Quick replay of major pet peeves of mine at the grocery store and a new one I hadn't added into the mix but has gotten me in some exchange of words more recently lets say
-I've posted a few times about this one and I'll expand it beyond the grocery store...anyone who gets their items thru a checkout, doesn't have to be groceries, could be the mall and you want to buy a shirt or a pair of pants...people that seem bewildered that the owners of the store want money in some form be it cash, credit or check and then these people slowly spring into action and start to look for their wallet or purse or pantyhose stuffed into their bra...these folks tend to be in the age range of about 45-55 on up thru infinity but the ones that really get my dander up are those that are not wearing rings and you can see why when they are in motion. Just helpless/clueless and cannot get out their own way let alone yours, I don't understand how these folks find their way home at night
-My 2nd entry and new one...OK you remember during the pandemic we started to distance ourselves in line, I liked that a lot and I know it irked people as much as the mask but I liked having my own space. No sooner than I get the groceries on the little conveyor belt, some guy behind me wants to grab one of those yellow plastic separators and there is no room on the belt for his stuff but he wants to get that up there as quick as possible...let me tell you what I did, I bet you can guess. I took the yellow divider and slid it back where it came from and turned to this guy and said "Hey Buddy, you see that person in front of me that hasn't paid yet, I can't speed them along and I would appreciate it if you would BACK OFF!" and I might not have been using my inside voice very well at that moment. The man wanted to say something but I intercepted that with a simple "ZIP IT or go to another check out" and then I put my hands on the front of his cart and backed it up a bit since it was almost touching me from behind...not to mention they've installed self checkouts if he was in that big of a hurry...i promise you this man pees all over the toilet seat and doesn't clean up when he's out and about...I promise you he just takes off when he could allow a pedestrian to cross in front of him..I have a whole profile that shows the cross over of different pet peeves perpetrated by the same individuals.
-Same guy will be behind you on the Interstate and wants to run you over but fails to see you have several cars right in front of you and cannot do much about it. I like to keep at least a car-2 car distance from the person in front of me, well all that does is give that same ******* the green light to come up on my right and try to squeeze his way in that again will take him nowhere. Do you know the actual difference in seconds people arrive when they arrive after driving like a maniac...it's not that much i assure you, it's one of the main reasons I've slowed down and tried to not be as aggressive, it doesn't really help or get you there all that much faster, honestly.
Back to the Grocery Store...You look into the checkout line and when I see someone at the little credit card/ATM swiper, then another who is loading the groceries on or maybe even has all their things...I just wait until Customer #2 makes their way to the little machine, otherwise it's pointless to rush your stuff up there and crowd in, it doesn't make the process go any faster at all.