You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?

[Mr. DS]

People who stop and not to mention stand in entrances and exits.  Its fine mamm, adjust your pocket book in the busiest areas of the store, its no problem really.

[AndyC]

People who stop and not to mention stand in entrances and exits.  Its fine mamm, adjust your pocket book in the busiest areas of the store, its no problem really.

I once had a lady do something similar in a supermarket. These brilliant people had set up some free samples right where the produce department meets the rear of the store, where they already had too many displays. One little space left for half the store traffic to go through, and this lady (one of those types who rests her whole upper body on the cart and strolls casually about) stops right there to gawk around. After a ridiculous amount of this, she sees me waiting and moves over. As I'm walking away, I hear in this snotty tone behind me "You're excused."

Oh, you did not just say that to me. I really had to make an effort to keep walking. I had such an urge to walk back and ask her how polite it was to stand around like an idiot in the worst bottleneck in the store, paying no attention to anyone around her. And then accuse me of being rude for showing her more patience than she deserved. b***h.

[Flick James]

People who stop and not to mention stand in entrances and exits.  Its fine mamm, adjust your pocket book in the busiest areas of the store, its no problem really.

I once had a lady do something similar in a supermarket. These brilliant people had set up some free samples right where the produce department meets the rear of the store, where they already had too many displays. One little space left for half the store traffic to go through, and this lady (one of those types who rests her whole upper body on the cart and strolls casually about) stops right there to gawk around. After a ridiculous amount of this, she sees me waiting and moves over. As I'm walking away, I hear in this snotty tone behind me "You're excused."

Oh, you did not just say that to me. I really had to make an effort to keep walking. I had such an urge to walk back and ask her how polite it was to stand around like an idiot in the worst bottleneck in the store, paying no attention to anyone around her. And then accuse me of being rude for showing her more patience than she deserved. b***h.

That's part of a larger strand of just simple human ignorance to their surroundings and outright insconsideration. These are the same people that will walk 300 feet to their car, 250 feet of which is spent slowly ambling down the center of the driving aisle with three cars inching forward waiting for him/her to finish their selfish inconsiderate journey.

[Mr. DS]

^ On a related note, I think people who cross roads diagonally in parking lots should be shot on site.

[Psycho Circus]

People who stop and not to mention stand in entrances and exits.  Its fine mamm, adjust your pocket book in the busiest areas of the store, its no problem really.

Yeah, you walk round the supermarkets over here and there's just groups of people everywhere conducting their social lives! Get out of my way! Let me get to the bread! Let me get the hell out of the store!

[Jack]

Or the ones you get stuck behind in the checkout line and lo-and-behold, it's the cashier's best friend!  Oh how nice, now they're gonna have a five minute chat about how so-and-so is doing these days   

[Leah]

Or the ones you get stuck behind in the checkout line and lo-and-behold, it's the cashier's best friend!  Oh how nice, now they're gonna have a five minute chat about how so-and-so is doing these days   

try this at a stop that turned green and they stayed there til the light turned yellow.

[AndyC]

Then there are the people who leave their cart on one side of an aisle while they look at the shelves on the other side, blocking the entire thing. I had somebody do this right in front of me last week, as I was coming down the aisle toward him. Stopped his cart on the opposite side then strolled over and stood right in front of me. Totally oblivious.

[Flick James]

Humanity advanced to the point that natural selection no longer exists. Therefore, humanity is filled to the brim with people that would otherwise be dead due to lack of basic things like congizance of their immediate surroundings. Advancement is a blessing and a curse to be sure.

[Leah]

Then there are the people who leave their cart on one side of an aisle while they look at the shelves on the other side, blocking the entire thing. I had somebody do this right in front of me last week, as I was coming down the aisle toward him. Stopped his cart on the opposite side then strolled over and stood right in front of me. Totally oblivious.

let's try having the person, who parked in front of the cart return lot and just push the cart to the side.

[Mr. DS]

People who stop and not to mention stand in entrances and exits.  Its fine mamm, adjust your pocket book in the busiest areas of the store, its no problem really.

Yeah, you walk round the supermarkets over here and there's just groups of people everywhere conducting their social lives! Get out of my way! Let me get to the bread! Let me get the hell out of the store!

Glad to see things are no different over the pond than they are here.

We have a local supermarket that I always end up having to run to for the basic items.  Never fails, I always run into someone I know much like many other people in the place.  However, I try to do things the right way.  I greet them while walking by, maybe make a quick joke or comment and go amongst my business.  I'm not there to hang out, I'm there to go for my selected items and get out. 

[AndyC]

People who stop and not to mention stand in entrances and exits.  Its fine mamm, adjust your pocket book in the busiest areas of the store, its no problem really.

Yeah, you walk round the supermarkets over here and there's just groups of people everywhere conducting their social lives! Get out of my way! Let me get to the bread! Let me get the hell out of the store!

Glad to see things are no different over the pond than they are here.

We have a local supermarket that I always end up having to run to for the basic items.  Never fails, I always run into someone I know much like many other people in the place.  However, I try to do things the right way.  I greet them while walking by, maybe make a quick joke or comment and go amongst my business.  I'm not there to hang out, I'm there to go for my selected items and get out. 

For bumping into a casual acquaintance, a friendly nod is enough for me.

[Mr. DS]

People who feverishly insist that you smile for a photo.

[AndyC]

People who feverishly insist that you smile for a photo.

Especially when they think there's some kind of rule that you must put on a big, cheesy grin. There's nothing wrong with a pleasant, natural-looking expression in a posed photo. If you can catch a real smile, that's great, but phony ones just look phony. And when you try to make kids smile on demand, you often get something that's more of a grimace.

[Psycho Circus]

People who feverishly insist that you smile for a photo.

Especially when they think there's some kind of rule that you must put on a big, cheesy grin. There's nothing wrong with a pleasant, natural-looking expression in a posed photo. If you can catch a real smile, that's great, but phony ones just look phony. And when you try to make kids smile on demand, you often get something that's more of a grimace.

I agree. I cannot for the life of me, smile on command.