why people

[Richard Cranium]

I DO discriminate against rude people, egotists, jerkoffs that think that THEIR opinions and ways are the ONLY way to live, extremely ignorant people....

And all this time, I thought you liked me.

 

[ddpsnake]

I have all ways been poor,treated people the way i except them to treat me haveing said that once the figure you cant aford a room or gas things change.

 

[ws23jrt]

For some people, a measure of being successful is how big a pile of money has been earned. And will sacrifice many pleasures of life to make that pile.
I have known more than a few personally that physically break themselves down -seeking every overtime hour they can- to make a pile of money- and then they die.

Personal wealth is something that is an idea bigger than money. My idea of wealth earned is a lifetime of memories and experiences. After all, that is where the actual -spending- of life happens.

Those that I admire (and consider wealthy) are the ones that do well with earning enough for them to -retire early. To enjoy whats left of their life having, given up on the earning money part.

I personally feel fortunate that I found a career that fit me with interesting adventures and paid me well along the way. Satisfying accomplishments were a huge bonus beyond the paychecks.

I kind of understand this topic only from very early experiences when I got a job and was on my own. Most of my circle of friends just wanted to play and party.
I bought my first house at age 21 and I had to evict several folks that just needed food and a place to stay. I lost many friends because I worked for and earned what they wanted me to share with them.

This was tough for me to do because I turned into the "snob" that is a part of this topic. Some of my early friends got angry with me about my falling into the abyss of reality.---I actually wiped my own butt and lost friends because of it.

Hmm--I see this is the "general discussion" sec.---So I will curb my further thoughts about snobs and class mentality.

 

[ws23jrt]

Something else comes to mind here.
Consider the people that appear to be wealthy but it is a sham. One can have millions of dollars worth of stuff that is actually owned by others.
In those cases what I see is someone -borrowing- a "class status" from lenders.
How cool is that--to be able to appear to be wealthy and in reality owe more than the value of assets.

Is this actually a negative poor? The guy with the cardboard sign at the off-ramp has a greater real net worth than some that may seem to be "wealthy".

 

[moparedtn]

funny thing some of them are mopar people

No, they're not necessarily.
They may be a someone who owns a Mopar, but that doesn't make them a Mopar person.
One thing I noticed very early on in my youthful car nuttery years was that there were fanatics for all manner of
cars, from the concourse snobs with the ultra-rare 100 year old 1-of-1 rides to the usual gaggle of Chebby boys
to the hardcore blue oval folks - but the way the true Mopar lovers were with people was noticeably different from
everyone else.
Mopar folks, it seemed, never met a stranger at shows.
Mopar folks help other Mopar folks as much as they can, even if they don't know 'em from Adam.
There is a sense of comradery, of community within the Mopar ranks that simply doesn't exist in other groups.
There is no snobbery; instead, there's a humbleness, a humility.
That (and of course, the cars themselves) is what drew me to Mopars from a young age - it's the people as
much as it is not wanting to have what a bazillion others have.

 

[moparedtn]

Look, I've had it pretty good in life at times and I've had it all disappear at least 4-5 times.
Dying and medical bills, bankruptcy from it, bad marriages, etc. all took their toll and will do that to a fella.
Through it all, I've always just been me.
As the saying goes, we're all just swinging dicks on this planet.
Ain't nobody all that.
Nobody gets out of this alive and the only folks I feel I'm better than are those who choose to prey on others.
I used to get irate when presented with a superiority complex sufferer.
Nowadays, I enjoy a good laugh at their expense instead.

 

[Mike67]

Don't let someone else's opinion become your reality.
Keep your head up, you are looked at in a different light by those you help...remember that!
Thats an admirable trait that we all could probably do better on.

 

[WileE]

I have all ways been poor,treated people the way i except them to treat me haveing said that once the figure you cant aford a room or gas things change.

A rich person is not measured by the amount of his money; rather by the amount of himself he gives to others.

 

[1967coronet]

Well why is it when some people find out your poor they snub there nose at you,Why,just because i cant go places or do the same as they do WTF

Just do your own deal, live your life and treat folks as you wish to be.
Anyone don't like that , just forget them.

 

[moparnation74]

Seriously? You know nothing about the situation other than what I posted and already you know what the rules are of the community he lives in?
FYI: members of the community are entitled to provide guest passes for a year for friends and family who visit regularly. He chose to keep me at bay and only get me a two day pass when we met up. I wasn't a part of this community and people within that community are real snobs... it's pretty well known in that area.

Why does it bother me? Because for a couple years while he was going through his divorce I helped him move, even when I was unemployed I pitched in half on "Pizza Night" with his kids so I wouldn't be a freeloader. I hung out with him so he would have company while his wife went out every Friday night so he wouldn't have to spend it alone with the kids while he got drunk. I watched over his kids when he was too drunk to be a parent, and was there when his youngest was getting into things at 4 years old that he shouldn't be getting into. I helped him pack his fifth wheel with all the kids desert toys, his boat, ... etc. Apparently, after he found his new status in the community I became the fifth wheel.

But yeah, I guess I failed at communication as a friend, right? LOL.. smh

Woo....ease up cowboy.....

Based on the limited information I was just offering advice.........It was in no way saying who was right or wrong.....

Wow....just wow....

 

[PP1RT]

You get a better view of the world looking up from your knees. You can see who the good people are.

 

[ws23jrt]

We chose our close friends for various reasons.
We also don't have the ability to relive any day in our life.
Time passes at 60 sec. per min.

Those that become consumed with how others live have some soul searching to do.

 

[moparnation74]

You're the one who jumped to conclusions, just responding to what you posted... you know, telling me what the rules are of the community he lives in.
Yeah, wow just wow is exactly how I felt.

Did you not see the word MAYBE in my post.....I didn't know MAYBE led to a full conclusion....

Very childish the way your acting when I just offered advice with ZERO negativity intended......but maybe that is part of your crux with people....ASSumptions.....

 

[65RoadRacer]

Did you not see the word MAYBE in my post.....I didn't know MAYBE led to a full conclusion....

Very childish the way your acting when I just offered advice with ZERO negativity intended......but maybe that is part of your crux with people....ASSumptions.....

oh get over yourself already.

 

[moparnation74]

oh get over yourself already.

Lol........I think you should repeat that in a mirror.......

 

[BBishere2]

Years ago when I worked at a Chevrolet dealership it was interesting to see the different mindset of the Corvette owners. Many of them acted like their sh*t didn't stink because they had a 'Vette. Some of the local club members, a club that we sponsored, would be nice when they came up to the parts counter, yet stick their nose in the air to us when we came out, at the dealership, to see the cars that we had gotten parts for, for months or years. Many of the members were friendly to us all the time. Those were the ones that got their parts quickly and with no problems. Those that were too good to talk to us at the show, had problems of all sorts getting their parts - even though they may be sitting back there on the shelf with their name on it.

The truly wealthy people that drove a Corvette just viewed it as another car, it was just a Chevy. Their 'Vettes would come in dirty, maybe had toys in the back end - it was their daily driver - not a status symbol. Never did any of them look down their noses at anyone in the dealership - they were just another customer in for an oil change or to pick up a part.

I never ran across that stuck up mentality working at the Ford dealership, from a group of certain car model owners. We had a couple of customers who thought their sh*t didn't stink, but those kind of people you'll run across anywhere. Most of the Ford owners were down to earth people. One in particular was quite the character - him and his wife traded cars faster than most people changed clothes - they were retired living out in the country. One of their trades they ended up with a new IROC Camaro - thought they wouldn't like that one at all - they loved it! You never know what people will do. Think I counted something like 18 new vehicles traded around in a year's time.

Running the garage at Montgomery Ward at night, I had a couple of the guys working there wanting to be friends - until they showed up at my house unexpectedly wanting to use my tools. They'd bring them back, of course.... Uh-huh. Funny thing was, they thought by being friends, that entitled them to my tools - which really was the only thing they wanted to be friends with.... sorry boys, I've heard all of this before - you want to work on your car - get your own tools....

At NAPA, it was really funny when the garage owner across town who bought a few parts every once in awhile would come in wanting to talk. He'd sit down and tell us what a great job we were doing and was wanting to make us his number one supplier - he, of course, thought that this line of BS would result in the instant opening of a credit account so he could get thousands of dollars in debt to us, just like he was with everyone else in town. Oh, you check credit references? Well, I thought I was a good customer - you are and will be on a cash basis. Who cut you off until you started paying your bill? Nice try. Again, heard this line many times before - nothing original here...
Many people think that all of those signs posted in your store describing return policies do not apply to them - never found out what makes them so special...
Many people think that it's perfectly fine that you make a profit on the items you're selling as long as you're not making it on the ones you sell to them - again, that one was a mystery - someone walks in you've never seen before, but they deserve some sort of 'special' treatment and you should sell them whatever they want at cost.....

It takes all kinds of people to make up this world - some you will like, respect, become friends with, come to know and trust, even rely on their advice or experience. Then there are those that leave you scratching your head and wondering how they make it though life without someone else keeping an eye on them. There will be the ones you know to watch or stay away from - the scumbags that will screw you over given the chance and not think anything about it. Employees that will steal from you. The ones I've learned to watch are the most obvious - those that want to treat you as if you've been best friends for years at the first meeting with them - then they act so surprised that you're already on them before they even have a chance to get into your pocket or worse.

There all sorts of people out there - you have to pick and choose which ones to allow into your life and which ones to avoid - but it all boils down to you. I think one of the best lines about that was in the movie 'Lonesome Dove' - 'You ride with outlaws, you die with outlaws'....

 

[Roger63]

I find that when people look at the world with they're noses in the air are most likely to not see the big uppercut coming and wind up on their ***.