Death of a cube...

[signaly]

Okay before i start right now i just want to say i feel like crap and i want to get your opinions on this.(This is what happened. I bought lunch like any other typical day in school and headed over to the table i sit at. When i got there i realized there were more people there then usual and so i found a seat and sat down(no other tables had any space). Then this kid that i always sat with there said i needed to move since there wasn't any space and i said no why should since i sat there since the first day. Then the kids i thought were my friends started cursing at me and also saying i needed to move. Then the one kid i was talking about before walks over without me knowing takes my cube and pegs it at the ground thus it breaksaxle and all , T_T. Then every one pretty much starts laughing at me and they move my chair. So I walk out the lunchroom crying leaving behind the people who i thought and used to be friends with and headed to guidance.( Believe me i wanted to deck the kid right there but i didn't want to get in trouble and screw up my record.) so then and on the long bus ride home i have been thinking about my cube and how good it was. It was a store bought and special since it was given to me by my mom and it moved better than 3 diy's combined(cutting corneres, no popping etc.) and so i am cubeless and very sad since every one i know has turned against me. T_T. Sorry for the wall of text

 

[linkmaster03]

That sucks, I NEVER leave my cubes out in the open in a public place. I'm very sorry dude. You did the right thing. I hope you get it back. I'd be devastated if that happened. Make sure you never let anyone else touch your cube. Always keep it in a hoody pocket or something.

 

[signaly]

Thanks a lot and I'll make sure i do that. T_T

 

[Dene]

Oh man that sucks. I guess you need some new friends now (or do like me and go solo ).

 

[signaly]

Yeah, i guess they were never real friends to begin with. I probably will just stay more to my self from now on.

 

[linkmaster03]

Going solo is ftw. It's hard to trust anybody but yourself.

 

[signaly]

yeah...it is.

 

[Crzyazn]

A good side talent with rubik's cube is butterfly knife

but yeah, your "friends" sound like idiots. Being alone with my thoughts (and cube) is usually much more valuable to me than time with pseudo-friends.

But rather than being an introvert, find new friends......

 

[Lofty]

That sucks... was there any recourse taken for them destroying your property?
I agree with Crzyazn, I prefer very few close friends to no friends or loads of friends.

 

[signaly]

No, But the thing is though i have a habit of picking bad friends unintentionally. =P

 

[Rama]

Like Lofty I'd rather have a few friends then a lot of friends who are not really your friends.
Offcourse you cubers are all my friends so...

If only the core is broken you can buy a new cube and put the old cubies in it.

 

[signaly]

Thanks a lot Rama =], but unfortunately most of the ends of the cublets broke too so i'ts pretty much beyond repair.

 

[Hadley4000]

Make them buy you a new cube. They are legally bound to do so.

 

[pcharles93]

Do what I do. I picked 2 people and now they are my best friends. I have complete trust in them. I would've picked more people but I'm moving across the country in my junior year.

 

[abbracadiabra]

Wow, Signaly, that was really awful. I can understand how you must feel.

My first question is wasn't there any supervision in the school cafeteria? I think the school has a responsibility to provide a safe environment for their students, and if there were proper supervision in the lunch room - as well as an appropriate number of seats for the number of people they were serving - this couldn't have happened. So I would hold the principal accountable.

But holding someone accountable after the fact doesn't really do you any good right now, does it?

I disagree with some of the other posters here who say you should keep to yourself. The reality is that in life we can't do that. We are all part of a huge network of humanity, and throughout our lives we HAVE to interact with other people. So it's in our best interest to learn how to interact with them well. Part of that is learning how to discern whom to trust and whom not to trust, but as you go through life you have to learn how to get along with all kinds of people - whether you like them and trust them or you don't.

And don't think everyone is mean or cruel. Good people may be hard to find, but they ARE out there. You will find them if you keep looking.

Kids can be pretty awful to each other, sometimes. One thing you can learn from this situation is how easy it is to make someone feel bad, and how bad it feels when you are the target. Now that you know how it feels, make sure you never make anyone else feel that way, ok?

I have a few extra cubes, and I would like to send you one. Would you PM me with your address so I could put it in the mail for you?

 

[TimMc]

That's school life...

Just keep motivated to study and ignore the crap that goes on there. When you go to university you probably wont see them ever again.

It'd be nice if their parents disciplined them but that's unlikely to prevent them from doing stupid stuff.

Tim.

 

[Dene]

Miss abbracadiabra: I disagree. Sure you are forced in certain situations to interact with people, but it doesn't have to be long term, and you certainly don't have to get on with someone you dislike. I think this is a huge weakness in general social ettiquette. If someone's being a loser, then tell them, if they're being rude or offensive, tell them. Don't stand there and take it because it's polite, that doesn't make any sense at all.

Thus far I have managed to avoid ALL social interaction (bar family and work) since I left school. I never go out, I never talk to people about anything off-topic of university work (this allows for discussion in lectures and tutorials, which is vital for my educational needs), and I haven't made a single "friend", ever.

EDIT: I was about to turn my computer off when I realised I told a lie. There is one guy who is a worker at the ice skating rink I go to who I have been talking to every now and then ever since he first asked me what he could help me with (for my skating). However when we talk it isn't like we're "buddies" or anything. We talk about politics and religion and evolution and philosophy and other academically based stuff. Also we talk about a lot of anti-American stuff, because that's what New Zealanders do. But it is never like "friendly" conversation, always it is as if we are in a tutorial room discussing an academic subject. This is the only exception to the case of my "socialising" and it is only as a result of him approaching me.

 

[F.P.]

@Dene:

Somehow I envy you...I would really like to not know anyone else in person; though I sadly already have contacts and for some of my hobbies (like making music) I need people to meet me etc.

In most cases, relationships of any kind are a huge waste of time and not necessary at all. Too bad I'm too weak to end all of them.

The subjects you are studying are interesting though...hit me up online anytime if you wanna discuss.


EDIT:

to the guy who started this thread: make them pay for it!

 

[cmhardw]

I have also learned to never bring my #1 cube in public, for *any* reason. First off, those people definitely sound like they're not even worth trying to keep as "friends", so don't let it get you down.

Also, I would recommend once you get a really good cube made up again only use it at home or in competition. The only people who should ever touch your best speedcube are 1) you, 2) your judge, 3) the scrambler ;-)

Take your #2 cube with you when you go out in public. This way, if the cube is lost, or is destroyed by idiots ;-) then you will be out a good cube, but not your best cube.

Don't let those people get to you,
Chris

 

[Karthik]

Aww.Thats pathetic.I would say, just ignore them for this one time.But if they get back to you, then you must lodge a serious complaint with your parents/teachers.