This Bullshit has got to stop...

Strangest Tribe

This just happened to me. I've been waiting around all morning for a roofing contractor to give me an estimate to do some repairs from hurricane Ike. My insurance needs 3 estimates before they cut me a check for my damage.

Right around 10am this contractor pulls up my drive and all the way up the drive he's looking at my election signs in my yard. So I go out to meet this guy at his truck, I've known him casually for over 20 years, and I give him my most friendly greeting and extend my hand for a handshake and I get nothing... Not even fine "how are you?"

He hardly spoke to me as I walked around showing him the damage...
Real fucking uncomfortable attitude the whole time.

So as he's leaving I ask him if he can get me the estimate by Wednesday so I can turn it in to the insurance company.
"Yep" was all he said as he got back into his truck and turned back around and refocused his attention on my Obama sign.
He gets about halfway down my drive when he turns around and comes back.
So I go back to see what he needed and he says
"you know that estimate you need?"

"yeah"

"get Barack Obama to do that for you"

and he just took off staring me down...

I promise I'm not making this shit up.

Collin

I agree. What the fuck is up with all the signs?




Seriously, that sucks, dude. But I don't understand all the signs, to be honest.

stupidcorporatewhore

I'm not sure barack has the experience to fix your roof. Sarah Palin might.

just kidding, that completely sucks. How fucking petty they are.

I was helping my wife sell Jewelry at a flea market the other day and there was a McCain booth across the way handing out stickers (and verbally berating people for not voting for skelator). Anyway a person with a McCain sticker came up and was looking at the jewelry. I was THINKING about saying "McCain supporters have to pay twice the price, since after all you think the economy is doing so great!"

I decided to keep it non partisan and professional.

melodious

Forgive them for they Know not what they do.....

^^if it makes you feel any better, I was banned from a strictly black site because of my color....I was trying to post information about Codex, when I was informed that my nik had been banned.


I understood that my presence was out of sync, but to truly be open, we have to be willing to dance with unfamiliarity...

jimed14

man, this sucks ST ... unreal ... you were in rural Missouri, right?

The worst thing is ... by December 1st, I'd guess 90% of all the people that are acting like this will have COMPLETELY forgot about the election and be buried back in their own little lives.

godpt3

melodious wrote:

I was trying to post information about Codex

I suspect THAT had more to do with your banning than your race.

Strangest Tribe

Collin wrote:

I agree. What the fuck is up with all the signs?




Seriously, that sucks, dude. But I don't understand all the signs, to be honest.

I live on a farm next to a busy highway... I've always allowed anyone Republican or Democrat or whatever to put up their signs if they ask...

It has always helped me with the PR from the locals and it doesn't hurt to have the local sheriff on your side... So I don't tell any of them no if they want to place a sign on my corner. These signs aren't actually in my yard but are about 300 yards up my long driveway.

Right now I have signs from both guys running for Sherriff, both Governor signs a local state representative and an Obama sign.
The Obama sign is the only one I personnally placed.

jimed14

Strangest Tribe wrote:

I live on a farm next to a busy highway... I've always allowed anyone Republican or Democrat or whatever to put up their signs if they ask...

It has always helped me with the PR from the locals and it doesn't hurt to have the local sheriff on your side... So I don't tell any of them no if they want to place a sign on my corner. These signs aren't actually in my yard but are about 300 yards up my long driveway.

Right now I have signs from both guys running for Sherriff, both Governor signs a local state representative and an Obama sign.
The Obama sign is the only one I personnally placed.

were you the one that was having the Obama signs getting trashed, or was that someone else?

blondieblue227

The country is divided big time. Race relations I thought had improved since the 60’s. This election is proving me wrong. But it has opened the door to talk about it, which I’m excited about.

Signs for any candidate displayed on people’s property put a bad taste in my mouth.
I couldn’t really tell you why, they just do.
One of the options is not to tell anybody who you’re voting for, there’s no law that tells you have to tell people.

Strangest Tribe

jimed14 wrote:

man, this sucks ST ... unreal ... you were in rural Missouri, right?

The worst thing is ... by December 1st, I'd guess 90% of all the people that are acting like this will have COMPLETELY forgot about the election and be buried back in their own little lives.

Yes, Southeast MO...

I agree somewhat that a few months from now this will go away but sometimes around here the partisanship is so thick it makes you paranoid. A few years ago I was so outspoken against Bush (before it was acceptable and the war was patriotic duty) I believe that I was denied or "blackballed" on a home loan from a local über conservative bank president. I might be paranoid but the next day I was approved with flying colors from another bank 30 miles away.

Strangest Tribe

jimed14 wrote:

were you the one that was having the Obama signs getting trashed, or was that someone else?

Yeah I had to staple it to 3/4 plywood and nail it to a 4x4 and set it with posthole diggers...

I heard shots Friday night so now I have bullet holes in it. LOL
I'll see if I can post some pictures.

QuestionAuthority

I agree.. that is bullshit and it has to stop.

I cannot believe how people are getting with this election.. it is INSANE and I am sorry, but I honestly feel it is way more than a republican and democrat thing.. and that is what makes me so incredibly disgusted.

Strangest Tribe

Really in the past the signs have always been of more benefit than distraction.
After this election I'm through with them unless they are my own. I plan on running for State Rep on the Dem ticket in 2010.

jimed14

Strangest Tribe wrote:

Really in the past the signs have always been of more benefit than distraction.
After this election I'm through with them unless they are my own. I plan on running for State Rep on the Dem ticket in 2010.

Twenty-Ten watch it go to fire!!!!

Lizard

Wow. That is crazy.

iamica

That's insane. Can you complain to one of his higher-ups, or is he an independent contractor, or what? I'd have somebody else do it if possible. That guy just sounds like a prick.

fugawzi

Wow. That's pretty sad, but funny at the same time. Sorry that you might be getting screwed over just because your preference of candidate, but you can't help but laugh at these people.

Most of these Obama haters and McCain supporters are such fucking babies. "Wahh, we don't want Obama in office...Wahh he's black and he's winning no fair...Wahh we thought McCain would be kicking his ass right now." Did you see the guy at the McCain rally who said "we never thought we'd be in this position."? I can't wait for Obama to get elected so they can cry some more. It's like they don't even want an election, in their mind their candidate is so superior. The other guy? Well he's just a terrorist with no experience who wants to tax and spend blah blah blah.

You should have told that guy to go fuck himself. If he works for a company I would call and report it that's seriously unprofessional.

TheDecline13

Well when i was a auto mechanic, i refused to work on any cars that had a bush, or pro life stickers on it. Call me shallow, an asshole, what ever you want, but it was my choice. I dont agree with the contractor but i understand where hes coming from.

fugawzi

TheDecline13 wrote:

Well when i was a auto mechanic, i refused to work on any cars that had a bush, or pro life stickers on it. Call me shallow, an asshole, what ever you want, but it was my choice. I dont agree with the contractor but i understand where hes coming from.

Do you work for yourself your own business, or are you an employee at a company? IF you own your own business then ok it's your discretion but if this guy works for a company that isn't his that's unprofessional. I agree with the anti-Bush, pro-choice sentiment but refusing to do a service for that reason is bordering on partisanship.

Uncle Leo

fugawzi wrote:

Do you work for yourself your own business, or are you an employee at a company? IF you own your own business then ok it's your discretion but if this guy works for a company that isn't his that's unprofessional. I agree with the anti-Bush, pro-choice sentiment but refusing to do a service for that reason is bordering on partisanship.

"Bordering on.."???

I agree that if this guy is independent than I guess he can do that. It seems pretty shallow and silly--particularly given he had set up an appointment (maybe less bad if he won't help out in the future). If he works for someone, then he is beyond unprofessional and should be fired. No warning.

Same with the auto-mechanic situation. If you own the business, do as you will, though I don't think it's smart business. But what really bugs me about both situations is if someone sets up an appointment then gets turned away after rearranging their schedule, etc.

I still think McCain will win, but to the OP, if not. You have to find a way to rub this dude's nose in it. Something clever and bonus points if you can get some bad word of mouth for him out of it.

blondieblue227

TheDecline13 - yeah, that’s right. Spread the intolerance. :(