Whats up with assumptions?

[mevshooter]

that because I am a mechanic i must not smart enough to get a real job.... 40 hrs from a BA in mechanical engineering

My best friend is a mechanic, and he is genuinely one of the smartest guys I know. Intelligent, well spoken, and has forgotten more about cars than I could ever even hope to know. That one kills me. Not smart enough to get a real job? How about not smart enough to check your own damn tires and fluids? "You mean, I have to add coolant to the engine in the summer?"

I am white so therefore I am wealthy and inherently racist.

Man, I WISH being white meant I was inherently wealthy... that would be effing SWEET.

[rockhound]

because i believe in our constitution i am racist, or bigoted

because i don't believe that illegals should be allowed to stay i am a racist

because our country is in the shi...r that we should give more of my hard earned money in taxes.

[mcantar18c]

My best friend is a mechanic, and he is genuinely one of the smartest guys I know. Intelligent, well spoken, and has forgotten more about cars than I could ever even hope to know. That one kills me. Not smart enough to get a real job? How about not smart enough to check your own damn tires and fluids? "You mean, I have to add coolant to the engine regardless of the season?"

Fixed
1. Being a mechanic means I'm too dumb to get a "real job." Never mind degrees and certifications.
2. Working in a bar means I like my job.
3. I wear a cowboy hat / camo hat, therefore I have a can of Cope that you can bum a dip out of. This one is true but still annoying.
4. Being a redneck, I must have a truck and can help you move. Also true but just as annoying.
5. I'm younger than you, so I know nothing.
6. I'm older/more experienced than you, so I must have the answers to every single one of your damn questions.

[ray1970]

Being from Texas, people assume I grew up on a farm or something. They are usually shocked to find out I have never ridden a horse or that I know absolutely nothing about cattle, ranching, or country living in general.

Being an avid firearms enthusiast, most people make the assumption that I am really into hunting. Truth is, I gave up hunting years ago because I just have no interest in it.

[BPTactical]

Being from Texas, people assume I grew up on a farm or something. They are usually shocked to find out I have never ridden a horse or that I know absolutely nothing about cattle, ranching, or country living in general.

Lemme guess Ray, closest to a ranch you got is on your salad?

Probably the one for me is being a CDOT employee people think we do nothing all day. Come spend 12+ hours in a plow or patch a pothole in 75 MPH traffic, man a lane closure for 12+ hours in a blizzard, clean up a rolled over semi or pick up a dead elk.

Aside from that I would like think that I am the opposite of what people assume I am.

[Cochese]

Lemme guess Ray, closest to a ranch you got is on your salad?

Probably the one for me is being a CDOT employee people think we do nothing all day. Come spend 12+ hours in a plow or patch a pothole in 75 MPH traffic, man a lane closure for 12+ hours in a blizzard, clean up a rolled over semi or pick up a dead elk.

Aside from that I would like think that I am the opposite of what people assume I am.

I thank God for CDOT every time my sorry ass is assigned to a highway district at my PD.

You guys have saved my ass on countless occasions, clearing debris, closing lanes, etc.