Stuck Behind Lotto Boy at the Cash Today

Beezer

Beezer

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I nearly spontaneously combusted. I just wanted to pay for my lousy bag of milk...and dude took forever checking numerous tickets.

Only thing worse is The Office Hero in the coffee drive-thru line...buying coffee for everyone in his department at work.

Getting behind the Farkle Family at Dairy Queen can also be a harrowing experience. But I digress...
 

Many jerks out there. Yesterday I waited to pick up my new lease from the apartment where I'm renting. The old guy in front of me, dressed in shorts, of course, when the weather outside is -24 C, just keep yapping and yapping to our office lady. These old guys sure can "shoot the bull" and they don't care if someone is waiting behind them.

Just because you are old you don't have to be boring by standing around and telling everyone your life story.
 

I always used to get stuck behind one of three people in the supermarket.
#1. The coupon lady. She always had piles of coupons and about half of them were expired. Some coupons wouldn't scan and the checker had to enter a million digit number. And this coupon is good only for the giant size, and she has the small-what is she going to do?
#2.The check writer. These people live in a different state and are trying to cash an out of state check for a $400 sale. Of course, the manager has to OK the check, and he's always at some far away place on the planet.
#3. The LOL (Little Old Lady) who has 43 change purses in her cluttered big purse. Her bill is $8.67. That means searching for the change purse with the quarters. She knows it's in there some place. Now, where's the one with the dimes? These three are empty. Now, where's the one with the nickles? Now, where's one with two cents it, this one has three.................Where is the other one with the two cents in it? I know it's in here.
 
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fuzzybuddy said:
I always used to get stuck behind one of three people in the supermarket.
#1. The coupon lady. She always had piles of coupons and about half of them were expired. Some coupons wouldn't scan and the checker had to enter a million digit number. And this coupon is good only for the giant size, and she has the small-what is she going to do?
#2.The check writer. These people live in a different state and are trying to cash an out of state check for a $400 sale. Of course, the manager has to OK the check, and he's always at some far away place on the planet.
#3. The LOL (Little Old Lady) who has 43 change purses in her cluttered big purse. Her bill is $8.67. That means searching for the change purse with the quarters. She knows it's in there some place. Now, where's the one with the dimes? Now, where's the one with the nickles? Now, where's one with two cents it, this one has three.................Where is the other one with the two cents in it? I know it's in here.
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It would not be the first time that I step in with the missing change. Folks chill a bit. Often we are not perfect. Allow the same to others.
 
I have had the lotto man who has to buy all the different scratch off tickets, scratch them off and get money or buy more. At the pharmacy there is the person who doesn't have a prescription but insists they do and have to have the employee call the doctor while I wait.
 
The old fellow who thinks that all the traffic is going too damn fast was centre stage today. Actually he was in the outside overtaking lane of a dual carriageway, travelling at a steady forty-five miles per hour, in a seventy mph zone. In the UK it's illegal to pass on the inside, so Mr. Slow has a stream of traffic behind him. I'm sure that the term, "Old Fart," originated from that kind of driver.
 
horseless carriage said:
The old fellow who thinks that all the traffic is going too damn fast was centre stage today. Actually he was in the outside overtaking lane of a dual carriageway, travelling at a steady forty-five miles per hour, in a seventy mph zone. In the UK it's illegal to pass on the inside, so Mr. Slow has a stream of traffic behind him. I'm sure that the term, "Old Fart," originated from that kind of driver.
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I tend to fume about the soccer moms in their group carriers. They block the main intersection by pulling in from four directions. Nothing moves!
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I always used to get stuck behind one of three people in the supermarket.
#1. The coupon lady. She always had piles of coupons and about half of them were expired. Some coupons wouldn't scan and the checker had to enter a million digit number. And this coupon is good only for the giant size, and she has the small-what is she going to do?
#2.The check writer. These people live in a different state and are trying to cash an out of state check for a $400 sale. Of course, the manager has to OK the check, and he's always at some far away place on the planet.
#3. The LOL (Little Old Lady) who has 43 change purses in her cluttered big purse. Her bill is $8.67. That means searching for the change purse with the quarters. She knows it's in there some place. Now, where's the one with the dimes? These three are empty. Now, where's the one with the nickles? Now, where's one with two cents it, this one has three.................Where is the other one with the two cents in it? I know it's in here.
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omg, all so true! Whenever I break-my-neck to get to the shortest checkout line there's always the person being served who is:

1. trying to cash a third party out of state welfare check
2. buying or checking lotto tickets, but the Lotto ticket machine is 6 checkout counters away
3. trying to use multiple credit cards to pay with, but are being "denied".
4. Needs the checker to have the bagger to run to the far end of the store, to get the 3rd "buy 2 get one free" item.

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I usually don't buy all that much when I go to the grocery store so I go through the self check-out. When I almost burst a gasket is when someone goes through self-checkout with a whole cart of groceries, including fresh fruits and vegetables. :(

Also, half the population in Texas has trucks and they always insist on backing them into parking spaces.
 
Beezer said:
I nearly spontaneously combusted. I just wanted to pay for my lousy bag of milk...and dude took forever checking numerous tickets.

Only thing worse is The Office Hero in the coffee drive-thru line...buying coffee for everyone in his department at work.

Getting behind the Farkle Family at Dairy Queen can also be a harrowing experience. But I digress...
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Enjoy the company my friend. Turn that frown upside down and smile.


Don't hate me because I'm cute.

I'd rather be the happy go lucky guy, than the grumpy old guy.
 
Beezer said:
I nearly spontaneously combusted. I just wanted to pay for my lousy bag of milk...and dude took forever checking numerous tickets.

Only thing worse is The Office Hero in the coffee drive-thru line...buying coffee for everyone in his department at work.

Getting behind the Farkle Family at Dairy Queen can also be a harrowing experience. But I digress...
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I usually go to the store across the street. ... :coffee: ... :ROFLMAO: ...
 
seadoug said:
I usually don't buy all that much when I go to the grocery store so I go through the self check-out. When I almost burst a gasket is when someone goes through self-checkout with a whole cart of groceries, including fresh fruits and vegetables. :(

Also, half the population in Texas has trucks and they always insist on backing them into parking spaces.
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I only buy small amounts at time. It might take me a week or more to finish my grocery shopping. I walk to the store and that's of my exercise routine.
 
I walk around in large stores most everyday too. Try to get 6000 steps for sure.
Sometimes the parking lots can get to 500.
 
Actually, I think I have an extra gear in my brain that allows me to feel extra relaxed when dealing with people like the ones described in this thread.

For some reason, I just get calm when that woman in front of me has something go wrong at the register and we all have to wait while the cashier goes to get the manager.

Or when that guy in front of me at Dunkin Donuts orders four of those $8 coffee/latte/ice things, and a couple of breakfast sandwiches, while all I'm getting is a medium hot coffee.

It simply doesn't bother me.
 
Dave03 said:
Actually, I think I have an extra gear in my brain that allows me to feel extra relaxed when dealing with people like the ones described in this thread.

For some reason, I just get calm when that woman in front of me has something go wrong at the register and we all have to wait while the cashier goes to get the manager.

Or when that guy in front of me at Dunkin Donuts orders four of those $8 coffee/latte/ice things, and a couple of breakfast sandwiches, while all I'm getting is a medium hot coffee.

It simply doesn't bother me.
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Exactly!
No sense getting worked up over things you have no control over.
 
Nathan said:
omg, all so true! Whenever I break-my-neck to get to the shortest checkout line there's always the person being served who is:

1. trying to cash a third party out of state welfare check
2. buying or checking lotto tickets, but the Lotto ticket machine is 6 checkout counters away
3. trying to use multiple credit cards to pay with, but are being "denied".
4. Needs the checker to have the bagger to run to the far end of the store, to get the 3rd "buy 2 get one free" item.

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#5. The guy with one item, who says "and I'll have a pack of Newport 100s". Apparently, they are kept in a vault and only the slowest moving employee has the key.
 

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