Since moving to the great state Ohio, I've encountered a particular brand of douchebag I didn't encounter much in NC: the kind that leave those store-owned motorized scooters outside. Cold weather wreaks havoc on batteries and it's been in the high 20s this last week.
Sapphire Silk and I had to run out to the grocery store on Black Friday to grab some extra cranberry sauce to help with finishing up the turkey leftovers. When we pulled up into the parking lot, I saw one of the buggies sitting outside. SS and I griped about people leaving the things outside, expecting someone from the store to come get them. Not only does it drain the batteries, it leaves the seat freezing cold, too! I wasn't hurting too bad, but I'd rather take the buggy inside and use it than let it sit out there, so I hopped in and drove it inside.
When we got inside, there was an older gent with a walker trying to get a regular cart out of the indoor corral. There was another motor buggy sitting against the wall and it didn't take a genius to figure out it was dead and he needed a buggy. I offered to let him have mine, and we agreed that it was really frustrating when there were no buggies because jerks leave them out in the cold or don't plug them back in when they were done.
We go about our shopping and head out to the car only to see the guy backing his car out of the spot right next to ours... with the buggy sitting right there in the space between handicapped spaces! He'd even left it turned on!
I looked that douchebag straight in the eyes and said "Really?", pointing at the buggy. He had said he hated it when people leave the buggies out in the cold, then not fifteen minutes later did the same damned thing. He just ducked his head and drove off. I can only hope he felt like the schmuck he is for getting caught being a complete hypocrite.
And yes, we took the time to drive it back inside, plugging in the other buggy with it's dead battery, before taking off to nom our leftover feast.
Sapphire Silk and I had to run out to the grocery store on Black Friday to grab some extra cranberry sauce to help with finishing up the turkey leftovers. When we pulled up into the parking lot, I saw one of the buggies sitting outside. SS and I griped about people leaving the things outside, expecting someone from the store to come get them. Not only does it drain the batteries, it leaves the seat freezing cold, too! I wasn't hurting too bad, but I'd rather take the buggy inside and use it than let it sit out there, so I hopped in and drove it inside.
When we got inside, there was an older gent with a walker trying to get a regular cart out of the indoor corral. There was another motor buggy sitting against the wall and it didn't take a genius to figure out it was dead and he needed a buggy. I offered to let him have mine, and we agreed that it was really frustrating when there were no buggies because jerks leave them out in the cold or don't plug them back in when they were done.
We go about our shopping and head out to the car only to see the guy backing his car out of the spot right next to ours... with the buggy sitting right there in the space between handicapped spaces! He'd even left it turned on!
I looked that douchebag straight in the eyes and said "Really?", pointing at the buggy. He had said he hated it when people leave the buggies out in the cold, then not fifteen minutes later did the same damned thing. He just ducked his head and drove off. I can only hope he felt like the schmuck he is for getting caught being a complete hypocrite.
And yes, we took the time to drive it back inside, plugging in the other buggy with it's dead battery, before taking off to nom our leftover feast.
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