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    Interesting thing happened.

    So I was doing some downhill biking at Sugar Mountain in NC. During the summer, it's not very busy except for us hardcore bikers () and some trailriders. Well, I was waiting and holding onto my bike to get on the lift. I mean, I was just doing what I usually do and have always done: held onto my bike, waited in line, and then handed my bike to the lift guy, and then waited until he said I could get onto the lift (sometimes they load your bike before you get onto the lift as opposed to after).

    When I handed my bike to the guy, he said to me "Thanks for waiting." Now, I was kinda puzzled on what he meant since I was just waiting in line. So I said "...uhh..no problem?" He goes, "Yeah, lots of people just take their bikes and throw them on the ground in front of me and then get on the lift, expecting me to just put it on for them as they go up." I said, "Wow, are you serious? That's ridiculously rude. I mean I thought that it was just, you know, standard and stuff to hand you the bike when you're ready. That's what I've always done and I thought everyone did that." He said, "Nope. Apparently some people don't do that. I'm glad you're polite, though. When people do that, I don't even load their bike on the lift." (which is really funny because the lift is like 30 mins to get up to the top).

    So are people seriously that rude? God, that's annoying.

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    Quoth Zell View Post
    So are people seriously that rude? God, that's annoying.
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    • #3
      Quoth Zell View Post
      So are people seriously that rude?
      Yes. Yes, they are.

      And there are some that are even worse, if you can imagine.
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      • #4
        What I find funny is how he says he sometimes doesn't load their bikes! hahahahahaha

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        • #5
          Many people were never taught decent behavior by their parents, and I applaud the attendant for schooling them.
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          • #6
            Quoth Zell View Post
            So are people seriously that rude?
            Yep. I think that anyone who deals with, or has dealt with the public will agree.
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            • #7
              I love it when people stand up for themselves. Good for him! ^.^ Yeah, if you don't follow the rules about that, why would you expect to get your bike lifted up to you? People are so weird. o.o() Were you raised in a barn? Under a rock? No? Then wait your turn like the rest of us!

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              • #8
                Handler rude

                Quoth Zell View Post
                When people do that, I don't even load their bike on the lift." (which is really funny because the lift is like 30 mins to get up to the top).
                I consider the handler very rude. Those people expect their bikes to be loaded on the lift and he should do his job!

                After a proper wait of 20-25 minutes he should then load the bikes up. Of-course if the customers become impatient after waiting *FOREVER* for their bikes to arrive and hike down hill, he can honestly tell them that he loaded the bikes onto the lift and they must have missed it somehow.

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                • #9
                  Since I work for a hotel, I know exactly what front desk agents have to go through. When I checked into this hotel once, my key wouldn't work. No big deal. Perhaps it was an encoding error. I went back to the desk to the get my key fixed. As I was waiting, I noticed huffy customers checking in. It was my turn and I told him my key wasn't working. He apologized over and over again. I said it was no big deal and made small talk with him. He said I was the nicest person he met today. He said most people give him attitude or they are very rude about the key error. (But sometimes customers demagnitize their keys accidently by placing them close to cell phones.) I told him I understand completely!

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