| # | Author | Message |
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| Walter Elias
Fri 1/16/2009 10:14a | I guess a lot of the problem is that people have become self-centered and have forgotten some of the rules we all learned back in Kindergarten (such as being polite to your neighbor, waiting your turn, etc). Maybe some of them should be sent back for a refresher course.
Another complaint:
I see now that when a character comes out for pictures and autographs that they usually have an assistant to help people form a line. It used to pretty much be a bit of a mob scene. My kids would wait forever for a chance to meet a character.
When we were at DL this last Christmas, there was a small line waiting for Woody. The CM told everyone that Woody was going to have to leave and he indicated that my kids would be the last. When it was their turn, a woman literally pushed her daughter in front of them, ushering her up to Woody. I couldn't stand it. I had to cry foul this time, which also got the CM involved. They made her step back. I was so irritated at the lady, but I felt sorry for her daughter who was basically just her mother's puppet. |
72
| LadyKluck
Fri 1/16/2009 12:45p | ^That reminds me of the lady who got mouthy with Tigger because he was refusing to hold her baby (we're talking like maybe a 6 mo old little one)! She just kept going on and on when someone finally mentioned to her that maybe she check out Tigger's hands and take note that maybe they wouldn't be the best equiped to handle her little one because they were so bulky & it would be very easy to drop the baby.
She finally gave in and stormed away in a huff.
I was so glad the baby was way too young to ever remember it. |
73
| gadzuux
Fri 1/16/2009 7:46p | It's been my personal experience that if I confront someone over their rudeness, my own sour stomach feeling lasts longer afterward than if I had just let it go.
If you turn around and shush someone, you've ruined your ride already. If you suffer in silence, you'll get over it much faster in the end.
I can be pretty mouthy if called upon, and I don't always practice what I preach. But I've also had situations that have blown far out of proportion because the other person turned out to be psychotic. Ya just never know ... |
74
| lesmisfan
Fri 1/16/2009 8:40p | well that is something compeletly different from what i am talking about and totally respect that. |
75
| danyoung
Sat 1/17/2009 8:52a | >If you turn around and shush someone, you've ruined your ride already. If you suffer in silence, you'll get over it much faster in the end.<
I find it exactly the opposite. The ride is ruined either way, but if I make my position known, at least I'll feel I've been brave and stood up to someone instead of wussing out and keeping quiet (not calling you a wuss by any means - just the way I feel).
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76
| mele
Sat 1/17/2009 9:02a | I definitely am not good at confronting people in public. Even when someone deserves to be talked to, I don't feel better afterwards. The more polite I am, the better I feel but if they snap back, I will feel even worse.
I'm in therapy. ;-) |
77
| rtjl72
Sat 1/17/2009 9:17a | be careful, if we all remain too quiet our country may become something that we don't want. this starts at a very basic level. save this for another time and place. |
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| rtjl72
Sat 1/17/2009 9:20a | but, on to lighter topics!!!
my dd cried, held on to the dividers and literally was having to be pulled through the ques at the submarines. when we neared the boarding area and we were either going on or having to abort the dive, i finally asked exactly why she couldn't get on the ride-
the answer-
she couldn't hold her breath that long!!!!
love my blond blue eyed daughter! sometimes i think they mixed her up in the nuresery! |
79
| FiveBearRugs
Mon 1/19/2009 11:34p | <<SpokkerJones: Turns out they're packing heat and blow me away for disrespecting them.>>
Man...drive-by shootings on the Autopia! :) |
