Some People’s Kids
July 4th, 2007
Tonight, Lucy, BabySBG and I went to watch the Eagan Fireworks Display along with my sister and her family. Like a lot of people, we went over to the Eagan Transit Station and parked on the top level to get a good view. We got there early, got a good spot on the back of the top level, right next to a couple in their mid fifties. We were lined up to watch the show. Right before the show began, a Ford Expedition came and parked right in front of us. There was no parking spot designated where they parked, they parked in the aisle. Such a maneuver is bad enough. I mean a bunch of people come out to watch this fireworks show and the a-holes in this vehicle think that they alone don't have to obey the designated parking spots.
As if that weren't bad enough, the a-holes pulled out chairs and sat on top of their vehicle, completely obscuring the view of the people next to us, who had been sitting in that spot for at least an hour and a half. They packed up and left before the show. I went up to the driver of the vehicle and told him what he'd done. That he was the only guy in the lot who didn't have the courtesy to park in assigned spots and that he'd ruined the night for the people who'd come early and staked out a good spot. Of course, the a-hole didn't care. But, even better, this bleached blonde bimbo on top of the car was totally rude to me. I mean the woman was yelling at me and threatening to get the cops over. Obviously, the woman was drunk. I should have known that there'd be no reasoning with them. Most women over 40 know that peroxide is not the best product to use on one's hair. But, she thought she was hot shit. She looked like a woman that spent too much time in a bar and woke up in a lot of strange beds. I suppose the bleach made her feel young. I'd liken it to a bad paint job on a rusty car.
Well, we exacted a little revenge. My sister, brother-in-law, and I stood about seven feet away from their vehicle and talked about how rude they were, how terrible her hair looked, how little class they had, and how their parents didn't raise them right, plenty loud enough for them to hear. If they were going to ruin other people's nights, we decided that maybe someone should ruin theirs. A few minutes after the show started, they left. Then, those of us in parking spots who had sat there for hours could all sit back in our chairs and watch the fireworks. A good time was had by all.
Categories: Stupid Stuff
Nice work, SBG. That's the sort of thing that always bothers the hell out of me, but I never have it in me to do anything about it.
SBG -
I grew up in Eagan and lived there for 15 years before moving into an apartment this last year. My parents still live there though. Anyways, I know how rude and ridiculous people can be around there. Needless to say, congrats on your ability to drive those surbanite bimbos out of the way.
I mean the woman was yelling at me and threatening to get the cops over. Obviously, the woman was drunk. ... . Most women over 40 know that peroxide is not the best product to use on one’s hair. But, she thought she was hot shit. She looked like a woman that spent too much time in a bar and woke up in a lot of strange beds. I suppose the bleach made her feel young. I’d liken it to a bad paint job on a rusty car.
Sounds like the kind of person likely to work at that HORRIBLE FIRESTONE they have in EAGAN, MN.
Good for you for getting up in their grille, SBG. Most people won't do it (I'm hesitant at times myself), and it's a shame.
Watched the Warehouse City, Norcal municipal fireworks from the parking lot of a local church. The church folks hand out hundreds of those bendable glow-stick things (bendable into rings) to all comers, and go around with trays of cookies. always a friendly, low-key crowd. Good times.
One of your crew shoulda snuck around and let the air out of their tires.
Richfield fireworks were excellent last night - perhaps the best in my lifetime. Now that Best Buy has taken over sponsorship of the fireworks show, they really do a fine job. The finale was stunning. It was better than any of the Fourths I've taken in from the National Mall.
I agree that this sort of thing bugs the crap out of me. I see it around me all the time. I commend you for saying something, but I do issue a word of caution. I have had too many people around me get sucked into very ugly situations by confronting jerk offs like this. I have had friends go to court, end up in the hospital, and even in jail by "standing up" to these idiots.
The reason these people act this way is that they are IRRATIONAL! They cannot be reasoned with. Most recently, I have a friend who made the mistake of passing a slow moving car pretty aggressively in city limits at 2 am a few months back. The car followed him down the dark street he lives on. It then, cut him off and 5 idiots piled out and tried to get him out of the car. He backed up and took off. He thought one of the guys punched his window, but the next day found out the guys claim he ran one of them over. (ambulance was involved). He is now fighting for his freedom in court system.
Lesson learned: I do not try to "show up" other drivers who annoy me. Am I really in that big of a hurry?? Why give anyone else power over my life to affect my mood, attitude or behavior?? Additionally, I have learned that I do not possess the power to change the behavior of these type of idiots. Sure, I will step up and defend my family, or my fellow citizens if it comes to it. But I have given up on approaching people like this when they are not physically harming myself or others around me... it only tends to escalate the situation.
I have to agree with zooomx. Plus, I'm surprised that what you did actually worked. Most of the time, people like that don't have a clue what you're so upset about, and think you're the one who's rude for intruding on their good time.
That's what I call a chapper. I might have taken down the license plate and phoned them in under suspicion of DUI.
say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? Better than the Mall?
are you factoring in the misery of the crowds, Will?
Mrs. S and I lived in Roslyn one year and took in the fireworks from Arlington Cemetery, near the Carillon. That was very cool.
Last year, I took them in from right on the Potomac just north of the airport (so pretty close to the Cemetary). Another year, I watched while sitting on the grass beneath the Washington Monument. The fireworks are pretty good in DC, but last night's show was just spectacular.