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It never ceases to amaze/frustrate me that people are so oblivous to their surroundings and others while shopping.

Posted by Stephen (aka SCeire) Jun 11 '09, 14:00

This lady was taking up the whole aisle with her cart and body and I came up behind her trying to pass. No acknowledgment of my presence by her. I clear my throat. Nothing. "Excuse me." Nothing. Meanwhile another couple of people have come up behind me. Finally, "EXCUSE ME MA'AM" I get a withering look and she yanks her cart angrily into the shelf, as if somehow i'm in the wrong. So, me in passing, "this isn't your own personal aisle, you should make way for people that have a purpose in their life" Evil stare from her, laughter from the other people who can now finally move past her as well.

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my favourite is sidewalks on busy streets, people who walk (always slowly) in a group that is the entire width of the sidewalk, or - Andie Jun 11, 14:14 1
- Oh yeah, that's another "criticle mass" type situation for me. Right up there with people who saunter across the street while i'm waiting for them to - Stephen Jun 11, 14:19
Hey lady if you shove those items up your ass you won't need a cart -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 11, 14:07
she's probably deaf. way to go! -- nm - kare Jun 11, 14:07 33
- seriously, some of these people are scaring me. Jesus, what if I can't hear you? -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 14:09 32
  - "aware of your surroundings" does not only employ hearing - con_carne Jun 11, 14:11
  - wasn't this one of those point in that email about "being an adult" that got posted a week or so ago? - Reagen Jun 11, 14:11 14
    - oh, relax. I'm a city chick. I'm very aware, and I don't block aisles knowingly. That doesn't give you free rein to attack me if I can't hear uyou. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 14:13 7
      - If you thought there might be an insane axe murderer behind you, you'd look. Why not just do that for everyone out of common courtesy? -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 14:16 1
        
        because then people might think she's an axe murderer -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 14:17
      - If you stay aware and don't block the aisle, there'll be nothing to hear. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 11, 14:15
      - I don't think the not hearing is what's offensive here, so much as the utter and complete obliviousness demonstrated... -- nm - znufrii Jun 11, 14:14 3
        
        and the "being annoyed at being asked to move". This is one particular person - most people are more polite -- nm - Roger More Jun 11, 14:16 1
        
        That too. -- nm - znufrii Jun 11, 14:18
        
        I get that. I get annoyed at it too. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 14:15
    - Exactly! Who posted that? I'd like to go back and mark that as a Favorite -- nm - Stephen Jun 11, 14:12 5
      - what's a favorite? -- nm - dogbert183 Jun 11, 14:14 4
        
        Oh, i'm sorry, a FavoUrite (nm) - Stephen Jun 11, 14:15 2
        
        (centimetre by centimetre we will assimilate you.) - Andie Jun 11, 14:16 1
        
        Wait. Do you guys really transpose the "er" at the end of "centimeter"? - musubi Jun 11, 14:20
        
        It's like a "favourite", but not yet implemented as a feature on Slackertalk. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 14:15
  - What, are you blind too? - Stephen Jun 11, 14:10 15
    - you seemed mostly pissed that she couldn't hear you. it's a possibility. you never know what's going on with someone else. it's not always about you. - kare Jun 11, 14:15 5
      - Uh, it was about him and the other people that were blocked. By one person. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 14:17 2
        
        fine, she's a bitch that deserves to die. -- nm - kare Jun 11, 14:18 1
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 14:19
      - well put. but this is, after all, a drill sergeant we're talking about. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 14:17
      - that's my issue. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 14:16
    - this is why everyone should take up smoking. for example redmond would be able to smell you coming up behind him and move out of the way - dogbert183 Jun 11, 14:15
    - I can't see behind me. And I'm very conscientious about blocking the aisle. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 14:13 3
      - So why worry if you can't hear? (nm) - musubi Jun 11, 14:14 1
        
        i'm not worried about my actions. I'm a little worried that someone would get this mad and not even consider the hearing thing. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 14:18
      - Perhaps it's just that my senses are heightened thanks to my Ninja training... - Stephen Jun 11, 14:14
    - It all goes back to your original post. - Spawn Jun 11, 14:12
    - I agree even if I am the only person on the aisle I move my cart to the same side I am shopping on. -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 11, 14:12
    - I'm pretty sure loosi is conscientious enough not to block the aisle in most stores - Beryllium Jun 11, 14:11 1
      - I never stand in the middle of an aisle. -- nm - loosilu Jun 11, 14:14
ladies and gentlemen.... Walmart - Guy Jun 11, 14:03 2
- actually...believe it or not... - Stephen Jun 11, 14:04 1
  - Targets here have wide aisles... she must have been a large woman -- nm - Guy Jun 11, 14:11
You rock :) -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 14:01
Would you have said that to The Rock? I doubt it. - Beryllium Jun 11, 14:01 5
- "Do you mind moving the People's Elbow, so the people can get past?" - Roger More Jun 11, 14:03 1
  - "Oh sorry, I'll just widen the aisle ... happy?" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 14:03
- The Rock has a purpose in life and wouldn't be so oblivious to those around him. :) -- nm - Stephen Jun 11, 14:02 2
  - Can't argue with that. What about Jericho, then? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 14:03 1
    - He's currently on a re-run of I love the 70's wearing a Hollister shirt. I'm pretty sure he deserves getting yelled at. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 14:04
I just keep repeating excuse me as I continute to move. Their fault if I hit them. -- nm - lileve Jun 11, 14:01
try grocery shopping in NYC, where the aisles are half as wide. - znufrii Jun 11, 14:01
It's good for everyone that I don't own a taser. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 14:00 3
- /nods/ I have cattle prod fantasies every time I'm in Costco. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 11, 14:01 2
  - I have those! - Spawn Jun 11, 14:10
  - I can't currently shop at our local walmart for exactly this reason. - Beryllium Jun 11, 14:02

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