I have had enough of this crap.

Skorpion · Post by **Skorpion** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:41 am

Yes, another rant by me. Yes, I AM having a string of bad luck. Like it or just bugger off.

I'm cycling into work today, and I get a flat tire. Usually, this would be nothing, just change the tube and keep going.
But no. It's the back tire, so I have to undo the nuts. I do that, get the tire off, and replace the tube.
I forget how to get the tire back on, it won't fit into the rim without popping out.
So I carry the bike to work, lock it up, and get on with my job an hour late, after talking my way past the guy at the gate, and signing in. Work consists mainly of shoving containers around, and walking back to get more. Needless to say, my eyes are shot from reading labels, my legs and feet ache, and I have a headache.

So, 7 hours later, I come out of work, with a friend to help get the tire on.
The front tire's flat. I reason it's a slow puncture, so I pump it up.
Hissssss. It's been slashed.
So I lock the bike up AGAIN, since I only had the one innertube. I walk off to get the bus, and find I need exact change.
I scoot across the road, and get a portion of chips. They taste foul, and getting back across, some drunk idiots try and pick a fight.
Get back to the stop, and the bus turns up. I need to get the ticket at the machine, which I STILL don't have the right change for. I end up paying £1.50 for a £1.20 ticket, which used to be a LOT cheaper.
So I finally get on the bus. It reeks of pot. My fingers are freezing. Drunk idiots AGAIN. Bus keeps stopping, closest it gets to home is half a mile.
Walking back, the chips turned out to be laxative. I can't run, due to painful feet, so I get near torture for the walk.

And now nobody's online, my socks are STILL wet from the rain earlier, and my bike is now probably going to get stolen.
If it IS still there tomorrow, I have to shell out for a new rear tire, new innertube, and another spare.
And more oil, because what was on the chain is now all down the leg of my jeans and over my hands.

I have now officially ceased to care about anyone who I don't know. I try to be nice, but life only dumps on me. I try to escape that, I get brought back and stuck right in it.
I also give up on trying to fit into society. From now on, if I don't like someone, I will NOT just put up with them politely, I'm just gonna punch them.

Videogames, movies, and heavy metal hasn't made me violent. People screwing my life up has made me violent, and I'm just not gonna bother with self-restraint anymore.

Mr.Shroom · Post by **Mr.Shroom** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:34 am

Theres accepting your weaknesses, inner urges, and raw beastial nature, controling them, and moving on...

...and then theres letting them rule you.

I can't say which is better, but theres a good long list of human history that can tell you how many travelers of both paths have ended.

Mista · Post by **Mista** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:34 am

That's the problem with the world, no one cares about anyone but themselves. Not only that, but they do things to hurt others just to make themselves feel better.

As my mom always said: "Lives a bitch, and then you die"

Not really motherly advice you should be hearing at four years old...

EvilPsychoJoe · Post by **EvilPsychoJoe** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 7:55 am

Hey, look. If the drunk idiots get you involved, by all means teach them a lesson. But otherwise ignore them. They're just drunk, and idiots to boot. Not worth your time. As you so succinctly stated, you should cease to care about them.

Fuck with only when fucked with. It's one of my cardinal rules, and it works out pretty nicely for the most part.

tankkisankari · Post by **tankkisankari** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 8:08 am

Get yourself a pair of full rubber tyres, sure the doesn't ride as good, but no more punctures. I'm guessing you have no place to keep the bike indoors during the work day, that sucks, especially on restless areas.

Rileyrat · Post by **Rileyrat** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 8:51 am

I know how you feel man I had a 94 Eagle Talon a while back that I put a $3,200 paint job on only to get it keyed while me and my gf were eating dinner at a fairly nice place.

mikehendo · Post by **mikehendo** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:11 pm

my Jeep has gotten keyed 3 times in the apartment complex that i live in.

Not to mention all the dumbasses who open thier doors into it.

adamjaskie · Post by **adamjaskie** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:21 pm

Kids these days have no respect for other people's property. My car got a dent smack in the middle of the hood. I am assuming it was from some idiot tossing a football around in the school parking lot. Did they have the decency to write a note and offer to pay for damages? Of course not.

Heck, I was driving a bit too fast around a corner in the snow, and knocked over a mailbox. I went and knocked on the door, and nobody was home, so I wrote out a note and stuffed it into the mailbox, then stood it up as best I could. They never even called me. Probably thought I must be crazy if I actually left a note.

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 5:09 pm

[quote="Mista";p="436083"]As my mom always said: "Lives a bitch, and then you die"[/quote]
I'm willing to bet that, unless you are the norm for your lineage, your mom actually said, "Life's a bitch, and then you die."

Mista · Post by **Mista** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 5:53 pm

Ha...yes Life's makes more sense. Bit of a type-o...

Post by **Martin Blank** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 8:36 pm

I don't buy into that line. Never have, and probably never will. Yeah, life can get really hard sometimes, but as long as you're not willing to lose control of it, you can always make it better. There's a radio host in Los Angeles who, when asked how he's doing, responde with, "Better than most, not as good as some." It helps him keep perspective.

My parents used to tell me when growing up that there would always be someone better at something, which had a dual effect of both keeping me relatively humble as well as reminding me that I can always get better at something.

There's a corollary to that, which is that no matter what happens to you, someone else is having something worse happen. I keep that in mind when things go badly for me -- and I've had some pretty bad days when the entire world seems to be stacked against me -- but I always keep in mind that I'm still alive, and I still have a chance to change things for the better.

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 9:24 pm

Hallmark called, MB. They wish for you to write cards for them. You're to replace Ajax at once, and you're to detail exactly what Christmas means to you as your first assignment.

Rileyrat · Post by **Rileyrat** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 9:31 pm

adamjaskie, if the people are anything like me you fell into the "It's the thought that counted" catagory. When it's something simple like fixing a mailbox I would be happy that you left a note and fixed it myself with a feel good, feeling that there are some good folk left in this world.

Post by **Martin Blank** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:54 am

[quote="Deacon";p="436251"]Hallmark called, MB. They wish for you to write cards for them.quote]
This is the very cynicism that I try to avoid. You can avoid being cynical and also not be annoyingly chipper. Just takes some practice and determination.

Skorpion · Post by **Skorpion** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 3:49 am

Gaaah. They tightened the suspension, and the new tires are really hard.

Damn wheels slip during tight turns in the wet.

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