I am constantly amazed by humans! Some have the most bizzare (to me) behavior patterns imaginable!

I was pulling into my parking garage the other day behind a gentleman in a nice, expensive Lexus. He punched the button for a parking token, then pulled in and I followed behind with my parking pass.

Most of the people I pull into the garage behind drive on up a few levels to park, however, this gentleman pulled around to the end of the first level where the elevators are, didn’t park in a slot, but rather pulled as close as he could to the edge. He hopped out of his car, opened the trunk and pulled out a sack of garbage which he deposited into the trash container located there. I got a quick glimpse of his trunk and there were a number of bags of garbage in it, so I can only assume he drove from level to level leaving his trash in each of the containers located at either end of the 10 levels.

Now, I’m guessing that since he’s driving an expensive car and wearing nice clothing that he could probably afford garbage pickup — unless he was a murderer disposing of a body he had cut up — garbage pickup costs maybe $30 per month if you’re not in the city where it’s part of what your property taxes pay for. Of course, that’s $29 more than the $1 for an hour of parking, so perhaps he’s just economizing.

I just found it odd and slightly repulsive.

Then there is another gentleman who arrives promptly at 7:00 AM every morning, then reclines the seat of his car back and power naps for 45 minutes (I know this because I arrive anywhere from 7:00 AM until 8:00 AM and have observed his routine).  He dons his Wayfarer sunglasses I guess to keep out any stray rays of the morning sun and ensure a better sleep. He does this no matter what the temperature is outside — I guess the car doesn’t heat up or cool down enough to be uncomfortable before his allotted 45 minutes are up.

When I first noticed him sleeping in his car, I notified the guard on duty as I was concerned that he might be ill or overcome by heat (it was a VERY hot day already!). When I saw him in the same position the next day, I assumed everything was OK.

What baffles me is why he just doesn’t sleep longer at home. I first thought that maybe he has to drop kids off at school or something, except I see him snoozing even on days when school is out. I’m sure there is some explanation as to why he doesn’t just stay home in his own bed for that 45 minutes, but I don’t know him well enough to ask what it is.

I won’t even get into the behaviors I see that are just downright rude — most of them perpetuated by men as it were, but that’s not to say we ladies don’t have our moments. I’m often having the elevator door close just as I get to it because the persons already on it don’t hold the door for me. I also have experienced the doors being shut in my face as I try to enter or exit the building with arms full of packages or bags. Just inconsideration on the part of those who are in front and I try to take those in stride and remind myself to be more aware of what’s going on around me even as I am consumed by some piece of code or composing a blog post in my head. Oh and lets NOT talk about the scum who pulls into the parking spot you’ve been patiently waiting for someone to pull out of

So, with it being the New Year and all, are any of you thinking of ways you can change your human behaviors to be a more insightful or thoughtful person or are you just sticking to the usual diet, exercise, organize, don’t procrastinate?

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