The "don't look sick" comment, well Karen that's how it works when you successfully treat an illness. You don't look sick is a good sign. I understand being elderly and needing a seat but be reasonable for a bus that travels to the hospital on the regular.
Story 1: If I was the bus driver, cleaning up puke would not be so bad knowing that you're fighting for your life! F* that Karen! I hope they were expensive shoes!
@@SeptemberMeadows He's a billionaire, you know. But among billionaires, he's light weight ... well, his body weight is actually quite hefty .. but I talk about his wealth. 😅
But that's exactly what people don't realize, that dress like your status days are kinda over. A lot of people will look professional but they are not going to be looking like they have a million bucks. I don't know what wealthy persons have said this but they stay wealthy by being smart and not flashy. Smart person would look like a common bum and found out how person is than to show up like the success they are and have everyone try to kiss their ass to attempt to feign care
It was priceless when Jay's EX GF was working as part of the wait staff at Jay's wedding as he celebrated his wedding to the girl after her . That had to be awkward AF for the EX, but hilarious to listen to
My in laws used to own a motorcycle shop in the 80s and 90s. One service they provided was custom built bikes. Mostly Harley’s. They had an employee who was singling out customers who looked poor. So they set a trap for the employee. They had a customer whose third custom built bike had just come in. They asked if he could please come in looking poor. The guy came in wearing dirty t shirt and jeans. He had been gardening and working on a truck. The employee went off on the guy saying he didn’t think the guy could afford blah blah blah. My MIL comes out and tells the customer his bike is here and he still owes $25k on the bike. The customer pays it all in cash. This was the 80s. The customer was a millionaire. The employee lost 2 things that day: his commission and his job.
Story 2: I think the insecurity thing is on point. Karen likely feels inferior about the fact that OP is living with dudes and wants to get rid of OP to feel better about herself. Well, I'm glad she is out of the picture now
Final Story - I don’t have kids but if that were my niece I’d be very very proud of her. Way to stand up for herself and stick it to that fake ex friend of hers. 👏👏👏👏 Bravo!
Last story reminds me of one my dad told me about a bully when he was a kid. Dad was walking down a sidewalk with an ice cream cone, and met a well known bully. The kid demanded dad give him the ice cream cone, and since the kid was bigger than dad, he was likely gonna get it. So dad held it out to him, dropped it, and stepped on it. Turned around and ran before the shock wore off the kid. Keep in mind this was when something like an ice cream was a real treat and money was tight. But it was worth it to my old man to not let this kid take it, at all costs.
That reminds me of when I shared an apartment with a male friend. We were strictly platonic and nothing ever happened between us. We were family friends and sex with him would be like sex with my brother (eww). So his ex wife decides she wants to get back together with him and he moved her in without even consulting me. From then on my life there was hell. Eventually it ended up with me being the only one working, buying food or paying bills, while my friend and his wife started trying to force me to stay in my room while they watched MY tv on MY sofa. Rent came due the next month and I moved out on the last day and left their little love nest to them, albeit somewhat less furnished. They ended up not getting back together and we eventually reconciled but never as close friends. It's been over 30 years since I saw either of them.
They litterally had you as their slave.....whyyy ever reconcile at all?? They were abusing you and on their way to looking you up in your home unless you were giving them money.
STORY 4: I live in a farming community. Mostly fruit orchards and vineyards. There are a great many wealthy farmers and land owners but unless they are attending a special occasion they dress just like anyone else. Most of them also have regular vehicles that aren't going to turn any heads that they use on the daily but do have some nicer vehicles to use when the occasion calls for it. Most people who are very financially well off and actually toiled to get there don't go around putting on airs
This is more common then you might think, people who come in the a designer clothing store, car dealership, or jewelry store, looking like a bum, peasant, or commoner, because "they look poor" a person who's livelihood is to grew crops and live stock for the population is most definitely not poor.
Also, having wealth doesn't mean you automatically have to have the highest end stuff and showing off. For me, wealth is a matter of simply being comfortable until you die, even if your comfort comes cheap like jeans and a t-shirt as your main wardrobe, eating fast food, reading library books, and spending the majority of your entertainment budget on dvd boxsets.
Know of one who drives around in a car he found in a barn on the farm, wrecked out, clapped out Land Cruiser, with no doors, no hood, and tattered and torn interior, and major body rust. But it runs well, and the farm roads are such that the only vehicles that will go on them are that one, or Massey Ferguson, or a trail bike. Yes he does grade them, but the rains tend to turn them immediately into mud and potholes, and putting gravel is not worth it. Does keep visitors like the JW and such away, having to walk the 20km to the front door to ring the bell.
Years ago, in the late 90's, I went to a small toy store downtown to shop for my nephew. I was the indulgent aunt. There were two clerks and neither offered to help me, as I was dressed in work clothes after work. So I left and wrote a letter to the store. The owner called and apologized and asked for another chance, So I dressed the same way, went in on the same day of the week at the same time, and the same thing happened. So I called and talked again to the owner and she was apologetic again. I told her I wasn't going to get humiliated again and never went back. Sadly, the store did well and moved to big quarters and is still a business in town. But I never went back.
RE: the backpack story: Late 1980s, my (future) Lady Wife was working in a print shop. Besides other duties, she was running a printing press. This involves (shocker) printer's ink. My wife's (female) gynecologist at the time was a smartly dressed nose-in-the-air type. My wife, to avoid taking more time off work than absolutely necessary, went straight from work to her doctor's appointments. The doctor seemed offended that my wife wore clothes appropriate to working in a print shop. And the printer's ink under her fingernails- that did not go over well. Plus, not being in an intimate relationship at the time and never wearing skirts, shaving her legs was not on my wife's radar. My wife decided to find another doctor. When she picked up her records to take to the new doctor, the envelope wasn't sealed. So she took a peek. She wished she hadn't. Among the old doctor's disparaging comments was "Hirsuite {hairy} and unkempt." Woah! So, first appointment with the new doctor, my wife took the whole afternoon off work. She had used solvent to get the ink out from under her fingernails, and wore rubber gloves at work that day. She went home, showered, shaved her legs (which she hates) and dressed up in her "interview outfit." I wonder what the new doctor thought when they read her records.
Why is it even an unofficial “requirement” that women shave their legs anyway? It’s just a waste of shower water, soap or shaving cream, shaver, and time that could be better spent doing more productive things because leg hair gets stubbly 12 hours later anyway. And it’s gotta be done every day or you end up with a gazillion razor nicks from ingrown hairs poking the skin up-OUCH! Don’t even get me started on trying to do that flamingo shaving pose in a cramped shower stall with your glasses off and not cutting the hell out of your legs! I haven’t bothered with it in years, even though I’m married. I’m of the firm opinion that if Mother Nature wanted us to be bald from the thighs down, She’d have kept our legs that way past puberty! And any guy who says we should have shaved legs should do like Mel Gibson’s character did in _What Women Want_ and actually TRY shaving their own legs just so they know what we have to put up with! For even more fun, guys should try _waxing!_ 😈
@@dragondancer1814 I totally agree. I'm one of those weirdos who is totally fine with the fact that postpubescent humans of both sexes have body hair. In fact (on the rare occasions I look at pictures of naked women) hairlessness is a major turn-off. Brain says "TOO YOUNG!". I'm guessing that's why some models who do nudes maintain the "landing strip"- a short strip of closely cropped pubic hair just above the V. It says "I'm an adult, just very well groomed."
Entitled clerk story. This was in 1974. I was making a lot of money working construction. I decided to purchase my own new car rather than one of my parents cars. I did research, did test drives until I was ready to make my purchase. One day the job site shut down early. I decided to go car shopping. After a long day of work I freely admit I looked scruffy. I had decided to buy a red Mustang 2. When I walked in the older salesmen appraised & clearly decided I was a kid they could ignore. A younger salesman walked over. Our conversation lasted about 10 minutes. I made an offer less than asking price he countered & I still was pleased with the deal. I made a down payment & agreed to pick it up in a few days as I needed my Dad to drive me to the dealership. Point being any salesman could of gotten the sales commission but they lost out because I did not got their idea of a proper customer. I had that car for many years…. underpowered & prone to rusting…but it looked good.
Last story, I've heard similar stories before, someone buys friendship necklaces and their "friend" demands both parts to give OPs' part to someone else.
I'm sorry, but I find it very hard to believe that a backpack costs $1k. I mean I'm glad the other guy got the commission, but it sounds like that the backpack was attached to a designer label or something.
Story 2 - OP and Cam definitely saved Jay from Karen and possibly a HUGE future mistake. I would’ve loved to know what Kearn’s face looked like when she saw Jay and OP at the wedding and that they were on to her pitiful scheme.😂😂😂😂
It's like that old saying don't assume anything, cause you make an ass out of you and me. That worker managed to judge OP cause of how they're dressed and miss out on a nice commission in the process
The OP buying the expensive backpack reminded me of a story from my family. My great Grandfather and my Grandfather were from Cardiff, Wales. Great G was an officer in the Royal Navy, G probably about 13 at this time (about 1940). They went to buy a car, great G wasn't on duty so he wouldn't wear his uniform. Car salesman just saw two stocky sailor / docker looking guys and refused to deal with them. Pity, they were cash buyers. So as Mr Fluff said, don't judge a book etc.
The story about the sales rep and the handbag: Reminds me of a story I heard years ago about a man walking into a Cadillac dealership in Austin, TX with cutoffs and a Tshirt and was given the cold shoulder by the sales rep. He went back to his office, called the dealership and told him how he had been treated and who he was. He was Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Computers which were headquartered in the outskirts of Austin. I think, if I remember correctly, the salesman was fired, and Mr. Dell actually got a fleet program with the dealership. Don't know, but Michael have have known exactly what he was doing to get a better price, but the lesson is, treat everyone like they are Michael Dell.
Story 4: I once worked at a high end kids clothing store. The lady that always spent the most money came in wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt. She would spend thousands of dollars on buying clothes for her great niece and nephew. One time I accompanied my manager to deliver an order she called in because of an ankle injury. Her lived in a huge mansion complete with a butler answering the door and a maid bringing us tea while we waited for her.
Bus driver should’ve made Karen clean it up. I am so sick of hearing people say “you don’t look handicapped“ I always reply “well you don’t look like an a hole until you open your mouth but here we are”
I said the same thing about the bus driver. I would have made her clean it up as well. And I love that come back! As someone who is both autistic and Visually impaired, comments like that about not looking handicapped or looking whatever way really piss me off.
Last story: did the principal punish the other girl for filing a false report? There was proof she was lying. Nip that behavior in the bud, or else the kid will grow up to tell more hurtful whoppers to get her way.
Story 1: OP shouldn't concern themselves with the bus driver cleaning puke...as a hospital bus, they expect incidents like this to happen all the time, and they likely do.
Or worse-I’m sure chemo puke is _nothing_ compared to cleaning up after, say, a case of the C-diff squirts maybe? Hospital bus, patients with chronic health issues, anything is possible!
Chemotherapy story: IMO, well done. Maybe Karen will listen the next time someone tells her they have cancer and just had a chemo treatment. UPDATE: Congratulations OP. Roommates story: Karen was an idiot. I guess she never watched Three's Company, though in this case it was four. At least Karen didn't cause a problem at the wedding venue. Hoarder house story: One of the reasons you hire a realtor is to get advice on what's needed to do to sell a house. If you don't listen, that's on you. Backpack story: That first associate was an idiot! Most people going to a mall, even to shop the higher end stores, don't dress up as if going out on a fancy date night, they dress comfortably. Truck story: Personally, I'd have led the guy to a police station or asked for the police to come to me, following the idiot. But that truck was totaled if the frame was bent that badly. Necklace story: OP, your daughter, niece and nephew did good. That principal is an idiot who obviously didn't bother to listen to your daughter's side. I'd report him to the district.
Last story had me in tears laughing because it reminded me of a story my dad likes to tell! When I was in Kindergarten a kid got me in trouble for something he was doing and then had a sh*t eating grin when the teacher reprimanded me for it. So what does 5yo me say to this kid!? "better wipe that smile off your face before I smack it off!" My parents were called and at that point the teacher realized her initial mistake of reprimanded me for his actions but I was still in trouble for what I said. I don't remember most of this story since I was so young but my dad loves telling that story because he couldn't keep a strait face in the meeting. Honestly, I don't even remember were I picked that line up because it wasn't something said in our house at all.
Story 2: I've seen lots of stories where a partner isolates them from their friends and it works. So glad they did Jay such a favor and that he had the fortitude to dump that wreck of a woman Necklace: I love this story and how the cousins gave a wonderful assist in this story. I hope they have that kind of relationship the rest of their lives.
As a cancer survivor... we really need our own seating on the bus. Doesn't have to be at the front or in the back, just a place where people can recognize "hey, they have cancer. Perhaps we shouldn't get near them if we're sick." kinda thing. Getting sent to the hospital cuz my fever spiked during my nadir (Lowest whitecell count after chemo) multiple times because people didn't care...
re: not looking rich - my mom worked for a rich couple that were old money. The husband loved to work in the garden and often would run errands in his overalls, flannel shirt and garden boots. He decided one day to buy his wife a new car (like a cadillac) so he went to the dealership straight from working in the garden. No one approached him. He finally went up to a salesman and said he wanted to buy a car in the showroom. The salesman was sure he was joking, but did ask if he wanted to finance it thru the bank or the dealership. The man said, no, I'll pay cash, and pulled out a wad of bills and paid for it right then. To say their attitude changed is an understatement. LOL This was back in the early 1950s.
Story 4: I was raised in an old money family and was taught from a young age to never flaunt the family's wealth. People like Karen here are a perfect example of why we wore clothes from Target and never bought high end stuff. I had people in school who treated me like a cash cow when they wore nicer clothes than me and couldn't comprehend the fact that I didn't recieve an allowance at all when many of them recieved $5-10 a week and did less chores than me. I'd rather where comfy clothes and get treated like everyone else than wear stiff, gaudy designer fabrics and get treated like an easy target.
Story #4: I would say this is quite universal. While the peacocks (People that does anything too look rich) are most noticable, most people prefer to not stand out. This is regardless of your personal wealth/income. And it makes sense. If you want privacy or get friends/partner that aren't only after money you focus on looking plain. Plus it's always fun to go to somewhere fancy or expensive while looking just slightly over full hobo. You get a much better impression of how their service really is.
Story 1 reminds me of a family friend, she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and was able to beat it, but the chemo left her severely weakened resulting in her not being able to walk for very long and having to rest frequently in between. She's had to resort to using a wheelchair in places like airports. In the country where we live there are often special lines/queues for persons with disabilities (and she was issued a PWD placard + card when she started treatment). There was a really long line for the standard/regular queue (I don't remember where or what for) and there was no one in the special queue, so she was able to go straight up to the counter using said special queue. She overheard a family complaining from the regular line, how she "didn't look disabled enough" to be allowed to use the special queue and one of them snarkily remarked that her disability was "in her brain". Sadly, she did not (and so did no one else for that matter) say anything.
Last story: Sometimes parents think their children are angels, but they really aren't. Sounds like op's child encountered a bully that had parents who thought their child was an angel who was really a devil.
Story 5: I think the best part is that racist didn't realise OP was trolling him. For all he knows, OP actually lives somewhere out in that desert. And he probably won't be too eager to go out there again. So any revenge would be targeted at the business, which presumably has cameras Last story: Yeah it's really great that the daughter knows her parents have her back.
Story 2: The moment "someone" was entering my room without my permission I would have installed cameras...discretely. When she is caught...evidence is given to the household. Story 3: Since when is a "hoarder's house" a positive selling point? Here in the US those things go for less than 25% of the local area prices...even house flippers don't like buying them.
Story 1: The bus driver could have stepped in and told Karen to stuff it. Since he didn't, OP had to take matters into her own hands. Last story: I honestly thought the girl had ripped the necklace off the extortionist's neck, breaking the chain. I thought OP would have excused that since it was a gift. I like the actual turn of events so much better!
story 1: Going after a person on chemo - appropriate fate LOL. Story 2: Bad girlfriend tries to frame a roommate due to jealousy. She is out of the picture instead. Story 3: Greedy sellers loose their chance to sell their house at the correct rate, and have to sell it for less. Story 4: Sales person anything but helpful to OP just because of her age. So OP asks another sales rep and that rep gets the commission. OP also let's the manager know how unhelpful the bad rep was. Don't judge a book by it's cover. Story 5: Racist Vet wants others to fix his truck free or for almost nothing. Man won't take NO for an answer and follows OP. OP takes him through bad roads and ruins the man's truck as the man doesn't know the roads and how to drive them. Love it! Story 6: Principal claims OP's child broke another child's necklace. The daughter was being extorted by a former friend. She destroys a charm and as the girl demands a friendship necklace - she gives her the destroyed one. You have EVERY right to destroy your own property and than give it to a fake friend.
The bag story reminds me of the scene in "Pretty Woman" where Vivian had to get a nice dress. She walks into a store and was rebuffed. She came back later with several large shopping bags "You work on commission, right? Big mistake!"
I’m a veteran, I refuse to accept a 10% veterans discount whenever I buy anything. It’s not something to be used for monetary gain. I seriously doubt that a real honest veteran would throw that around as a guilt trip. So in real life, he’s either faking, which is stolen valor, which is pathetic! Or he did serve, and he’s lying about the purple heart, which is also stolen valor. You can serve, but if you lie about your rank or the metals that you claim with one that is still stolen valor. I was in the Air Force, and I was an airman first class, and I’m proud of that. But I did not serve my country for the perks and benefits in civilian life. Unfortunately, veterans can be scumbags too.
Backpack story: this reminds me of a story that a coworker told me. Her aunt and uncle were farmers in the Santa Clara county area of California. They were looking to buy a rather expensive car but because they were dressed like farmers, the sales people refused to help them. So, they went to another dealership and bought the car, in cash. They also went back to the original dealership, in their new car, to tell them they missed out on the sale for discriminating due to the way they were dressed.
Story 1, as a former bus driver. I never got mad at a puker but I wouldn't be so cavalier to say "I didn't care". If you've ever had to clean puke from a bus hours after it happened on a hot day you'd understand.
Last story: I like that kid. When I was in early grade school I hit a boy who had poked me with a pencil and the lead broke off in my arm. This took place in the early 60s when girls were not suppose to be assertive. I ended in the principals office with my mom, the kid and his parents. My mom asked me why I hit him, no one else had until this time, I then held up my arm showing the bleeding stab wound. The smug kid and parents were suddenly not so smug and my mom asked if they were going to pay for the doctor visit. Nothing was ever said to me again about the incident, though my street cred went up.
Story 2 She was jealous and insecure alright, but she when too far trying to tell OP what rooms she can be in. When OP pays part of the rent too. If anyone ever tried that on me I’d tell them where to go.
Backpack story: I’m always reminded of an episode of Hart to Hart. The couple needed to pay a ransom in diamonds, so they very quickly went off to a jewelry shop, but they weren’t dressed fancy. They got the same bad treatment… Until Jonathan paid for millions of dollars worth of diamonds….
The backpack story reminds me of a similar incident in the movie Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts is phenomenal in the scene. I also loved Richard Gere's response.
I have blood cancer and chemo wipes me out, too. I'm also fat and "don't look sick". People don't realize not all cancer treatments make you lose weight and look like hell.
Fun fact - if you have a hangover, DON'T TAKE TYLENOL. Paracetamol puts too much stress on your already struggling liver. Use soluble aspirin or ibuprofen, but ensure you have something in your stomach first.
Lots of people have medication which prevents them taking any painkiller *except* paracetamol (I'm one). You really should not be proffering medical advice.
@@annalieff-saxby568 YOU should understand that if paracetamol were to be presented to the FDA today, it would be prescription only. Come back to the discussion when you learn how the liver metabolises acetaminophen.
Something similar happened to my Mother once, she lived in a rich suburb of Detroit, the name of her street had the same name as her last name and a cross street shared the name with her husband, she had been painting her bathroom and went to the village hardware store for more paint and was ignored until they heard her name, then came running offering her a complimentary glass of wine, she declined and left.
oooh! to be a fly on the wall at the reaction of Karen's face when o'p her fiance and her roommates come in retelling the story about the petty revenge on a thief. Oh I bet she was trying to not break her teeth while gritting at them and trying to look professional.
Story 3: How is that "Petty Revenge" for OP when all those idiots did was refuse his offer to buy the house for less than their asking price? But I do believe what happened was karma for their stupidity. (And lets face it, who doesn't want to get the most money for whatever they're selling?)
Last story: I would have been all up in the principals face for screaming at me and my kid. They didn’t even ask first, they just assumed that the brat was telling the truth. I would have a lot more vocal than OP was.
Story 4 reminded me of a guy I met in a pub, years ago in the 1990’s. He was dressed from head to toe in Calvin Klein - shoes, socks, jeans, shirt, denim jacket, fragrance, underwear (he told me) and a leather bag which he kept mentioning cost a lot of money and that he didn’t want to lose it. He’d put the bag on the floor under the table but it was visible to all that walked past us. Later on after a few pints, we decided to go elsewhere and the bag came with us. By the end of the night, we’d exchanged numbers and he’d gone back to the first bar. The next day he phones me telling me that he had his bag stolen from the pub - he’d left it under the table and gone to the bar - when he came back, it was gone ! He’d left his keys, personal papers, money etc in there and I told him, that given that it had so much stuff in it that he didn’t want to lose, he should have taken it to the bar with him - better to keep your belongings and lose the table than the other way round ! I also found out that he spent about £2000 a month on designer gear on a credit card, but that he wasn’t working and living on unemployment benefit (U.K.) - and that he wasn’t even LOOKING for work ! He was about 22 with £30,000 debt ! I lost contact with him over the years, but I daresay he hasn’t changed ! He might be homeless, or sofa surfing but he definitely won’t be in the Black at the bank !
Story 4 Reminds me of the scene from Pretty Woman where nobody would help her cause she wasn't dressed nice only to return dressed fancy and say I was in here before and nobody would help me, BIG MISTAKE 😂😂
The owner of my company usually wears flannel and blue jeans, at best he might wear khaki's and a plain polo. He owns 3 casino's, a charter bus company, and every restaurant from a common fast food franchise on the eastern half of our state. His companies easily earn over 10 million a year but he's the sort of guy that will wander into a store he owns and start chatting with the staff that have no clue who he is before going "you know, I was looking over my records and you've worked for me a few years. I need to have a chat with your manager." and then give the person a raise before wandering off again.
Story 2: she got what she deserved. But what I find weird is that the roommate she was with didn't like secrets and "would need to know" if two consenting adults were having a sexual relationship.
The story 4 scenario has happened to me too. I walked into a Louis Vuitton store, being curious about their MM Neverfull bag. I was wearing fairly casual clothes. No one as much as looked at me or offered to assist me, even though I was waiting around for a bit. After I left, I decided to try something. When I one evening came home from a fancier theater show where you actually had to dress up as part of the audience, I decided to walk into the LV shop again. I was wearing glamorous makeup, my hair in a nice updo, leather boots with heels, and a very fancy coat. In a matter of seconds, I had two sales reps approaching me. God dang 👀
I used to work selling clothes and one of my biggest sales was to a guy who showed up in a paint-splattered t-shirt and shorts. Bought several thousands dollars worth of stuff. Just treat everyone like you want to be treated.
Story 4: I have a LOT of time in retail in my history, with a fair bit of that associated with somewhat pricey things some think of as toys. My working assumption was that every person that walked in could afford any item we had on offer, regardless of their attire or appearance (whether they could justify such a purchase to themselves is a separate issue), so I treated the guy who came in on his lunch break from a tank welding job just as well as, if not better than, the guy who walked in wearing a suit that would cost me two months' pay.
What kind of person owns a $10k wardrobe? I don't think I have any clothes that I paid more for than $40. Edit: Oh, wait! I forgot my newest jacket. That's a $60 jacket. The most expensive piece of clothes I own...
Story #4 about the backpack. That sales rep doesn't know her designer brands because those ripped jeans were most likely a designer brand and cost OP several hundred dollars. They also could've been a pair of Levi's from Wal-Mart but the sales rep needs to know that some ripped jeans are designer and cost several hundred to a few thousand dollars
Story 1: My only concern with the puking thing is that OP didn't aim higher on Karen, and just went for the shoes... That way, the driver would also have to clean less.
Story #3 Reminds me of a story a long time ago. A man in overalls went to a dealership. Because of the way he looked none of the salesman would help him. So the man went to another dealership, and a young, friendly salesman assisted him. The man paid cash for a band new vehicle. Don't judge people for the way they dress.
Story 1 - Congrats to OP for beating cancer and puking on that Karen’s shoes. Hey OP warned her and she refused to listen.
OP killed two birds with one stone.
The "don't look sick" comment, well Karen that's how it works when you successfully treat an illness. You don't look sick is a good sign. I understand being elderly and needing a seat but be reasonable for a bus that travels to the hospital on the regular.
@@hardcorenativextreme Exactly! Well said.
Story 1: If I was the bus driver, cleaning up puke would not be so bad knowing that you're fighting for your life! F* that Karen! I hope they were expensive shoes!
Story 4: As they say; “Money talks. Wealth whispers.”
Oh! So that's why Trump is so noisy 🤔😂
@@SeptemberMeadows Ding, ding, ding! 🤣
@@SeptemberMeadows Yup! You can have money but that doesn't mean you have any class
@@SeptemberMeadows He's a billionaire, you know. But among billionaires, he's light weight ... well, his body weight is actually quite hefty .. but I talk about his wealth. 😅
But that's exactly what people don't realize, that dress like your status days are kinda over. A lot of people will look professional but they are not going to be looking like they have a million bucks. I don't know what wealthy persons have said this but they stay wealthy by being smart and not flashy. Smart person would look like a common bum and found out how person is than to show up like the success they are and have everyone try to kiss their ass to attempt to feign care
It was priceless when Jay's EX GF was working as part of the wait staff at Jay's wedding as he celebrated his wedding to the girl after her . That had to be awkward AF for the EX, but hilarious to listen to
Not only that but for her to possibly hear why. She most likely was in earshot of the conversation about what Cam and OP did.
My in laws used to own a motorcycle shop in the 80s and 90s. One service they provided was custom built bikes. Mostly Harley’s. They had an employee who was singling out customers who looked poor. So they set a trap for the employee. They had a customer whose third custom built bike had just come in. They asked if he could please come in looking poor. The guy came in wearing dirty t shirt and jeans. He had been gardening and working on a truck. The employee went off on the guy saying he didn’t think the guy could afford blah blah blah. My MIL comes out and tells the customer his bike is here and he still owes $25k on the bike. The customer pays it all in cash. This was the 80s. The customer was a millionaire. The employee lost 2 things that day: his commission and his job.
Story 2: I think the insecurity thing is on point. Karen likely feels inferior about the fact that OP is living with dudes and wants to get rid of OP to feel better about herself. Well, I'm glad she is out of the picture now
Final Story - I don’t have kids but if that were my niece I’d be very very proud of her. Way to stand up for herself and stick it to that fake ex friend of hers.
👏👏👏👏 Bravo!
Last story reminds me of one my dad told me about a bully when he was a kid. Dad was walking down a sidewalk with an ice cream cone, and met a well known bully. The kid demanded dad give him the ice cream cone, and since the kid was bigger than dad, he was likely gonna get it. So dad held it out to him, dropped it, and stepped on it. Turned around and ran before the shock wore off the kid. Keep in mind this was when something like an ice cream was a real treat and money was tight. But it was worth it to my old man to not let this kid take it, at all costs.
I would have licked the ice cream and told him in a fake hoarse voice, " I have strep throat. Do you still want this ice cream?"
Story 6: Little girl outwits her first Karen. It's too beautiful for words 😂
Last story: Awesome parents, what do you get? Awesome kids.
The backpack purchasing lady pulled a “Pretty Woman” movie move on her. Good for her. 🛍️🛍️
That reminds me of when I shared an apartment with a male friend. We were strictly platonic and nothing ever happened between us. We were family friends and sex with him would be like sex with my brother (eww). So his ex wife decides she wants to get back together with him and he moved her in without even consulting me. From then on my life there was hell. Eventually it ended up with me being the only one working, buying food or paying bills, while my friend and his wife started trying to force me to stay in my room while they watched MY tv on MY sofa. Rent came due the next month and I moved out on the last day and left their little love nest to them, albeit somewhat less furnished. They ended up not getting back together and we eventually reconciled but never as close friends. It's been over 30 years since I saw either of them.
They litterally had you as their slave.....whyyy ever reconcile at all?? They were abusing you and on their way to looking you up in your home unless you were giving them money.
LMAO! It was less than a month. My dad didn't raise an idiot.
STORY 4: I live in a farming community. Mostly fruit orchards and vineyards. There are a great many wealthy farmers and land owners but unless they are attending a special occasion they dress just like anyone else. Most of them also have regular vehicles that aren't going to turn any heads that they use on the daily but do have some nicer vehicles to use when the occasion calls for it. Most people who are very financially well off and actually toiled to get there don't go around putting on airs
This is more common then you might think, people who come in the a designer clothing store, car dealership, or jewelry store, looking like a bum, peasant, or commoner, because "they look poor" a person who's livelihood is to grew crops and live stock for the population is most definitely not poor.
Also, having wealth doesn't mean you automatically have to have the highest end stuff and showing off. For me, wealth is a matter of simply being comfortable until you die, even if your comfort comes cheap like jeans and a t-shirt as your main wardrobe, eating fast food, reading library books, and spending the majority of your entertainment budget on dvd boxsets.
Know of one who drives around in a car he found in a barn on the farm, wrecked out, clapped out Land Cruiser, with no doors, no hood, and tattered and torn interior, and major body rust. But it runs well, and the farm roads are such that the only vehicles that will go on them are that one, or Massey Ferguson, or a trail bike. Yes he does grade them, but the rains tend to turn them immediately into mud and potholes, and putting gravel is not worth it. Does keep visitors like the JW and such away, having to walk the 20km to the front door to ring the bell.
@@SeanBZA where did he get the car? The Olympic Peninsula?
@@meh2510that sounds like heaven
Years ago, in the late 90's, I went to a small toy store downtown to shop for my nephew. I was the indulgent aunt. There were two clerks and neither offered to help me, as I was dressed in work clothes after work. So I left and wrote a letter to the store. The owner called and apologized and asked for another chance, So I dressed the same way, went in on the same day of the week at the same time, and the same thing happened. So I called and talked again to the owner and she was apologetic again. I told her I wasn't going to get humiliated again and never went back. Sadly, the store did well and moved to big quarters and is still a business in town. But I never went back.
RE: the backpack story: Late 1980s, my (future) Lady Wife was working in a print shop. Besides other duties, she was running a printing press. This involves (shocker) printer's ink. My wife's (female) gynecologist at the time was a smartly dressed nose-in-the-air type. My wife, to avoid taking more time off work than absolutely necessary, went straight from work to her doctor's appointments. The doctor seemed offended that my wife wore clothes appropriate to working in a print shop. And the printer's ink under her fingernails- that did not go over well. Plus, not being in an intimate relationship at the time and never wearing skirts, shaving her legs was not on my wife's radar.
My wife decided to find another doctor. When she picked up her records to take to the new doctor, the envelope wasn't sealed. So she took a peek. She wished she hadn't. Among the old doctor's disparaging comments was "Hirsuite {hairy} and unkempt." Woah!
So, first appointment with the new doctor, my wife took the whole afternoon off work. She had used solvent to get the ink out from under her fingernails, and wore rubber gloves at work that day. She went home, showered, shaved her legs (which she hates) and dressed up in her "interview outfit." I wonder what the new doctor thought when they read her records.
Why is it even an unofficial “requirement” that women shave their legs anyway? It’s just a waste of shower water, soap or shaving cream, shaver, and time that could be better spent doing more productive things because leg hair gets stubbly 12 hours later anyway. And it’s gotta be done every day or you end up with a gazillion razor nicks from ingrown hairs poking the skin up-OUCH! Don’t even get me started on trying to do that flamingo shaving pose in a cramped shower stall with your glasses off and not cutting the hell out of your legs!
I haven’t bothered with it in years, even though I’m married. I’m of the firm opinion that if Mother Nature wanted us to be bald from the thighs down, She’d have kept our legs that way past puberty! And any guy who says we should have shaved legs should do like Mel Gibson’s character did in _What Women Want_ and actually TRY shaving their own legs just so they know what we have to put up with! For even more fun, guys should try _waxing!_ 😈
You like hairy women, huh? 🤪
@@dragondancer1814 I totally agree. I'm one of those weirdos who is totally fine with the fact that postpubescent humans of both sexes have body hair.
In fact (on the rare occasions I look at pictures of naked women) hairlessness is a major turn-off. Brain says "TOO YOUNG!".
I'm guessing that's why some models who do nudes maintain the "landing strip"- a short strip of closely cropped pubic hair just above the V. It says "I'm an adult, just very well groomed."
OP who puked all over Karen’s shoes is a total rockstar ❤👍⭐️
Yes this OP listened to the song I wanna barf
@@jamesonweimann4720as someone who has had cancer but luckily didn't need chemo, I applaud OP, that's what I call some just 'desserts'
Entitled clerk story. This was in 1974. I was making a lot of money working construction. I decided to purchase my own new car rather than one of my parents cars. I did research, did test drives until I was ready to make my purchase. One day the job site shut down early. I decided to go car shopping. After a long day of work I freely admit I looked scruffy. I had decided to buy a red Mustang 2. When I walked in the older salesmen appraised & clearly decided I was a kid they could ignore. A younger salesman walked over. Our conversation lasted about 10 minutes. I made an offer less than asking price he countered & I still was pleased with the deal. I made a down payment & agreed to pick it up in a few days as I needed my Dad to drive me to the dealership.
Point being any salesman could of gotten the sales commission but they lost out because I did not got their idea of a proper customer. I had that car for many years…. underpowered & prone to rusting…but it looked good.
Last story, I've heard similar stories before, someone buys friendship necklaces and their "friend" demands both parts to give OPs' part to someone else.
Story #3 : Backpack buyer could have said to Sales Clerk
" You work on commission right? BIG mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now."😂😂
Great line from “Pretty Woman”. 🤣
That's exactly what I came here to say! Love the movie.
I alway quote this 😂
I'm sorry, but I find it very hard to believe that a backpack costs $1k. I mean I'm glad the other guy got the commission, but it sounds like that the backpack was attached to a designer label or something.
I was just thinking of that scene
Story 2 - OP and Cam definitely saved Jay from Karen and possibly a HUGE future mistake.
I would’ve loved to know what Kearn’s face looked like when she saw Jay and OP at the wedding and that they were on to her pitiful scheme.😂😂😂😂
Their are names for Karens like this, a pot stirer, fire starter, rumor weed, office snoop, or my personal favorite basic b!tch
Story 5: I'm betting he wasn't actually wounded in combat and was only shot after he pissed of the wrong person, and forged his purple heart statuse
Final story: The cousins are goats😎 The little girl was a badass too.
If I was OP, I'd treat all of them to all the ice cream they wanted.
It's like that old saying don't assume anything, cause you make an ass out of you and me. That worker managed to judge OP cause of how they're dressed and miss out on a nice commission in the process
That woman was a major flag and glad jay dumped her. She had trust and jealousy issues.
I'm sure that's not the first time the bus driver has had to clean up puke.
The OP buying the expensive backpack reminded me of a story from my family.
My great Grandfather and my Grandfather were from Cardiff, Wales. Great G was an officer in the Royal Navy, G probably about 13 at this time (about 1940).
They went to buy a car, great G wasn't on duty so he wouldn't wear his uniform.
Car salesman just saw two stocky sailor / docker looking guys and refused to deal with them.
Pity, they were cash buyers. So as Mr Fluff said, don't judge a book etc.
The story about the sales rep and the handbag: Reminds me of a story I heard years ago about a man walking into a Cadillac dealership in Austin, TX with cutoffs and a Tshirt and was given the cold shoulder by the sales rep. He went back to his office, called the dealership and told him how he had been treated and who he was. He was Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Computers which were headquartered in the outskirts of Austin. I think, if I remember correctly, the salesman was fired, and Mr. Dell actually got a fleet program with the dealership. Don't know, but Michael have have known exactly what he was doing to get a better price, but the lesson is, treat everyone like they are Michael Dell.
Story 4: I once worked at a high end kids clothing store. The lady that always spent the most money came in wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt. She would spend thousands of dollars on buying clothes for her great niece and nephew. One time I accompanied my manager to deliver an order she called in because of an ankle injury. Her lived in a huge mansion complete with a butler answering the door and a maid bringing us tea while we waited for her.
Bus driver should’ve made Karen clean it up. I am so sick of hearing people say “you don’t look handicapped“ I always reply “well you don’t look like an a hole until you open your mouth but here we are”
I said the same thing about the bus driver. I would have made her clean it up as well. And I love that come back! As someone who is both autistic and Visually impaired, comments like that about not looking handicapped or looking whatever way really piss me off.
Kids knowing they did nothing wrong and knowing their parent will advocate for them is the best.
Last story: did the principal punish the other girl for filing a false report?
There was proof she was lying. Nip that behavior in the bud, or else the kid will grow up to tell more hurtful whoppers to get her way.
Probably not.
Story 1: OP shouldn't concern themselves with the bus driver cleaning puke...as a hospital bus, they expect incidents like this to happen all the time, and they likely do.
Or worse-I’m sure chemo puke is _nothing_ compared to cleaning up after, say, a case of the C-diff squirts maybe? Hospital bus, patients with chronic health issues, anything is possible!
Did the hospital provide bus for patient? Or was it a regular bus that happened to have stop near hospital?
@gorilladisco9108 either way, the bus driver would always expect such incidents if it is ridden frequently by hospital patients.
@@paul16451 If it's regular bus, he might complain, "Godammit, again?" That's what OP concern.
Chemotherapy story: IMO, well done. Maybe Karen will listen the next time someone tells her they have cancer and just had a chemo treatment. UPDATE: Congratulations OP.
Roommates story: Karen was an idiot. I guess she never watched Three's Company, though in this case it was four. At least Karen didn't cause a problem at the wedding venue.
Hoarder house story: One of the reasons you hire a realtor is to get advice on what's needed to do to sell a house. If you don't listen, that's on you.
Backpack story: That first associate was an idiot! Most people going to a mall, even to shop the higher end stores, don't dress up as if going out on a fancy date night, they dress comfortably.
Truck story: Personally, I'd have led the guy to a police station or asked for the police to come to me, following the idiot. But that truck was totaled if the frame was bent that badly.
Necklace story: OP, your daughter, niece and nephew did good. That principal is an idiot who obviously didn't bother to listen to your daughter's side. I'd report him to the district.
Last story had me in tears laughing because it reminded me of a story my dad likes to tell! When I was in Kindergarten a kid got me in trouble for something he was doing and then had a sh*t eating grin when the teacher reprimanded me for it. So what does 5yo me say to this kid!?
"better wipe that smile off your face before I smack it off!"
My parents were called and at that point the teacher realized her initial mistake of reprimanded me for his actions but I was still in trouble for what I said. I don't remember most of this story since I was so young but my dad loves telling that story because he couldn't keep a strait face in the meeting. Honestly, I don't even remember were I picked that line up because it wasn't something said in our house at all.
Story 2: I've seen lots of stories where a partner isolates them from their friends and it works. So glad they did Jay such a favor and that he had the fortitude to dump that wreck of a woman
Necklace: I love this story and how the cousins gave a wonderful assist in this story. I hope they have that kind of relationship the rest of their lives.
As a cancer survivor... we really need our own seating on the bus. Doesn't have to be at the front or in the back, just a place where people can recognize "hey, they have cancer. Perhaps we shouldn't get near them if we're sick." kinda thing. Getting sent to the hospital cuz my fever spiked during my nadir (Lowest whitecell count after chemo) multiple times because people didn't care...
Story 3 - Definitely a plan backfiring in epic proportions.
If I were the bus driver I would make Karen clean up the puke in the first story given that she was the one who instigated it
He should have told her to stop harassing other passengers in the first place.
Story 6: Diabolical little genius
re: not looking rich - my mom worked for a rich couple that were old money. The husband loved to work in the garden and often would run errands in his overalls, flannel shirt and garden boots. He decided one day to buy his wife a new car (like a cadillac) so he went to the dealership straight from working in the garden. No one approached him. He finally went up to a salesman and said he wanted to buy a car in the showroom. The salesman was sure he was joking, but did ask if he wanted to finance it thru the bank or the dealership. The man said, no, I'll pay cash, and pulled out a wad of bills and paid for it right then. To say their attitude changed is an understatement. LOL This was back in the early 1950s.
Did salesreps not learn anything from "Pretty Woman?"
Story 4: I was raised in an old money family and was taught from a young age to never flaunt the family's wealth. People like Karen here are a perfect example of why we wore clothes from Target and never bought high end stuff. I had people in school who treated me like a cash cow when they wore nicer clothes than me and couldn't comprehend the fact that I didn't recieve an allowance at all when many of them recieved $5-10 a week and did less chores than me.
I'd rather where comfy clothes and get treated like everyone else than wear stiff, gaudy designer fabrics and get treated like an easy target.
Nice update on the cancer survivor.
Story 1. OP’s the boss! Keep fighting OP! You are an army of support behind you!!! 💪👊👊
Last story is my favourite!!
Story 2: My guess is Karen has been married multiple times by now. LOL
Love the revenge stories! A break from all the entitled stories is a MUST.
Yeah I love the petty revenge stories the best!
Story #4: I would say this is quite universal.
While the peacocks (People that does anything too look rich) are most noticable, most people prefer to not stand out. This is regardless of your personal wealth/income.
And it makes sense. If you want privacy or get friends/partner that aren't only after money you focus on looking plain.
Plus it's always fun to go to somewhere fancy or expensive while looking just slightly over full hobo. You get a much better impression of how their service really is.
Story 1 reminds me of a family friend, she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and was able to beat it, but the chemo left her severely weakened resulting in her not being able to walk for very long and having to rest frequently in between. She's had to resort to using a wheelchair in places like airports. In the country where we live there are often special lines/queues for persons with disabilities (and she was issued a PWD placard + card when she started treatment).
There was a really long line for the standard/regular queue (I don't remember where or what for) and there was no one in the special queue, so she was able to go straight up to the counter using said special queue. She overheard a family complaining from the regular line, how she "didn't look disabled enough" to be allowed to use the special queue and one of them snarkily remarked that her disability was "in her brain". Sadly, she did not (and so did no one else for that matter) say anything.
That last story was just, just, wonderful! It made my day.
That handbag story reminds me of Pretty Woman
“You work on commission? Big mistake huge, I have shopping to do!”
Story 4 - I love it when dumb stereotypical thinking people get owned by the same people that they think ‘don’t belong’ in certain groups.
Last story: Sometimes parents think their children are angels, but they really aren't. Sounds like op's child encountered a bully that had parents who thought their child was an angel who was really a devil.
Story 5: I think the best part is that racist didn't realise OP was trolling him. For all he knows, OP actually lives somewhere out in that desert. And he probably won't be too eager to go out there again. So any revenge would be targeted at the business, which presumably has cameras
Last story: Yeah it's really great that the daughter knows her parents have her back.
Story 2: The moment "someone" was entering my room without my permission I would have installed cameras...discretely. When she is caught...evidence is given to the household.
Story 3: Since when is a "hoarder's house" a positive selling point? Here in the US those things go for less than 25% of the local area prices...even house flippers don't like buying them.
Seen story 6 before, you've done it twice yourself, but never fails to get a chuckle
I believe the bus story is a repeat too.
@@jameslake7775 Now you mention it, you might be right
Last atory: if it were my kid, I'd then demand the other necklace, as it's "stolen."
Story 1:
The bus driver could have stepped in and told Karen to stuff it. Since he didn't, OP had to take matters into her own hands.
Last story:
I honestly thought the girl had ripped the necklace off the extortionist's neck, breaking the chain. I thought OP would have excused that since it was a gift.
I like the actual turn of events so much better!
story 1: Going after a person on chemo - appropriate fate LOL. Story 2: Bad girlfriend tries to frame a roommate due to jealousy. She is out of the picture instead. Story 3: Greedy sellers loose their chance to sell their house at the correct rate, and have to sell it for less. Story 4: Sales person anything but helpful to OP just because of her age. So OP asks another sales rep and that rep gets the commission. OP also let's the manager know how unhelpful the bad rep was. Don't judge a book by it's cover. Story 5: Racist Vet wants others to fix his truck free or for almost nothing. Man won't take NO for an answer and follows OP. OP takes him through bad roads and ruins the man's truck as the man doesn't know the roads and how to drive them. Love it! Story 6: Principal claims OP's child broke another child's necklace. The daughter was being extorted by a former friend. She destroys a charm and as the girl demands a friendship necklace - she gives her the destroyed one. You have EVERY right to destroy your own property and than give it to a fake friend.
The bag story reminds me of the scene in "Pretty Woman" where Vivian had to get a nice dress. She walks into a store and was rebuffed. She came back later with several large shopping bags "You work on commission, right? Big mistake!"
I’m a veteran, I refuse to accept a 10% veterans discount whenever I buy anything. It’s not something to be used for monetary gain. I seriously doubt that a real honest veteran would throw that around as a guilt trip. So in real life, he’s either faking, which is stolen valor, which is pathetic! Or he did serve, and he’s lying about the purple heart, which is also stolen valor. You can serve, but if you lie about your rank or the metals that you claim with one that is still stolen valor. I was in the Air Force, and I was an airman first class, and I’m proud of that. But I did not serve my country for the perks and benefits in civilian life. Unfortunately, veterans can be scumbags too.
Backpack story: this reminds me of a story that a coworker told me. Her aunt and uncle were farmers in the Santa Clara county area of California. They were looking to buy a rather expensive car but because they were dressed like farmers, the sales people refused to help them. So, they went to another dealership and bought the car, in cash. They also went back to the original dealership, in their new car, to tell them they missed out on the sale for discriminating due to the way they were dressed.
Story 1, as a former bus driver. I never got mad at a puker but I wouldn't be so cavalier to say "I didn't care". If you've ever had to clean puke from a bus hours after it happened on a hot day you'd understand.
Last story: I like that kid. When I was in early grade school I hit a boy who had poked me with a pencil and the lead broke off in my arm. This took place in the early 60s when girls were not suppose to be assertive. I ended in the principals office with my mom, the kid and his parents. My mom asked me why I hit him, no one else had until this time, I then held up my arm showing the bleeding stab wound. The smug kid and parents were suddenly not so smug and my mom asked if they were going to pay for the doctor visit. Nothing was ever said to me again about the incident, though my street cred went up.
Backpack story… Sounds like pretty woman! It's a great movie!
Story 2 She was jealous and insecure alright, but she when too far trying to tell OP what rooms she can be in. When OP pays part of the rent too. If anyone ever tried that on me I’d tell them where to go.
Backpack story: I’m always reminded of an episode of Hart to Hart. The couple needed to pay a ransom in diamonds, so they very quickly went off to a jewelry shop, but they weren’t dressed fancy. They got the same bad treatment… Until Jonathan paid for millions of dollars worth of diamonds….
This necklace story had been circulating around Reddit for a decade already. Quite a memorable tale.
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The backpack story reminds me of a similar incident in the movie Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts is phenomenal in the scene. I also loved Richard Gere's response.
Story 1: My mom went through chemo. I've seen how much damage it can cause.
Story 2; *_THAT_* level of controlling Karenism means that OP basically saved the dude.
I have blood cancer and chemo wipes me out, too. I'm also fat and "don't look sick". People don't realize not all cancer treatments make you lose weight and look like hell.
Story 4 I would’ve laid into the principal for pulling my kid out of class
Story 1- congrats on beating cancer OP! My dad beat his a few years ago, and a friend of mine beat hers about a year ago. God be with you forever
Fun fact - if you have a hangover, DON'T TAKE TYLENOL. Paracetamol puts too much stress on your already struggling liver. Use soluble aspirin or ibuprofen, but ensure you have something in your stomach first.
Naproxen is better for long hangovers, imo. Def eat something, but also wash everything down with an electrolyte drink like Gatorade
Lots of people have medication which prevents them taking any painkiller *except* paracetamol (I'm one). You really should not be proffering medical advice.
@@annalieff-saxby568 YOU should understand that if paracetamol were to be presented to the FDA today, it would be prescription only. Come back to the discussion when you learn how the liver metabolises acetaminophen.
@@Chuckf66 And you received your degree in what, from where?
Something similar happened to my Mother once, she lived in a rich suburb of Detroit, the name of her street had the same name as her last name and a cross street shared the name with her husband, she had been painting her bathroom and went to the village hardware store for more paint and was ignored until they heard her name, then came running offering her a complimentary glass of wine, she declined and left.
oooh! to be a fly on the wall at the reaction of Karen's face when o'p her fiance and her roommates come in retelling the story about the petty revenge on a thief. Oh I bet she was trying to not break her teeth while gritting at them and trying to look professional.
Story 3: How is that "Petty Revenge" for OP when all those idiots did was refuse his offer to buy the house for less than their asking price? But I do believe what happened was karma for their stupidity. (And lets face it, who doesn't want to get the most money for whatever they're selling?)
I guess credit goes to Karma for petty revenge on that story.
Last story:
I would have been all up in the principals face for screaming at me and my kid. They didn’t even ask first, they just assumed that the brat was telling the truth. I would have a lot more vocal than OP was.
Story 4 reminded me of a guy I met in a pub, years ago in the 1990’s. He was dressed from head to toe in Calvin Klein - shoes, socks, jeans, shirt, denim jacket, fragrance, underwear (he told me) and a leather bag which he kept mentioning cost a lot of money and that he didn’t want to lose it. He’d put the bag on the floor under the table but it was visible to all that walked past us. Later on after a few pints, we decided to go elsewhere and the bag came with us. By the end of the night, we’d exchanged numbers and he’d gone back to the first bar.
The next day he phones me telling me that he had his bag stolen from the pub - he’d left it under the table and gone to the bar - when he came back, it was gone ! He’d left his keys, personal papers, money etc in there and I told him, that given that it had so much stuff in it that he didn’t want to lose, he should have taken it to the bar with him - better to keep your belongings and lose the table than the other way round !
I also found out that he spent about £2000 a month on designer gear on a credit card, but that he wasn’t working and living on unemployment benefit (U.K.) - and that he wasn’t even LOOKING for work ! He was about 22 with £30,000 debt !
I lost contact with him over the years, but I daresay he hasn’t changed ! He might be homeless, or sofa surfing but he definitely won’t be in the Black at the bank !
Last story: that was awesome, OP had the right to demand the necklace back from her ex friend
Story 2: It might be insecurity, but the way Karen went about it was psychotic. I pity the poor man who decides to date her.
Story 4
Reminds me of the scene from Pretty Woman where nobody would help her cause she wasn't dressed nice only to return dressed fancy and say
I was in here before and nobody would help me, BIG MISTAKE 😂😂
The owner of my company usually wears flannel and blue jeans, at best he might wear khaki's and a plain polo.
He owns 3 casino's, a charter bus company, and every restaurant from a common fast food franchise on the eastern half of our state. His companies easily earn over 10 million a year but he's the sort of guy that will wander into a store he owns and start chatting with the staff that have no clue who he is before going "you know, I was looking over my records and you've worked for me a few years. I need to have a chat with your manager." and then give the person a raise before wandering off again.
Story 2: she got what she deserved. But what I find weird is that the roommate she was with didn't like secrets and "would need to know" if two consenting adults were having a sexual relationship.
The story 4 scenario has happened to me too. I walked into a Louis Vuitton store, being curious about their MM Neverfull bag. I was wearing fairly casual clothes. No one as much as looked at me or offered to assist me, even though I was waiting around for a bit. After I left, I decided to try something. When I one evening came home from a fancier theater show where you actually had to dress up as part of the audience, I decided to walk into the LV shop again. I was wearing glamorous makeup, my hair in a nice updo, leather boots with heels, and a very fancy coat. In a matter of seconds, I had two sales reps approaching me. God dang 👀
"That's when I saw the saleslady T-posing in the corner"
I used to work selling clothes and one of my biggest sales was to a guy who showed up in a paint-splattered t-shirt and shorts. Bought several thousands dollars worth of stuff. Just treat everyone like you want to be treated.
Story 4: I have a LOT of time in retail in my history, with a fair bit of that associated with somewhat pricey things some think of as toys. My working assumption was that every person that walked in could afford any item we had on offer, regardless of their attire or appearance (whether they could justify such a purchase to themselves is a separate issue), so I treated the guy who came in on his lunch break from a tank welding job just as well as, if not better than, the guy who walked in wearing a suit that would cost me two months' pay.
Loved the last story. Good for that girl!
Last story: A parent should always be their childs biggest advocate & their safe space
What kind of person owns a $10k wardrobe? I don't think I have any clothes that I paid more for than $40.
Edit: Oh, wait! I forgot my newest jacket. That's a $60 jacket. The most expensive piece of clothes I own...
Yay for C@ncer survivor OP!!!🎉
Story 2: OP rolled a nat 20 on gaslighting.
Story #4 about the backpack. That sales rep doesn't know her designer brands because those ripped jeans were most likely a designer brand and cost OP several hundred dollars. They also could've been a pair of Levi's from Wal-Mart but the sales rep needs to know that some ripped jeans are designer and cost several hundred to a few thousand dollars
Story 1: My only concern with the puking thing is that OP didn't aim higher on Karen, and just went for the shoes... That way, the driver would also have to clean less.
Oh the thought of her being covered in puke from head to toe is just too hilarious!
Story 3: yes rich people don’t dress like they are rich
Story #3 Reminds me of a story a long time ago. A man in overalls went to a dealership. Because of the way he looked none of the salesman would help him. So the man went to another dealership, and a young, friendly salesman assisted him. The man paid cash for a band new vehicle. Don't judge people for the way they dress.
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*Story 4*
*Remember... There's a BIG difference between RICH & WEALTHY!*