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Since I've been done school and nearly every Blockbuster in Toronto shut down (three out of sixteen stayed open; mine wasn't one of them), I've been working at a bicycle repair shop. The owner was a regular at my store. We made the agreement that he'd take me under his wing and show me how to repair bikes and that sort of thing.

And...for the most part, that's worked well. I've screwed up here and there, but so far, I've learned a lot about bikes. I can fix a flat no problem. I know how to grease brake and gear shift cables. The bigger, more complex stuff still goes over my head but I'm learning.

That said...it's a bit trying to work with the guy sometimes. He and the other guy that works there are both major conspiracy nuts. They go on about the banks ruling the world, that 9/11 was staged by the American government, Masionic orders, the Templars, Illuminati, floride in the public water, the whole works.

Don't get me wrong, I actually don't mind listening to the stuff sometimes because even if I don't buy it, it's interesting to listen to or discuss. If it was 100% proven without a shadow of a doubt that the U.S. was behind 9/11? To be perfectly honest, it wouldn't surprise me. I don't even remotely buy into the idea of it, but it wouldn't surprise me.

But day in, day out, that's the vast majority of what I hear about. When someone walks by on the sidewalk with a bottle of water, he starts ranting to them about the floride in the water subduing the public and making them less antsy.

Today - well, admittedly, I was already in kind of a foul mood that I still can't explain - he pulled out his laptop and played this 1-hour lecture about all of this: Saddam Hussein had been actually dead since 1999, the Oklahoma bombing was staged, 9/11 was staged, this person and that person are part of this secret order looking to create a New World Order

Half the time, I was just rolling my eyes, trying to focus on the job. It was grating, especially after having to put up with enough from the boss on my own as it is. And there were so many bloody times I was like, "Oh come on!" to something the lecturer was saying.

But then, the boss stepped out for awhile to test-ride a bike and to grab us all some lunch (conspriacy nut and all, but he can be a nice guy most times). So he missed a good portion of it...and restarted it from the beginning.

I told him I couldn't take it anymore and had to call it a day. I didn't quit because 1) it's still a decent job learning a very handy skill trade and 2) this late in the summer, it'd be hard to find something else, especially after struggling to find anything at all before. So I'll probably still be going back in tomorrow, but I sure as hell let him know how I felt.

I guess to me, this is no different than a very devout Bible-thumper like my aunt who tries to cram their beliefs down your throat. It's fine to discuss once in awhile, but not having it crammed down your throat all the time (sounds like my prom night? )

Would it be possible to listen to a portable music player while you work?

Time Cube him

Allen who is Quiet said:

Would it be possible to listen to a portable music player while you work?

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Given that he's the boss and tells me what to do throughout the day? Unlikely. =/

keep looking up even more bizarre conspiracy theories than he tells, and see if he believes everything he hears.

Call Penn and Teller.

Maybe They just WANT you to think he's a nut...?

Maybe... just MAYBE... he's right and everyone else is wrong or part of the conspiracy. Ever think of that? huh? HUH?

He's not a conspiracy nut, your brain just thinks that he is now that it has been deprived of meat.

He's a vegetarian, though, too!

OH GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE?!!?

Just as planned...

See there's the problem. Now that you and your boss are both vegetarians, you're competing for food with each other and this is making you both suspicious and irritable. Before there was harmony between the two of you, because you both knew that if push came to shove, he would make a nice brisket.

out crazy him.

Obama is a hologram
Canada is the afterlife
the world is held on the back of a giant turtle
The Queen is from the future
You're his Tyler durden

I'm with everyone that says to keep him pumped up. If you can't get him to stop, you can at least enjoy feeding him more of the crazy.

I, personally, would weave a story about how 9/11 was staged so that the evidence and intelligence in building 7 that was shortly going to be made public regarding JFK's gov't authorized murder would be destroyed. They had to destroy the bigger buildings so as to make it look like the primary target wasn't #7. They didn't expect that the bigger building wouldn't topple over, but planning for every contingency they planted explosives just to make sure the job was done. They controlled the planes remotely - shut off pilot communications, and take control of the fly by wire computerized systems in the airplanes. The pilots and passengers were probably panicking, but due to cell phone jammers place in each plane no one was able to tell the ground what was going on. In order to make the illusion more real, they faked the calls from the plane that they crashed into the ground.

Now, you might ask, why would they want to hide the JFK info? JFK was on the cusp of releasing significant technological advances that were "discovered" at area51. They would have literally eliminated hunger and thirst worldwide, among other things, but the main point is that once resources are no longer scarce, how can the government and other groups continue to subjugate the human population? They can't. There has to be a perceived sense of scarcity to control us. Keep us in the cities near food sources, feed us our fluoridated water, and make sure we maintain their wealthy lifestyle. They even fluoride treat wells of people living off the land - those so-called mandatory well inspects every 5 years allow them to place time release agents into the wells.

Watch a bit of the news each night, and add the daily stories into the overall tale.

Casey Anthony, of course, is innocent - the gov't tried to frame her for the murder of Caylee, but they've actually discovered that she has a natural resistance to fluoride, and if those genes spread, revolution will be inevitable - centuries from now, of course, but you have to manage the small issues before they become big. Further, now that they have Caylee, they can test the next generation of "water treatment" that will take care of those that are currently resistant to the fluoride poisoning.

Everything and anything is possible, so why assume coincidence?

Um. The banks do run the world/USA/government, actually.

Charlie Don't Surf said:

Um. The banks do run the world/USA/government, actually.

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also, Jews.

Ask him if he knows about dihydrogen monoxide and why the government won't regulate it.

He obviously works for the lizarilluminati, and is trying to confuse teh issue with clearly exagerated tales about the space jews... (why do you thing History of the World p2 never came out? brooks was too close to the truth about the UFO's).

drifter said:

Ask him if he knows about dihydrogen monoxide and why the government won't regulate it.

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That is one of the most regulated items in this nation. There was even a Clean Dihydrogen Monoxide Act.

sixpackshaker said:

That is one of the most regulated items in this nation. There was even a Clean Dihydrogen Monoxide Act.

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And yet it still kills tons of people very year.

Clearly there is something wrong going on here.

Regulation can only do so much. You also need punishment and salad fixins.

Make sure to show him "The American Dream" on YouTube.


--Patrick
(side note...it stars that Geico announcer guy that got fired)

10th Century for the 1st time they used gold currency? What, they though people would get scared if they put a BC in there?

@Li3n said:

10th Century for the 1st time they used gold currency? What, they though people would get scared if they put a BC in there?

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That would put the first gold coin 6,000 years before creation

I seriously don't think I can take one more day working at this place. It's not just the conspiracy theory bullshit.

For starters, my boss has absolutely no people skills at all. He says inappropriate things, makes remarks that are nearly racist, and constantly cuts people off when they're trying to say something. Or, they'll ask a question and he won't even answer it to keep talking about whatever else.

As for me, this is turning into the worst job I've ever had. My self-esteem is taking the most hits it's had since...cripes, since Junior High (when I was constantly bullied day in, day out). There are times that I've seriously almost started crying right there and managed to bite my tongue and hold it back because God only knows what he'd say or joke about that.

I get yelled at for asking questions. I get yet at for not asking questions. I get yelled at for doing something. I get yelled at for not doing something. There are times that I'll actually go up to him and say "Hey Dave? *question about something I need help with*" I can plainly see that he heard me and then he goes about completely ignoring me. I'll stand there like a fucking idiot for a good five minutes, holding whatever bike part I'm asking about, until he'll finally say, "Sorry, did you have a question?"

I can't fucking do this anymore. I can't take it. He yelled at me for not studying the mechanics book that he gave me to read when I'm not working. But by the time I get home, because of what I put up with, the last fucking thing I want to do is look at more about bicycle mechanics.

The problem is...I can't afford to quit. I'm leaving at the end of next month for Maine and need the money to move. I made my last rent payment and August is free (I paid "first and last" when I moved in). But there's still bills, food, moving expensives, etc.

Just...FUCK! I'm amazed I haven't gone through major bouts of depression because of this. A couple of down days, but I guess if there's one silver lining is that I don't get nearly as down about things like anymore. I'm just getting pissed off.

Just keep reminding yourself "One more month, one more month." It's not the greatest advice but perhaps focussing on where you're going will make where you are a much more bearable experience. You'll get through it. Plus, since you are leaving, you can afford to not care a little: try to ignore it when he yells, don't worry about how he treats others (that's their problem, and his when they quit offering their patronage). Obviously you'll be fired if you're outright impudent toward him, but you can enjoy rolling your eyes while he reams you out for something stupid.

What Chad said. Leaving in a month? It's time to just stop caring. Show up for the paycheck, ignore your idiot boss, and spend your time thinking of the spectacular way you're going to quit at the end.

sixpackshaker said:

That would put the first gold coin 6,000 years before creation

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Well, obviously the Flying Spaghetti Monster put the coin there when He made the world to test our faith.

Keep strong TNG =|

Everytime you get upset, think of Blush in that yellow bikini.

Yeah I saw it..... you know I saved it. Just picture that in your head and you'll be fine.

Shegokigo said:

Everytime you get upset, think of Blush in that yellow bikini.

Yeah I saw it..... you know I saved it. Just picture that in your head and you'll be fine.

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...they broke up.

Nick, if you want to vent or talk or something, you can shoot me a PM or I can give you an email address.

Yeah I didn't know. Ugh.

Ravenpoe said:

What Chad said. Leaving in a month? It's time to just stop caring. Show up for the paycheck, ignore your idiot boss, and spend your time thinking of the spectacular way you're going to quit at the end.

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Bonus points if it's anything like this: TGWTG - How I quit my job

Shegokigo said:

Everytime you get upset, think of Fun Size in that yellow bikini.

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There. Suppressing the gag reflex should be distracting enough to keep your mind off your boss.

Seriously, cling to that "one month" mantra. In 31 days, you'll be gone, and he'll go on being a douche all by himself.