Not sure how to title this, but I'm saddened by the lack of common manners and courtesy of some young people.
My wife and I were in Bloomington a couple of weeks ago. On a rainy Saturday morning we went to a nice restaurant on Kirkwood Avenue down near the college to have a nice late breakfast.
I dropped my wife off at the door while I drove a block away to park the truck. My wife has been having some hip issues and that morning she was moving slow. I came back to the packed restaurant and stood inside, shoulder to shoulder. Wife sez it should be about a 15 minute wait.... We stand for a few minutes and I can tell she really needs to sit down. (She's not heavy or anything-actually in great shape for a 55 year old- just has this funky hip thing going.)
She and I both notice a couple getting up from a bench and as we moved to take their spot a skinny college kid slides past us and plops down on the seat. I kind of motion like "hey, we were going to sit there...at least my wife!" Kid just raises his eyebrows and smirks. I moved towards him..... wife sez, "it's ok...I can stand...don't make a scene"
I made eye contact with the kid a couple of times and shook my head and frowned at him. I was just amazed. I thought he would realize here were 2 gray-headed folks that might like to sit. Nope, didn't happen. So, here I am posting on this forum.
Yea, it bugged me that the 20-something slid past us like we were just too slow to get the seat. Yea, it bugged me that I didn't go over and whisper in his ear, in my best Clint Eastwood voice, "get the f..k up!". But I didn't. Wifey sez, "I know...you wanted to go put your big bear paw hands on his scrawny neck".
Maybe being in Bloomington had something to do with it. College town? I have sons a little older than this kid and I expect they would have given up the seat. At least that is what we taught them!
Anyway, stuff like this happens from time to time... I think maybe the next time a "can of whup-ass" is gonna come out!
Pappy
My wife and I were in Bloomington a couple of weeks ago. On a rainy Saturday morning we went to a nice restaurant on Kirkwood Avenue down near the college to have a nice late breakfast.
I dropped my wife off at the door while I drove a block away to park the truck. My wife has been having some hip issues and that morning she was moving slow. I came back to the packed restaurant and stood inside, shoulder to shoulder. Wife sez it should be about a 15 minute wait.... We stand for a few minutes and I can tell she really needs to sit down. (She's not heavy or anything-actually in great shape for a 55 year old- just has this funky hip thing going.)
She and I both notice a couple getting up from a bench and as we moved to take their spot a skinny college kid slides past us and plops down on the seat. I kind of motion like "hey, we were going to sit there...at least my wife!" Kid just raises his eyebrows and smirks. I moved towards him..... wife sez, "it's ok...I can stand...don't make a scene"
I made eye contact with the kid a couple of times and shook my head and frowned at him. I was just amazed. I thought he would realize here were 2 gray-headed folks that might like to sit. Nope, didn't happen. So, here I am posting on this forum.
Yea, it bugged me that the 20-something slid past us like we were just too slow to get the seat. Yea, it bugged me that I didn't go over and whisper in his ear, in my best Clint Eastwood voice, "get the f..k up!". But I didn't. Wifey sez, "I know...you wanted to go put your big bear paw hands on his scrawny neck".
Maybe being in Bloomington had something to do with it. College town? I have sons a little older than this kid and I expect they would have given up the seat. At least that is what we taught them!
Anyway, stuff like this happens from time to time... I think maybe the next time a "can of whup-ass" is gonna come out!
Pappy