"You should dress nicer driving an expensive car like that. You look like a slob."

[Fatalifeaten]

Here's the TL;DR version if you don't want to read the whole thing:

Old guy insinuates I'm a drug dealer at the gas station and tells me to dress better when I go to fill up the Stinger today.

For the long version, read on.

Yeah, that happened today. I was at Costco getting gas, and admittedly I look like the unabomber doing yard work today. (because I was doing yard work all morning and hadn't planned to shower until after). Ripped jeans, grungy shirt, crazy hair, and several days' facial scruff. Needed some stuff from Lowe's to repair a busted sprinkler, and while on the way I noticed I was low on gas, so detoured over to fill up.

Our local Costco is always busy this time of the year, particularly in the mornings when the old people are topping off the 4 gallons of fuel a week they use driving from the trailer park to costco to load up on fireball and merlot, and then over to the church for bingo. Line for the pumps is 4 or 5 deep on every one, so I'm just sitting there with the windows down listening to some music and enjoying the weather.

As I pull up and start pumping my gas, this elderly couple in front of me are looking at me and the car and having a conversation at the car window. I just nod and figure they're lost or need help and are going to come ask me for some kind of help (happens quite often at that costco)

Elderly guy finishes pumping his gas (in like 2 minutes) and then walks over to me. I figure he's gonna say something about the car or ask for help, so I put on my polite face. Was absolutely not expecting the conversation that followed.

EG: "Hey, nice car. What do you do that you can afford that nice a car?" (I can't quite place his accent, but it's evident that English is not his native tongue)

Me: "... I'm sorry, what?"

EG: "You're dressed like a lawn care guy, but you're driving this fancy sports car. You some kind of drug dealer?"

Me: "Um. No. Thanks, but just like I'm sure you did before you retired, I work my ass off for what I have."

EG: "Well, you should dress nicer driving an expensive car like that. You look like a slob"

Me:"..." (pause) "I'll keep that in mind."

With that he shook his head, turned around, and went back to his car. I should note he was well dressed. Nice Sunday suit, well tailored. Wife didn't get out of the car but I'd presume she was also gussied up for church. Driving a newer Lexus RX350. Hopped in, waved out the window (at me maybe?) and took off.

What the actual f**k? This is why I will never understand humanity. Guess I need to remember to clean myself up more before I go out in public in my bad-ass ride from now on.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Blindsided by a Puritan. They are not numerous, obviously. Makes me wonder how they can stand to live among their fellow human beings. Fortunately I'll never have to worry about it, just wonder.

"It's my daily driver, and I'm working. Too bad that my work clothes don't meet your approval."

 

[Jimmer]

Here's the TL;DR version if you don't want to read the whole thing:

Old guy insinuates I'm a drug dealer at the gas station and tells me to dress better when I go to fill up the Stinger today.

For the long version, read on.

Yeah, that happened today. I was at Costco getting gas, and admittedly I look like the unabomber doing yard work today. (because I was doing yard work all morning and hadn't planned to shower until after). Ripped jeans, grungy shirt, crazy hair, and several days' facial scruff. Needed some stuff from Lowe's to repair a busted sprinkler, and while on the way I noticed I was low on gas, so detoured over to fill up.

Our local Costco is always busy this time of the year, particularly in the mornings when the old people are topping off the 4 gallons of fuel a week they use driving from the trailer park to costco to load up on fireball and merlot, and then over to the church for bingo. Line for the pumps is 4 or 5 deep on every one, so I'm just sitting there with the windows down listening to some music and enjoying the weather.

As I pull up and start pumping my gas, this elderly couple in front of me are looking at me and the car and having a conversation at the car window. I just nod and figure they're lost or need help and are going to come ask me for some kind of help (happens quite often at that costco)

Elderly guy finishes pumping his gas (in like 2 minutes) and then walks over to me. I figure he's gonna say something about the car or ask for help, so I put on my polite face. Was absolutely not expecting the conversation that followed.

EG: "Hey, nice car. What do you do that you can afford that nice a car?" (I can't quite place his accent, but it's evident that English is not his native tongue)

Me: "... I'm sorry, what?"

EG: "You're dressed like a lawn care guy, but you're driving this fancy sports car. You some kind of drug dealer?"

Me: "Um. No. Thanks, but just like I'm sure you did before you retired, I work my ass off for what I have."

EG: "Well, you should dress nicer driving an expensive car like that. You look like a slob"

Me:"..." (pause) "I'll keep that in mind."

With that he shook his head, turned around, and went back to his car. I should note he was well dressed. Nice Sunday suit, well tailored. Wife didn't get out of the car but I'd presume she was also gussied up for church. Driving a newer Lexus RX350. Hopped in, waved out the window (at me maybe?) and took off.

What the actual f**k? This is why I will never understand humanity. Guess I need to remember to clean myself up more before I go out in public in my bad-ass ride from now on.

I would have told the guy to get bent, myself...but that's just me. I find that too often older people (not all) think they should be able to get away with saying anything as if common courtesy is no longer something they need to give only receive. I would have said something like, 'Mind your business' somewhere around the time he implied I was a drug dealer. If he continued, it would have gotten worse. I have no patience for that kind of stuff.

 

[app_master]

That was funny... thanks for sharing. My kids often call me out for undressing when heading out. I could give about two fuuks of what "humanity" thinks (like the OP said) of how I dress and/or what I drive. Enjoy your ride peeps, in your Sunday best or not. Bwahahahahaha

 

[Fatalifeaten]

I was just floored by the whole conversation. Had I been a bit quicker on the uptake, my response would have been far more colorful than a simple "get bent"

 

[Fatalifeaten]

That was funny... thanks for sharing. My kids often call me out for undressing when heading out. I could give about two fuuks of what "humanity" thinks (like the OP said) of how I dress and/or what I drive. Enjoy your ride peeps, in your Sunday best or not. Bwahahahahaha

I have always been a tee shirt and board shorts/jeans kind of guy. I own exactly one necktie, and it's currently wrapped around my Nightmare Before Christmas tree as garland (because it's a Jack tie). I'm fortunate enough to work for a company who's dress code is "you must be dressed", basically, and the C-levels all show up in more or less the same thing I wear on a daily basis. Generally on the weekends I'd be in a tee/shorts/Tevas (no socks, you filthy heathens!), so even today I wasn't far off of that, just grubby and disheveled. But I'm with you. My time is "IDGAF about how I look as long as my underwear are clean" time. Evidently that's just a bit too casual for some of the older crowd.

 

[washguy]

Only a coat and tie for me when I take the stinger out Wash

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Nothing wrong with the way we dress down here, example of our Sunday best.

 

[washguy]

Ill bet that's a vegemite sandwitch she/he is chomping on Wash

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Ill bet that's a vegemite sandwitch she/he is chomping on Wash

Of course, that’s all we eat.

 

[Satansfist]

...Tevas ...

You lost me there, I was with you against the old people till you admitted this...

 

[Fatalifeaten]

You lost me there, I was with you against the old people till you admitted this...

Old people don't wear Tevas. they wear birks or whatever knock-offs walmart sells. I wear Tevas almost year-round. It's not like it gets cold enough to need shoes around here

 

[MisterMac]

Wow.

I'd told him I'm the real deal, not a whitewashed tomb.

 

[CKeeler]

He would have said the same to me if I was on my way to work or on my way home from work. $11 Walmart jeans and $10 multipack Fruit of the Loom blank tees. Sometimes I have shirts that are stained with black silicone. My lunch bag looks like I dropped it off a cliff and kept using it and it sits on my front seat when I’m going to work.
Apparently he doesn’t know what drug dealers wear. Fubu jersey and Adidas visor

 

[Ozstung]

Yikes, shorts, thongs (flip flops) singlet (vest) standard fare around these parts. For winter add flannelette shirt and UGG boots. (Sheepskin boots). Now to dress down we.....

 

[Satansfist]

Yikes, shorts, thongs (flip flops) singlet (vest) standard fare around these parts. For winter add flannelette shirt and UGG boots. (Sheepskin boots). Now to dress down we.....

Just burn those clothes but keep wearing them?

 

[Satansfist]

Old people don't wear Tevas. they wear birks or whatever knock-offs walmart sells. I wear Tevas almost year-round. It's not like it gets cold enough to need shoes around here

lol I meant no grown man should be wearing sandals, no matter what hi-tech gimmicks you want to give them. Less of people's feet is always a good thing...

 

[Ozstung]

Just burn those clothes but keep wearing them?

Now I'd expect that comment from Satan, you and your "Fire" compulsion .

 

[Nasscar]

Here's the TL;DR version if you don't want to read the whole thing:

Old guy insinuates I'm a drug dealer at the gas station and tells me to dress better when I go to fill up the Stinger today.

For the long version, read on.

Yeah, that happened today. I was at Costco getting gas, and admittedly I look like the unabomber doing yard work today. (because I was doing yard work all morning and hadn't planned to shower until after). Ripped jeans, grungy shirt, crazy hair, and several days' facial scruff. Needed some stuff from Lowe's to repair a busted sprinkler, and while on the way I noticed I was low on gas, so detoured over to fill up.

Our local Costco is always busy this time of the year, particularly in the mornings when the old people are topping off the 4 gallons of fuel a week they use driving from the trailer park to costco to load up on fireball and merlot, and then over to the church for bingo. Line for the pumps is 4 or 5 deep on every one, so I'm just sitting there with the windows down listening to some music and enjoying the weather.

As I pull up and start pumping my gas, this elderly couple in front of me are looking at me and the car and having a conversation at the car window. I just nod and figure they're lost or need help and are going to come ask me for some kind of help (happens quite often at that costco)

Elderly guy finishes pumping his gas (in like 2 minutes) and then walks over to me. I figure he's gonna say something about the car or ask for help, so I put on my polite face. Was absolutely not expecting the conversation that followed.

EG: "Hey, nice car. What do you do that you can afford that nice a car?" (I can't quite place his accent, but it's evident that English is not his native tongue)

Me: "... I'm sorry, what?"

EG: "You're dressed like a lawn care guy, but you're driving this fancy sports car. You some kind of drug dealer?"

Me: "Um. No. Thanks, but just like I'm sure you did before you retired, I work my ass off for what I have."

EG: "Well, you should dress nicer driving an expensive car like that. You look like a slob"

Me:"..." (pause) "I'll keep that in mind."

With that he shook his head, turned around, and went back to his car. I should note he was well dressed. Nice Sunday suit, well tailored. Wife didn't get out of the car but I'd presume she was also gussied up for church. Driving a newer Lexus RX350. Hopped in, waved out the window (at me maybe?) and took off.

What the actual f**k? This is why I will never understand humanity. Guess I need to remember to clean myself up more before I go out in public in my bad-ass ride from now on.

Hard to believe someone could say that to you but totally hilarious.

 

[Flameangel]

Hard to believe someone could say that to you but totally hilarious.

It's Hilarious but very rude at the same time, some people have more front than Myer !