Vague life lesson rant

As I get older, I'm reminded every day that 99% of people in this world give absolutely zero thought about how what they do affects anyone but themselves. I think that the majority of the time, they're just completely berkeleying unaware. They literally don't give it a single thought.

I feel lucky that I can name the people who I can trust to do THE VERY SIMPLEST of things they say they're going to on one hand...and even luckier that 3/5 of those people are blood relatives.

If you're one of the other 99%, take a look at the list of excuses you give for not being able to do really simple E36 M3 like fulfill your financial obligations, show up at a specified place at a specified time, etc. You'll probably recognize a pattern.

If the #1 excuse is "Well, my girlfriend...." maybe it's time to grow a pair of testicles, kick that b*tch to the curb, and surround yourself with people who want to see you succeed.

If it's "Oh, I forgot." There's this amazing tool called a pencil. It's been around for thousands of years. Sorry you're late to the game, but better late than never. If you've got a smart phone, you can set reminders, and it even has a clock that's never wrong!

If it's "Sorry, I was busy," motherberkeleyer, come stay with me for a week, and I'll show you what berkeleying "busy" looks like.

If you find yourself constantly talking about how you have no money, you're either mismanaging your money, your time, or more than likely, both. Read a berkeleying Tony Robbins or Dave Ramsey book or some E36 M3.

If you are perplexed by the fact that the rent didn't magically pay itself the day that it was due, in spite of the fact that Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon were all aligned, you asked the invisible wizards in the sky, and even spent $100 on lottery tickets just in case, guess what: It didn't happen because you didn't berkeleying MAKE it happen.

Lastly, if you've got no problem being a berkeleying flake who surrounds yourself with constant berkeleying drama because you mismanage your time and money, and don't give 2 E36 M3s about anyone but yourself, realize that your inability to function as adult makes the responsible people around you look like berkeleying flakes too. Or just do the rest of us a favor and stick a berkeleying bullet in your head.

End rant. Sorry. I don't know how much more of this E36 M3 I can handle. I'm thinking of selling my business, all hobby related E36 M3, telling 99% of my "friends" and family to eat a bag of d*cks, and taking up Golf. This way, the only person who can constantly disappoint me is myself.

Damn son, what brought this on?

Been there. got over it.

Now I just say/think. "Oh well, what ever."

Take some time alone to cool off.

"eat a bag of dcks" always makes me LOL, because where do you go to get a bag of dcks? and what's the bag made of? and what if you're walking along carrying that bag, and one of the d*cks falls out? is there a five-second rule?

dang asterisks making italics can eat a bag of d*cks too.

Damn, I didn't realize the pencil had been around that long.

In other news, to play golf is to spoil an otherwise enjoyable walk.

AngryCorvair wrote: "eat a bag of d*cks" always makes me LOL, because where do you go to get a bag of d*cks? and what's the bag made of? and what if you're walking along carrying that bag, and one of the d*cks falls out? is there a five-second rule?

Matt sent me one in the mail a couple weeks ago. They were black. He had the choice of 800 numbers for his new business. "1-800-EAT-A-BAG" was available.

Its really, really hard to build a life where you don't have to rely on someone else for something...but I'm trying.

People will disappoint you. Every last one of them sooner or later.

Also, I know that E36 M3 comes off as arrogant. I am not. I've berkeleyed up a LOOOOOT of E36 M3 in my life. Stuff that had serious implications for other people. I am aware of those implications, and I'm never more upset than when I've disappointed someone else or berkeleyed up their program. It keeps me up at night. I missed a Hong thrash session a few years ago because my birthday was the night before, we threw a serious party, and I got all freakin hammered and couldn't drag my ass out of bed the next morning. All the other Hongs went home early as to be ready for the thrash session the next day. I'll never not regret that.

Streetwiseguy wrote: Its really, really hard to build a life where you don't have to rely on someone else for something...but I'm trying.

Big +1.

Honor, responsibility and consideration are dead in all but a small part of the population. I'm to the point I only want to deal with the people that have them.

Have a beer or 12, you'll feel better in the morning.

Oh and if it's customers, charge them accordingly.

poopshovel wrote: Also, I know that E36 M3 comes off as arrogant. I am not. I've berkeleyed up a LOOOOOT of E36 M3 in my life. Stuff that had serious implications for other people. I am aware of those implications, and I'm never more upset than when I've disappointed someone else or berkeleyed up their program. It keeps me up at night. I missed a Hong thrash session a few years ago because my birthday was the night before, we threw a serious party, and I got all freakin hammered and couldn't drag my ass out of bed the next morning. All the other Hongs went home early as to be ready for the thrash session the next day. I'll never not regret that.

This is what seperates you from the "bad" ones.

Also, if it makes you feel any better, the large majority of people (IMO) fall into the "bad ones". They can not be depended on, are of no help, and are ignorant/oblivious to how their actions affect others or even worse, how their INACTION affects others.

Me? I'm a dick through and through, I am well aware of what my dickish attitude does to others (when I am being "that guy"). And I am content in that fact

I share your frustration. My father made sure that if nothing else we learned how to become functioning responsible adults. To bad few others seemed to do that.

HTFU Nance, and get those people out of your life.

Its pretty damn satisfying.

Wally wrote: I share your frustration. My father made sure that if nothing else we learned how to become functioning responsible adults. To bad few others seemed to do that.

Another big +1. I hated my Dad with a passion growing up. When I'd been in the "real world" for about 5 years, and saw how my coworkers, peers, roomates, etc. acted. I bought him a case of beer and thanked him...actually just sent him a text a few minutes ago and told him how fortunate I was that he and my brothers are on the "short list."

Racer1ab wrote: HTFU Nance, and get those people out of your life. Its pretty damn satisfying.

Hard as you want, motherberkeleyer. And that's the rub. I've got no problem burning bridges to the berkeleying ground...but it's a little trickier with family. I talk to people I've known for years who will mention about a brother or sister that I never knew existed. "Yeah. We don't talk anymore." That tears me up. (Okay, so I am a berkeleying nance.) Far as I'm concerned, we only get one shot at this thing. I don't want to show up at someone's funeral wishing I'd had a better relationship with them.

mndsm wrote: Damn son, what brought this on?

The 1-2 punch of serious friends and family E36 M3 (unrelated) all within the span of a week or so. I'll spare the names and details in the interest of not being a total hypocrite. With the added constant hemorrhoidal discomfort of customers who don't pickup their E36 M3 that I've rushed to get done in the interest of keeping my word, and suppliers who make me look bad because they can't stick the right E36 M3 in a berkeleying box and hand it to the berkeleying fedex guy. Never ceases to amaze me.

I've built my life around being reliable, almost to a fault. I have a long standing tradition of letting nothing get in my way, short of being on fire. To say that there are not an equal number of people out there I believe to have been brought up on the same qualities is an understatement. If I tell you I will be there, I will be there. If it needs done, I will do it. I'm the laziest motherberkeleyer on EARTH, but I learned something. If we ALL thrash a little, then we ALL get to sit around and drink beer and tell dick jokes. Lots better than one guy being out for a weekend because his wife got mad when the 4th rotary engine got spread all over the garage floor. I think too many people these days are feeling entitled to every gosh-darn thing they can see or get their soft little girl hands on, and haven't learned the first thing about busting their ass to get somewhere. With that comes the attitude "Not my problem, berkeley em". Which is where you run into flakey motherberkeleyers that won't get off their bag of d*cks to help someone else out.

I keep my promises, even when "inconvenient". I am absolutely SICK of hearing I'm gonna, I'm gonna. Just tell me you DID!.

My coworkers need to read this thread. I had this same rant a few days ago, thank God for SWMBO's patience.

poopshovel wrote: With the added constant hemorrhoidal discomfort of customers who don't pickup their E36 M3 that I've rushed to get done in the interest of keeping my word, and suppliers who make me look bad because they can't stick the right E36 M3 in a berkeleying box and hand it to the berkeleying fedex guy. Never ceases to amaze me.

This, right here, really gets on my nerves. Especially the customers that just have to have their E36 M3 fixed RIGHT NOW!!! and then don't want to pay the bill for 6 months. Then want to get bitchy when you want a credit card in advance the next time they call.

Suppliers that can't figure out that next day means just that. Not next couple of days, NEXT DAY!! I don't want credit for the $180 in shipping, I want the damn part. Them being worthless ass holes makes me look like one too.

Damn, I'm going to have to stop reading this. It's starting to piss me off too.

Toyman01 wrote:

poopshovel wrote: With the added constant hemorrhoidal discomfort of customers who don't pickup their E36 M3 that I've rushed to get done in the interest of keeping my word, and suppliers who make me look bad because they can't stick the right E36 M3 in a berkeleying box and hand it to the berkeleying fedex guy. Never ceases to amaze me.

This, right here, really gets on my nerves. Especially the customers that just have to have their E36 M3 fixed RIGHT NOW!!! and then don't want to pay the bill for 6 months. Then want to get bitchy when you want a credit card in advance the next time they call. Suppliers that can't figure out that next day means just that. Not next couple of days, NEXT DAY!! I don't want credit for the $180 in shipping, I want the damn part. Them being worthless ass holes makes me look like one too. Damn, I'm going to have to stop reading this. It's starting to piss me off too.

The most recent one was the berkeleying "Big Box" church in town. They've been bringing in miscellaneous components for this job for A berkeleyING YEEEEEAR, but were always waiting on "one more thing" before we could get started. So they finally bring in the last piece, and it's "HOW QUICKLY CAN YOU HAVE IT DONE?"

No sweat. I STOP production on infinitely better paying work in order to keep these folks happy. Fortunately, they picked up as soon as it was done.

Unfortunately, they did not bring a berkeleying CHECK. "Oh, just give me an invoice, and so and so will pay it."

A week goes by. I call. "Oh, we must have misplaced the invoice. Can you fax us another one?"

Another week goes by. I am upset at this point. I go to the church and say "I need to speak to whoever signs the front side of the checks."

"Oh, so and so is on vacation this week."

"Really? NO ONE ELSE in this place can sign a check? What if there's an emergency?"

Round and round we go. Finally got my WHOPPING $350 check a berkeleying month later. They are ABSOLUTELY on the 100% up front or eat a bag of d*cks program now.

The owner of the last company I worked for seemed to make it standard affair to double-book himself 24-hours of the day. I think, in his own warped mind, he figured if whoever he was booked with(for whatever) happened to flake out, at least he had a "plan-B".

The downside was that his employees, and the company in general(including his customers) seemed to be his "plan-B"...with the expected outcome of making himself into a total flake.