Think before you act.

Dad: “Tim, you’re going to run into a lot of people in life like that.”

Me: “Customers are assholes, don’t be one of them.”

If anybody thinks I’m self-centered and inconsiderate of other people, you know where I get it from.

He was looking at something in the freezer section. He took it out. He walked a little bit. Then he saw something else he wanted instead. So you know what he did. Just tossed it haphazardly in the freezer. That annoys the shit out of me. What, is your memory that bad that you can’t put it back where it belongs? You don’t even need to get it exact. Anybody that has done retail knows what slobs customers are. Claiming everybody else does it is no excuse. If you know better, do better.

If you’re across the other end of the store, and it’s a non-freezer item, okay maybe. But you know what, there’s a return basket under the register. Or maybe I only know that because I’ve done the cashiering thing.

“That’s their job.” Of course they’re going to say it doesn’t matter where it goes. Their job is also to agree with the customer.

He’s such a bad role model. I remember years ago, he wanted to sneak into a movie. Why was I the one that thought it was a bad thing to do, while he told me it didn’t matter? One of those things I look back on and cock my head at.

I had this conversation with Cliff yesterday. My dad lacks basic social ediquette. I don’t like making wide-sweeping statements, but I’m just not seeing the awareness of other people. Far too often, he does things saying it’s no big deal, while I’m fighting the urge to say “cut that shit out.” I told Cliff, “I already blame him for a lot of things, I don’t really want to blame him for more stuff.” Cliff reminded me that he is still the reason I’m socially stunted. Paraphrasing, but you get the idea.

Oh, I should probably mention this. Turns out Ashley took my Raphael. I really should have guessed it when Colleen said it wasn’t her. I kind of laugh now, at least I’m being thought of. Though, I will make it especially clear not to do a practical joke like this again. Actually, she wanted to try and restore it, made it not as faded. Then she realized I probably wouldn’t like it. She took it Thursday afternoon when she, Colleen, and Nicole were walking to Colleen’s car. I didn’t notice initially, only in the evening when I left campus. Ashley said she’d give him back to me on Monday.