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Post by arewelost on Mar 5, 2024 13:48:04 GMT 10
Rules for thee, but not for me. How often do we come across those situations.
We were at a caravan park in Moree. I had picked my partner up from the hot bore baths and was dropping her back at the van before I went out again. As I arrived at the van, the park owner rolled up beside me in his electric cart and started shouting abuse at me. I had not noticed the 10kph speed limit signs, so, I accept that I was speeding and it was my fault. But the volume of the abuse as he threatened eviction was over the top. I would have responded similarly, but then I would have had some abuse on the domestic front for being evicted.
I checked my dashcam footage and saw that I had driven at about 20-25kph apart from one section that I reached the breakneck speed of 33kph.
Then, a while later, in the late dusk I saw the owner on his cart zipping across the grass between vans, no lights and fast enough to be bouncing. My guess is over 40kph. Almost silent, no lights and between the vans rather than the road, ready to catch someone unaware of its approach.
What stories of Rules for thee, but not for me do you have?
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Post by Mike Harding on Mar 6, 2024 13:44:54 GMT 10
Indeed, like you, I've sometimes had serious over-reaction following my behaviour. Eg. During the early days of covid I bought petrol at a service station in St Arnaud (Vic country town) and forgot to put a mask on before I went in to pay - I was in the wrong, I fully acknowledge. There were no other customers and the lady cashier, wearing a mask, was across a counter in front of which a table had been placed to increase the distance between cashier and customer, also it was a large room perhaps 10m x 20m? I proffered my credit card which she took and began the transaction, after a few seconds a man of about 60 years appeared from a doorway behind the cashier and gave me hell about not wearing a mask! He ranted for 30 seconds a bystander may have thought I'd just molested his teenage daughter! I waited, silently, for him to finish then replied "Do you wish to complete the transaction or not?" No one said anything, the cashier pressed a button and returned my card with a receipt. I said thank you, walked out and have never, not shall I, returned to that establishment. Had he simply said to me "You need to wear a mask in here sir/mate." I would have apologised, gone back to the car and returned with a mask. The irony is the man who lectured me was wearing a mask but it was intentionally pulled down below his nose and mouth and lodged under his chin. One has to smile  |
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Post by Mike Harding on Mar 7, 2024 16:23:07 GMT 10
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Post by arewelost on Mar 7, 2024 22:50:56 GMT 10
How true. Sadly it happens all too often.
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Post by bluesman on Mar 24, 2024 9:08:48 GMT 10
It actually costs nothing to be civil and it will harbour no bad feelings .there are lots of people out there who have short
fuses and their way is to be aggressive .Not good.
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Post by magnarc on Mar 26, 2024 7:23:24 GMT 10
I have long been an advocate for respecting others point of view. One can debate without rancour but there are some that will never do that. They are out there in forum land folks, along with over zealous and controlling moderators. (but not on this forum I hasten to add!!)
Mike, a serious debate between you and Cuppa would be very interesting to say the least, but the odds on that happening are remote I think. Regards your "eviction" from the GN Chris, I'm sure that you won't lose any sleep over it mate.
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