Surprise surprise, I got into a fight with a lady at the airport today. These are becoming entirely too frequent. It’s seems like that as each day goes by, my bullshit tolerance gets lower and lower. This is not a good thing because it was already at the lowest point you could get too before.
So I’ve talked before about the level of terror that is the TSA security line. I am not exaggerating when I say that I would rather watch a 24 hour marathon of the Tyra Banks Show interspersed with episodes of the Wendy Williams Show (How you doin’? I’d be doing better if you’d stop asking me that and stop eating fucking Slim Jim’s on the fucking air.) then go through that line. But as an airport employee I have the honor of cutting in front of the regular passengers. Now because I’m nice (Shut up) I usually don’t cut. I be a good little boy and sit in that god forsaken line no matter how long it takes. But today, I just wasn’t feeling it.
When I got in line I, of course, picked the slowest one that is manned by the old guy with shitty eyesight so he has to squint at every bag for approximately eight minutes before letting us go through. Needless to say I was in no mood for the big bag of bullshit. Then I noticed that the other line was considerably shorter. This was because the lady with a million and a half carry on bags was pretty much holding everything up.
So I made a snap decision and decided to cut her. (In line that is. Not physically cut her. Thought I should specify that.) This was made easier because of the huge gap in the line between her and the x-ray machine. The following is what took place.
Bitch (not me): Please feel free cut in line, sir. (And she had that snotty voice that said she didn’t mean it.)
Me: Why, thank you, I had already planned on it. (Yes, that was bitchy of me. But sometimes you have to fight snotty with more snotty.)
Bitch: You can’t cut in line. I was here first.
Me: And I’m an employee. I can cut you in line.
Bitch: And what does that mean?
Me: That I’m an employee and I can cut you in line. There aren’t many interpretations of that sentence. (I have had this exact argument before. I did not enjoy having to have it a second time.)
Bitch: Just because you can cut, doesn’t mean you should.
Me: And just because you can go slow as shit and hold up everyone in line behind you, doesn’t mean you should. So I guess we’re even.
Bitch: What is your name? You are giving horrible customer service.
Me: Well then I guess it’s a good thing you aren’t my customer and I don’t have to give a rat’s ass about you, isn’t it?
By this time, I have already cut her, sent my bag through, walked through the metal detector, and am waiting for my bag to come out the other side. She is still on the other side, being stupid and calling shit to me over the railing.
Bitch: I’m serious. I want your name.
Me: And I’m serious. My name is Mind Your Own Business.
Bitch: I will be writing a letter. That’s why you won’t give me your name. You know you are wrong.
Me: I’d love to stay and chat, but you’re a total bitch. (I’ve always wanted to use this line in real life.)
I grab my bag and finish off with a one finger salute before heading off to catch the train. All the while, I can hear the bitch yelling about letters and names and rudeness. Still from the other side of security, so I win.
Now a couple things. I know damn well this woman hunted for me until the second that her plane took off so that she could find me to berate me some more. So it’s probably a good thing that I went through security in a different terminal than the one I work in and take the train there. Because I’m sneaky bitchy like that.
Also, why are people under the impression that I am required to give them my name if they ask for it? I have no obligation to do it. Yes, my security badge has my name on it, but if you want to be a bitch, I will totally hide that thing in my shirt just to piss you off. I’ve done it before. (And probably will again.) You can want my name all you want, it’s still not going to happen and the sooner you realize that, the sooner you can get on with your life.
And finally, a letter? Really? That’s the worst you have? Like I’m scared of a piece of paper. And where are you going to send it? The airport. Yeah I am sure there is a staff of people at the airport whose sole job is to read customer mail. Seeing as you don’t know where exactly it is that I work, you are pretty much shit out of luck. And what exactly are you going to say. That the rude, fat guy was mean to you? Do you have any idea how many rude, fat guys work at the airport? Yeah, good luck with resolution on that one.
So while Lady McDumbass is writing a scathing letter, I will be quivering in fear. And writing shit about her on the internet. What do you know? I win again.