After struggling for 15 minutes at Starbucks to get internet, I finally decided the problem wasn’t on my end and went to the counter to see if one of the baristas knew what was up with the connection.
She looked at me, tipped her blond head to the left and said, “There’s this symbol thingy on your computer – it’s blue and shaped like an ‘e’. It opens a program called ex-plor-er. Have you tried to click it?”
I think I’ve grown since leaving on the BlissQuest – See how I didn’t lunge over the counter, grab her by her skanky gold hoop earrings and ram her pretty face and vacant eyes into my upraised knee? See how much I’ve grown?
That didn’t stop me from glaring her down and saying, “Yes.” as calmly as possible.
She shrugged and let out a giggle that made the hair on the back of my neck prickle, “I guess the connection is down…”
Although I consider myself a “people-person” there is an obvious flaw in my ability to deal well with condescending and or stupid people. I seem to be lacking the necessary filters for social interaction with such persons, and I just don’t know what to do about it….
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You should have brained her.
own it and love it…cause it means you are a real person and a people person..I’m the same way, calm placid exterior but I really have no patience for stupid people. no. edit that. for willfully ignorant people, if you are just born stupid, that’s sad and annoying but I have pity for you, if you are ignorant it means you just don’t know better and I will try to gently educate you, but if you are -willfully- ignorant you get no slack from me whatsoever.
What a deliciously wicked experience you had. Something similar happened to me at a Starbucks down here.
those muffins have more than one use you know. i think it would have been appropiate to show her a few of the more painful ones.
Wow, you are a saint. I think I would have thrown my coffee in her face, were I you at that moment. Damn.
Geez. Not all computers use Ex-Plo-Der as their browser anyway, stupid computerist barista. I think I would have slapped her. Quite a few times, in fact.
If I’d brained her – I’d have had to use the Jeffy Defense – which is sketchy at best.
Megan, I agree with you – wilfully ignorant should get no slack.
Mr. Viddy – I’m curious about your experience, did you blog it?
Send the link.
Wow, David! I hope I’m never on you bad side when there are muffins around! But you should see what I can do with Biscotti!
SaturnCat, thanks for the boost. The toughts that ran through my head were less than Saintly.
Hey, KFK! When I get back to PDX I’ll send you after computerist barista’s with Loki and a katana.