[joldnol]

Having lived here for 16 month's now, one thing I've consistently observed is that groups of TVer's have the knack of blocking access points. After trivia (pick a night) 6 to 8 people (not the same folks) congregate by the doors of the rec center and proceed to converse all while being oblivious to others trying to leave. Publix tends to be a nightmare due to people parking their carts on one side of an aisle and standing on the opposite site in front of whatever section they are perusing. Today at the Pinellas WD I was thinking how nice the wide aisles are and how this pet peeve was not a problem there. No sooner than I thought that I turned the corner and get stopped by a couple doing what I had just thought of as improbable. The woman had parked her cart in the middle of the aisle and was standing to the left of the cart, bent over looking at cans. Her husband was standing to the right of the cart watching her. I stood there for a few seconds when Mr Oblivious notices me and steps out of the way. As soon as I pass, Mrs Oblivious grabs her cart and passes me in a huff. Simple courteously in a store or on a sidewalk was instilled in me by my father at an early age but it is something that escapes some of our fellow citizens.

[Happinow]

Ya better get use to it....😒😒. I agree with you.

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by joldnol

Having lived here for 16 month's now, one thing I've consistently observed is that groups of TVer's have the knack of blocking access points. After trivia (pick a night) 6 to 8 people (not the same folks) congregate by the doors of the rec center and proceed to converse all while being oblivious to others trying to leave. Publix tends to be a nightmare due to people parking their carts on one side of an aisle and standing on the opposite site in front of whatever section they are perusing. Today at the Pinellas WD I was thinking how nice the wide aisles are and how this pet peeve was not a problem there. No sooner than I thought that I turned the corner and get stopped by a couple doing what I had just thought of as improbable. The woman had parked her cart in the middle of the aisle and was standing to the left of the cart, bent over looking at cans. Her husband was standing to the right of the cart watching her. I stood there for a few seconds when Mr Oblivious notices me and steps out of the way. As soon as I pass, Mrs Oblivious grabs her cart and passes me in a huff. Simple courteously in a store or on a sidewalk was instilled in me by my father at an early age but it is something that escapes some of our fellow citizens.

Your father instilled in you what we call common sense. You're not born with it, needs to be taught.

[Phanatic Luvr]

Here's what I do in the Supermarket when someone blocks the aisle .... I'm very patient, I say nothing, I pull my cart up so close to their, they can't get to the handle area, and when they look at me, I smile and continue to say nothing. Most will say I'm sorry.

Originally Posted by RickeyD

Your father instilled in you what we call common sense. You're not born with it, needs to be taught.

Common sense is a flower not grown in everyone's garden

[Bogie Shooter]

I have a friend who has cancer. Said, he would not give a damn if he had to wait for someone in a grocery aisle. He is just glad he gets the chance to wait.
Some "problems" can get really small, when compared to real problems.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr

Here's what I do in the Supermarket when someone blocks the aisle .... I'm very patient, I say nothing, I pull my cart up so close to their, they can't get to the handle area, and when they look at me, I smile and continue to say nothing. Most will say I'm sorry.

Thanks! New tactic for me to try next time at a grocery store; usually, I'll just back up and go around to the next aisle - NO MORE.

I was at Walmart some time ago and was going down an aisle when I met an older couple that each needed a cart to support their walk through the store. A woman behind them was very agitated with their slow pace and started to go around them, thinking I would back up - WRONG! She glared at me and it really pi**ed her off when I just stopped and smiled at her.

[Retiring]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

I have a friend who has cancer. Said, he would not give a damn if he had to wait for someone in a grocery aisle. He is just glad he gets the chance to wait.
Some "problems" can get really small, when compared to real problems.

Amen.

[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

I have a friend who has cancer. Said, he would not give a damn if he had to wait for someone in a grocery aisle. He is just glad he gets the chance to wait.
Some "problems" can get really small, when compared to real problems.

Thanks you Bogie for injecting some reality into this thread. There a lot things more worthy of my worry.

[fred53]

Yawn.....I'm not as old as some of you and older than a few, but this sort of behavior has been going on since I was a kid. If the aisle is blocked as you say I just say "excuse me". If they ignore me I say it a bit louder. If it doesn't work I then say "please let me by". They'll sometimes respond with "what's your hurry?"...I respond with " it's actually none of your business" and if necessary use my cart to push their cart aside...gently.

Some people never will get "it" as some people with use a photo of themselves looking down their nose at you with an arrogant smirk on their face and a yellow shirt...they really don't get it either... :-)

[joldnol]

Danny Murphy in There's Something About Mary - YouTube

[asianthree]

And that's why I shop at first open or half hour before close

[lanemb]

This is the sort of thing that rubs most all the wrong way. When I sit back pondering or fuming over the little issues in life it only does me more harm. I take it as a challenge to find a way where I can feel like a better person inside when I walk away from the challenge at hand. I usually learn something if I happen to handle it well and both parties are still smiling. I am disappointed in myself when I let them get the best of me. You are more the winner when you can grin and bear it. Oh so hard to do but it does get easier the more we try and are rewarded from within for doing so. I have to try harder since I am no angel.

[CFrance]

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[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by lanemb

This is the sort of thing that rubs most all the wrong way. When I sit back pondering or fuming over the little issues in life it only does me more harm. I take it as a challenge to find a way where I can feel like a better person inside when I walk away from the challenge at hand. I usually learn something if I happen to handle it well and both parties are still smiling. I am disappointed in myself when I let them get the best of me. You are more the winner when you can grin and bear it. Oh so hard to do but it does get easier the more we try and are rewarded from within for doing so. I have to try harder since I am no angel.

Who is, besides Mother Teresa and Catholic Nuns? As hard as we try to be nice and "turn the other cheek", there is always going to be someone out there to push our buttons, whether it's in The Villages, outside the bubble - wherever. There are LOTS & LOTS of good people in TV; then there are the turds that don't care who they push around, who they bully, who think they are owed everything and who think they are the privileged/entitled.