When someone calls you a bumb

William and I were doing our round through Pocahontas today for clean-up days when a "lady" came out and asked if we were with the city. I said we were freelance recyclers and she yelled YOU GUYS ARE BUMBS!!!! I reacted wrongfully. I yelled back and said I work harder than 3 of her spoiled f****** kids. After that she said that cussing proved I was a bumb. She was right. I should have said sorry you feel that way ma'am. So I told Will put her stuff back and I said your right I apologize. She actually was nice last second as I was pulling away. Had I reacted calmly and respectively she probably would have given me her whole garage. Just remember fellow scrappers, always think before you react. And know that people hate us and think we are BUMBS so lets make a difference.

Actually Bumb is a surname or a specific drum in India. Maybe she reminded you of a certain bumb she knew.

You should pull your scraping wad of cash out and ask her who the bum is now .
Just pull out your grip and say what of it !
In all honesty I would have ignored her and left but we live and learn . Good luck and keep up the hard work.

I would Punch them in the Face! LOL

thats awesome you still make it right but i am like you in the sense when people ask me why or tell me i am a bum or a dirty begging fool I have been called and I love telling people I make over 100k a year picking up the money they give me for free and even sometime I give them a card to seal the smirk I am trying to hide. most people love seeing me.
I had a guy last week trying to break down a whole ridding lawnmower to fit it next to his trash since no one would pick it up and he could not haul it so he seen me pick some up asked me if I would take more and boom an easy $50 and happy guy with my card for next time

Is the phonetic value of how I spelled BUMB intact? that's all that matters in the English language regaurdless of what you were taught thank God for it. sound it out little timmy. I thought this was an ethics thread not academics. Anyway flashing cash is rude and not ethical either so please people no more advice unless its good advice.

Thank You.. You have quickly seen why so many people come on here and are quickly gone. Thanks for telling all sides of the story including how you realized your mistake of your response.. Good luck on future loads

Originally Posted by schoonandhobbsrecycling

Is the phonetic value of how I spelled BUMB intact? that's all that matters in the English language regaurdless of what you were taught thank God for it. sound it out little timmy. I thought this was an ethics thread not academics. Anyway flashing cash is rude and not ethical either so please people no more advice unless its good advice.

In my part most people enjoy me picking their stuff up since they know its being recycled. Alot of times people will come out running to give me more (I always love that!!!) But when people do say something smart to me I reply I make double what you do in half the time and all i have to do is drive a truck around and listen to music nothing better to do out there in my opinion.

Reminds me of my hippy days.
Bumed-A depressed person- I'm all BUMED OUT
Bumer-Something bad happins- "That's a BUMER dude"

Im out for the day. God bless yall and may we all figure out what is ethical and important in life. Glad to be a scrapper regardless of any smack talking. Thankful for my capable of working hands and another eventful day. Goodnight SMF

My goals in life are to become better educated, become a better person, and to be ethical in my dealings with others. Broken down, education is not limited to schooling, it is a life long experience of learning from others or learning the hard way. Becoming a better person is not limited to social, mental, spiritual, family, etc. It is being satisfied with your choices and lifestyle. Ethics are doing the same thing with witnesses as without witnesses. Measurement for these goals are not based on the opinion of others, but personal happiness.

Moral in short, it does not matter what others think. As long as others do not preach to me, try to control my life, or limit my choices I do not care about their personal choices. If they invade personal space, conflict exists.

The solution from this perspective, thank the lady for her opinion, inform her that you wish you could help each other, and wish her a great day.

As far as this thread, many great posts with educational insights. Weighing them against your lifestyle and adopting those ideas that fit and rejecting those that don't makes you more educated, makes you a better person, and allows everyone to question their ethics.

The following statement is not based on this thread or any of the posts here, but based on many hours on the forum. I have been attacked many times on this forum including my first thread. Many lessons have been learned but sometimes I feel sorry for those that have to put others down to feel good. In this case the lady calling you a bum was her attempt to build herself up and feel better. I feel sorry for her.