Strange thing happened to me today

sdandrea1 · 2025-01-17T17:44:19+00:00

Hopefully this thread doesn't go sideways, but I think it's worth sharing. I was the object of an overt act of "hate" today. I had to go to Washington DC t...

sdandrea1

Yipsy Is it remotely possible he's a past client or someone caught in the downstream of a decision you may have made as a mediator?

I suppose it's possible, but seems unlikely. I do believe he might have been under the influence of drug/alcohol. He didn't order anything; he was just "there" and he wandered aimlessly about the lobby.

I was dressed casually in jeans and a parka. Maybe he mistook me for someone he's crossed paths with?

KCee

sdandrea1 you guidos do all look alike

sdandrea1

professor Really glad you maintained your composure.

That is what surprised me the most about myself. I felt nothing but sorrow for the man. Learned something about myself today.
I don't know what I would have done had he physically attacked me, but I hope I'd defend myself without malice.

sdandrea1

professor Sounds like you, by happenstance, crossed paths with "chronic mental illness". Glad you didn't have to share any further bullshit.

I think that was it. Random. 🙏

sdandrea1

Par4QC Prolly flaunted his wealth by ordering the most expensive menu items. $12 total. Rich people....sheeesh.

Cokes are $1.49 at McDonald's (all sizes!)
😂

garyt1957

sdandrea1 Cokes are $1.49 at McDonald's (all sizes!)

Damn, they're $1.89 here!

pellmell

professor

pellmell
Yup!

DC300

pellmell wow, that’s a pretty shocking map to be honest.

SMT

pellmell

They call it an "IQ Average". Well, it really is much worse than that.
They never, ever test the mentally confirmed or infirmed.

But the GEN X, Millennial etc, are often proud to quote their high score, real or not.

So, if not everyone is tested, the actual IQ average is much lower than we think.

Looking at it another way, 4 cars pull up to a 4-way stop, half the time or better, two or three people are probably below the actual IQ average.

Hell - Many times that is me. hahahaha

Bravopilot

sdandrea1 Thanks, interesting. A nice PT retiree job must be fun (at times).

sdandrea1

Bravopilot . A nice PT retiree job must be fun (at times).

It is very challenging and interesting. I get to help people find common ground, resolving conflict. Good toy $ too. Hope the contract stays funded under the new administration.

Bravopilot

Typhoon That is not nice, why do you let the playa's follow you home??

Par4QC

sdandrea1 Hope the contract stays funded under the new administration.

You do know the 'new guy' is a huge MMA fan, right?

Instead of the gvt. paying people like you, they will now be making big bank off PPV settlements.
😲

Bravopilot

sdandrea1 I'm sure it will, small potatoes. Mine, not so much and Trump has never been a fan.

sdandrea1

Par4QC

I can't tell you how difficult it is to be completely neutral in some of these cases. An MMA solution occasionally crosses my brain. The restraint I accomplish amazes me. 😂

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sdandrea1 It's bad Steve, but I've said this before to others..as much as he could be "disadvantaged" in whatever way, he could have had it all and pissed it away somehow. Whatever the situation you are minding your own business and he is not.

azgreg

sdandrea1
He's probably a golfer.

SMT

azgreg Thinking you stole his Pro VI

garyt1957

sdandrea1 He justifiably gave you the bird for ordering Diet Coke instead of the heavenly Coke Zero

sdandrea1

garyt1957 He justifiably gave you the bird for ordering Diet Coke instead of the heavenly Coke Zero

Coke Zero gets the FINGER! YUK!

garyt1957

Yipsy I've had hands laid on me before but alcohol and or drugs were involved.

"Sir, you can't do meth in the Library!"

Ack8236

Similar thing happened to us in Detroit. Maybe homeless, maybe not. Certainly a mental health issue. Harassed our group a bit, seemed to focus on me. Could be my resting FUCK YOU face. We ignored it the best we could as we moved on, eventually he moved on too.

sdandrea1

KCee you guidos do all look alike

😂😂

Giphy - Angry Season 9 GIF by Shameless

bigshank

That sucks to have to deal with bullshit. You bust his nose for him you get to go to jail. You can’t win. I believe you did the right thing and luckily he didn’t escalate it quite to that point. Seems like I mostly hear about this stuff in the city. Somebody always doing some crap on the news. I never seem to encounter anything like this. I’m pretty far out of the city. Face to face people seem pretty cool mostly. Now out on the freeway different story

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