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What's your super power?
I'm invisible.
no one sees me
Yeah, that's me.
Leaping from Universe to Universal!
We even got the same belly bulges...
I knew you sounded familiar.
Your that "Priceline Negotiator" guy William Shatner aren't you?
You would have to be since your location says the neutral zone.
I'm invisible.
no one sees me
OH NO! Another figment of my overworked imagination...
I'm "Captian Smartass!" I seem to have the ability to pull smartass comments instantly out of thin air.
Ironically, I am answering your post seriously. I am not trying to be a smartass.
Mighty Mouth--able to stick both feet in and land on my head without causing a concussion.Able to rip rude people a new a**hole in a single phrase...
Can talk faster than an 33 single played on 78.
It's a bird, it's a plane it's...
...
...
.....MIGHTY MOUTH!
MetisRebel39405.7403587963I tried to reply and apparently I type fast enough to be declared "spam"!
All I wanna know is, if I'm spam then where's me chips?
I have noticed what seems to be a pattern with us ADHDers. We seem to be big on snappy comebacks and, as MetisRebel puts it "A$$hole ripping." I wonder how big of an indicator of ADHD that is?
Parduse39406.3674884259Frankly I think it's one of our more charming characteristicsWe verbally go where no one has gone before...
[and I'm sure we're responsible for stoppin 90% of the bullying in the world before it gets started...]
[QUOTE=MetisRebel]Frankly I think it's one of our more charming characteristics
Me too. I have been told by many people that they love my sense of humor and quick wit.
We verbally go where no one has gone before...
[and I'm sure we're responsible for stoppin 90% of the bullying in the world before it gets started...]
Yup, I can floor people sometimes with the things I say. I am really quiet when I first meet people so they have no idea about my real personality (I am quiet because I am trying desperately to assess the new people I meet so I don't run my mouth and make an idiot of myself).
I don't put up with idiotic behavior or mind games. I put a stop to that junk ASAP. I will say exactly what I think 99% of the time (the remaining 1% is when I am in a situation where I know I really need to keep my mouth shut or I could end up making my life much more difficult). Sometimes I am blunt and sometimes I can sugar-coat things without compromising my point.
I will also answer virtually any question that is asked of me. I tell people to be careful about what they ask because I will tell them. My life is an open book (except in that 1% of time that it would be a bad idea to share certain information).
I also don't do the "negotiation dance" with salespeople (I bought a new car this past weekend). They all figure that since I am a woman they can pressure me into whatever they want. I lay the smack down on them and flat out tell them I don't want to play the game. Besides, I KNOW the game since I am a sales rep. They always seem very surprised when I come out and tell them what I want. I still have to negotiate - but on my terms. I don't get led down the path to where they want me to be.
Basically, I will say the things that need to be said and that most people WANT to say but censor themselves....
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Negotiating isn't my strong suit--too many details...
MetisRebel39406.4975 [QUOTE=Davidornado]
I negotiate well, but it's my latino blood, I think.
[/QUOTE]I'm a Metis--if we were good negotiators--we'd still be running the North America
[QUOTE=MetisRebel] Can you negotiate a new apartment for me?
Negotiating isn't my strong suit--too many details...
My husband is MUCH better at negotiating than me. I have to decide exactly what I want beforehand and just go for it when the time to talk comes. Part of the reason I cut to the chase is because I don't like to give them any opportunity to "spin" me. My impulse control issues can complicate things if the salesperson is good at doing this....although I can pick up on that very easily now.
My husband is brilliant at getting a good deal and has the patience to research and find all the facts. Like with the car.....you would not believe all the number crunching and depreciation calculating and other stuff we did before making an offer.... I was climbing the walls because that stuff is like fingers on the chalkboard for me.... Whenever we have to make a "major" purchase (which includes electronics) he does all the research to find the best product for the best price. I just can't do it. If I want something, I want it. I don't have the patience to spend 2 hours looking if I can find it somewhere for cheaper than another place.
That said, he is a slave to his calculations. If during the negotiation a curveball is thrown/another factor is added to the equation it messes him up and he shuts down (it messes up all the calculations in his head). That is where I can step in because I adapt to that sort of thing quickly.
When we bought a new car this past weekend, we were trying to get it for true invoice price (which is the dealer's invoice price minus their advertising fees and dealer holdback that they try to avoid showing you). The sales guy wouldn't budge on the holdback because he said that the owner would have to OK that and so my husband wasn't sure what to do at that point. I realized that we could make that money up somewhere else if he couldn't go below invoice and so I told the guy that if he knocked 0 off the after-market leather we wanted to have installed, we had a deal. This worked.
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Example: I soooooooooooooo wanted a pair of Chuck Taylor RED all star converse like Dr. Who sneakers [I mean how ADHD is THAT? Does anybody actually NEED shoes like that?]
I go on the internet, find the store. Happens to be not far from my dr.
I run in while my brain starts. [hey look at all those neat colours--oh wow look at those fluorescent shoelaces MUSIC blaring oh wow--hey the salesgirl has spiked hair]
Breathlessly I grab the first salesperson in the door and read off the list in my wallet "chuck-taylor-all-star-converse-high-tops-
BRIGHT-RED-size-8-men's-or-size-10-womens]
I put them on quickly. They fit. Throw 'em in the box and run to the cash. Hand over my debit card. Look at the receipt, throw it in the box and run out.
go to the doctor's and put em on in the washroom.
[QUOTE=MetisRebel] [QUOTE=Davidornado]
I negotiate well, but it's my latino blood, I think.
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I'm a Metis--if we were good negotiators--we'd still be running the North America
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I'm a good lover, too, but it's my latino blood again, I think...
I negotiate well, but it's my latino blood, I think.