Look Around Before You Run Your Mouth

There is a park not far away from my house that I frequent. The parking lot is U-Shaped. One side being an enter only and one side being an exit only.

I was leaving earlier today, and I started down the exit only side. A van was stopped in the middle of the aisle. It was dead. There was another car giving the poor guy a jump. The van was taking up too much room for me to get through. I didn't want to sit there and watch these two guys jump a car so I backed up and started down the enter only path. A move I normally would never make, but I felt I had good reason. I drove up the right side of the enter only aisle, leaving plenty of room in case someone actually entered.

Someone did happen to be entering. A few people actually. The first woman mentioned to me that I was going the wrong way. I said nothing back and continued to drive on. As I was just about to leave, some kid in a Mustang turned in with his girlfriend. He saw me and decided to be a little smart ass.

Teenage Douchebag in Mustang - I'm glad some people can read signs that say enter only.

Me - Go fuck yourself.

I usually would have left it at that, but I heard the kid hit his brakes, hard. I decided he needed to know he was wrong and I, as always, was right.

I proceeded to get out of my car.

He stepped out.

Teenage Douchebag in Mustang - What the fuck is your problem?

Me - I have no problem, I was just leaving.

Teenage Douchebag in Mustang - Well you're going the wrong way, asshole.

Me - Really? Well, why don't you look in the fucking exit lane? You see that big van? Almost looks like it's taking up the whole lane? Looks like the only way out was up the enter only lane, doesn't it?

Teenage Douchebag in Mustang - Yeah. Well you--

Me - Yeah. Now, why don't you get the fuck back in your mom's car before I smack the shit out of you?

I got back in my car and drove home.

I see why this kid thought he had the right to start talking some shit. You or I might even do the same thing in his position. But here's the thing, you have to make sure you're right to yell at someone. If someone has a perfectly good reason for doing something, and you start screaming about it, you'll look like a total dickhead.

So what's the moral to this story?

Be damn sure you're right before you start talking like you know everything.

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