I rarely post on this site but I'm on extended vacation like a lot of folks which leaves me with plenty of time to shoot, spot, and bitch on forums like this one, so here goes.
I ordered an optic from a guy on this site. Got a good price on it, and it's just in time for a finished new build, so I figured "great." Only it shows up looking like the pic attached. Really man? I can just imagine the thing flying around the back of a FedEx truck for a thousand miles. These scopes are tough but I don't want to test the theory before I've even zeroed the thing. Now, I'm not a college graduate or anything (although I DO have 2 PhD's out in the shed...Post-hole Diggers), and I've been working in the trades for most of my life in one form or another, but I DO possess a certain degree of horse sense. Whoever packed this scope clearly does NOT possess the same. So the guy says his "assistant" packed it, and usually she does a fine job. Is his assistant an eight-year old?...most likely not. But THEN, the gentlemen in question, and I use that term loosely, has the BALLS to wonder if the package "did actually look like that or not" when it was delivered. Seriously, man? He says "send it back, I'll refund you when I get it, blah blah blah." No, motherfucker, I'll head out to the range and try and zero the thing first. SO that brings me to what I see as the problems facing our country these days. Just a couple of overall attitudes and behavioral issues that should not be left to fester and mutate
1.) Not giving a fuck about anyone, or anything outside of your tiny blasting radius, and
2.) Not willing to admit fault or take responsibility for shit
I consider myself damn fortunate, really lucky to be honest, that I was brought up better than that. I was taught to GIVE A FUCK. In this case, it ain't much, especially considering that you're shipping a piece of equipment worth a couple thousand bucks. We agreed on a price and you got paid $1000+ so now throw some fucking newspaper in the box. Put some tape around the goddamn thing. Maybe a piece of bubble wrap. How fucking hard is it? Put some goddamned effort into your day. It doesn't matter what you do. GIVE A FUCK.
#2, Own your Shit. You fucked up. Own it. I can't tell you how many times I've fucked up. Luckily nobody died because of my fuckups, but it's part of life. But don't be a goddamned Barney and start accusing me of fabricating some shit because of YOUR fuckup. That's pure bush league, pussy behavior. OWN YOUR SHIT. That's one thing I like about Jocko, the dude says it all the time.
So look, I'm seeing this kind of "I don't give a fuck behavior" all over this great country. The problem is, it's like cancer. Once it starts to metastasize, it's hard to stop.
Maybe I'm just getting old, and a few steps away from yelling at the kids to get off my lawn. But seriously, we've got enough grown ass men and women in this country who act like fucking children to have to take on any more. Grow the fuck up. Rant over. Happy 4th (don't blow your fingers off lol)
I ordered an optic from a guy on this site. Got a good price on it, and it's just in time for a finished new build, so I figured "great." Only it shows up looking like the pic attached. Really man? I can just imagine the thing flying around the back of a FedEx truck for a thousand miles. These scopes are tough but I don't want to test the theory before I've even zeroed the thing. Now, I'm not a college graduate or anything (although I DO have 2 PhD's out in the shed...Post-hole Diggers), and I've been working in the trades for most of my life in one form or another, but I DO possess a certain degree of horse sense. Whoever packed this scope clearly does NOT possess the same. So the guy says his "assistant" packed it, and usually she does a fine job. Is his assistant an eight-year old?...most likely not. But THEN, the gentlemen in question, and I use that term loosely, has the BALLS to wonder if the package "did actually look like that or not" when it was delivered. Seriously, man? He says "send it back, I'll refund you when I get it, blah blah blah." No, motherfucker, I'll head out to the range and try and zero the thing first. SO that brings me to what I see as the problems facing our country these days. Just a couple of overall attitudes and behavioral issues that should not be left to fester and mutate
1.) Not giving a fuck about anyone, or anything outside of your tiny blasting radius, and
2.) Not willing to admit fault or take responsibility for shit
I consider myself damn fortunate, really lucky to be honest, that I was brought up better than that. I was taught to GIVE A FUCK. In this case, it ain't much, especially considering that you're shipping a piece of equipment worth a couple thousand bucks. We agreed on a price and you got paid $1000+ so now throw some fucking newspaper in the box. Put some tape around the goddamn thing. Maybe a piece of bubble wrap. How fucking hard is it? Put some goddamned effort into your day. It doesn't matter what you do. GIVE A FUCK.
#2, Own your Shit. You fucked up. Own it. I can't tell you how many times I've fucked up. Luckily nobody died because of my fuckups, but it's part of life. But don't be a goddamned Barney and start accusing me of fabricating some shit because of YOUR fuckup. That's pure bush league, pussy behavior. OWN YOUR SHIT. That's one thing I like about Jocko, the dude says it all the time.
So look, I'm seeing this kind of "I don't give a fuck behavior" all over this great country. The problem is, it's like cancer. Once it starts to metastasize, it's hard to stop.
Maybe I'm just getting old, and a few steps away from yelling at the kids to get off my lawn. But seriously, we've got enough grown ass men and women in this country who act like fucking children to have to take on any more. Grow the fuck up. Rant over. Happy 4th (don't blow your fingers off lol)
