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Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Laga - Aug 10, 2011 9:08:40 am PDT #27410 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

It's my sister's bf. And it's been months since the last time. He slammed the closet door, then the front door, then his car door, screaming "fuck!" the whole time. I have no idea what brought this on. Previous meltdowns were not as prolonged and rarely closer than a couple months apart. My sister has never said that it bugs her and compared to her husband this is nothing.

And compared to the swearing that happens when D&F play Call of Duty for four hours it was quite tame.


brenda m - Aug 10, 2011 9:08:52 am PDT #27411 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

In any case, I would have a hard time living with someone who had a "meltdown" such as you described (slamming doors, swearing, etc.) every month (or more often), unless there were extenuating circumstances (serious ongoing stress, etc.).

Yeah, no.


smonster - Aug 10, 2011 9:11:00 am PDT #27412 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Nora, I've avoided contacting AT&T because, well, I'm still getting a discount for the university I no longer work for. But I think I'm going to have to do a tech chat, because FUCK THIS. It took me over ten minutes to complete a call to bonny.


Laga - Aug 10, 2011 9:15:47 am PDT #27413 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Ohhh I think I know what happened. We are lizard sitting and I see one of the tanks does not have a lamp. If I broke a bulb that would make me want to cuss and slam things. (I wouldn't, but I understand the urge)


Steph L. - Aug 10, 2011 9:26:21 am PDT #27414 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

We are lizard sitting and I see one of the tanks does not have a lamp. If I broke a bulb that would make me want to cuss and slam things. (I wouldn't, but I understand the urge)

Actually, your description above (slamming closet door, slamming front door, slamming car door, *screaming* "Fuck" the whole time) does not seem like a proportionate response to breaking a light bulb.

But, again, if you (or your sister, or both, whoever it is who lives with this dude) don't have a problem with that kind of behavior, then it's not really an issue.


Nora Deirdre - Aug 10, 2011 9:32:57 am PDT #27415 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

He slammed the closet door, then the front door, then his car door, screaming "fuck!" the whole time

Yeah, that would wig me out. YWMV


smonster - Aug 10, 2011 9:38:29 am PDT #27416 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

It would take a lot to make me that pissed. Like, I'm having trouble even coming up with a situation. We'll see what happens if I don't get this job!

Nora, just started a chat with AT&T. I'll let you know what happens.


Laga - Aug 10, 2011 9:41:15 am PDT #27417 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

But it really is a pain in the ass to go back to the reptile store to buy another bulb and I think they're expensive.

Still maybe I should ask the other roommates if they think this is unacceptable behavior.


Calli - Aug 10, 2011 9:47:04 am PDT #27418 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

He slammed the closet door, then the front door, then his car door, screaming "fuck!" the whole time

I guess it would depend on the cause. I grew up in more of a "silent treatment" family, so slamming doors and cursing would seem a bit extreme to me, unless there was a major causal factor. Are there bees in the closet? That would produce the reaction above from me. Busted lightbulb, not so much.


meara - Aug 10, 2011 9:47:54 am PDT #27419 of 30000

Yeah, that sounds pretty disproportionate to me. I mean, a loud "FUCK!" when you do something stupid and/or annoying like break a bulb or spill the dinner you just made all over the floor or whatever? Sure. Maybe slamming the car door extra hard as you get in to go buy a new bulb/supper, because you're frustrated? Sure. Repeatedly doing so while yelling loudly? Kinda creepy.