Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan (Post 1193064)

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.

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr (Post 1192995)

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 kcrazorbackfan (Post 1193004)

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. :crap2:

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. :boom:

Originally Posted by joldnol (Post 1192986)

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.

Originally Posted by joldnol (Post 1193043)

Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix (Post 1193239)

I just say "Pardon Me" and move on, however, when possible I employ the crop duster tactic as I pass by.

Originally Posted by flyerguy (Post 1193298)

Maybe I'm just lucky, but when someone is blocking the isle I just say "excuse me". I believe some people just get so involved in their shopping they don't notice that they may be blocking the isle. When I ask politely many of them say, " Gee, I'm sorry" I respond, " No problem"

I'll be honest, On occasion I'm guilty of blocking the isle too. I'm pushing the cart along and I notice an item on the shelve we need, I stop in the middle of the isle and start comparing products, forgetting about my cart. A friendly "excuse me" gets my attention and apology.

Originally Posted by Polar Bear (Post 1193312)

:agree: on all counts.

I've never had it get more complicated than that.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1193329)

Then you've never shopped at Waldbaum's on Long Island:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Originally Posted by Polar Bear (Post 1193331)

You're right. But don't get cocky...even a broken clock is right twice a day. :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: