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slow moving wide load
Friday, Aug. 20, 2004 - 4:17 p.m.Yesterday I was running kilometer 4 and I came up to overweight white dude (OWD) walking with overweight Asian girlfriend/wife (OAGF). They were walking side by side and in doing so taking up the entire sidewalk. Okay I’m used to this. It seems like most people walking on the sidewalk don’t like to move over for other people. When they see someone approaching it’s like a game of chicken: they will only move at the last minute only if they really have to. So normally I just run onto the grass even though it means I may potentially step in dog shit (because some bastards don’t pick up after their dogs, which they are supposed to by law) or twist my ankle in a most horrible way because of the uneven ground.
OWD takes a look back, sees me running down the sidewalk, and moves over to one side behind OAGF. I go running past them and think nothing of it. Then I hear OWD say, “you’re welcome.” WTF with the attitude? Granted I could have said “thank you” but considering that I’m running/sweating/huffing and puffing/out-of-breath, well excuse me to high hell for not croaking out a “thank you” for your most generous gesture. You should move over as a common courtesy instead of taking up the entire sidewalk with your fat ass. Just like drivers on the road, slower traffic should move over to let faster traffic pass. I dunno, maybe he was trying to impress his OAGF by showing her he’s not going to take any crap from a short, skinny, 110-pound runner who is literally half his size.
I love people who say or think, “I don’t need no exercise.” Well, yes that could be true, if you work as a fitness instructor or a fire fighter or dig trenches by hand. But if you sit in front of a computer 8-10 hours a day, and then go home and sit in front of your TV or computer for the rest of the night, um yeah. These are the people who usually complain of back aches or leg cramps after climbing a few flights of stairs. They make all sorts of wheezing sounds when they have to walk more than the usual 60 seconds from their desk to their car. They even grunt when they have to push themselves out of their chair. They think they’re eating healthier because they drink “diet” colas. Their guts hang over their belts. And then they tell you you’re too skinny. Um yeah, I’m skinny because I go running a lot, what’s your excuse?
