I think what's worth noting is nobody approached anybody as an auth, and responded with Real People Opinions.
I got over it and moved on, but the Shade is Strong here.
Rules aren't decoration, we don't just put them away when they'd clash with a certain guest's views or attitude. That's usually not an issue but whatever.
Yesterday I worked the closing shift again and omg I've never worked up a sweat cleaning before? And then, walking the hour from work to my house, it starts to rain. And then on the final 15 minute stretch, it starts to POUR.
This is where I'd like to formally advocate for hitchhiking. There'd been thunder and lightning since 5 minutes into my walk. I had my thumb out whenever a car passed but nooooo... Skinny kid in a work shirt and khakis= possible threat to safety! So I just got rained on instead. And my clothes were still wet when i went in to work again this afternoon, late x_x
Basically when I get a car you can sure as hell bet I'll make a stranger's day every once in awhile.
On a separate but contextually related note, I can only speak from my own experience, but why is everybody so damn afraid of each other? I try to make a habit of smiling and waving at strangers or offering a "good morning!" because generally it brightens up somebody's day a bit. And you can ask a stranger to borrow a lighter no problem, and generally have a conversation with them while you have a jack. But for some reason, the majority of strangers are... Scared... Of other strangers?? I mean I'm not waving at young people because I don't want to creep them out, I'm an 18 y/o male. But even my best friend is hesitant to hang out with the people I strike up a conversation with and ask to hang "because they might be a rapist". Okay, yeah, those people are out there, but just use common sense rather than shirk a potentially awesome person! Don't go into a secluded area with strangers, a "rapist" can't strike you in broad daylight in the middle of a shopping center, and MOST PEOPLE AREN'T DANGEROUS CRIMINALS.