Educating the public, one git at a time

[mme_hardy]

Cheerful Uber driver, picking me up: "Have you had your ten thousand steps today?"
Me: "I'm disabled."
Him: "But you still need to exercise!"

Turns out he was a newly-certified personal trainer. I commented that as the disability came on, I'd been very grateful for a trainer who knew my limitations.

Cheerful driver: "You still need to do perfect reps! Just at 75% intensity!"

Very glad he's not *my* trainer.

Comments

[cofax7]

::facepalm::

[movingfinger]

Whatever happened to "Don't make personal remarks"?

[clanwilliam]

Fuck that fucking shitty insenstive fuckwit.

[caulkhead]

You were a lot politer than I would have managed to be.

[edenfalling]

What a twit.

[commodorified]

*angry cat hissing*

[staranise]

I fell like carrying this comic around and saying DO YOU KNOW HOW RIDICULOUS YOU SOUND?

[kore]

WHAT A JERK

....ha, my impulse in that kind of situation is to lie and go "Oh sure!" just to keep people from lecturing me.

[rachelmanija]

Well, he'll be a crappy trainer. Hopefully his clients will quit before he actually hurts someone. I was so relieved to get a physical therapist so I could ask stuff like, "Is it safe for me to do this?" and trust their answer.

[lilysea]

Oh, ye fishes and little gods. :(

I once had a bank security guard tell me to put a comfrey poultice on my osteoarthritis knee (!)

I was stuck sitting on the bench outside the bank, waiting for my friend to bring the car round to get me, and I figured it was better to just smile and nod rather than tell him how extremely wrong he was, seeing as the security guard was wearing a gun.

[muccamukk]

Can you give uber drivers bad reviews? You should give him a bad review.

[ironed_orchid]

Ridiculous clueless wanker.

[sabotabby]

Christ, what an asshole.

[pameladean]

Yikes. It is to be hoped that his unbridled enthusiasm will level out a bit and be directed more appropriately.

P.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

I've heard that slapping Uber drivers is great for burning those calories.

[resonant.livejournal.com]

He's not really suited for a customer-facing job.

[irontongue.livejournal.com]

Grrr aaargh is exactly the right tag. Want to smack him.

[madrobins]

Jesus Christ in a chicken basket. Really?