If It Were On Cinderblocks, She Might Have a Case
- July 4th, 2009
So I was just climbing the stairs to my apartment and while on the second landing, I heard a bunch of people coming down from the third floor, where I was heading. I paused politely to wait for them to come down so there wouldn’t be a traffic jam.
I hear them talking and one of the women says REALLY snidely, “Oh my GOD, someone keeps their water bottles on their front porch? How TACKY!”, then they all start filing down the stairs. When they see me, they all say excuse me cordially and one woman was extra sweet — Texas style. Meaning, covered in bullshit, bless her heart.
I smiled back and said jovially, “Oh, it’s no problem. I’m just the woman with the tacky water bottles on her porch.”
They looked uncomfortable and kept walking. But at the bottom of the stairs, I heard one of the women exclaim, “I am SO embarrassed.”
Good, lady. If you’re going to talk shit, keep your voice down or be prepared to be called on it. They’re 5 gallon bottles of delivered spring water, where do you suggest I keep them? Those capris you’re sporting are tacky, but you don’t hear me complaining.
I feel a little bad for firing back and embarrassing her in front of her friends — I could have let it go. But… I didn’t.
No high road for me today I guess. Given the expression on their faces, the low road is more scenic.
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Fuck yeah!!
FTB
Amen.
Maybe if more people were called on their assholery, there’d be less of it. Good for you!
I agree! I won’t pretend I don’t talk smack on occasion, but at least I have the decency to not announce it loud enough for people to overhear.
Good for you. I’m glad you made a point of saying something. At least it gave the person a chance to realize her judgmental behavior was not appreciated, and that she should be more thoughtful in life, especially when it comes to things that really aren’t any of her business.
I don’t really see how large water bottles (more like water jugs, you ask me) is “tacky”, per se. Empty beer bottles strewn about, yes, tacky. But not water jugs.
You just wanted to say “jugs”. Twice.
Good for you! People need to understand that they have to be careful about what they are saying. Thanks for sharing — you may have given others the confidence to do the same thing next they hear someone talking “a little too loudly”!