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Subject: OT: Having a bad karma day


DHolman ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 5:46 AM · edited Tue, 05 November 2024 at 2:13 PM

Man, who have I been pissing off lately? Just having one of -those- days. Not even going to go into the 4 corrupt image files that I now have to redo. Had to run to the store around 2am. Get what I need at one store, but there's a special flavored water I like that only Safeway (supermarket) carries. So late, that they are all closed ... but hey ... I remember a friend telling me that there's a 24hour Safeway around here somewhere. So, off I go on my little journey. An hour later I'm trying to figure out where the hell I've gotten myself and to top it off it's after 3 in the morning and every cop I see is giving me the hairy eyeball like I'm doing something. Fine, had enough ... I'm tired and I know when to quit. So, I find one of the main roads and I start heading back home. It's cold out and raining. As I'm driving, I see someone up ahead walking. The hardened city boy inside me says keep going, but then I figure my karma has been bad enough so I pull over and ask if they need a lift. It's a young lady and she says yea, she's walking back to her room a few blocks away. Fine. Whatever. Room turns out to be a motel and I'm thinking "Why the hell is she walking if she's at a motel?" Ok ... it's at about this time that it dawns on me that she is a ... ummmm, what's a good term ... working girl. It was either my razor sharp intuition or the fact that she asked me "so, what do you want to do?" that clued me in. It's about this time that the little paranoid in me starts freaking out for a couple seconds. Anyway, to make a long story short (too late) I let her know I wasn't interested. She asked me if I could drop her off. WTF ... why not. Oh yea, and can we pick up her friend. "What friend?" Just my best from, he's right over there. "No, not going to happen." (I could have just handed her my wallet and beat myself over the head to save them the time). She asked a couple times, but no big deal. She said ok and then left. And that's the kind of day I've been having. Just needed to get that off my chest. My cousin was right, no good deed goes unpunished. :| Ah well, tomorrow is another day, right? -=>Donald


Misha883 ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 6:34 AM

flavored water?


JordyArt ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 6:43 AM

ROFL @ Misha - all that exceitement and what does he come up with? "Flavoured Water?" - oh, man, 'so funny!!! Dude, she obviously looked ok, you shoulda asked her how much she charged for hour of just modelling for pics - let's face it, she wouldn't be coy, would she?!? And you needen't have worried about the Safe Way - she would have been able to give you a pointers in the right direction.... LOL (",)


Randys ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 6:44 AM

Hope things turn around quick for you. At least she was not part of a solicitation sting operation, I'm sure they have heard "really I was just giving her a ride" before.


DHolman ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 6:52 AM

Randy - That what the freaking out little paranoid inside me was thinking!! I was like "oh this is gonna be great ... cops gonna roll in .. oh shit oh shit". Luckily, that was on the inside ... was still the cool, calm guy on the outside. More than worrying about the cops is what would my lady have thought? "I swear ... I was just giving her a ride ... it was raining ... I didn't know!" I hope she knows me well enough to know that's what happened, but it's one of those things you really don't want to test out. Even now, the stupid little paranoid in me is thinking "What if the manager of the motel saw and took down my license and called the police." I know that's just stupid ... what are they going to do, drive here and say "Hey ... we have a report that your car was at a motel parked for 2 minutes and there was a woman in the car and we know she was a hooker so come with us." shrug Misha - Carbonated water with flavoring (I like the White Grape and Strawberry Watermelon ones). No sugar. No calories. Love it. -=>Donald


DHolman ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 6:56 AM

Oh yea, and Jordy? :P pbbbbbt :) -=>D


zhounder ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 6:59 AM

We must be on the same karmic plane. Last night during the fire I was trying to get a fireman up the street as he was loaded down with gear. Due to the gear he couldn't close the door to the car. As I tried to back up to turn around some people who wanted to watch the fire walked between me and a parked car. Well, as I started to back up The open door clipped one of them. Now I am most likely going to be sued. What was that about no good dead...?


Michelle A. ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 7:56 AM

Must be contagious..... my husband drove by a truck that was smashed into a tree last night just down the road from our house.... remember pitch black, very quiet road, no streets lights... He didn't see anyone though.... He got to the house, and immediately told me about, and said come with me please, I have to go back and make sure there wasn't anyone in there.... So we jumped in our truck and as we're pulling up this bloody guy jumps into the middle of the road... kind of freaked me out, you get visions of psycho killers on the loose..... Called 911 and it seemed to take forever for rescue to get there.... there were two other people jammed into the pick-up truck one sounded like a teenage girl, and a young guy.... the doors were jammed shut...the car was smashed into a tree pretty badly....the driver had climbed out the window and he was pretty messed up...he kept wobbling around and clutching his chest, he wouldn't sit down and he was shaking.....it was all so surreal....the girl in the truck kept screaming.... My husband made the mistake of letting this guy borrow his cell phone, so he could call the girls' mom.... needless to say by the time rescue got there and my husband got his phone back it was coated in blood... I spent the better part of an hour trying to clean the damn thing... ala rubber gloves and lots of alcohol.... nows he afraid to touch the stupid thing.... and it wasn't a cheap phone it was one of those expensive Motorola models.... So that was my excitement for the night.....

I am, therefore I create.......
--- michelleamarante.com


sabretalon ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 8:38 AM

"Hey ... we have a report that your car was at a motel parked for 2 minutes and there was a woman in the car and we know she was a hooker so come with us." Go Figure, they must think you have the stamina to have done it twice! ;P I guess it was not a 24 hour safe way? Or your friend knows about her, and she is safe?


jacoggins ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 9:13 AM

gee Donald, that bites....And Michelle, it's a shame that the world has gotten to the point that you can't try and be helpful of your fellow man without fearing some negative consequence.... Jack


DHolman ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 3:58 PM

Mike - I know it's cynical, but at times it sure does feel that way. 'chelle - You guys are good people, no matter what Misha says about you. Lets hope this was one of those weird little days and that from here on out things are back to normal. -=>Donald


bsteph2069 ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 6:32 PM

I agree with Joardy with this one. I suppose it all depends on your point of vies. I think if I was you I would have felt better from NOT finding the flavored water. ( Which is really funny. The Safeways here DON'T carry them! ) But finding a freindly lady instead. Expecially when they have a friend!!! Assuming you decided to take pictures. Within the motel. Even if it was a cop sting. When you said you wanted to take pictures. They probably WON'T procecute. You are doing anything but photography. Sigh. Poor person does NOT know how to handle himself. However next time you pick one up. Beware of them that operate alone. In that business. They learn to have "backup" so loners are usually cops or really desperate. I heard of people getting robbed! Bsteph


JordyArt ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 7:23 PM

Really desperate? makes mental note to become male prostitute (",) erm, actually, that reads pretty badly. I mean I'd be there for lonely women, not men. uh-uh. Special rates to girls who's names begin with "M"...... he he he


DHolman ( ) posted Fri, 12 December 2003 at 11:33 PM

I know it doesn't seem like it, but there are actually times I leave the house without a camera. :) Besides, I have more than enough female models asking me to photograph them for free; don't think I need to pay a workin' gal at a cheesy motel. And finally, I don't think my lady would like "oh yea ... these shots are okay ... took them of a hooker at a seedy motel." Cyn .... Michelle ... maybe you can back me up here when I'm thinking my SO wouldn't exactly be thrilled with that? :) -=>Donald


Misha883 ( ) posted Sat, 13 December 2003 at 12:16 AM

Hey!!! Wait, wait, wait! I (Misha) just asked about the flavored water! Nothing exciting ever happens to ME! Good people try to do what is right. If it was easy, they would not have made such a big deal about it in the Bible. Not that I spend much time reading such things; but I do recognize good people when I see them. Hugz to Donald, Michelle, and the mysteriouous Husband, who also sounds like a good person. [At least he buys cell phone from Chicago-based company which contributes to my retirement fund...]


cynlee ( ) posted Sat, 13 December 2003 at 1:54 AM

geez, you guys have all the excitement... hmmm... a couple days ago, saw a deer get creamed by a truck as we were coming out our entryway... usually you see that from the driver's pov... he went flying... now they're coming out of the sky, i swear they're Kamikaze deer no way would i be going out to get flavored water any where close by, especially at night... that's when the deer get really sneaky & yeah, don't think the hooker shots would go over well with the SO ;] 'chelle's sounds the worse though


Michelle A. ( ) posted Sat, 13 December 2003 at 7:12 AM

Errhmmm..... no that would not go over well, and in fact the first thing that came to mind when Jordy said it...... "I'd break both of his legs....." @Jordy.... special rates? no thanks dear I'll pass.... I've got too many that want to give it to me for free.....

I am, therefore I create.......
--- michelleamarante.com


JordyArt ( ) posted Sat, 13 December 2003 at 3:31 PM

'Chelle, you of all people should know good quality doesn't come cheap..... and hey, little lady, who said I'd ask YOU anyhows? Just coz YOUR name begins with M doesn't mean I wasn't meaning it for someone else. For all you know they might just read the forum and not participate ;) (",) p.s. Hi Princess ;)


DHolman ( ) posted Sat, 13 December 2003 at 6:50 PM

Hahaha ... You guys kill me. Needed the laugh. Cyn - 'chelle had the far worse day. Mine was all mental stuff (who would have thought it ... me ... mental). Coming onto an accident scene, especially with people trapped is freaking stressful as hell. shiver 'chelle - hey, where am I on that list "For Free" list? At least top 5? kissy face Hehehe -=>Donald


JordyArt ( ) posted Sun, 14 December 2003 at 8:57 AM

What's this 'For Free' list, guys?!? Something I'm missing out on? (",)


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