Monday, June 30, 2008

... and a little crappier

So I heard about this 40 oz. bottle of Bud Light that has the power to turn people into total assholes. Kacie's downstairs neighbor, Tigger, had the audacity to approach her and "be straight up" (which usually comes off as asshole-ish) about the fact that he had found this 40 oz. beer bottle in his dojo the following afternoon. Let me tell you about this guy, Tigger... he is an unemployed 30-something who recently assaulted a minor and his mother in front of multiple witnesses at the Audubon Downs pool. He has been a resident of Audubon Downs for a long time now (probably close to 10 years) so he naturally feels that his seniority is more important than anything brought to the table by us new residents.

So the fact is that yes, the bottle was probably placed and/or destroyed there as a result of the party, but under no circumstances should Tigger be the person to approach a new resident in order to let there be a better understanding of the ways and expectations of living in the community. I do believe one is responsible for cleaning up the mess left behind by guests and I know that had Kacie, Abby or myself known about this infarction, it would have been cleaned up promptly. One thing is important in getting things done, though, and it is called courtesy. Another thing is called taking progressive measures. Since this was the first offense, the courteous thing to do would have been to inform the responsible party in a nice way (especially nice in this circumstance because the bottle was found about 30 to 40 feet away from where Kacie or Abby typically walk, therefore out of the range of which they should be held strictly responsible. The first offense should have been "punished" by way of a reminder so that we can know what to look out for next time. Furthermore, the delivery of such a message should have been by somebody who has a way with people, aka a "people person", aka not Tigger.

Anyways, everybody drinks freaking Bud Light, but I guess it's only fair to pin the blame on our party / guests because it was quite a large (but still controlled) party. We all had a great time, statistics would have predicted a bottle being left somewhere proximal to the party, and Tigger is an immature prick.

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