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Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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I can relate to you, for sure. One of my pet peeves from school days was guys bragging about their cars in clearly unrealistic ways. It still happens today, but I've aged and am not around that kind of thing as much. I remember the movie "The Fast and the Furious" where they talked about ten second cars and showed a blown charger doing an (obviously fake) wheelie. Total balony and it ruined the movie for me. Sound systems are the same way. People talk about audio gear in unrealistic ways too. It's like the same personality types in this hobby.

What I've had to learn to do - and sometimes been able to do it better than the others - is learn to accept people for who they are. I know better, I know to do that. But sometimes I completely forget. So when I don't accept people talking about 10 second cars that really couldn't do 17 second quarter miles, it's me that gets the frustration, not them. I know that, so I'm a lot happier when I apply it. Silly me when I don't.

What is even funnier is when I'm in a place that I've become frustrated by the BS and stop listening to anyone, sometimes even lashing out. It's funny 'cause that's when fate or karma or providence or God or whatever you want to call it always brings a blown sleeper into my life that actually does 10 second quarter miles. The guy is quiet and doesn't brag. Sometimes I notice him, but if I'm already too upset with all the BS, sometimes I don't. The quiet, calm, confident composure is the first clue.

 
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