Bums!

I'm totally not talking about those souls who've had society turn their back on them. Chances are, they may have not been smart enough to keep themselves clean or make sound financial decisions, but more than likely if they're going sailing in the deep ocean they'd bring a life vest.

I'm talking about the bums at drift events. There's lots of them. The idiots who don't bring tools, spares, or logical things that would more than likely make life easier for them or perhaps get them home.

I used to be all about helping people out, because "drifters" used to be part of a community of people who cared about each other, and who went out of their way to get each other home. You helped someone out when you could, because chances are they'd help you when you needed it. These days, there are more and more people who aren't capable to help anybody, because they can't help themselves. More and more losers who keep asking to borrow my tools. More and more losers to return them no longer functioning, more and more losers to repetitively ask to borrow the same things.

A few weeks ago, I was at a drift event. This kid in an old BMW asks to borrow my air compressor, and I generously let him. I think nothing of it. All I asked is that he return it when he's done. He does (or rather his friend does), then another pit neighbor asks to borrow it as well. He then informers me that its not working. I inspect it, and find that its broken. Seeing as how the second guy to use it couldn't even fire it up, I'm guessing it was the kid with the BMW. Not only were the prongs on the input unit itself bent, but he blew the fuse inside of it.

The reason why guy A sucks:

He broke my compressor and returned it hoping that I wouldn't notice. He left before I could say anything.

The reason why guy B sucks:

He's driving a $35K car but can't afford to bring an air compressor or jack.

Guy A, driving an old E30 BMW (which was basically stock) obviously isn't made of money, but came unprepared. Buy B, who has a lot more money, also came unprepared.

So you see, your financial status has nothing to do with it at all. Bottom line is, if you come to a toga party, bring a f*#@ing TOGA!