People Are So Rude
@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
June 30, 2020 9:26am CST
We went down to the cottage yesterday, I had to be there so that they could connect the Internet and cable, I needed new boxes since we had to actually be there.
It was a pretty exciting ride on the way there with hail and very heavy rain. Anyway, the cable man arrived this morning and all went well. On the ride home when we got to the Hudson river the toll booth was really a mess. For some reason, three lines were stopped dead. I was very patient I waited in my line for at least 10 minutes and finally, I signaled and made an attempt to move into the lane on my left. A car was along side me so I waited and then the man in the second car looked at me and shook his head NO, evidently, he wasn't going to let me in, The car behind him did let me in, What really miffed me was he had a God Bless America License plate surround.
I resisted the urge to flip him the bird but did think to myself, God is not really too pleased with you right now young man. I realize he didn't have to let me merge in but I have never had anyone look and me and shake their head at me. It is a crazy time for sure.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
lol Yes I wasn't really tempted, I was very calm and not upset but I was more baffled by why he chose to do that.
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@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr We'll never know.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
Thanks about the picture, that is the view when I sit on my back step at the cottage. I am seeing people angry and rude everywhere.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Jul 20
@gr8nana6 Yes it is a quiet place, reminds me of the 1950s , a simpler time.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr It is a beautiful and serene view
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The young man was obviously not a gentleman either. It's unbelievable how rude drivers are (getting worse all the time) ... I find that people don't even wave a thank you if you let them in @much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr I find that when they make the mistakes, they don't do the apologetic wave either . . . they flip the bird 
. Why can't people just be nice on the road . . . everyone is wearing their seat belts too tight or something 
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. Why can't people just be nice on the road . . . everyone is wearing their seat belts too tight or something .2 people like this
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Jul 20
@much2say lol I think that must be it, all the extra COVID weight has made the seatbelts pinch lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
I know I always say, well thanks I owed it to you but yes, manners seem to have flown out the window
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Jul 20
Honestly, he may have been the type that would have done it no matter the time. Toll booths can be hectic places. We don't have any around here.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Jul 20
@BelleStarr Lots of people refuse to let people over anyway, especially in the case of lane's ending / closures.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
2 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes but looking me in the face and saying no takes moxie!! And the fact that people don't allow others to merge is what causes traffic to back up, if everyone just went nicely it would be so much better.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
I have been through this tll both many times and I have never seen the issues they were having yesterday,
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Jul 20
@DianneN I wondered about that but no, Kasey isn't sending Jack to day camp either, just not safe. I think somehow the sensors weren't working right cause it is hard to imagine that 3 people at three booths had problems with their easy pass at the same time !! At least you will get to see them and have grandma time, which we all know is the best time of all!!
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr We may visit our son and family in New Jersey soon. They bought a house in New Jersey where they are spending the summer and perhaps long weekends. No camp this summer for the kids. 
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
Thank you, when I sit in my back porch at the lake, this is my view, it always makes me feel happy.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr I can tell is is your happy place.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
@CarolDM It is, fr many years after we bought it we went there every other weekend, it was a way to escape the grind of the workweek. It is so peaceful there and we have wonderful neighbors.
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@rebelann (111154)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Jul 20
A lot of people don't like cutters but they don't have to be rude about it @BelleStarr
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Jul 20
It wasn't really understandable, it was obvious the line I was in wasn't moving and many other people were also moving over, it would have been kind to just let me in, I wasn't aggressive about it at all.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Jul 20
Yes but it did leave me feeling that he needed dealing with but I will leave it to karma.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
Maybe but he certainly wasn't acting like God was part of his life in any way lol
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@LadyDuck (457975)
• Switzerland
1 Jul 20
@BelleStarr 
He was only acting like a rude man.
He was only acting like a rude man.1 person likes this
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
2 Jul 20
Yes that is what was strange and so rude. Well, I can't do anything to change him but hopefully, it was just that he was having a bad day.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
5 Jul 20
@BelleStarr He could have had a bad day. I would rather think that instead of him normally being a rude person
@moffittjc (118427)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Jul 20
The only time I won't let someone in is if they do something rude. For example, if there are two lanes of traffic on a road heading in the same direction, and you pass a sign that says "right lane closed ahead," most people will immediately merge over into the left lane, because they know the right lane is closed ahead. But there's always some wise guy who will stay in the right lane, drive all the way up to the point where the lane is closes/blocked, and then EXPECT people to just let him merge into the left lane. Meanwhile, the hundred cars in the left lane who all did the right thing and merged back when they saw the sign, are all upset because one joker decided to not follow proper traffic etiquette. That's the clown I won't let merge in. But otherwise, I place nice with everyone else.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
2 Jul 20
I pretty much operate the same way, those people who think they are more important and stay in the lane til the bitter end are just jerks.
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@moffittjc (118427)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jul 20
@BelleStarr Calling them jerks is an understatement. I usually have stronger words for people like that! lol
@birjudanak (14319)
• India
30 Jun 20
People are so crazy and this kind of people who not respect others also face though time as they like everything go as they want but when it not happened then they become burn from inside. Its good to not waste time behind this kind of people.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
No I agree, I think maybe I should pray for him because he must need prayer.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr Yes let hope he understand and not do again with anyone because its good for his health.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Jul 20
It was just mean and I am a senior so he should have been more polite but evidently he wasn't in the mood for that.
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@JudyEv (325654)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Jul 20
@BelleStarr Cheeky sod. Oh well, karma will get him.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Jul 20
Yes everyone seems so angry, too much time at home I guess!!!
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
19 Jul 20
Some people are just beyond civil and are quite rude.
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@snowy22315 (169893)
• United States
30 Jun 20
Yeah, people can be rude. Last week I was at the gas station that was crowded, and one truck, I couldn't figure out if they were lining up to get gas, or pulling out of the way..anyway,,,the guy in another vehicle started pointing, making impatient gestures and shaking his head at me that a pump was available. So. I pulled into one, and he pulled in the way down below..I said "You don't have to be rude." We all want to get home. "I wasn't sure what they were trying to do." He didn't respond.
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@snowy22315 (169893)
• United States
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr Yes, they have to learn to chill.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
People have zero patience these days and they act just plain rude especially when they are in a car.
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@Hannihar (129418)
• Israel
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr
That must have been hard to drive in hail and heavy rain. I agree it is nice when someone will not let you in to a different lane. That is so sad that people have something on their car and does not apply to their behavior. People are really showing their true colors during this virus.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 20
They are and it is not very attractive I have to say!! Not caring about anyone but yourself is not a way to find any happiness in life.
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@Hannihar (129418)
• Israel
30 Jun 20
@BelleStarr
I understand what you are saying. There are many nasty people out there and they are so miserable so want to make someone else's life miserable like theirs.
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