damage.
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Post by shelby on Feb 28, 2014 20:59:47 GMT -5
I have had people hit my car with their door many times and never cussed them out or called the police but if that is how you would deal with it good for you. But I would think you are crazy.
I did look there was nothing it was like a tap that happens a lot in parking lots. DOES NOT NEED TO BE ESCALATED unless you love drama or have anger problems.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 28, 2014 21:49:21 GMT -5
I have had people hit my car with their door many times and never cussed them out or called the police but if that is how you would deal with it good for you. But I would think you are crazy.
I did look there was nothing it was like a tap that happens a lot in parking lots. DOES NOT NEED TO BE ESCALATED unless you love drama or have anger problems. What I love is other people not damaging my property and if they do, they take responsibility for the damage that they caused. Perhaps you don't care about the condition of your car but I do. And if you don't it and I catch you, I am going to expect you to pay for it. That isn't drama....that is called "doing the right thing". I didn't realize that was a foreign concept to so many.
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Post by shelby on Feb 28, 2014 21:59:15 GMT -5
Yes if you handle the situation properly then you just might get the best outcome. If you act in a way that is threatening and offensive do not expect civility in return. There is no reason I should have stood there and allowed her to talk to me that way in front of my children and then add in threatening to call the police if I do not. I call bullshit that you would actually allow this in real life to happen to you. you have a mighty high horse there sister.
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Post by midjd on Feb 28, 2014 21:59:34 GMT -5
I have had people hit my car with their door many times and never cussed them out or called the police but if that is how you would deal with it good for you. But I would think you are crazy.
I did look there was nothing it was like a tap that happens a lot in parking lots. DOES NOT NEED TO BE ESCALATED unless you love drama or have anger problems. What I love is other people not damaging my property and if they do, they take responsibility for the damage that they caused. Perhaps you don't care about the condition of your car but I do. And if you don't it and I catch you, I am going to expect you to pay for it. That isn't drama....that is called "doing the right thing". I didn't realize that was a foreign concept to so many. She said there was no damage... So what exactly should she be taking responsibility for? She also said that the person went ballistic immediately. If I tapped someone's door and they started screaming at me before I could even assess the damage, I wouldn't be very inclined to continue the interaction. I try to avoid obviously crazy people.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Feb 28, 2014 22:25:15 GMT -5
My interpretation was she opened her door, accidentally hit the woman's car and the woman immediately went ballistic. I understand wanting to keep a vehicle in nice condition but it seems like overkill to me. Especially since there was no damage.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 1, 2014 7:31:34 GMT -5
Heres a first world whine for you. Owner of condo who is in deep financial doo doo asking $760k for condo. Offer of $740k rejected. Good luck to him! Ill bet his agent wants to crucify him. That place won't appraise for anywhere near that to begin with. Thank GOD we didn't get it. DF didn't care about it not appraising so that wasnt the issue. I think we dodged another bullet.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 1, 2014 7:35:24 GMT -5
What I love is other people not damaging my property and if they do, they take responsibility for the damage that they caused. Perhaps you don't care about the condition of your car but I do. And if you don't it and I catch you, I am going to expect you to pay for it. That isn't drama....that is called "doing the right thing". I didn't realize that was a foreign concept to so many. She said there was no damage... So what exactly should she be taking responsibility for? She also said that the person went ballistic immediately. If I tapped someone's door and they started screaming at me before I could even assess the damage, I wouldn't be very inclined to continue the interaction. I try to avoid obviously crazy people. In her original post she said she hit the car and the lady immediately went ballistic so she walked away. No way for her to know if there was or wasn't damage. She later said she looked and there was no damage. That was only after she got called out for potentially causing damage and walking away. I'm not saying that the lady who started cursing was appropriate, either. But hitting someone's car and just walking away is just wrong. Oh...and I would have loved it if she had punched me if I yelled at her for damaging my car. Then incould actually press charges against a person who carelessly whacked my car and didnt even care (in response to her "she is lucky I didn't punch her in the face").
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 1, 2014 7:37:23 GMT -5
My interpretation was she opened her door, accidentally hit the woman's car and the woman immediately went ballistic. I understand wanting to keep a vehicle in nice condition but it seems like overkill to me. Especially since there was no damage. But how does she know there was no damage? The other woman immediately went ballistic and she said she walked right away. There was no way for her to know if she did or didn't cause damage without stopping and inspecting the car.
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Post by resolution on Mar 1, 2014 8:17:23 GMT -5
When I read the story, I assumed she looked for a door dink while she got out of the car. If you hit another car with your door, then that means you are right there, inches away, as you get out of the car.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 1, 2014 8:28:42 GMT -5
When I read the story, I assumed she looked for a door dink while she got out of the car. If you hit another car with your door, then that means you are right there, inches away, as you get out of the car. Maybe. That isn't how I read it but I want there so I don't know what happened. People hitting other cars with their doors is a major pet peeve of mine (it isn't that hard to not hit a damn door!) so I get why the lady was so pissed. I disagree with how she handled it but I would have been pissed, too. If you pay a lot of money for something you don't appreciate someone else being careless and potentially damaging your car. I would also park away from everyone so I didn't have to worry about someone else being careless...then again, that outs you at risk for a runaway cart....another pet peeve if mine....people too lazy to put their carts back!
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Post by resolution on Mar 1, 2014 8:47:23 GMT -5
When I read the story, I assumed she looked for a door dink while she got out of the car. If you hit another car with your door, then that means you are right there, inches away, as you get out of the car. Maybe. That isn't how I read it but I want there so I don't know what happened. People hitting other cars with their doors is a major pet peeve of mine (it isn't that hard to not hit a damn door!) so I get why the lady was so pissed. I disagree with how she handled it but I would have been pissed, too. If you pay a lot of money for something you don't appreciate someone else being careless and potentially damaging your car. I would also park away from everyone so I didn't have to worry about someone else being careless...then again, that outs you at risk for a runaway cart....another pet peeve if mine....people too lazy to put their carts back! LOL the grocery store is full of hazards! My pet peeve is the moms that let their kids separate from them in the parking lot. I am always paranoid to back out of the parking spot if a mom with kids has recently walked by, no matter how much I am trying to see behind me. If I am lucky I can pull forward when I park, so I can just drive forward out of the spot.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 1, 2014 9:23:56 GMT -5
Maybe. That isn't how I read it but I want there so I don't know what happened. People hitting other cars with their doors is a major pet peeve of mine (it isn't that hard to not hit a damn door!) so I get why the lady was so pissed. I disagree with how she handled it but I would have been pissed, too. If you pay a lot of money for something you don't appreciate someone else being careless and potentially damaging your car. I would also park away from everyone so I didn't have to worry about someone else being careless...then again, that outs you at risk for a runaway cart....another pet peeve if mine....people too lazy to put their carts back! LOL the grocery store is full of hazards! My pet peeve is the moms that let their kids separate from them in the parking lot. I am always paranoid to back out of the parking spot if a mom with kids has recently walked by, no matter how much I am trying to see behind me. If I am lucky I can pull forward when I park, so I can just drive forward out of the spot. Omg...I agree in the kids in the parking lot! Even at home I'm paranoid. My driveway is on a very small incline but it is enough that if a toddler were behind my truck I wouldn't see them. Our next door neighbor has twin toddlers as I'm always paranoid that one of them will somehow get behind me. It is a crazy fear because these are good parents who keep an eye on their kids but it only takes a few seconds of looking away for something bad to happen.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 1, 2014 9:29:13 GMT -5
I always pull through. Years ago I was with my kids and we saw a kid get run over. I never forgot it and neither did my kids.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2014 10:04:01 GMT -5
I am very careful not to hit other people's car doors in parking lots, but if I come back to see some asshole parked so badly in the spot next to me that I have to shimmy sideways to open the door, IDGAF if I hit your door or not - ESPECIALLY when I'm trying to get DS into his seat.
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Post by shelby on Mar 1, 2014 10:24:46 GMT -5
"Oh...and I would have loved it if she had punched me if I yelled at her for damaging my car. Then incould actually press charges against a person who carelessly whacked my car and didnt even care (in response to her "she is lucky I didn't punch her in the face"). "
Yes that would be fantastic wouldn't it. Best time ever.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 1, 2014 10:44:23 GMT -5
I am very careful not to hit other people's car doors in parking lots, but if I come back to see some asshole parked so badly in the spot next to me that I have to shimmy sideways to open the door, IDGAF if I hit your door or not - ESPECIALLY when I'm trying to get DS into his seat. Lol! That happens to me two weeks ago and the gym. I literally had to crawl through the passengers side door because they parked that close! For a fleeting moment I thought about somehow dinging their door with my key (I won't hit something with my door because i don't want damage on my own car) but I didn't. I wish I could say I took the high road but realistically we were in front of the gym windows.....too many witnesses :-p
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Post by swamp on Mar 1, 2014 10:46:14 GMT -5
I'm at DD's figure skating rehearsal and I'm bored. And cold. Im sweaty from zumba prior to skating
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 1, 2014 10:46:16 GMT -5
"Oh...and I would have loved it if she had punched me if I yelled at her for damaging my car. Then incould actually press charges against a person who carelessly whacked my car and didnt even care (in response to her "she is lucky I didn't punch her in the face"). "
Yes that would be fantastic wouldn't it. Best time ever. I'm spiteful so yes, I would have taken a punch just so I could press charges. I would be very pissed off if someone hit my car and walked a way so I would take great joy in getting revenge anyway I could.
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Post by shelby on Mar 1, 2014 10:58:48 GMT -5
Not sure why you are taking this incident so personally or trying so hard to make me look bad in it. But whatever have at it. This is me saying you are crazy and walking away.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 1, 2014 11:06:28 GMT -5
Not sure why you are taking this incident so personally or trying so hard to make me look bad in it. But whatever have at it. This is me saying you are crazy and walking away. I'm not takin it personally. You said you hit someone's car and walked away. Then you said she was lucky you didn't punch. I'm not making anyone look bad, just repeating what you said.
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Post by shelby on Mar 1, 2014 11:17:59 GMT -5
Umm you said I was wrong for walking away and she should have called the police. No I did not punch her but somebody else could have the way she was acting. You are trying to connect me with punching her which is NOT what happened.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 1, 2014 11:19:24 GMT -5
Umm you said I was wrong for walking away and she should have called the police. No I did not punch her but somebody else could have the way she was acting. You are trying to connect me with punching her which is NOT what happened. I thought you were walking away?lol
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Post by shelby on Mar 1, 2014 11:33:28 GMT -5
I will let you know this incident shook me pretty good and has set off my anxiety the last couple days, so good on you for trying to make me feel bad.
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