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WHY DO I LISTEN TO ANYONE ANYMORE? |
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Written by Andy
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Monday, 06 April 2009 |
 Why do I even bother listening to anyone these days? Lately it seems as though I have a sign around my neck that states: TELL ME WHATEVER IS ON YOUR MIND. I'M A GOOD LISTENER. I'm constantly being forced into hearing stories from people who shouldn't be telling me such things. A perfect example of what I'm talking about is what happened just the other day. It involves a security guard and myself....
Ok, let me set this story up for all of you: I was getting kicked out of a skateboard park for the night (security guards have started closing down my local skate park at 7pm due to graffiti issues). I was walking out of the gate and I pass by the guard. I reveal myself to be non-threatening by mentioning to the guy that it's a nice day outside and at least I got some skating in before he kicked all of us skaters out.
We stand there chatting for a few minutes while he explains that a lot of it has to do with kids vandalizing the park late at night. I know this already so I nod in agreement. Then he tells me about one night where he came to the park and.... well, this is how he told me:
So, this one night I came out here to close up the park. It was dark outside. I look over there in the distance on the embankment and see these two guys laying there - naked! [THEN HE LEANS IN CLOSER TO ME] They were having sex! I stand by the gate, just watching them. Finally I hold up my flashlight at them. They see me. I say to them HEY, ARE YOU SHOOTING A PORNO? DON'T YOU KNOW THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU WHILE DRIVING BY? YOU ALL SHOULD LEAVE!
They get startled, and ask if they're going to be arrested for what they're doing. I say NO and make them leave. Geez, these guys shouldn't have been here! I've got a ton more stories like that, too!
Ok, so that was his incredible story. Do I believe it? No. Should he have told me? Absolutely not. Who the hell do I look like? I'm not his friend. I'm not his acquaintance. He doesn't know me. For some reason, though, he wanted to share this story with me. And I, being the prick that I am, have now shared it with all of you. Sure, I don't know any of you. And yes, I'm doing the same thing that I'm complaining about. But, on the other hand, you all have made a choice to come here. It's only fair that I share with you this story.
But, there's some questions I have with his story. Why would he have just stood there and watched two naked guys apparently having sex? The way he described it to me he stayed there for a little while. Maybe it took some time for him to process what was going on? Who knows. I'm just going to try and not fall in that general area of the park anymore.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 07 April 2009 )
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