Wow, it’s been a while since I last posted. But in that time period, I’ve run across a number of idiots in my everyday life; here’s one that really got under my skin:
Last week I noticed that my fridge was looking a little bare, and I didn’t really know what I was going to eat for dinner. My solution: make a nice trip to my favorite Kroger. Now, I could probably write a blog every single time I go into Kroger, because there is always bound to be some absolute idiot that is shopping at the same time as I. On this particular day, there were multiple idiots.
The idiot that bothered me the most, however, was the guy who thought he would step into the “Fast Lane” with about $300 worth of groceries. Literally, $300 worth; I heard his total. Now, I’m not fucking perfect, nor do I claim to be. But, any imbecile with half a brain knows that you don’t enter the 15 item fast lane with $300 worth of groceries. You just don’t do it.
What’s almost worse is that the cashier didn’t think twice about the 45 items the man had in his cart. He just looked at the cart, looked at the man, and started ringing. I found myself wondering why this cashier didn’t take pride in his lane. I mean, you’re the fast lane, the quick check-out. You’re better than every other cashier in this joint, and everybody likes your lane the best. It’s almost like the fast lane cashier is the cop that gets to drive the Dodge Charger; all of the other lanes are the bike cops. Yet, this cashier, now completely suspect of douch baggery, let the man line up all 45 items to be scanned.
I can’t explain how pissed I was. Every other lane was completely filled with old women, hands full of coupons, ready to complain. And this guy took my fast lane, my road to a quick shopping experience, and hence, ruined my day.
Thus, I was either forced to wait an extra 7 minutes that I didn’t want to wait, or leave the store empty handed. I chose the latter, and ate Subway instead. I only had six items, by the way.
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Is this a venting blog for people who sweat the small stuff in life? Kicking over the stand? Come on, who would do that unless you were the idiot.
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Perhaps you could be successful with your blog if you were more transparent and market it properly.
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