Very Misanthropic Rant

[tinhuviel]

So this chica keeps bothering me on Spartanburg Housing Authority. She says she has no heat. All she has to do is ignite her pilot light, hell I do it all the time! Even though I've already paged the on-call serviceman and bothered what little sleep he's so far been allowed, she continues to demand an estimated time of arrival. As politely as I can, I've told her that, since I am the answering service, I do not have the information, nor will I have it in the future because the maintenance man doesn't let me know.

The last time she called, she used the Child Card. What is the Child Card? It's the card a person plays when they aren't getting their way by other methods, in the hope that, if they bring their children into the mix, the person they are harassing will forgive all and expedite resolution on their behalf. WRONG! All it does is piss me off even more because I'm one of those rare animals that dislikes children and the parents who use them even moreso.

"Do you think he'll be here by 4:30? I've got babies here and we have no heat."

"Well, ma'am, and I use the term loosely, if you would use your brain more than you do your dialing finger, you'd figure out how to light the pilot light yourself instead of terrorising me on behalf of your little parasites. Go bundle up with the rugrats and let your body heat keep you warm until morning, for godssake. And why the hell are you calling in the middle of the night anyway? If you and your grubby spawn were in bed, you'd be cuddled under blankets and not even know you had no heat until you got up the next day. Stop using your kids to get what you want because it doesn't bloody work with me OK? If I were an insect, I'd be a praying mantis. Do you know what mantises do to their young? They rip the little cretin's heads off and eat them, essentially, alive. Now, do you really think you've earned points with Mantis Lady, who hasn't had sleep in going on 24 hours? Shut your pie hole and go to bed!"

Just spreading the love, man...just spreading the love.

Comments

[dprescott.livejournal.com]

It should be soooo legal to kill the stupid.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Not only should it be legal, but it should also be mandatory.

[agent-q.livejournal.com]

I certainly wouldn't want to call you on a bad day!

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

LOL! :)
don't mind me ~ I'm just a little....cranky? heh

[agent-q.livejournal.com]

We all have bad days. And it must be hell dealing with some of the callers you get.

[lithiumlady.livejournal.com]

I thought that was a very modest proposal.
Babies are good with a little butter.

I'd also like to note that it is women like that who give us a bad name. Can't light a pilot light?! I can do that and I can change my own oil, fix a flat and kick a little burgler ass if I have to. I am woman hear me roar, fix my dinner and rub MY feet bitch.

I am in the middle of preperation for finals, no sleep for me either. Those energy drinks are shit. Try No Doz or, Adderoll if you need to stay awake and focused. Not that I use either, my drug of choice is crack, j/k - caffine.

[agent-q.livejournal.com]

You can't have women who can do everything themselves. Then there would be no need for a man to stop out and help a woman who was on her own change a tire or something. And how would men meet women then?! :-)

Seriously though, it's great that women can do all these things, but honestly I think you're in the minority and most women won't be bothered to learn all this.

As energy drinks go, I use to regularly use Red Bull to wake me up in the morning, and that works a treat.

[lithiumlady.livejournal.com]

I know I am the minority. I have always been the minority in this sense and many others. Doesn't bother me, I don't have to worry about having someone to come help me at any given hour.

Although if I did happen to get a falt at night and Incubus' sexy, front man Brandon Boyd wanted to come and hold the flash light while I impressed him with my tire changing skills - I wouldn't bitch.

[agent-q.livejournal.com]

The problem with being in the minority is that you click with people less than you would otherwise. When you meet people, you have to make the effort to relate to them, because they won't necessarily know the alternative culture you (and I) grew up with.

Basically, if you met someone in the street, the chances ar they're not going to relate to our interest in greek philosophy, are they?

[lithiumlady.livejournal.com]

Probably not. No, I doubt half the people in my graduating class knows anything about Allegory of the Cave, but who cares?

Clicking with people is fun, it's great meeting someone with the same interests as you. Hell, getting to know this little bit about you through LJ has been a blast! I'm not sad that I do not relate to a thousand people on a higher level, that just means that those I do relate with mean so much more.