dissed for my old econo car at Aldi

[needmyfi]

Some redneck in the Aldi parking lot was blocking all traffic with his huge 6 wheel diesel truck.  When a lady complained she couldn't pull out he muttered a racial epithet under his breath, and my busy body self spoke up and told him he was rude for blocking everyone in.  Alright, I called him a rude pos:)  Instead of addressing my complaint or telling me to mind my own business, he looked at my 2006 Versa and said "looks like you're doin well" and then offered me the buggy for the quarter.  My only response at that point was to tell him thanks.  Put the two buggies together and the 50 cents in my pocket.  His truck spent more than 50 cents just idling in the middle of the parking lot.

Does this qualify as a badassity post?  If I could make 25 cents for calling out redneck, racist assholes I would be FIRE in no time here.

[NumberJohnny5]

Hey, I know exactly where you live! Except, there's no Walmart there, let alone an Aldi's. And they're called duallies, not six-wheels. Ok, maybe I don't know where you live after all, but I have had similar experiences.

[Rangifer]

Don't worry, it's all relative. I recently heard a story about a well off exec pulling into work in brand new C-class benz. Aparently someone also felt the need to be an asshole and informed her that she was driving the "cheap class"

[Jamesqf]

In what universe is a 2006 model car considered old?

My reaction to these sorts is to give a pitying glance from truck to driver, a shake of the head, and a rueful "Boy, you sure must have a lot to compensate for."

[Nudelkopf]

..and then offered me the buggy for the quarter.  My only response at that point was to tell him thanks.  Put the two buggies together and the 50 cents in my pocket.

I have no idea what this means lol. But yay for calling him out! :D

[NumberJohnny5]

..and then offered me the buggy for the quarter.  My only response at that point was to tell him thanks.  Put the two buggies together and the 50 cents in my pocket.

I have no idea what this means lol. But yay for calling him out! :D

Buggies = trolleys. Quarter = coin worth 25 cents. Yes, it only costs 25 cents to get a trolley at Aldi's in the US (vs $1 or more commonly $2 in Australia)...and Aldi's is the only supermarket I know of in the US that requires a coin at all (though I'm sure there's others out there, somewhere).

[Russ]

Buggies = trolleys.

= shopping cart
You pay a quarter up front, use the cart, and get the quarter back when you return it. In the US this sort of thing is most commonly seen with airport luggage carts.

[Kriegsspiel]

That's the way they do it in Germany too.  It's a much better system than the shopping cart free for all.

[ketchup]

In what universe is a 2006 model car considered old?

My reaction to these sorts is to give a pitying glance from truck to driver, a shake of the head, and a rueful "Boy, you sure must have a lot to compensate for."

This was my thought as well.  To me, anything 2000 or newer is considered almost brand new.

[igthebold]

This was my thought as well.  To me, anything 2000 or newer is considered almost brand new.

I'm with you there. But we're weird. In a good way.

[Self-employed-swami]

In what universe is a 2006 model car considered old?

My reaction to these sorts is to give a pitying glance from truck to driver, a shake of the head, and a rueful "Boy, you sure must have a lot to compensate for."

This was my thought as well.  To me, anything 2000 or newer is considered almost brand new.

My new car is a 1995!

[jnik]

"looks like you're doin well"

...says the dude shopping at Aldi. Everybody shopping there is looking to save a buck. (Maybe he wasn't shopping there, of course, given that he was just sitting idling in the lot...)

[mpbaker22]

..and then offered me the buggy for the quarter.  My only response at that point was to tell him thanks.  Put the two buggies together and the 50 cents in my pocket.

I have no idea what this means lol. But yay for calling him out! :D

Buggies = trolleys. Quarter = coin worth 25 cents. Yes, it only costs 25 cents to get a trolley at Aldi's in the US (vs $1 or more commonly $2 in Australia)...and Aldi's is the only supermarket I know of in the US that requires a coin at all (though I'm sure there's others out there, somewhere).

Save-A-Lot on North Lindbergh in Florissant (near St. Louis).  I imagine all Save-A-Lots have the same policy, but I've never been to others.

[AJ]

In what universe is a 2006 model car considered old?

My reaction to these sorts is to give a pitying glance from truck to driver, a shake of the head, and a rueful "Boy, you sure must have a lot to compensate for."

This was my thought as well.  To me, anything 2000 or newer is considered almost brand new.

Yeah, I'm confused by this as well. Even in the really nice neighborhoods here, no one would consider a 2006 Versa an "old econo car". ???

[Jack]

"looks like you're doin well"

...says the dude shopping at Aldi. Everybody shopping there is looking to save a buck. (Maybe he wasn't shopping there, of course, given that he was just sitting idling in the lot...)

^ this!

In that situation, my response would have been "if you're so damn rich, WTF are you doing shopping at Aldi?!"

[Rural]

..and then offered me the buggy for the quarter.  My only response at that point was to tell him thanks.  Put the two buggies together and the 50 cents in my pocket.

I have no idea what this means lol. But yay for calling him out! :D

Buggies = trolleys. Quarter = coin worth 25 cents. Yes, it only costs 25 cents to get a trolley at Aldi's in the US (vs $1 or more commonly $2 in Australia)...and Aldi's is the only supermarket I know of in the US that requires a coin at all (though I'm sure there's others out there, somewhere).

Save-A-Lot on North Lindbergh in Florissant (near St. Louis).  I imagine all Save-A-Lots have the same policy, but I've never been to others.

It's only some Sav-a-Lot stores, actually. I've heard that some charge for carts, but I haven't seen it in several I've been too (all deep South).

[dragoncar]

In case anyone is wondering where people in this thread live::


http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_75.html

[MountainMan]

In case anyone is wondering where people in this thread live::


http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_75.html

Thank's for that great distillation of what people across America call these things.

I think I'll use the Other next time I'm at the store...

[BPA]

ha ha  It took me a few minutes to figure out what "pos" meant. 

Good thing it's the weekend.  I'm not too swift today.

[Nudelkopf]

In case anyone is wondering where people in this thread live::
http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_75.html

That's hilarious that someone studied that! :) (Also, trolley :P)

[mm31]

I can't help but laugh at someone trying to find how much you're worth by looking at your car.  I guess there could be worse things in life

[velocistar237]

ha ha  It took me a few minutes to figure out what "pos" meant.

Point of sale?

http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_75.html

Amazon.com has a shopping cart, while amazon.co.uk has a shopping basket.

[Self-employed-swami]

When I worked for Safeway, all of our training materials called them 'Baskcarts'. 

I don't know where that is 'from' though.

[Scooby Doo]

If only he was parked in Glasgow.

It's an offence to idle your engine when stationary, and carries a £60 fine.

[pbkmaine]

I had something similar happen to me once. I just said: "Mine's paid for."  That stopped the conversation cold. 

[kkbmustang]

ha ha  It took me a few minutes to figure out what "pos" meant.

Point of sale?

POS = Piece of Shit

[chicagomeg]

..and then offered me the buggy for the quarter.  My only response at that point was to tell him thanks.  Put the two buggies together and the 50 cents in my pocket.

I have no idea what this means lol. But yay for calling him out! :D

Buggies = trolleys. Quarter = coin worth 25 cents. Yes, it only costs 25 cents to get a trolley at Aldi's in the US (vs $1 or more commonly $2 in Australia)...and Aldi's is the only supermarket I know of in the US that requires a coin at all (though I'm sure there's others out there, somewhere).

Save-A-Lot on North Lindbergh in Florissant (near St. Louis).  I imagine all Save-A-Lots have the same policy, but I've never been to others.

Nope! Neither in my hometown do this.

[sheepstache]

If I could make 25 cents for calling out redneck, racist assholes I would be FIRE in no time here.

HA.  And if you could get a job like that, you'd probably never want to retire.

[jbhernandez]

In what universe is a 2006 model car considered old?

My reaction to these sorts is to give a pitying glance from truck to driver, a shake of the head, and a rueful "Boy, you sure must have a lot to compensate for."

When I was in Cuba, I mentioned to my cousin that my car was "old", a 1995 Honda, forgetting that 1940's and 1950's cars are the road  all day long there.

[Justaerin]

I believe the best response here is:  Nice truck!  Sorry about your dick though :\