My Rant about Crumudgeons

[Joe_K]

This happened on March 10th of this year.

As I'm walking in the elevator at the Denver courthouse to get LEGALLY married to my beautiful wife of 5 years, a crumudgeon walks onto the elavator as the doors are closing with the small wedding party headed for the 3rd floor. As the door closed this schmuck looks me up and down and says " Back in my day they didn't hand out awards like that to PRIVATES! Your lucky YOU weren't in 'Nam, they were actually shooting at us back then."

Keep in mind I was wearing my Uncle Sams Mis-Guided Childrens Issued Dress Blues with Salty Lance Corporal Chevrons. I haven't owned a suit since childhood and dont plan on owning one ever.

Ok back on track.

I told him I was sorry I hadn't been born 50 years before I was. And that HE was lucky he hadn't been born 50 years later, otherwise he would have been in Afghanistan with me, (assuming he was a Vietnam volunteer). To which he replied "Afghanistan was nowhere near as bad as Vietnam, YOU were lucky! I told him to "have an outstanding day...Fucking Asshole."

And that was how I walked off the elevator and into the courtroom to meet the Judge for my Wedding.


If the elevator ride had been longer I think I might have been summoned back to the same court house for an altogether different event.







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[Irving]

I hate guys like that. I had a similar run in with some old dumb ass, but it wasn't combat related so it's not a cool story.

[crays]

Congratulations.

Some people just need to bring others down to lift themselves up. Don't sweat it.

Great looking family.

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[bryjcom]

Congrats on the marriage. You have a beautiful family.

Fuck that guy.... Just a crotchety old man

[cstone]

Thank you for your service.

Congratulations to you and your beautiful bride. You have a lovely family.

Try never to let those who don't know you or are not a significant part of your life have any real impact on your well being.

Best wishes to you as you move into this new chapter of your life.

Be safe.

[jhood001]

Yeah? You and that son of a bitch were both lucky you weren't in my backyard during the summer months while I barbecued and drank beer. I stubbed a toe and burned myself on the grill twice. During the winter months, I got cold and wet while snowshoeing at least three separate occasions. Granted, I wasn't anywhere within 5000 miles of anyone non-domestic that wanted to kill me. But it was still hard...

Some people are just angry. Nothing will ever compare or equal their life experience because they are always the victim.

From the looks of your pictures, it was water off a ducks back. Just the way such drivel should be treated.

Congrats. You have a great looking family. And thank you for your service.

[Joe_K]

I have the HIGHEST respect for Vietnam veterans as a whole.
Just not this one.
I'm just glad he didn't try that crap with any of my units surviving amputees. It would have been glorious to see the CCTV feed of him getting his arse handed to him with a prosthetic!

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[ray1970]

Congratulations. Beautiful family you have there.

And thank you for your service.




And fuck that crazy old guy. He probably didn't even serve.

[pickenup]

Nice pics, thanks.

[hurley842002]

Try never to let those who don't know you or are not a significant part of your life have any real impact on your well being.

Best advice of the year! The day I started doing this was the day I became a much more pleasant individual.

Thank you for your service OP, you have a great looking family, and I wish you the best of luck in the future.