THINGS THAT LIVE WITHIN 100 YARDS OF MY FRONT DOOR. HEY ORKIN MAN! OR CROCKADLE DUNDEE- SOMEBODY WITH A GUN!
STAY TUNED FOR SOME REALLY UNIQUE AND COOL POSTS I HAVE COMING UP. I JUST NEED A DAY OFF SO I CAN DO SCHOOL AND GET THEM POSTED- HONESTLY THEY ARE REALLY COOL!
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The Law of the Garbage Truck
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck. He explained that many people are like garbage trucks.
They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so..... 'Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
"I don't like spiders and snakes and that ain't what it takes to love me"
ReplyDeleteSo true - I always tell my employees that when customers come in all cranky - don't take it personal and get snarky back - they are just having a bad day - see what you can do to make it a little better.
As for bad drivers, I never take that personal (except when I'm trying to merge onto the highway - or off - and some idiot won't let me - why do they do that?) My husband unfortunately is pretty sure it is personal and he takes up the challenge - no convincing him otherwise. Typical A personality.
The on off ramp kills me. They have 400 miles of clear blacktop behind them, and not only do they not pull over, they miraculously seem to match your speed!
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I always did like Jim Croce- You know he died of a Black Widow Spider bite? Not really, but it would be a cool story!
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oh wow tell me that camera had a zoom and you weren't right on it
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No Poopsie I was within 2-3 feet. It struck at me once but it only could strike about a third of it's body length. It didn't strike at me again as it was covered in s__t!!
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