It was the London Underground at 8 a.m., packed out to the rafters. Matt Buckland was standing packed in with the other passengers, just minding his own business as he waited for his stop.
Just then a young man pushed past him forcefully, shoving Matt into the side of the tube. When Matt started to protest, the young man graciously suggested that he could ‘go fuck himself’.
Matt finished his journey, got to work and settled in for a busy day. He had a promising candidate coming in for an interview that morning and he wanted to be prepared.
In due course, the candidate arrived, walked in and shook
It was the London Underground at 8 a.m., packed out to the rafters. Matt Buckland was standing packed in with the other passengers, just minding his own business as he waited for his stop.
Just then a young man pushed past him forcefully, shoving Matt into the side of the tube. When Matt started to protest, the young man graciously suggested that he could ‘go fuck himself’.
Matt finished his journey, got to work and settled in for a busy day. He had a promising candidate coming in for an interview that morning and he wanted to be prepared.
In due course, the candidate arrived, walked in and shook Matt's hand - it was the same guy who had sworn at him on the tube that morning. Matt recognises him immediately, but the penny didn’t drop with the interviewee until Matt asked the first question of the interview: “So, how was your commute?”
Needless to say, he didn’t get the job.
I once met a man who drove a modest Toyota Corolla, wore beat-up sneakers, and looked like he’d lived the same way for decades. But what really caught my attention was when he casually mentioned he was retired at 45 with more money than he could ever spend. I couldn’t help but ask, “How did you do it?”
He smiled and said, “The secret to saving money is knowing where to look for the waste—and car insurance is one of the easiest places to start.”
He then walked me through a few strategies that I’d never thought of before. Here’s what I learned:
1. Make insurance companies fight for your business
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I once met a man who drove a modest Toyota Corolla, wore beat-up sneakers, and looked like he’d lived the same way for decades. But what really caught my attention was when he casually mentioned he was retired at 45 with more money than he could ever spend. I couldn’t help but ask, “How did you do it?”
He smiled and said, “The secret to saving money is knowing where to look for the waste—and car insurance is one of the easiest places to start.”
He then walked me through a few strategies that I’d never thought of before. Here’s what I learned:
1. Make insurance companies fight for your business
Most people just stick with the same insurer year after year, but that’s what the companies are counting on. This guy used tools like Coverage.com to compare rates every time his policy came up for renewal. It only took him a few minutes, and he said he’d saved hundreds each year by letting insurers compete for his business.
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2. Take advantage of safe driver programs
He mentioned that some companies reward good drivers with significant discounts. By signing up for a program that tracked his driving habits for just a month, he qualified for a lower rate. “It’s like a test where you already know the answers,” he joked.
You can find a list of insurance companies offering safe driver discounts here and start saving on your next policy.
3. Bundle your policies
He bundled his auto insurance with his home insurance and saved big. “Most companies will give you a discount if you combine your policies with them. It’s easy money,” he explained. If you haven’t bundled yet, ask your insurer what discounts they offer—or look for new ones that do.
4. Drop coverage you don’t need
He also emphasized reassessing coverage every year. If your car isn’t worth much anymore, it might be time to drop collision or comprehensive coverage. “You shouldn’t be paying more to insure the car than it’s worth,” he said.
5. Look for hidden fees or overpriced add-ons
One of his final tips was to avoid extras like roadside assistance, which can often be purchased elsewhere for less. “It’s those little fees you don’t think about that add up,” he warned.
The Secret? Stop Overpaying
The real “secret” isn’t about cutting corners—it’s about being proactive. Car insurance companies are counting on you to stay complacent, but with tools like Coverage.com and a little effort, you can make sure you’re only paying for what you need—and saving hundreds in the process.
If you’re ready to start saving, take a moment to:
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- Check if you qualify for safe driver discounts
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I worked in a hotel for a while, and there was a guest who was saying absolutely grotesquely inappropriate things to me (I won’t go into detail).
Finally I convinced him to go to his room, and wouldn’t you know it? Our finicky elevator got stuck.
I knew the way to fix it was to go pull the lever in the basement, but I was just MUCH too busy to get there. For four hours.
He apparently called the number to the elevator company while he was stuck in there, and it was a small community, so I knew our repair guy. When he called me to ask if there was someone stuck in the elevator, I told him not to bo
I worked in a hotel for a while, and there was a guest who was saying absolutely grotesquely inappropriate things to me (I won’t go into detail).
Finally I convinced him to go to his room, and wouldn’t you know it? Our finicky elevator got stuck.
I knew the way to fix it was to go pull the lever in the basement, but I was just MUCH too busy to get there. For four hours.
He apparently called the number to the elevator company while he was stuck in there, and it was a small community, so I knew our repair guy. When he called me to ask if there was someone stuck in the elevator, I told him not to bother coming in. I’d deal with it myself. Eventually…
I have seen it first hand.
I drove a city bus for nearly ten years. One day I stopped to pick up some passengers. One of them was a young man with a serious attitude problem.
This guy ignored my greeting, paid less than the full fare, then just held out his hand. I knew he wanted a transfer, but I ignored him. Finally, he growled, “Gimme a transfer.” I was pulling away from the bus stop, so I held one up without looking at him. He snatched it and walked away to sit down. I called to him, “You're welcome.” (Yes, I could be a smart-ass, too.)
I respect everyone unless they show that they don't dese
I have seen it first hand.
I drove a city bus for nearly ten years. One day I stopped to pick up some passengers. One of them was a young man with a serious attitude problem.
This guy ignored my greeting, paid less than the full fare, then just held out his hand. I knew he wanted a transfer, but I ignored him. Finally, he growled, “Gimme a transfer.” I was pulling away from the bus stop, so I held one up without looking at him. He snatched it and walked away to sit down. I called to him, “You're welcome.” (Yes, I could be a smart-ass, too.)
I respect everyone unless they show that they don't deserve respect. I could tell that this guy was gonna be trouble.
When the guy rang the bell and got up to leave, I pulled into the stop and activated the back door. He walked right past it and continued to the front of the bus. I knew he was planning to do something so I readied myself. I opened the front door.
When the guy got up to me, he turned and spat at me. I was ready and I leaned back. He completely missed me.
The guy then quickly turned and ran down the steps, out the front door…and rammed himself into the fire hydrant I had lined up the front door with!
As the guy lay on the sidewalk in agony, I looked out the door at him and said, “Have a nice day.” I closed the door and pulled away.
A friend of mine was a copper in the 80s. He and a few other hundred coppers had gone for some sort of training (if I remember rightly). They were all returning from this training, so about 50 or so of them were travelling in the same car on the underground.
There were only a couple of other people on the car: a young woman and a young man who seemed to have a preoccupation with the young woman’s handbag.
Of course, he seemed to be completely oblivious to the fact that, apart from him and the young lady, the car was filled with young, well-built men, all with short back and sides. It didn’t seem
A friend of mine was a copper in the 80s. He and a few other hundred coppers had gone for some sort of training (if I remember rightly). They were all returning from this training, so about 50 or so of them were travelling in the same car on the underground.
There were only a couple of other people on the car: a young woman and a young man who seemed to have a preoccupation with the young woman’s handbag.
Of course, he seemed to be completely oblivious to the fact that, apart from him and the young lady, the car was filled with young, well-built men, all with short back and sides. It didn’t seem to dawn on him that all these young men, and women, might be coppers.
Anyway, as the train was drawing into the next station, all these coppers were looking at him to see what he would do. Again, if he thought he was being given any special attention, it didn’t register.
My friend told me he was thinking, “Do it, do it,” as — apparently — were all the other coppers on the train.
So, as the doors of the train opened, the young man grabbed the lady’s handbag and jumped out.
It must have been a sight to see 50 coppers or so all rushing out the doors at the same time, tackling the would-be mugger, and arresting the young reprobate.
The entire incident from bag snatching to arrest must have lasted all of five seconds. Instant enough for you?
Several years ago I was on my way home from a night shift. It was just past 8am and there was heavy traffic going into the city moving at little more than walking pace. As I was going in the opposite direction the traffic was moving along at a reasonable 30 - 50 mph. Everyone driving nicely, nice safe gaps between cars.
Anyway I was behind another vehicle and we got stopped at an intersection where
Several years ago I was on my way home from a night shift. It was just past 8am and there was heavy traffic going into the city moving at little more than walking pace. As I was going in the opposite direction the traffic was moving along at a reasonable 30 - 50 mph. Everyone driving nicely, nice safe gaps between cars.
Anyway I was behind another vehicle and we got stopped at an intersection where there are multiple light stops. A car came zooming up behind me and was right up to my bumper. I didn't think much of it but at every set of lights he would be zoom up and then back off. He got so close to me that I could actually see that he was really angry and could lip read him swearing at the traffic conditions, and probablyme in particular. I wouldn't have minded but there were multiple vehicles in front of me.
Anyway we cleared the intersection and picked up speed now doing 45mph. The limit on the road was 50, there is ample signage and road markings that there is no overtaking on that section of road. The driver then decides to overtake me. I had already started to slow down along with the other traffic but red tail lights seemed invisable to him. As he sailed ...
I used to work on British Rail, people seem to think it's ok to be verbally and physically abusive towards the staff.
I was about 18 years of age and I was working on the platforms, we had sent a train out and this very well to do couple arrived late and missed the train. Of course it was my fault they were late, and the abuse began.
The woman decided it was a direct insult to her, so slapped me around the face, screaming abuse about how fat and ugly I was. Just for the record, I was a size 14, 5′10 teenage girl who weighed about 11 stone.
When I began to distance myself, the man slammed me in to
I used to work on British Rail, people seem to think it's ok to be verbally and physically abusive towards the staff.
I was about 18 years of age and I was working on the platforms, we had sent a train out and this very well to do couple arrived late and missed the train. Of course it was my fault they were late, and the abuse began.
The woman decided it was a direct insult to her, so slapped me around the face, screaming abuse about how fat and ugly I was. Just for the record, I was a size 14, 5′10 teenage girl who weighed about 11 stone.
When I began to distance myself, the man slammed me in to the train beside me and pinned me to the coach, he began to call me a fat slut etc. The woman slapped me again, then the man decided to do the same, all the time I'm holding down the transmitter button on my walkie talkie, so every member of staff could hear and was coming running.
The woman screamed at me “you'll never have a man, look at mine. He's got money and look. You're too fat and stupid to manage that “
The man slapped me again and demanded “are you married? Do you even have a boyfriend?”
Yes sir.
“Where is he then?” He screamed, “I'll rip his head off for having such a stupid, fat girlfriend?”
That's when a deep Cornish voice said “he's such standing right behind you…sir. With the police…sir. Touch my lady again.. sir. Just. Touch. Her.”
Yep, my 6′5 and a half, Cornish co-worker boyfriend was standing directly behind them.
They were arrested and charged with common assault. From what I was told, it didn't go down too well with the trading floor he worked on, and he lost his job.
EDIT: I’ve just got off the phone to Wayne (the ex). He’s totally gobsmacked by all the comments and says to pass on that he wishes he had gotten to the guy alone too!
He says to tell you all that the man went a kinda sickly greeny white colour and looked like he was going to throw up, and Wayne had real trouble to keep a straight face, but he’s a gentle giant (he is) and wouldn’t have hurt him “Just scared him really REALLY badly!”
Yes, we are still best of friends <3
Where do I start?
I’m a huge financial nerd, and have spent an embarrassing amount of time talking to people about their money habits.
Here are the biggest mistakes people are making and how to fix them:
Not having a separate high interest savings account
Having a separate account allows you to see the results of all your hard work and keep your money separate so you're less tempted to spend it.
Plus with rates above 5.00%, the interest you can earn compared to most banks really adds up.
Here is a list of the top savings accounts available today. Deposit $5 before moving on because this is one of th
Where do I start?
I’m a huge financial nerd, and have spent an embarrassing amount of time talking to people about their money habits.
Here are the biggest mistakes people are making and how to fix them:
Not having a separate high interest savings account
Having a separate account allows you to see the results of all your hard work and keep your money separate so you're less tempted to spend it.
Plus with rates above 5.00%, the interest you can earn compared to most banks really adds up.
Here is a list of the top savings accounts available today. Deposit $5 before moving on because this is one of the biggest mistakes and easiest ones to fix.
Overpaying on car insurance
You’ve heard it a million times before, but the average American family still overspends by $417/year on car insurance.
If you’ve been with the same insurer for years, chances are you are one of them.
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Missing out on free money to invest
It’s no secret that millionaires love investing, but for the rest of us, it can seem out of reach.
Times have changed. There are a number of investing platforms that will give you a bonus to open an account and get started. All you have to do is open the account and invest at least $25, and you could get up to $1000 in bonus.
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Having bad credit
A low credit score can come back to bite you in so many ways in the future.
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Hope this helps! Here are the links to get started:
Have a separate savings account
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I saw this happen on a NY subway. It was crowded. As the crowd got on, there was a scramble for seats. As the subway car started to move, one elderly lady was working her way toward an empty seat when a young punk in an odd assortment of clothes slipped by her and grabbed the seat and then looked up at her and smiled. She just held onto the overhead strap and had to stand.
He had a hoody sweatshirt
I saw this happen on a NY subway. It was crowded. As the crowd got on, there was a scramble for seats. As the subway car started to move, one elderly lady was working her way toward an empty seat when a young punk in an odd assortment of clothes slipped by her and grabbed the seat and then looked up at her and smiled. She just held onto the overhead strap and had to stand.
He had a hoody sweatshirt tied by the sleeves around his waist over what looked like yellow nylon boxing shorts. Across the aisle, another gentleman got up and offered his seat to her and then helped her sit down as the car moved about.
An elderly black gentleman with a distinguished white beard and hair was sitting next to the young punk and gave him a dirty look. The punk starred at him and made a face and said, “Wadda you lookin at, grandpops?” The older man just reached down into his shopping bag and pulled out a can of soda, popped the lid and took a swig.
I was standing almost in the middle of all this, watching. The older man looked up at me and smiled and then glanced in the direction of the punk kid. I knew he had something in mind.
As we approached the next stop, he got up and gathered up his two bags while holding his soda. He waited until the car stopped and then carefully placed the soda can on the hard curved plastic seat where he had been sitting - this allowed him to get a better grip on his bags. He then moved toward the door. As he passed me, I started to say something about him leaving his soda on the seat. He looked at me and shut his eyes for a moment and shook his head - so I didn’t say anything.
He stepped off the train and...
The customer is NOT always right…
A guest arrived late at night and did not want to use our valet service and did not want to find his own parking spot in town.
He chose instead to park illegally outside the front of the hotel in the fire lane. He rudely refused to give our overnight security the keys so they could move it if needed, advising that if he heard sirens he’d ‘come downstairs and get it out the way’.
A very usual scenario then occurred: A short while later a guest in a room that happened to have a balcony right above his precious car felt sick. They went outside for some fresh air but
The customer is NOT always right…
A guest arrived late at night and did not want to use our valet service and did not want to find his own parking spot in town.
He chose instead to park illegally outside the front of the hotel in the fire lane. He rudely refused to give our overnight security the keys so they could move it if needed, advising that if he heard sirens he’d ‘come downstairs and get it out the way’.
A very usual scenario then occurred: A short while later a guest in a room that happened to have a balcony right above his precious car felt sick. They went outside for some fresh air but it didn’t work: They unfortunately projectile vomited over the balcony…
Splat…right on his roof…their vomit drying in the high mountain air, soldering itself to his paint job.
Never before, or after, in the 20 years I’ve been there does anyone remember a guest being sick off the balcony. We’re not exactly a party hotel.
How the heck it happened on that night, in that room, with that idiots car parked directly below we will never know.
The only thing we did know was that we couldn’t have planned better karma if we’d tried.
She’s a young woman, a teacher, somebody snatched her purse and rode away on bike while she was walking down the street. She reported it to Police afterwards, a case was registered and investigation initiated. I learned of it yesterday noon, and got to see the CCTV footage of this incident.
Since then I have not slept, I give you my word!
It shows the veiled young lady walking in the alley, minding her own business, and a biker approaches behind her and snatches her purse hung by the shoulder. The lady out of this sudden and grave drag; so violently gets swung and falls on her face on the street
She’s a young woman, a teacher, somebody snatched her purse and rode away on bike while she was walking down the street. She reported it to Police afterwards, a case was registered and investigation initiated. I learned of it yesterday noon, and got to see the CCTV footage of this incident.
Since then I have not slept, I give you my word!
It shows the veiled young lady walking in the alley, minding her own business, and a biker approaches behind her and snatches her purse hung by the shoulder. The lady out of this sudden and grave drag; so violently gets swung and falls on her face on the street, while the snatcher rides calmly away without even looking back or even moving a muscle. Like literally nothing has happened.
I cannot upload the video here, I guess. You got to message me and I’ll share it. Words won’t do justice describing the heart-breaking fall of that lady, and ruthlessness of that culprit. Ask me and I’ll provide it to you.
Such a shameless disregard of women, oh my goodness!
“You Sir have our complete and undivided attention”. I mumbled looking at the masked culprit’s paused video.
Besides the team working on this case; additional hand-picked field-officers were tasked to find this criminal…today! We don’t care if there’s no substantial clue to begin with, folks gotta make some miracle. The end result should be the arrest of this beast, and that too Today!
And we got him in few hours.
The snatched items have been recovered. He’s charged aptly with multiple sections, also being thoroughly investigated for other similar crimes he had committed in the past, it will most definitely be ensured that he’s awarded a befitting imprisonment punishment.
I almost forgot to mention something you might wonder about, why is he not in the lockup, instead it looks like someone behind him is holding a drip needle, ready to provide him medical treatment.
Actually he got shot during the arrest, he resisted, pointed a gun at Police Officers and ended up shooting himself…. leaving a hole in his wrist.
Instant Karma?
Story 1 - (Personal/Family story).
I’m from the Philippines and this happened to my grandfather when he was at a Honda car dealership in Quezon City, Metro Manila. He had stage 4 cancer and was on a wheelchair accompanied by our family driver; despite having stage 4 cancer he doesn’t look very ill at that times, (because he was very athletic and he was also naturally bald).
Both of them were wearing casual clothing (old khaki shorts, old t-shirt and old sandals) as opposed to the other buyers who were wearing corporate attire clothing.
So what happened was, my grandfather tried to get the attenti
Story 1 - (Personal/Family story).
I’m from the Philippines and this happened to my grandfather when he was at a Honda car dealership in Quezon City, Metro Manila. He had stage 4 cancer and was on a wheelchair accompanied by our family driver; despite having stage 4 cancer he doesn’t look very ill at that times, (because he was very athletic and he was also naturally bald).
Both of them were wearing casual clothing (old khaki shorts, old t-shirt and old sandals) as opposed to the other buyers who were wearing corporate attire clothing.
So what happened was, my grandfather tried to get the attention of the Sales Agents to inquire and they ignored him; several minutes had passed and no one was still willing to give him any attention, until he snapped.
(He exclaimed in a loud voice).
- Let’s go!… it seems that these people have no intention of selling us any cars!
The whole store became silent and everyone was looking… as they were about to leave, the Sales Manager approached and politely apologized and asked him… (Sir, what’s the problem?). My grandfather then replied and said that the Sales Agents were ignoring him.
The Manager apologized again and asked what model he wanted… my grandfather said that he wanted the most expensive model, which at that time was a brand new Honda CRV 2008, the Sales Manager then asked what payment plan he wanted and my grandfather said that he will pay it all in cash, the price of the CRV at that time was somewhere between $21,000 to $25,000 (USD).
This shocked the Sales Agents who were ignoring him just earlier since a lot of the other buyers rarely paid in cash… (My grandfather always pays in cash for major purchases).
Before leaving the store, the Sales Manager scolded the Sales Agents and made them apologize to my grandfather. Later that day, my grandfather went to the bank to withdraw the exact amount of cash and he was able to purchase the CRV.
Story 2 - (A popular story that happened to a boastful and conceited local Filipino celebrity).
- This is Gretchen Barretto… she went into a building and boarded the elevator. She saw another lady in the elevator who was dressed casually and Gretchen demanded to her own bodyguard to make the lady leave… the lady went out of the elevator and Gretchen continued on her way to the floor that she was visiting, (An exclusive spa that she frequented)… when the elevator doors opened there were guards already waiting for her and they informed her that she had to leave the building… they accompanied her all the way down to the ground level and there she saw the same lady whom she booted out of the elevator earlier… it turns out that the lady is the owner of the building.
(There are other incidents like this that I know of)… a lot of wealthy or well-off people in the Philippines love to wear simple, casual or unassuming clothes.
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I was at an airport and all lines were long and it was ever so crowded.
Finally, it was my turn to have my boarding pass swiped . It was being held by me and the airport staffer women was just closing her fingers to take my boarding pass. Some guy comes running up , knocks me a little out of the way and he slips his boarding pass into her fingers. The staffer held his ticket firmly and said “Miss I am absolutely sure that you absolutely want this man to cut in front of you ; you agree I am sure.
I saw her face and responded Yes, yes./ I want him to go before me !
Apparently every 20th person was
I was at an airport and all lines were long and it was ever so crowded.
Finally, it was my turn to have my boarding pass swiped . It was being held by me and the airport staffer women was just closing her fingers to take my boarding pass. Some guy comes running up , knocks me a little out of the way and he slips his boarding pass into her fingers. The staffer held his ticket firmly and said “Miss I am absolutely sure that you absolutely want this man to cut in front of you ; you agree I am sure.
I saw her face and responded Yes, yes./ I want him to go before me !
Apparently every 20th person was going to have to be researched and have to go through medal detector again and have every item taken out of their carryon and searched extra well.
He was so mad at us as we smiled and laughed together and he had to get on a “to be searched” line
I was glad to not be the 20th person because of him ..LOL
A few years ago, I was working uniformed patrol as a police officer with my partner in a beat car. We were patrolling through a trendy, commercial district and were stopped at a stop sign at a four-way intersection, when we observed a Landrover stopped in the middle of the street, preparing to back up and parallel park in a vacant space along the curb. Before the Landrover could reverse, a Mercedes Benz quickly pulled into the space headfirst. The driver of the Landrover exited his SUV, and gestured in disbelief at the audacity of the Mercedes Benz’s driver, who smugly threw his hands up as if
A few years ago, I was working uniformed patrol as a police officer with my partner in a beat car. We were patrolling through a trendy, commercial district and were stopped at a stop sign at a four-way intersection, when we observed a Landrover stopped in the middle of the street, preparing to back up and parallel park in a vacant space along the curb. Before the Landrover could reverse, a Mercedes Benz quickly pulled into the space headfirst. The driver of the Landrover exited his SUV, and gestured in disbelief at the audacity of the Mercedes Benz’s driver, who smugly threw his hands up as if saying, “Oh, well…”
The driver of the Landrover got back into his vehicle and drove off to find another parking space elsewhere as the occupants of the Mercedes Benz exited their vehicle and walked into a nearby “breastaurant” without paying the parking meter, which was flashing red, indicating that the space had not been paid for.
Seeing the opportunity to make things right, I drove our police car up the Mercedes Benz, and told my partner to cite the Mercedes Benz for parking at an expired meter while I cited it for parking in excess of 18 inches from the curb (it is very difficult to parallel park properly without backing into the space, and the Mercedes Benz driver, in his haste to snag the spot from the Landrover, parked quite sloppily).
My partner placed both parking citations on the windshield of the Mercedes Benz, when the driver of the Mercedes Benz came out to feed the meter. Apparently, he ran into the “breastaurant” to make change for the meter before grabbing lunch, but, alas, it was too late for my partner and I had already scratched him the tickets. I simply returned the same gesture he gave the Landrover driver, and quipped, “Oh, well…”
That day, my partner and I were “the instant karma”. Unfortunately, I don’t think the Landrover owner will ever know about the actual ending of his encounter with the rude Mercedes Benz driver, but if you’re out there reading this anecdote, rest assured that we took care of the offending party the best way we could with the legal means we had available to us.
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If you want to write better essays, it’s helpful to understand the criteria teachers use to score them. Instead of solely focusing on the grade you are given, focus on how you are being graded and how you can improve, even if you are already getting a high grade.
Development of Your Thesis
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I was in line at a popular coffee shop on a busy Saturday morning. The line was long, but everyone was patiently waiting for their turn to order. As I neared the front, I noticed an elderly woman standing to the side, looking a bit lost.
I approached her and asked if she needed any help. She explained that she was trying to order a coffee for her husband, who was waiting outside in their car. She d
I was in line at a popular coffee shop on a busy Saturday morning. The line was long, but everyone was patiently waiting for their turn to order. As I neared the front, I noticed an elderly woman standing to the side, looking a bit lost.
I approached her and asked if she needed any help. She explained that she was trying to order a coffee for her husband, who was waiting outside in their car. She didn't know how to use the app on her phone and was feeling overwhelmed by the crowd.
I offered to help and asked for her husband's order. As I placed the order, I noticed that the woman's hands were shaking. She shared with me that her husband had just been diagnosed with a serious illness and they were feeling overwhelmed and scared.
When the order was ready, I paid for it and handed her the coffee. I also ...
I went groceries shopping on a Friday and the cashier stopped scanning my groceries when it went over R2000. I was dressed in sweat pants, all-star sneakers and a t-shirt that looked more grey than black, but it was supposed to be black. I did take a bath and I mean come on when it’s your day off why would you want to dress up in heels…..to go and do grocery shopping. Anyway, I asked her why did you stop scanning my stuff and she said the queue for the social service grants is on the other side of the shop. I asked her what made her think I am on welfare and she gave me one look and said the w
I went groceries shopping on a Friday and the cashier stopped scanning my groceries when it went over R2000. I was dressed in sweat pants, all-star sneakers and a t-shirt that looked more grey than black, but it was supposed to be black. I did take a bath and I mean come on when it’s your day off why would you want to dress up in heels…..to go and do grocery shopping. Anyway, I asked her why did you stop scanning my stuff and she said the queue for the social service grants is on the other side of the shop. I asked her what made her think I am on welfare and she gave me one look and said the way you dressed do you even have R2000 in your account. I told her it's my day off and I am doing groceries shopping…..she said listen here lady I don't care if you the queen of England just go to the other side of the shop. And then she said these government dogs annoy me this time of the month to her colleague who by the way knew me. My first instinct was to beat her up but I screamed at the top of my lungs…..Where is the fucking manager?
Guess what he was standing two tills down listening to her going off on me the whole time….I told her before he walked over I don't want the stuff anymore she can void it. She then called me a crazy woman and insisted I pay for the groceries. Going on about how she will get into trouble if she voids over R2000 worth of stuff. I told her it was not my problem and I was about to walk away when the manager came up and apologised. She was grey in the face and asked her colleague in Setswana where did this one come from and she answered in a low voice…..he had been standing there the whole time.
She was suspended on the spot and told to take her bag and leave……two days after the incident a shop steward from her union called me to ask if I want to attend her hearing. My friend had made a video of the whole incident…..guess what she said I insulted her that is why she treated me like that. I showed them the video and she was dismissed from her job with immediate effect.
Yes. I was a young girl working in the fresh food department at one of the local supermarkets. One of the area managers would come in for a visit and would only speak to the managers and not acknowledge any of the workers. Fast forward 10 years and I was now in a high powered position in a large company. I approached a firm to supply this company. It would mean a massive amount of money and security if they got it. I entered the room to find the person taking the meeting was the area manager from years before. He hadn’t changed his attitude at all He told me he had written out a deal and I was
Yes. I was a young girl working in the fresh food department at one of the local supermarkets. One of the area managers would come in for a visit and would only speak to the managers and not acknowledge any of the workers. Fast forward 10 years and I was now in a high powered position in a large company. I approached a firm to supply this company. It would mean a massive amount of money and security if they got it. I entered the room to find the person taking the meeting was the area manager from years before. He hadn’t changed his attitude at all He told me he had written out a deal and I was to go back and give the papers to my boss. I smiled and replied ‘I AM THE BOSS!’ I then walked out with his papers without another word. He did not win the contract. I still smile when I think of that day. I love karma.
worked in Mumbai and traveled back home to Pune every Friday after work in 2006. I always took the bus operated by Neeta Volvo. One Friday, the bus reached our pickup spot 3 hours late and the place was literally beside a busy road and no place to sit or relax. I had an elderly couple as co passengers who were visibly very tired by the time bus arrived. As we started boarding the bus the elderly gentleman asked the driver about the delay. Reply was very harsh and some bad words with an evil grin. The man and his wife felt humiliated but with no choice, took their seats and we started our journ
worked in Mumbai and traveled back home to Pune every Friday after work in 2006. I always took the bus operated by Neeta Volvo. One Friday, the bus reached our pickup spot 3 hours late and the place was literally beside a busy road and no place to sit or relax. I had an elderly couple as co passengers who were visibly very tired by the time bus arrived. As we started boarding the bus the elderly gentleman asked the driver about the delay. Reply was very harsh and some bad words with an evil grin. The man and his wife felt humiliated but with no choice, took their seats and we started our journey.
Everybody felt bad for the elderly gentleman. 1 hour later we hit the express way and the bus was cruising with some sharp lane changes paying no heed to small cars. Now the bus driver blatantly cut another small car so that the car driver has to apply brakes in order to save his car from a possibly sideswiping bus. Apparently for a moment or two both the drivers locked eyes on each other in the bus’s rear view mirror and the bus driver had the same old grin on his face. I was right behind him in the bus and saw this firsthand. What followed next was sheer pleasure to watch. The small car sped up, passed our bus and drive very close ahead and started to decelerate forcing the bus to stop. A bigger asshole jumped out asked the bus driver to open the door. The cocky bus-driver opened and faced the wrath. He got a slap of a lifetime across his face with a threat to dare do that again of course in a language well suited to make him understand.
Elderly couple were the first one to clap and the rest of the passengers joined them. Can’t forget that ride. Most entertaining Mumbai Pune journey ever….
This isn’t exactly *horrible* but it’s hilarious.
I was living with a boyfriend at the time, and had agreed to drive him to work early every morning, so he wouldn’t have to deal with parking or public transit. Needless to say, the relationship wasn’t going incredibly well. I was feeling pretty grumpy one particular day, waking up early when my own job started much later in the morning. But, I poured my coffee into a travel mug and off we went.
I had to stop at the bank, which was right on the way, to deposit a check. He waited in the car.
When I got back to the car and closed the door, I was hit
This isn’t exactly *horrible* but it’s hilarious.
I was living with a boyfriend at the time, and had agreed to drive him to work early every morning, so he wouldn’t have to deal with parking or public transit. Needless to say, the relationship wasn’t going incredibly well. I was feeling pretty grumpy one particular day, waking up early when my own job started much later in the morning. But, I poured my coffee into a travel mug and off we went.
I had to stop at the bank, which was right on the way, to deposit a check. He waited in the car.
When I got back to the car and closed the door, I was hit with a vile odor of intermingled farts and coffee. I was not happy. “You couldn’t just roll down the window??” (This was in California— there was no excuse to not air the car out.) Combined with the multitudinous additional inconsiderations in our life together, this put my over the edge. Here I was, chauffeuring his ass to work, and he didn’t even have the decency to air out his rank gas from the vehicle and save me from a turning stomach so early in the morn?
We got on the road, arguing. We were stopped at a red left-turn light. When it turned green, I floored it. Immediately, a cop pulls me over.
Great, I thought, here’s what I get for losing my cool.
The officer approached the vehicle, looked directly at my boyfriend in the passenger seat and said, “Sir, you were not wearing your seatbelt just now. I’m afraid I’m going to have to write you a ticket.” He got a $100 ticket for not wearing his seatbelt.
The officer mentioned nothing about my behavior, which I suppose wasn’t as bad as I thought, but had at least drawn attention to my criminal passenger!
When the officer left, I laughed. I laughed. So. Hard.
That’s what you get for hotboxing the car with your fart.
Story time. I used to have mean co-worker who would talk crap about everyone, including me. Always behind their back so they didn't have a chance to defend themselves. In my case she was saying things that weren't true about my job performance. So one day I called her out for it in front of everyone. I grabbed a note pad and pen and said “hey Sasha” (random fake name)… “I heard that you had some complaints about me this morning, would you share them with me so I can correct them.” Her eyes widened and she immediately got red in the face. She stuttered a bit, played nice and said “..ohh..well u
Story time. I used to have mean co-worker who would talk crap about everyone, including me. Always behind their back so they didn't have a chance to defend themselves. In my case she was saying things that weren't true about my job performance. So one day I called her out for it in front of everyone. I grabbed a note pad and pen and said “hey Sasha” (random fake name)… “I heard that you had some complaints about me this morning, would you share them with me so I can correct them.” Her eyes widened and she immediately got red in the face. She stuttered a bit, played nice and said “..ohh..well uh, the boss said she hates how you do this and that”. One by one I proved how the boss didn't say any of those things/and or I was doing this the correct way according to policy. I pretended to listen and jot down everything she said. At this point everyone knew she was full of crap, most of them knew already, but seeing her complaints picked apart peice by piece really put the icing on the cake. She knew it too. Then at the end I said “okay thank you, I'm going to go discuss this with (boss) so we can work on a solution.” She panicked knowing she would be exposed to the boss (the only person who thought she was an angel because boss was always in her office.) She said “WAIT!! AMEILIA NO!”. Then still in front of everyone I said … “right because you made that all up, well next time you have an issue come talk to me directly. I can't correct things that are said behind my back.” Her eyes narrowed and the look on her face was priceless. Later my co workers enthusiasticly praised this scene. She left our department shortly after because no one wanted to listen to her bs anymore. That department hated her too, and she quit in shame, last I heard she was communiting an hour to work because she couldn't find a local job where she hadn't burned any bridges. This might not be *instant* karma, but the same day confrontation was just the beginning of her long-term karma. If anyone didn't know what a shake she was, they do now. And by the way the boss heard everything and hated her after that. Moral of the story: sometimes karma needs a little push start.
Yes. An attorney used a racial slur against me during a phone call. The judge heard it, because the caller was loud. Hours later, we were considering the cases for the day, in our jam packed courtroom. That attorney's case was called. Judge said, without any preamble, “ You owe my clerk an apology. I believe you know why. Do that, and do it with an explanation as to its necessity. We will then proceed with your matter before the court.”
You could have heard a pin drop as the attorney did precisely as instructed.
Ouch for them. Satisfaction for me.
Thank you for the A2A. I appreciate being asked.
My grand ma was not well. Suffering from chronic diabetes, obesity and ever fluctuating blood pressure, she was bed ridden. Bed ridden for months together, yet still possessed a sharp mind. Until one day…
She had four kids, and was under the care of her second son. My mom would visit her every day to look into her needs, when the son and his wife were off to work. By the way, my mom was one among the 4 kids.
Grand ma was married off at the age of 7 or perhaps 8 yrs old, though was sent to Husband’s place after attaining puberty. Husband was a drunkard, wife beater and womanizer. And a man who wa
My grand ma was not well. Suffering from chronic diabetes, obesity and ever fluctuating blood pressure, she was bed ridden. Bed ridden for months together, yet still possessed a sharp mind. Until one day…
She had four kids, and was under the care of her second son. My mom would visit her every day to look into her needs, when the son and his wife were off to work. By the way, my mom was one among the 4 kids.
Grand ma was married off at the age of 7 or perhaps 8 yrs old, though was sent to Husband’s place after attaining puberty. Husband was a drunkard, wife beater and womanizer. And a man who was ever ready to sell the small inheritance for his drinking habits.
She fought all his evil intentions with all her vigor. Through resilience and steadfastness she not only saved the inheritance, but through hard work and insurmountable sacrifices, managed to add more property to the inheritance in the form of farm land.
Anyways, one day grand pa passed away. Kids had moved out long ago. By then, even she had grown old. Years of being a farmer and working under the sun, managing cattle, and fighting drought had taken a toll on her. Hence, she decided to move into one of the son’s place. By then, she had constantly worked for more than 50yrs and now was suffering from diseases. All her life she battered herself down to provide the best life for her kids.
She moved into her last son’s home who was staying in the village. Initially she had a great time. A comfort which she never had tasted in her entire life. There was a daughter-in-law to cook and son to take care of the cattle. And she would while off her time playing with the son’s kids.
One day, her diabetes worsened. kidney failure was just a step away. To get the better medical treatment, it was decided she move into the city. Three of her kids were living in the city. My mom wanted to have her, but she refused to go citing cultural and traditional belief of a mother not to live for too long in her daughter’s place after she is been married off. One among the many outdated evil believes! 1st son refused to have her with him stating his house will get dirty and smelly.
He said and I quote-“Since, she is coming from the village and with the diseases, it will affect the hygiene at home. My wife, son, and daughter-in- law won’t approve of it. It will affect mostly my daughter-in-law, who’s hygiene standards are so high that she finishes an entire bottle of hand sanitizer in a single day. And I don’t wanna put my family under stress.”
Siblings were disappointed.But they moved on. 2nd son took her under his care. Thankfully, rest of them realized that it was not the time to squabble, but grand ma’s well being. Soon enough, thanks to best medical facilities which were provided in time, she recouped well. But she was never the same. She perhaps realized not many days were left for her.
Hence, she asked all the kids to share the inheritance before she passed away. During the process of sharing the inheritance, in one such meeting, 3 sons, even after having enormous property and wealth, started heckling each other. Thirst for more never ends perhaps!
Seeing the ruckus, my grand ma got severely distressed. And at that moment, a part of the shout and scream was following way-
2nd son to the 1st - I and the 3rd son have taken care of her. What have you done for her to claim major chunk of the inheritance.
1st son- I don’t care what you or he did to her. I am the first son. Give me what I ask for. And I don’t care what happens to her. Even if you decide to toss her to dogs or into trash, I don’t give a damn. As if this was not enough, son joined the dad in abusing grand ma.
After witnessing to what was told about her, she silently went to the bed. Her 60 odd years of sacrifice, sweat, and blood had finally bought her to this juncture in life!
Grand ma didn’t eat her dinner that night. In-fact, after that night, neither she ever ate food again the way she would normally nor was she the same again as a person. Those words of her son impacted her to such an extent that it mentally deranged her for good.
For days and months to come she would sulk. At times silently and other times voicing her pain. Not a single day went by without shedding tears.
Her 1st son,after the ruckus night, never visited her again. She kept thinking about him, eagerly waiting for him, looking at the door and relentlessly talking about him to her other kids day in and day out. She requested everybody who visited her to call and ask him to visit her. But he never came!
One night grand ma passed away in her sleep.He finally came only to give his last respect. It was way too late by then. On her funeral day, as I watched, it seemed just like an another random event for him which unravels in a day. There were no emotions on his face or in his eyes whatsoever.
She was buried behind the house in which she spent 54 yrs of her life.
And today, first son is paralyzed in the lower part of the body. He cannot move. He is stationed in one place. Stool and urine collection is done from the place he will be. Not a single day goes by without getting abused or getting ill treated by his wife and son. His once fragrance filled house with greatest of aesthetics, now smells like a garbage and shit.
His highly hygiene conscious, high standard daughter-in-law, now suffers from cancer.
And the son, barely making through his job!
Might not be qualified for an instant karma, nevertheless, an example for a karma indeed.
I was on my way home from a long shift in ER. It had snowed the 2 days prior and that left us short staffed, so I stayed when I truly didnt want to. I had a 74 Dodge Power Wagon that was a beast. She could get me home without a problem. We are in the foothills of Northern California and our roads can be trecherous, especially early mornings when the snow was frozen solid. I was going slow and steady. No quick acceleration and no sharp braking..in fact, ideally no braking at all. In my rear view mirror, I see headlights gaining steadily on me. I fought the urge to speed up knowing that was exac
I was on my way home from a long shift in ER. It had snowed the 2 days prior and that left us short staffed, so I stayed when I truly didnt want to. I had a 74 Dodge Power Wagon that was a beast. She could get me home without a problem. We are in the foothills of Northern California and our roads can be trecherous, especially early mornings when the snow was frozen solid. I was going slow and steady. No quick acceleration and no sharp braking..in fact, ideally no braking at all. In my rear view mirror, I see headlights gaining steadily on me. I fought the urge to speed up knowing that was exactly the wrong thing to do. Their speed was increasing and I knew there was a pretty sharp and unforgiving curve ahead. I geared down till i was in my lowest gear and crept to the shoulder. They were going so fast that i didnt have time to get completely off the road and they clipped my front drivers side quarter panel. They gave my girl a bit of a crease and pulled up a bit of chrome, but all cosmetic. I watched as the impact of the collision sent them into a spin. Their beautiful, brand new 4wd was steadily gaining momentum as it headed for the sharp turn ahead. I was holding my breath and grabbing for my phone as they hit the siderail. The snow insulates the world and it was freakishly silent after they busted through the siderail. They kind of seemed to hang for just a heartbeat before they plunged down a considerable embankment. I hadnt put on boots for my drive home, so i had on a pair of clogs which are not snow apparel! I dashed across the road and could see the truck. That was good news. They had stopped well before the large drop off into a river. I was relieved when i had a signal on my phone and let EMS know precisely where we were.
All the passengers were able to communicate with me as we waited. There were 4 young men inside. Thankfully, they all wore their seat belts. When EMS arrived they called the Fire and Rescue Team who was able to wench the young men up the embankment. One of our Medics, who is a local guy asked the driver of the truck where he was from, and if he had ever driven in the snow on mountain roads..he was from Santa Cruz which is a bay area city. The truck was indeed brand new and belonged to his father. He had never driven in the snow prior to thus trip. Our medic said “Son, when you are out of your element, look around and find someone local. You should have slowed down, and followed someone who has driven these roads all her life a d you would be going home instead of going to the ER this young lady just left" I headed for my old faithful truck with a couple new boo boos on her to go home. Tony, the medic called me back. The driver of the truck began to speak, but he started to cry. He told me how very sorry he was, and how selfish he was because he could have injured me, too. I told him to just remember that next time he got behind the wheel of a car. I hope he does.
I live in Kolkata where there is a very famous sweet shop called Balaram Mullick and Radharaman Mullick. One day me and my mom were shopping at Acropolis Mall and decided to visit the shop which is only a few steps away. We had some guests coming over next day and had a small get together, so were getting the sweets from there.
We had already ordered some an we’re pondering what else to get when this woman walked in. The woman was in her 60s at least.
Now there was this guy, a member of the staff who was serving us. He asked if we wanted anything more, and I remembered that grandma loves the ‘Aa
I live in Kolkata where there is a very famous sweet shop called Balaram Mullick and Radharaman Mullick. One day me and my mom were shopping at Acropolis Mall and decided to visit the shop which is only a few steps away. We had some guests coming over next day and had a small get together, so were getting the sweets from there.
We had already ordered some an we’re pondering what else to get when this woman walked in. The woman was in her 60s at least.
Now there was this guy, a member of the staff who was serving us. He asked if we wanted anything more, and I remembered that grandma loves the ‘Aam doi’ (mango curd) they sell. So I asked him to pack two of those. I wanted some more, but there were only two left, so we got that. Suddenly this woman who had been standing there for about a minute, jumped onto the staff guy who was serving us and said, ‘ Give me this’, pointing a sweet. The staff guy, looked at us and informed the woman that he was already serving us and couldn’t cut to her suddenly. But she was insistent and said that she has a car waiting. She said ‘ arey Eder pore Debe aage amake dao’ ( serve them later first give me what I’m asking’.
The staff guy looked at us, probably wondering what he should do. So I cut in, telling her nicely that we were there first and that we were in a hurry as well. It was the truth. I live in Joka which is about 2 hours away from that place with all the traffic and stuff. Even if you have a car, which we didn’t, the journey was long.
I didn’t elaborate at that time, but I told her clearly that she’d have to wait and I wasn’t gonna let her go first. It would’ve turned ugly, but at that time another staff guy became free and attended her. She gave away her orders as if they owed her something , adding frequently, ‘ Bhalo kore diyo’ ( take care of the food) and ‘ onek important’ ( it’s very important).
Anyway, we were getting our stuff, when I noticed that our Mango Curd wasn’t there. So I asked the server, he said he had forgotten about it in all that conundrum. I told him it’s okay and he went to get it for us.
At this time, a very loud guy entered the store. He was already talking very loudly to his mom , asking why she was getting so late and saying she should’ve paid them to serve her first. His mom of course was the old snobby lady. At this point, everybody in the shop had stopped to stare at him. He went to his mom and saw what she has ordered and said, ‘ take the special stuff’ very loudly, ‘ these are all worthless. You should get the special stuff’. So he asked the guy who was serving them what were the “ special stuff ”available. The server told him about some things including the mango curd. The guy said he wanted some of the stuff including the mango curd. But then seeing our server packing up the curd, their server went back on it and told the guy that they were out of mango curd.
To this, he said that he had just seen there was some. But the server told him (pointing at us) that we already had taken it.
I was listening to all this ( it was hard not to, he was so loud) but my mom had already gotten all her sweets, so we paid for it and started picking up the packets. Right then, the guy walked up to us and picked up our mango curd packet and starts walking away. I called out and said ‘it’s ours’. He said, it wasn’t. After some argument and questioning our server, it became clear that the packet was our and we had already paid for it. So the guy fisheed out a ₹500 note and said ‘ onek beshi ache.’ ( there’s lot more here). Basically he wanted to buy some ₹200 (I don’t remember the price) stuff from us at ₹500. He wanted to buy the curd and was willing to pay more for it. I told him it’s not for sale and that I wanted my packet back.
After some argument we finally got the packet and left. Outside the store we were waiting for our cab, when this guy walked out with a huge number of packets. He was talking in same loud manner with his mom, glancing backwards. Their car was apparently on the opposite side of the road. He started to get off the pavement, when he stumbled on a small stonechip, and fell. The packet went flying from his hand and onto the road. It’s a busy road so immediately it was trampled.
I just stood there and gaped, saying to myself, that the man deserved it.
That was definitely the most satisfying case of instant karma I had watched first hand.
As a trainee, I observed experienced examiners during exit interviews for our 2-year English program.
I watched David (fake name) as he individually questioned and had conversations with 2 young women and 2 young men.
To summarise, he was much, much tougher on the men, using more complex sentence /question structures, and much higher-level vocabulary that was not part of our curriculum.
While he was friendly and helpful with the women, he was stern and aloof with the men.
After the exam, I was able to see the scores: the men had failed (no surprise).* I told my boss about what I’d seen and learned
As a trainee, I observed experienced examiners during exit interviews for our 2-year English program.
I watched David (fake name) as he individually questioned and had conversations with 2 young women and 2 young men.
To summarise, he was much, much tougher on the men, using more complex sentence /question structures, and much higher-level vocabulary that was not part of our curriculum.
While he was friendly and helpful with the women, he was stern and aloof with the men.
After the exam, I was able to see the scores: the men had failed (no surprise).* I told my boss about what I’d seen and learned that others had complained.
For several days, David had been telling everyone that he had applied for a translator position at a prestigious university. His appointment was for the afternoon after our exams.
He was certain that he would get the job; we thought so, too, because his Thai language skills were really impressive.
Karma, though, thought it was time for payback.
At the beginning of the new term, David admitted that he had failed the interview, with the examiner criticizing minor pronunciation and writing errors as if they would have been major obstacles to communication. The Thai professor’s attitude mirrored David’s with the male students.
As an added kick in the rear, he was told he would no longer be doing exit interviews and told why.
Could Karma have been any clearer?
*The two men were asked to interview again and passed.
Yes! Ohhh, it felt sooo good at the time.
There was a girl who for some reason hated me in my intermediate days (I don’t know about other countries, but here, that means 13–15 years old).
One of the reasons she hated me, later I figured out, was that she and I liked the same boy in our class.
She spread rumours about me and what I had said about other people (some true, said in confidence, and some false - I have learned the lesson to never gossip from that day on). I talked about her under another question, but whatever.
(Found it: Sophia Kim's answer to Former bullied kids, what did your bullies
Yes! Ohhh, it felt sooo good at the time.
There was a girl who for some reason hated me in my intermediate days (I don’t know about other countries, but here, that means 13–15 years old).
One of the reasons she hated me, later I figured out, was that she and I liked the same boy in our class.
She spread rumours about me and what I had said about other people (some true, said in confidence, and some false - I have learned the lesson to never gossip from that day on). I talked about her under another question, but whatever.
(Found it: Sophia Kim's answer to Former bullied kids, what did your bullies do when they met you as an adult? Long story short, she later tried to add me on FB)
She turned me into the absolute outcast, the lamest there ever was and turned everyone against me. She then decided that if she told my - our - crush that I liked him - the absolute outcast, the lamest there ever was - then he would be appalled. You know, get rid of a rival and all that.
To her - our - surprise…he actually liked me back.
Apparently he’s also had a crush on me. Instead of being appalled, he actually made more efforts to be near me, to talk to me and all that. Even after our classes were changed the next year, he hung around the block where my class was to talk to me.
Man, that girl…she looked so sour the rest of the year.
P.S. I also gained my best friend through this ordeal, and she lost hers. There’s another karma.
Don’t be that b*tch.
While visiting some relatives, we decided to visit a mall for some urgent shopping.
When we reached our destination, kiddo wanted to use the washroom. Hubby accompanied him to the restroom while I ventured ahead towards the food court. As I stood gazing at nothing in particular, I heard someone scream loudly.
I turned towards the noise and saw a lady heap filthy abuses on a poor young lad. For a moment nothing made sense. The lady kept yelling at him, gesticulating wildly while the poor boy kept wilting at the verbal onslaught. I couldn’t understand the matter due to a language barrier.
She rante
While visiting some relatives, we decided to visit a mall for some urgent shopping.
When we reached our destination, kiddo wanted to use the washroom. Hubby accompanied him to the restroom while I ventured ahead towards the food court. As I stood gazing at nothing in particular, I heard someone scream loudly.
I turned towards the noise and saw a lady heap filthy abuses on a poor young lad. For a moment nothing made sense. The lady kept yelling at him, gesticulating wildly while the poor boy kept wilting at the verbal onslaught. I couldn’t understand the matter due to a language barrier.
She ranted a bit more, turned around and immediately collided with a trash bin. The trays atop the bin upturned and the lady’s legs and skirt faced a barrage of tissues and other leftovers. The onlookers started laughing while she struggled to brush off legs. She threw a dirty look around, muttered some more and stormed off.
I couldn’t contain myself and asked a staff about the matter. He told me that the lady was lambasting the guy for walking close to her while entering the seating area. When I asked if she was being harrassed by the boy, I was told that it was nothing of that sort.
The guy was clad in very simple clothes and was accompanied by an old woman, presumably his mother. The lady who was screaming felt that the poor looking duo did not belong there and they should maintain a proper distance as they “smelled” and she found them filthy.
The mother and son seemed to come from a modest background but that did not mean that they were filthy! The poor chap had brought his mum for lunch and was degraded just because an elitist dame thought they didn’t belong!
No one should be disrespected in such a manner. Just because life has placed us on different rungs in the social set-up doesn’t give anyone the right to degrade others. And that too without cause!
The lady forgot this basic principle of life. “What goes around, comes around.” Karma decided to intervene and her own dirty attire and legs were the perfect example of payback!
⁸This happened when I was traveling to Bhopal from Nagpur (for those who are not aware-Bhopal and Nagpur are 2 cities in central India) We were to visit my brother, so my wife and mother were with me. It is a 6 hr drive with a patch of jungle and a nice landscape around.
The highway construction work has been going around for a while now and they were constructing it one side of a patch at a time i
⁸This happened when I was traveling to Bhopal from Nagpur (for those who are not aware-Bhopal and Nagpur are 2 cities in central India) We were to visit my brother, so my wife and mother were with me. It is a 6 hr drive with a patch of jungle and a nice landscape around.
The highway construction work has been going around for a while now and they were constructing it one side of a patch at a time in an alternate manner. Making it a difficult road to drive as one has to switch road sides after every few minutes. It essentially meant only one side of the road was useable for both going and coming vehicles.
For such an under construction highway one has to be careful while driving and control the speed because suddenly a point comes where you need to switch the side. You cant have a constant speed all across.
Now on such a highway, suddenly, a guy looking very colorful appeared in my rear view mirror. Though, i just had a glanced, i couldn't ignore him. He was dressed in yellow T-shirt, red pants, mirror shades and super spiked hair cut (which i call a flower pot cut, as it looked like one). He seemed very careless about the roads and was riding his bike as if it was in a park and he cared for no one.
He was literally driving in a zig zag manner and turning the bike very sharply. The bike was literally driven in a wobbly manner. I am sure many of you must have come across such bikers. Actually, his such driving made me notice him more. His risky driving and over the top dressing made my wife and mom notice him while he zoomed past our car, almost touching my car.
we all wondered how can someone drive like this? That too on a highway where trucks and cars run on high speed.
After a kilometer or so i overtook him as we were on a straight stretch. But this guy again overtook my car giving me a strange look. And his reckless driving made us wonder again. I said ‘ye marega aur dusro ko bhi marwaega' (this guy is putting his and other's lives at risk). The way he was driving, an accident was bound to happen and in India, no matter whos fault it is, the one with bigger vehicle is blamed for the accident and in many cases public overpower the driver. Doesnt matter whos fault it is.
So the moment he went past us almost scratching our car, i got irritated and my wife asked me to let him go for our own safety. And i complained about our system and why can't we do anything about such guys.
After a few meters there was another switch and this guy again in his zig zag driving disappered on the other side making a sharp cutting turn fro...
On a girls trip to San Francisco, my friends and I decided to head down to the coast line near the bridge. We sat down on some steps and next to us was this guy. You know the type, narcissist, loud mouthed, cussing up a storm, trying to make sure everyone can hear him. I honestly should have just let him do his thing, but as I watched the seagull next to me anxiously watching him wave his sandwich in the air, I felt that I needed to tell him he was being stalked. I am a nice person, so when he snapped at me and told me to mind my own business, I decided I would let Karma do it’s thing. No reas
On a girls trip to San Francisco, my friends and I decided to head down to the coast line near the bridge. We sat down on some steps and next to us was this guy. You know the type, narcissist, loud mouthed, cussing up a storm, trying to make sure everyone can hear him. I honestly should have just let him do his thing, but as I watched the seagull next to me anxiously watching him wave his sandwich in the air, I felt that I needed to tell him he was being stalked. I am a nice person, so when he snapped at me and told me to mind my own business, I decided I would let Karma do it’s thing. No reason to get mad, as I knew what was coming. Not even 10 seconds after I warned him, the seagull lunged at him, and in a flight of glory flew off with his sandwich. All I could do was look at him, smile and say “Karma”. It was beautiful.
Edit:Thanks for all the upvotes!!!! It’s a memory I will always cherish.
Happened with me once at the airport. I am the one who faced an instant karma.
So Me and my husband reached the airport at around 5:30 am to catch our 7:00 am flight from Kolkata to Hyderabad. There was this long queue at all the airport departure gates. We also stood in the queue. After sometime when our turn came a guy suddenly came out of nowhere and asked me to allow him to enter as his flight was at 6:15 am.
I am usually a kind heart person but that day was different. I simply denied his request and snapped at him for being irresponsible. He moved on to the other gates asking others to allo
Happened with me once at the airport. I am the one who faced an instant karma.
So Me and my husband reached the airport at around 5:30 am to catch our 7:00 am flight from Kolkata to Hyderabad. There was this long queue at all the airport departure gates. We also stood in the queue. After sometime when our turn came a guy suddenly came out of nowhere and asked me to allow him to enter as his flight was at 6:15 am.
I am usually a kind heart person but that day was different. I simply denied his request and snapped at him for being irresponsible. He moved on to the other gates asking others to allow him and eventually one kind soul allowed him to enter.
Now the karma came into action after I landed in Hyderabad.
We booked cab from airport to our place. I was already very sleepy and dozed off during the cab journey.
After reaching home while unpacking my bag I realized that my cell phone was missing. Apparently I dropped it in the cab while I dozed off.
My husband gave a sarcastic laugh and reminded me of my actions in the early morning.
Not quite instant.
My second dad died, leaving a will. I was his executor. Before I could get into town, the boys had broken into the home, taken everything of any value, and declared the will nonexistent. I knew they’d seen it because I knew what was in it, and the youngest complained to his mother about the big f you his father had left the two younger boys (since they hadn’t been in contact for years, he left everything to his oldest). They treated me like shit on their shoes. Less than six months later, the youngest boy and ringleader of this asininity died of pancreatic cancer. He did not
Not quite instant.
My second dad died, leaving a will. I was his executor. Before I could get into town, the boys had broken into the home, taken everything of any value, and declared the will nonexistent. I knew they’d seen it because I knew what was in it, and the youngest complained to his mother about the big f you his father had left the two younger boys (since they hadn’t been in contact for years, he left everything to his oldest). They treated me like shit on their shoes. Less than six months later, the youngest boy and ringleader of this asininity died of pancreatic cancer. He did not leave a will, or if he did, his widow denied its existence.
I didn’t wish him dead, but I sure didn’t cry.
This a petty one but here it goes…
It was during the holiday season and you know how parking at the mall is during that time. I was driving around looking for parking and finally, spotted a shopper going to their car. Success! I signaled and waited as the shopper put their bags away and started their car.
As they pulled out, it was in a direction that prevented me from going in immediately after and
This a petty one but here it goes…
It was during the holiday season and you know how parking at the mall is during that time. I was driving around looking for parking and finally, spotted a shopper going to their car. Success! I signaled and waited as the shopper put their bags away and started their car.
As they pulled out, it was in a direction that prevented me from going in immediately after and as I was blocked, another car started to turn towards the spot. I honked and made eye contact with the driver but he kept going. I was so frustrated that I honked again and that's when it happened.
Instant karma…
He crashed the side of his car into the pillar as he was stealing my parking space. As petty as it sounds, I felt vindicated because I was looking for over 20 minutes with my little brother a...
It was in the middle of the day when me and my family sitting in a packed noisy train in Sydney. Like everyone else, we were chatting too, and we were chatting quietly, the only difference was we were speaking Chinese. Then this white woman who sat not far from us stood up, she walked by, rolled her eyes at us and shouted: Speak English!
The next second she stepped on her own skirt and fell on her knees in front of us. I rolled my eyes at her and said, in English: See, Karma, that’s karma for you racists.
I had been involved with a female covert narcissist named Shelby Dawn Nesbitt in Fairbanks Alaska. It was the summer of 2021 and she talked me into hanging around at her work so that she could talk with me once the bar closed. Things between us were not going well, she made sure of that. But I knew almost nothing about narcissism at that time. Unfortunately she taught me a lot that summer about ho
I had been involved with a female covert narcissist named Shelby Dawn Nesbitt in Fairbanks Alaska. It was the summer of 2021 and she talked me into hanging around at her work so that she could talk with me once the bar closed. Things between us were not going well, she made sure of that. But I knew almost nothing about narcissism at that time. Unfortunately she taught me a lot that summer about how covert narcissist operate. So she gets off work I’m waiting in the parking lot in my truck she jumps in her truck and backs across the parking lot I think to come talk to me. instead she just gently hits the side of my truck I say gently but it was enough to do body damage. I jump out of the truck as you can imagine not very happy she looks over her shoulder at me, smiles then backs up and hits my truck again before racing off. I immediately called her several times and she won’t answer. After several minutes she calls me back when I confront her about hitting my truck twice. She says she doesn’t know what I’m talking about and can’t talk to me anymore until I calm down. The next phone call I get from her about a half an hour later she’s on the side of the road and said she had been in an accident but wasn’t hurt. She had sailed through a stop sign and shot the truck right off the road and 20 feet down and embankment 75 feet or so from the asphalt. I shouldn’t have even answered her phone call let alone gone to help her. She’s lucky she didn’t get hurt or hurt someone else....
This happened to a co-worker on his way to work. He came in the door laughing and pretty soon we all were laughing.
The central California freeways are always busy around commute time. A man in a new Mercedies convertible is winding his way through traffic honking his horn and driving on the side of the road when things are moving too slowly for him. He zips ahead of my friend just in time to stop next to a cattle transport truck. He’s pissed at the inconvenience and holds his hand high, flipping everyone off. With perfect timing one of the cows lets loose with a gush of pis that drenches him a
This happened to a co-worker on his way to work. He came in the door laughing and pretty soon we all were laughing.
The central California freeways are always busy around commute time. A man in a new Mercedies convertible is winding his way through traffic honking his horn and driving on the side of the road when things are moving too slowly for him. He zips ahead of my friend just in time to stop next to a cattle transport truck. He’s pissed at the inconvenience and holds his hand high, flipping everyone off. With perfect timing one of the cows lets loose with a gush of pis that drenches him and his new Mercedies. The surrounding cars erupt in applause.
I don’t know what time frame you have in mind about instant, but if a few days still counts here is mine. (Actually it took a few days to find out, the karma would have been pretty quick).
A bit over a year ago I went on a spiritual/mysticism specialist tour of Egypt. Unfortunately we had a lady on the tour who was a bit of a nightmare, constantly rude to people, quite a narcissist always wanting to seem the most knowledgeable spiritual superior etc (a definite NPD candidate). Because it was a small group speciality tour it was difficult to get away from her. Of course the whole time she saw he
I don’t know what time frame you have in mind about instant, but if a few days still counts here is mine. (Actually it took a few days to find out, the karma would have been pretty quick).
A bit over a year ago I went on a spiritual/mysticism specialist tour of Egypt. Unfortunately we had a lady on the tour who was a bit of a nightmare, constantly rude to people, quite a narcissist always wanting to seem the most knowledgeable spiritual superior etc (a definite NPD candidate). Because it was a small group speciality tour it was difficult to get away from her. Of course the whole time she saw herself as the victim and it was a case of everyone being mean to her.
One of the features of this tour was special / private access to a ‘living’ statue of the goddess Sekhmet, in the Karnak complex. A living statue is one that the ancient Egyptian priests and priestesses are supposed to have imbued with special energy and power (this statue is the only one known still in Egypt). One of the things the goddess Sekhmet was about is as an enforcer of the sacred laws (mostly about how to behave and treat people with respect), she is supposed to punish bad deeds. Pestilence and other similar calamities are the typical punishments. When we had our private access this woman was in a mood and at the end of her turn with the statue she had to be asked to leave (despite strict instructions we had to stick to our allocated time to be fair so we all had the same amount of time). She pitched a fit having a toddler tantrum saying ‘I don’t want to finish’ etc and shoved our tour guide, right in front of the statue! We had also been warned to behave around the statue (and indeed for the entire tour), because of the likelihood of more severe and immediate Karma.
Anyway a few days later we were back in Cairo, this woman got a call from her sister who is a real estate agent trying to sell her house. The sister had gone to this woman’s home to open it up for a viewing and she had had a sudden rat infestation! The property and furniture was chewed and scratched all over with rat faeces and urine all over the place.
The goddess Sekhmet knows how to dish out the karma!
A bunch of us were on deputation in Mumbai. The company office was in Mindspace Airoli and we were put up in IBIS hotel at Turbhe Naka. The hotel was very good but there was no market nearby and hence we had to go to Vashi for almost everything.
Vashi had 2 malls that we loves to frequent, Inorbit and Centre One. On the first floor of Centre One, there was a shop for t-shirts. The store’s name was
A bunch of us were on deputation in Mumbai. The company office was in Mindspace Airoli and we were put up in IBIS hotel at Turbhe Naka. The hotel was very good but there was no market nearby and hence we had to go to Vashi for almost everything.
Vashi had 2 malls that we loves to frequent, Inorbit and Centre One. On the first floor of Centre One, there was a shop for t-shirts. The store’s name was “tomato” if remember it clearly.
On one weekend a bunch of us went to this store to purchase some t-shirts. The owner wasn’t there and it was being manned by 2 very young, soft spoken and mild mannered girls. One of our friends went inside the “try room” to try some tshirts. He purchased 5 tshirts that day. We all made our purchases and came back to the hotel.
This particular friend now began to tell us about his smartness. He had changed the price tags of the t-shirts while he was in the try room and was able to purchase the t-shirts at half the price. Most of us were not happy to discover this and were pissed at him. One of our other colleague was , however, very impressed and wanted to try the same trick himself.
Our hero promised to be his mentor and they both went to the mall again. The owner was present this time round. He saw through their trick...
I've seen it happen a few times when someone screwed me over.
First was when the guy I was very casually dating in college kissed another girl in front of me. He got a DWI that night. The club we had been at was an hour away from where we went to school. He was pulled over a mile away from his apartment for going a few miles over the speed limit (an amount cops usually will not bother to pull anyone over for). And he only got the DWI because he was under 21. He wasn't drunk but had consumed a beer or two earlier. The irony is he'd made that drive multiple times under similar circumstances with
I've seen it happen a few times when someone screwed me over.
First was when the guy I was very casually dating in college kissed another girl in front of me. He got a DWI that night. The club we had been at was an hour away from where we went to school. He was pulled over a mile away from his apartment for going a few miles over the speed limit (an amount cops usually will not bother to pull anyone over for). And he only got the DWI because he was under 21. He wasn't drunk but had consumed a beer or two earlier. The irony is he'd made that drive multiple times under similar circumstances with no issue…until that night.
This guy I worked for after college refused to pay me for my final week. He had told me prior that he had a warrant out for his arrest due to a lot of speeding tickets. Right after he refused to pay me (I was an independent contractor so no real recourse) I received a call from someone I knew who happened to work at the local police department. She could tell I was upset, made me tell her about it, and got real excited when I mentioned the warrant and speeding tickets. She got some info from me and within a week or two dude was arrested. He was taken two hours away to deal with the tickets. All the fees involved with his arrest were far more than what he owed me.
On my last day at a job that was so terrible it was making me physically ill, my boss (and the main reason I quit that job despite not having another one lined up) was being extra horrible from the moment I got there. (FYI, I had worked longer than my two weeks notice as a favor while she scrambled to find a replacement for me). I almost told her to go fuck herself and was going to leave when she started in on me, but something made me bite my tongue and stay. I'm so glad I did. That afternoon, she gets an urgent call from her girlfriend…a tree had fallen on their house (no one was hurt). I knew then I stayed just so I could witness that near instant karma in action. (The words “what goes around, comes around so she'll get hers" were used by multiple co-workers when discussing her behavior when I arrived at work that day. It really was glorious for us all to have seen karma at work like that to someone who truly deserved it.)
It wasn't quite instant but the wait was totally worth it…
It was during the 1991 Tour DuPont professional cycling event. My teammate, Radiscza Cubric, was our designated field sprinter. It was his job to navigate flailing elbows, ten-man crashes and the other assorted chaos that takes place when one-hundred professional cyclists all charge towards the finish line in one treacherous and disorderly bunch.
I can't quite recall which stage it was when an Italian racer who's name I no longer remember did the dirty deed.
I was probably twenty or thirty guys back, having just spent myself protecting Ra
It wasn't quite instant but the wait was totally worth it…
It was during the 1991 Tour DuPont professional cycling event. My teammate, Radiscza Cubric, was our designated field sprinter. It was his job to navigate flailing elbows, ten-man crashes and the other assorted chaos that takes place when one-hundred professional cyclists all charge towards the finish line in one treacherous and disorderly bunch.
I can't quite recall which stage it was when an Italian racer who's name I no longer remember did the dirty deed.
I was probably twenty or thirty guys back, having just spent myself protecting Radiscza's position over the previous 500 meters. We were maybe 25 yards from the finish line when i saw the Italian grab the back of Radiscza's jersey and sling himself forward off of it. Not only is this incredibly dangerous, it's also illegal in professional cycling.
Radiscza had been in excellent position prior to the foul, for certain heading to a top-five finish. The hand sling sent him rocketing backwards and he flung his arm skywards to indicate the foul.
We crossed the line and Radiscza was justifiably incensed. Post-race adrenaline combined with righteous indignation exploded in my teammate at the same time the cheater rolled by on his way to the podium.
Radiscza stepped in his path as he tried to ride by with a slight smirk on his face.
I thought Radiscza was going to kill him. Instead, he grasped the cheater's handle bars and put his face inches from the Italian's.
"God sees everything," he hissed. Then stepped back.
The following day was another flat stage and another terrifying group finish with the whole field together.
As luck would have it Radiscza sustained a tire puncture a few kilometers back so we weren't contesting the furious finish.
It was a good thing too.
One of the metal barricades used to keep the crowds back over the last few kilometers had shifted about six inches into the roadway from where it should have been placed.
As the racers neared the line they apparently snaked hard to the left and the leading rider who was sprinting head-down put himself right into the barrier causing a huge, chain-reaction crash.
Riders, bikes, helmets, water bottles and other items were strewn across the road. And right next to the barricade, minus an acre of skin and one functional collarbone was Radiscza's buddy from the day before.
Radiscza crossed the line, leaned his bike against the barricade, and walked over to where the Italian lay moaning and sobbing on the pavement; his season clearly over.
He bent down over the prostate cheater and I could just barely make out his voice over the sirens.
"Remember what I told you yesterday?" He said."God sees everything."
Blam. Instant karma 24 hours delayed.
Here are a few examples for your sadistic viewing pleasure:
Yes, I experienced that myself. A friend and I were walking down a sidewalk after a heavy rain. There was water standing on the sides of the streets. A young guy drove by and purposely drove closer to the water so he could splash it on us. My clothes were drenched and we were walking to a restaurant to eat. As he drove by, he turned around to see how wet we were and was laughing about it. But when he took his eyes off the road to turn around, he hit another vehicle. Instant karma.
I just thought of another experience I had. One night my friend and I were driving along a neighborhood street and
Yes, I experienced that myself. A friend and I were walking down a sidewalk after a heavy rain. There was water standing on the sides of the streets. A young guy drove by and purposely drove closer to the water so he could splash it on us. My clothes were drenched and we were walking to a restaurant to eat. As he drove by, he turned around to see how wet we were and was laughing about it. But when he took his eyes off the road to turn around, he hit another vehicle. Instant karma.
I just thought of another experience I had. One night my friend and I were driving along a neighborhood street and suddenly a car came out of nowhere and drove across the street right in front of us, with almost no space between us and his vehicle. It didn't appear possible to avoid being hit, since it was right on us. As soon as the car crossed us and pulled into a drive, a police was on the opposite side of the street and was right on his bumper. I felt the guy was in trouble because he had a look about him that he probably didn’t have insurance, and may have been an illegal. Instant karma.
This happened for my child. Karma took time but did happen and I was able to witness.
We were in Kerala in 2014–2015. So while my child was in LKG, his teacher was a tad bit rude with us always. My child never used to sit in his place initially and that was one of the reasons. He used to run away to the park which was adjacent to his classroom. This was her constant complaint about him. This was going on for a month.
One morning I dropped him in school and returned home. Within one hour I received a call from the headmistress asking me to come and meet her. So me and my husband went to school. T
This happened for my child. Karma took time but did happen and I was able to witness.
We were in Kerala in 2014–2015. So while my child was in LKG, his teacher was a tad bit rude with us always. My child never used to sit in his place initially and that was one of the reasons. He used to run away to the park which was adjacent to his classroom. This was her constant complaint about him. This was going on for a month.
One morning I dropped him in school and returned home. Within one hour I received a call from the headmistress asking me to come and meet her. So me and my husband went to school. The headmistress explained that the class teacher was unable to take care of our kid when he ran away to the park. There was a helper lady but still she had to take care of the class. That particular day while the teacher was having lunch, the helper had to run behind my kid, meanwhile another kid had climbed up the window. Their worry was what would have happened if the other child had slipped from the window when the helper was absent. Understandable!
But next what happened was - This class teacher had made a big fuss to the headmistress saying that she would not be able to handle the class if my child was in her class. She refused to enter the class if there was no caretaker arranged for our child. This was something we never expected.
So the headmistress had to handle the situation. And she requested us to provide a separate care taker for our child. Mind it all this for a child who was just 4 yr old. Somehow we found a caretaker and he almost completed LKG with her. Then we moved to Mumbai from there as we got an early transfer.
One day a month after we moved to Mumbai, my phone was buzzing continuously and when I checked I found that it was from the LKG class WhatsApp group (which I forgot to exit after leaving Kerala). I opened and saw that a parent from the class had posted photo of their child with blood oozing out from his forehead very near to his eye. The next photo was of a bandage done for the child. The parent was clearly angry and upset and mentioned that their child had climbed up the window and had fallen down and got hurt on the desk below while no teacher or helper was present. The parent had bashed the teacher, the headmistress, the helper saying how they had been careless. Also he had threatened to sue the school and teacher and headmistress. There were lot of arguments and sympathies going on in the group. The teacher was finally apologising to the parent after all the arguments.
That day I learnt what is KARMA.
I felt bad for the small child and exited the WhatsApp group.
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FYI
I have also studied in school where my fellow students used to be so naughty. But still my teachers have handled the situation very well. Never has any teacher told that she will not enter the class when a 4 yr old child wishes to play in the park.
A 4 year old child interested in playing in park isn’t anything unusual. It isn’t anything wrong.
The teacher making a big fuss over a trivial situation and taking advantage that there were no other staff in that small school in that small town and not entering the classroom for the same is unusual. She was “worried” what will happen if any other child got hurt.
We however satisfied her by providing a caretaker for our child separately by paying her a solid amount from our own pocket.
Later the same teacher and helper lady didn’t manage a child climbing the rods of window. They were not present in the class of 25 small kids. And whatever she was worried for earlier happened.
THIS IS KARMA.
Yes, this happened in 4th grade during recess my ex-friend was being b!tchy to me so when she was yelling at me because she was “smarter” than me and I was “dumb" then I replied and said “Well, if your smart get out of my face.” she pulled my hair and yelled, “You idiot, dont tell me what to do!” and she walked away looking all smug and stuff, then she tripped on her own foot and hit her head hard on my classmate's desk. The guy sitting on there gave her a disgusted look and muttered, “What the hell, what kind of idiot would trip on their own foot?” There was 8 people in the class at that time
Yes, this happened in 4th grade during recess my ex-friend was being b!tchy to me so when she was yelling at me because she was “smarter” than me and I was “dumb" then I replied and said “Well, if your smart get out of my face.” she pulled my hair and yelled, “You idiot, dont tell me what to do!” and she walked away looking all smug and stuff, then she tripped on her own foot and hit her head hard on my classmate's desk. The guy sitting on there gave her a disgusted look and muttered, “What the hell, what kind of idiot would trip on their own foot?” There was 8 people in the class at that time because they didn't go to recess to hang out in the classroom. They all started laughing at her one of them blurted out, “What a dummy you be tripping over your own feet!” The teacher wasn't there because she needed to do something serious at the principal's office. My ex-friend got a small cut and bruise and stayed home for 3 days, we never talked ever since.
A Lunch break incident
Chain reaction:
Sorry for a long story
8-10 boys are having lunch together on the same bench in class. Typical "government school boys." Lunch is over, and most people have gone back to their classes after eating. But I see that the desk is very dirty, which was expected. Since this was my class, I started cleaning the desk with aluminum foil because someone had to do it, no matter who made the mess.
Seeing me cleaning with the foil, Rahul asked, "Why are you doing the cleaning?"
I replied, "Bro, if no one else does it, someone has to."
Rahul went outside to wash his hands. Om
A Lunch break incident
Chain reaction:
Sorry for a long story
8-10 boys are having lunch together on the same bench in class. Typical "government school boys." Lunch is over, and most people have gone back to their classes after eating. But I see that the desk is very dirty, which was expected. Since this was my class, I started cleaning the desk with aluminum foil because someone had to do it, no matter who made the mess.
Seeing me cleaning with the foil, Rahul asked, "Why are you doing the cleaning?"
I replied, "Bro, if no one else does it, someone has to."
Rahul went outside to wash his hands. Om then asked me, "How long will you do this?" I said, "Bro, if someone gives me their bag, I'll clean it."
Om said, "Give me Rahul's bag; I'll clean it."
I handed him the bag, and both of us cleaned a bit of the desk with it. When Rahul came back and saw his bag was dirty, being a close friend, he first caught Om and took his bag outside by rubbing it on the floor.
In the meantime, Pranay came and used Om’s bag on the 11th C blackboard and table. Pranay made a big mistake by getting involved in our matter without any reason.
As soon as I saw Pranay doing this, I snatched Om's bag and brought it back to the class. Rahul told Om that Pranay and I were responsible for this act.
Om said, "Rahul, look, Tanuj has made your bag dirty and mine too. I made yours dirty, and you made mine dirty. Now we’ll both take revenge together."
But I was clever and had already packed my bag and hung it on my shoulder so that nobody could get hold of it(well they got success till some extent). While both of them were trying to snatch my bag, Nikhil came and saved me, taking my side and saying, "Pranay made your bag dirty."
Om got angry and took Pranay’s bag from his class and cleaned a blackboard from another class. In the middle of this, a boy named Harshvardhan came and, in a fit of rage, rubbed Pranay’s bag all over the corridor and class, making it completely ruined before putting it back in the class.
Pranay’s situation in picture
Summary: Om and I made Rahul's bag dirty. Rahul made Om's bag dirty, but Pranay, without any reason, started messing with Om’s bag. Om and Rahul took revenge on me, and then Om took revenge on Pranay. However, Harshvardhan came into the picture
and during the break(school finish),there were some strange voices coming from boys toilet.
Maybe pranay’s revenge on harshwardhan was still remaining.
Pranay and Harshvardhan both got involved without any reason, and what happened to them is the result of their own actions.
And I was the “Ramadhir Singh of this gangs of wasseypur”
gulabi dil<3
~Tanuj