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MorningGlow

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25. OH yeah--I know that feeling

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:46 PM

Jan 2012

Our school district is very small, so the dropoff line is usually only two or three cars long at any time in the morning, but still--what is it with people who think they're the only ones in the universe? Boot the kid outta the car out of respect for others and MOVE.

My pet peeve is picking up in the afternoon. Same spot, but because we're all waiting there for the kids to get out, it's not a continually shifting line of cars--we're all stuck there till the bell rings. No problem--we all pull up nicely...except for ONE annoying woman, who plops her minivan anywhere she likes along the curb, eliminating several spots for more cars. She can't back up to the car behind her to make room for others? Nope, apparently not. It's the equivalent of parking diagonally across three spaces in a parking lot. Grr.

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Dear Parent in Front of Me in the Drop Off Line... [View all] ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 OP

I'm sure this person also goes through life holding up grocery lines, etc. TheCruces Jan 2012 #1

Probably. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #13

been there. have had the same conversation sittin in my car. where i start yelling, hussle hussle seabeyond Jan 2012 #2

I have seen traffic backed up half a mile from this school. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #12

These people are the stars, the rest of us are the staging treestar Jan 2012 #3

LOL ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #11

Been there, done that. Usually an SUV with a flag magnet on the back. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4

It feels like this has been going on for decades. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #10

Yeah, tough spread. We had our three (nominally) two years apart. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #15

Yep--my kid is too precious to ride the bus. RiffRandell Jan 2012 #5

we dont have a bus. but then, kids are out of district. not far though. meh. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #7

It's always going to be amazing to me. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #9

If only they still made cars with rear view mirrors... av8rdave Jan 2012 #22

Chill a bit. Be thankful they didn't get out of the car and walk their special child to the door. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #6

Luckily I just wrote about it then, instead of "using my car to etc...", to get it off my chest eh? ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #8

I guess I imagined the part, "You then tried to pull around me as I was leaving...." yellowcanine Jan 2012 #16

Well, she did try to pull around me as I was leaving. That still doesn't mean a car was used for ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #17

I totally disagree with that advice you were given... Phentex Jan 2012 #18

Just trying to help. We disagree on how to avoid/handle daily stress. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #20

Probably not. It's a giant school. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #21

There will always be a contrarian poster or two, even over something as simple as this! av8rdave Jan 2012 #23

My mind is officially blown over this. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #32

from my point of view, it was a pretty simple point av8rdave Jan 2012 #36

"I felt better about it the second I posted it" Clearly not or what I said wouldn't bother you. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #37

Here's a quote for you, from the OP "Whew... I feel better now." ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #38

Maybe not. But there will be others. There always are. But you have the power to not let the rude yellowcanine Jan 2012 #26

Sometimes the "rude person" is "rude" and I won't create a million excuses. RiffRandell Jan 2012 #28

And "Some People" will just go through life bitching about all the "rude people" ...... yellowcanine Jan 2012 #29

Now who's being rude? ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #31

Y'all make me think of Doc Holliday Jan 2012 #51

I'm going to go with obtuse. And self absorbed. It's the way of my community. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #30

You never escape these "special" people. hamsterjill Jan 2012 #14

I have often wondered what happens when these people meet up with their own kind. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #33

Then that just comes down to... hamsterjill Jan 2012 #43

Have you ever gone into a store behind someone and they stop when they get inside? LiberalFighter Jan 2012 #19

My favorites are those who get off the escalator, then stop av8rdave Jan 2012 #24

Yeah, the ol' pile-up potential. Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #27

I had to actually shove an elderly man away from the bottom of the escalator 1gobluedem Jan 2012 #40

When I get to that point, where I'm that unaware, av8rdave Jan 2012 #41

I am only just 41 and my son (13) steers me around grocery stores ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #42

The good new is.... av8rdave Jan 2012 #45

I work in DC and use the Metro to get to and from work LibertyLover Jan 2012 #47

When I worked in the salon at Penney's, I would move the store directory as far ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #34

You know what would be fun? LiberalFighter Jan 2012 #49

OH yeah--I know that feeling MorningGlow Jan 2012 #25

When he was in elementary school, they had a number system. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #35

Ive been there BlueDemOhio Jan 2012 #39

That's called "The Center of the Universe" syndrome... Tom_Foolery Jan 2012 #44

I had one get out of her car and bang on my window. kcass1954 Jan 2012 #46

I remember going to a parents meeting Turbineguy Jan 2012 #48

Hey, phone call. It's for you. bigwillq Jan 2012 #50