This morning I stopped on the way to work to fill up my car. All the pumps were in use, so I pulled up behind a lady that waved to me to tell me she was almost done. Another lady in an SUV pulls into the parking lot, and as soon as the lady at the pump pulls away, she guns it around my car and parks at the pump. What a bitch! Another one opened up a couple of secs later, and I filled up there. This got me thinking, had this been a man, I would have confronted him right away, but because it was a woman, I let it go. I would have been the bad guy, and I don’t see how I could have saved face. In other words, I did not see any positive outcome to confronting her. What would the other guys here do in this situation. Obviously the women here would likley confront, but I think she just knew most guys would let it go. Not the end of the world in any case, but just curious how others would handle this.
Wait till she steps out of the car and then run the bitch over.
[quote]Robert P. wrote:
Wait till she steps out of the car and then run the bitch over.[/quote]
effective but not very subtle.
Face it, she could act like a world class bitch and if you get loud, the bystanders see you as the ass. The double standard doth strike again.
[quote]lawsonsamuels wrote:
Robert P. wrote:
Wait till she steps out of the car and then run the bitch over.
effective but not very subtle.
Face it, she could act like a world class bitch and if you get loud, the bystanders see you as the ass. The double standard doth strike again.
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So true. I would have done the same thing, just let it go.
Have to say it was the best thing to do.
I would have said something like “thanks for waiting your turn”. Nothing confrontational, but something to at least get the massage across.
I usually say just let it go in cases like this. As you said, there’s not much positive that’s going to come from confronting her.
But on the other hand, you could just walk up with the biggest smile, and say, “Hey there. No biggie, but I just wanted to let you know I was waiting for that spot and we came close to having an accident. Just FYI”. That’s a way to be confrontive…but not really confrontive.
You so should have started a gasoline fight like in zoolander.
No, kidding. You did the right thing, it was minor. If there were lines on all of the pumps, then yeah I probably would have gone over and just said something like “You know, its not so hard to wait in line like everyone else.”
I mean, for all we know, she could have been in a rush to get home to make dinner and have it ready for her husband before he came home from work.
Ok, so that last comment was sarcasm, too… yeah, you did the right thing.
Did she leave her car running despite all the signs that say “please shut off engine”? If she did, you should have just gotten in and moved it out of your way while she was fucking with the pump. If not, I’d have been the asshole and yelled out my window at her. The phrase “hey you dumb cu%#” comes to mind.
What? I’m speechless. They let women drive? Next they’ll let them vote or something.
I’d grab a squeegee and start doing her windows for her just to see how she’d react.
I had an experience at a busy gas station where a woman cut in front of me to take a pump, got out of her car, and began chatting with a friend at an adjacent pump.
By the time I got my own pump, she was still gabbing. I started pumping my gas and said something along the lines of “If you’re going to cut someone off to get to the pump, at least pump some damned gas.” She looked at me like she had no clue what I was talking about.
If it ever happens again just stick it in her pooper.
“Now you know what it’s like to have a stranger fuck you in the ass!”
-Loose interpretation of Walter in the Big Lebowski
You should’ve insulted her shoes or something else really important that women care about. Wow, that was probably inappropriate for me to say…(insert apology for misogynistic remark here)…
I probably would’ve let it go to unless I was feeling frisky, in which case I would’ve intentionally creeped her out.
You can’t just roll over and “let it go”. This woman probably walks all over people all day long and everyone rolls over for her, afraid to confront her. That’s why she does it. She’s a bitch.
Don’t approach her – she’d probably start screaming thinking you were going to assualt her. And don’t start yelling – it only makes you look like an asshole. Just smile from the next pump over and casually flip her the bird. She will look away, but when she looks back again smile and flip the bird again. The important thing is that she’ll know that she didn’t “get away” with and she might hesitate to do it again the next time. Maybe.
[quote]MODOK wrote:
I must say, I would have said something. It doesn’t have to be two choices (say nothing, or be an ass). You could have approached her and said that you were waiting on the pump, and it was not appropriate or kind for her to jump ahead of you in that way. Just say that and be done with it; don’t engage in an argument. There is never anything wrong with standing up for yourself in a calm and direct manner.[/quote]
Robert A. Heinlein said “The decline in civilization can be traced back to the decline in common courtesy.”
I truly believe that. But I would also add “And the decline in respect for others.”
[quote]Hidngod wrote:
Robert A. Heinlein said “The decline in civilization can be traced back to the decline in common courtesy.”
I truly believe that. But I would also add “And the decline in respect for others.”[/quote]
Dont you think the ‘courtesy’ part goes hand in hand with ‘respect for others?’ I thik Rob’s got it covered pretty well.
It would have been great if you could have blocked her in and gone shopping.
Gasoline fight!!!
…atleast that’s what I woulda done
I’d have called the cops and said “Hi, this is…from the local gas station. A woman in a SUV, license plate number xyz just left the gas station without paying.”