Gymgoer makes enemies by cutting the line and hogging equipment, cue petty payback: ‘My blood is boiling just from the principle of it’

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    "Cut the line at the gym, go find something else to exercise with"
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    r/pettyrevenge. Posted by u/Exciting_Telephone65 14 hours ago Cut the line at the gym, go find something else to exercise with There's a regular at the gym I go to. I find him annoying as so let's call him, I dunno, A S The kind of guy who seemingly gives zero about anyone else, he cares only about getting to where he's going or doing what he's set out to do as quickly as possible with no respect to others.
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    The kind of guy who will, as you're having a 30 second rest between sets, walk up to you and ask if he can "just use that machine quickly". And then proceed to not give it back until he's done. Because he's in a hurry. Often bringing along his kids as well, so you will have to wait for not just him but them too. Because obviously his time is important so oops if he just took over that machine you were using, you weren't using it this exact second so shrug
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    We happen to work at the same place and bike the same way there so I see him occasionally. Same thing, zigzags past everyone at twice their speed without a single care except for getting where he's going as fast as possible. I was once about to have a crash because he flew past me on the inside of a corner with no warning. He races into the street instead of using the newly built bike lane literally right next to it because technically it's a few seconds quicker for him and sc the cars and buses
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    Anyways baseline set, so to this recent event. I go to the gym. Outside of staffed hours you enter through a special passageway using your membership card. This is also where you exit and it only allows one person through at a time.
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    As I got there this time there was a long line of people in the process of exiting the gym. As it only takes one person at a time this takes a few minutes and there was a queue building up of people waiting to enter. There were already people there as I came who had been waiting a little while and we kept waiting a few more minutes.
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    Enter A By pure coincidence he times it so perfectly that he comes in right as the last person exits. Proceeds to, without a single glance at the rest of the lobby, walk past every single one of us waiting with the sort of complete confidence that left me literally speechless, so that he can enter first without waiting at all. Like of course he didn't even bother looking cause his time is important,
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    he ain't gonna stand in line like a normal person. My mind could hardly process that he just did this without any care in the world and without even noticing. I got a glimpse of eye contact with as he did this and I think he could tell me eyes were shooting absolute daggers. My blood is boiling just from the principle of it.
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    I go in, do a short stint on the treadmill. Still absolutely fuming 20 minutes later. Walk over to use a barbell, sit down at it and take a short break before I start my set. Cue A "are you using this?" "Yes". No way I'm letting this go to him. "Can we alternate"
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    "I'm gonna use this, there are more barbells like this" I'm petty and I know it. I normally don't have a problem sharing stuff with people or alternating, but I do with him now. "someone has taken them somewhere" My mouth doesn't say it out loud but my eyes tell him in no uncertain words that IDGA
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    He clearly gets the message as he goes "whatever I'll use something else". As he leaves I say somewhat quietly "yes you will". Extremely small victory but still made me feel at least a little revenge. Also I've probably gotten him off my back for the future so yay.
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    Cheetahs_never_win 14 hr. ago Report him to staff and get him removed from the gym completely. 386 Reply Share
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    themurhk 12 hr. ago So annoying. There was a guy kinda like this at my old gym. He would also sits for extended rest breaks on machines he wasn't using instead of the one he was, like sitting on the row machine when he is doing leg press. He's the type to ask you if you're about done with a piece of equipment and just hover around until you're done. Like literally 4-5 feet away just watching. When my girlfriend was working out at the same time I always had to just hang out with her at the bench
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    He once started to pick up a pair of dumbbells I had just finished with, set on the ground in front of the bench and turned to take a drink of water. When I turned back around and saw him about to pick them up, heat just rushed over me and I very loudly said "what the are you doing?" He said he thought I was done with them, set them back down and hussled off. The one and only time I have ever cursed at a stranger in public, but he seemed to give me my space after that. 112 Reply Share
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    desertboots 13 hr. ago Those bikes tire caps work with bbs too? Guy needs a slow leak problem.
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    She Who Loves To Draw 13 hr. ago Why isn't the gym handling this problem? I know they don't like to let regulars discontinue their memberships, but seriously...
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    Cfwydirk 14 hr. ago Clearly he does not respect ladies or anyone else. Good on you for standing your ground!
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    Valor816 7 hr. ago Om I went Ice skating with my son on the weekend and there was a dude like that. The place was packed with kids and families, there was 3 birthday parties on and this is screaming around the rink at top speed and glaring at anyone who dared get near his way.
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    I saw him run into one dude who was just trying to help his daughter skate because "Blade of Glory" couldn't slow down for 2 seconds, or move a metre to the left to take a bigger gap. Eventually the rink staff pulled him off and told him he was banned from skating the rest of the session he spent the next hour arguing and fitting with the staff. He off everyone working there until the owner came out to deal with him.
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    The owner listened to him rant for about 15mins, asked a few sessions and then said something like "Yeah no worries mate, go skate and have fun" The bloke made it about 2 metres before the "Alright skaters, that's the end of the session" announcement came over the PA. It was beautiful.
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    As I was leaving I heard the staff laughing about how they'd banned him and he should probably get into rollerblading because they'd called hi I the only other rink in town about him.

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