On 1/3/2011 7:53 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> This afternoon I popped into a grocery store to pick up a few fruits
>> and vegetables. I took my 6 items the 8 items or less checkout. There
>> were three people ahead of me, but each had only 2-3 items so I
>> figured it would be check. When it got to the point where there was
>> one one guy ahead of me, this woman came along, walked right in front
>> of me and put her one item on the conveyor in front of my stuff. I
>> said "Excuse me", to which she responded that she just had the one
>> item and was in a hurry. Well that's fine, but but this is the 8
>> items or less checkout.
>
> I don't care what line it was, you get on the end of it. If you are
> really in a hurry and only have a couple of items, you can *ask*
> if you can cut in. You don't take it on yourself.
>> I only have a few items, and the people behind me only have a few
>> items and we have been waiting in line. She seemed quite indignant
>> that I objected to her butting in. Meanwhile, the cashier finished
>> with the guy ahead of me, reached past her item and started checking
>> out my stuff.
>
> Well done.
> nancy
Before Christmas, I went to get a few things for wife. No shopping carts.
They were getting real heavy. At the check out I asked the Gentleman, if
He minded if I put them on the conveyor belt. He had plenty of room to
put his few items ,s till ahead of me. He said go on ahead, I'm in no
hurry. I didn't want to do it but went ahead anyway. As I stood waiting,
I said let me pay for yours to for your kindness, it is Christmas after
all. He would have none of it. I wouldn't have done it either. I just
couldn't think of an adequate show of appreciation.
We shook hands and wished each other Merry Christmas.
I've had some cut in front of me as we all have. I just bite my tongue.
It doesn't rally matter unless I'm in a hurry.
Life is more fun if we take a second to think about and make allowances
for each other usually. It takes extra consideration, living, under the
pressure of human ant colonies though.
Still I feel better about things if I don't make a contest out, of every
thing.
It's a mite late but Merry Christmas.