I think being rude is part of human nature. I try to avoid confrontations. but, rudeness is everywhere. It is very rude to mock the death of someone's mother. My mother had died on Halloween .. I went to pick up my subscription to Ghost at Ed's Comics a week later .. I had told Ed about my mom's passing. He said that his mother was dead too. I asked when did she die? He smirked, "I'm just fucking with you." I didn't get the gag and canceled my subscription. I never went back to that store. Ed apologized ... "Why would I be so rude?" My neighbor , Mr. Hughes, asked me if dad would sell the house. I said that dad had collapsed and was in the hospital. He remarked, "Well, then everything is up for grabs." I felt violent, but smiled, "Isn't it always?" I tried to avoid Mr. Hughes after this, but he kept questioning me. When dad's house was sold Mr. Hughes remarked, "Thank God." I suppose he wasn't fond of my family. At a Home Depot, Casie Bova said to me, "Your mother should have gone up the chimney." I asked him what he meant by that. He said he didn't know. I made a complaint. It was odd to me he would be so hateful. . .. Home Depot has zero tolerance for harassment. Nothing was done about my written complaint. I don't believe I am overly sensitive. It's just common courtesy to not insult someone's dead mother. Unless your trying to start a fight. Just my two cents, ~~~ <^> |