So, got up a bit earlier than usual today, made the effort to actual head in to the gym. I rather like going in really early as there was literally only 5 other people there, and three were supervisors.
So I sat down at one of the weight machines, and right away the guy next to me lets out a shit eating grin and grabs a pair of handheld weights about 20 lbs heavier than the ones he had been working with. You all know the type, brainless jocks that think big bulky muscles will immediately make a girl swoon and pant. Dumb tosser.
Which is why it was immensely satisfying to see the dumbass drop a weight on his foot and hop about like a little girl.
One of the things I find I have really not missed about working in trucking is the rampant racism employed by... pretty much everyone in the industry. Anything that goes wrong is immediately associated to the driver being a "dumb paki" and everyone laughs. How is that funny? One of the women in the office spent a half hour or so this morning ranting about how immigrants are taking jobs away from those who "deserve" to have them. I got news for you, we're all immigrants, except for the native ammericans none of us "deserve" to be here, you have to earn it, and a hell of a lot of immigrants work alot fucking harder to earn their place in Canada than the "Canadians" do. Myself included, I take alot of things for granted and I know it, health insurance, schooling, literacy. Much as we bitch about our government and our lives, Canadians have it made.
I just don't GET racism, and I know I have my parents to thank for that, and damn am I thankful. I like my friends because of that too, you lot are some of the most laid back, accepting people I know, and you have no idea what a relief it is to be able to come home and have an intelligent, reasonable and fun conversation with someone like that rather than talking to someone at work because there's honestly not anyone else to talk to.
I hate how stupid humans can be, when are they gonna get that people matter? All that other shit just adds flavour.