It's Wednesday, what better day to give you all a few words of wisdom. This isn't going to be anything profound or philosophical or anything like that. It's just a little advice to make your life and the lives of those around you a little better. Basically a once a week guide on how not to be a jack-ass.
I bring this up because it happened today, and if the person involved would have read this prior to visiting the 7-11 in Falls Church, we both could have had a better visit. There are two parts to this but it all deals with convenience stores/gas station quick stops. Whether you are on your way in, or coming out, and you see someone holding the door what should you do? SPEED UP! Just a little bit, to acknowledge the fact that someone is bothering to hold the door for you. Don't break into a sprint and make the person holding the door feel bad that they made you run 15 feet or so. Simply step up the pace you are walking for Christ's sake! When I hold the door for someone, which I do quite often, and they don't accelerate their pace at all it really makes me want to chop them in the throat. Then take whatever they dropped out of their hands and start spiking it off their coughing face! Just something as simple as a half a step faster is acceptable. Not doing anything makes it seem like you are better than them and they should be holding the door for you anyway. Who do you think you are?
The second part would be the opposite. If you are going in or out and someone will be doing the same thing before the door would close on it's own, HOLD IT! What's the big deal? Just hold the door for a couple seconds. It's so much nicer than having the door come slamming into your hands. The rule I use is just what I said a few sentences ago. If you were to let the door close, and someone would be at the door before it would shut, than you should be holding it. Simple acts of courtesy go a long way. When I'm walking towards a door and someone just lets it slam in my face it makes me want to follow them home and beat them to death in front of their kids! Now you may be thinking, "wow Pat you are overreacting a little." Yea you might be right. Or how about you just hold the F'n door and we wouldn't have to worry about it. If everyone would follow these two very simple rules, it make for a pleasant day for everyone?
I know you've all been in my position. You just got out of your car and you are making your way towards the door. You can see someone is going to get there before you, and you start to get the words "thank you" ready for when they hold the door open for you to grab. Then they just let it slam shut. I know it's not a big deal and they aren't obligated to hold it but come on! Just think about the last time that happened to you and how you felt afterward. I walked in the store with a pissed off look on my face and I might have taken it out on the clerk for no reason. If that person would have just held the door I could have gone in there with a smile on my face. Who knows, maybe I buy a Ham Sandwich for the bum outside offering Hand-jobs, Double Bonus!
So every Wednesday I will have some more words of wisdom to help this world become a better place one reader at a time! Stay tuned tomorrow for "You Can't Avoid Boyd" a guest blog by Marcus Boyd.
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