Thank You...it was a little chilly this morning

[NateTheChops]

Maybe I shouldn't let things like this get to me. But in ten years of customer service at various establishments, it just boils my blood even when I'm on the other side of the counter.

I'm standing in line at a <Drugstore With Three Letters> waiting for a customer to pay for her things as there's only one cashier on a register. But she decides she wants to make exact change and has to go into her purse for it.

No problem, I'm not in a hurry and I generally respect my elders. (She's older than me and I don't think I have to be diplomatic about age here, so sorry if it offends anyone)

It's what she said as she was making her change that floored me.

"There's no one waiting behind me, so I can take my time."

She didn't even look behind her, nor was she in the slightest bit apologetic. I get customers who will at least glance behind them and check that there's no one there before making a statement like that. But it's the ones that literally are convinced that they are the only people in the entire world that get under my skin.

Again, maybe this is more towards those people than this woman in particular. But my patience pretty much ended with those words.

[blas]

I don't know what it is with extremely self absorbed people. I swear, they truly think they are the only people on the road, in the store, here, there, everywhere. It's sickening.

[Brojekk]

I would have coughed or cleared my throat or something like that. Being older does not always guarantee respect....especially in cases like this.

[NateTheChops]

It makes no difference to people like that. She'd only chuckle warmly, shrug, or make some comment that would make me even angrier.

Better to just fume at her back and pray that my telekinesis never kicks in.

[PepperElf]

"There's no one waiting behind me, so I can take my time."

Knowing me I'd cough. Might spook her a bit though.

[Nashida]

I probably would have coughed too. Just to remind her that she's not in her own personal bubble anymore.

[MoonCat]

I would have said "Excuse me?" rather loudly.

[Kaylyn]

I might have started quoting Emily Dickinson at her. "I'm nobody, who are you?"

[Eisa]

I might have started quoting Emily Dickinson at her. "I'm nobody, who are you?"

"Are you Nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell--
they'd banish us, you know."

[Sheldonrs]

"There's no one waiting behind me, so I can take my time."

There's no one behind ME either bitch!

[Brojekk]

"There's no one waiting behind me, so I can take my time."

There's no one behind ME either bitch!

Excellent...best reply yet.

[Red_Dazes]

I would have had a hard time not coughing into my hand or something... or piping up with "Damn and here I thought I was a real person... back to the drawing board I guess".... just to make her squirm....

[Food Lady]

Better yet, tap her on the shoulder and give her the change!

[bainsidhe]

My response to the lady: Wait a minute, YOU'RE the last in line?!? Then please let me finish checking out, since you're after me.

[wraiths_crono]

I would have coughed or cleared my throat or something like that. Being older does not always guarantee respect....especially in cases like this.

No no no, start laughing, but make it an evil laugh..... What?