Janet B wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 10:55:45 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:
> snip
>>>
>>
>>Aren't you brilliant. Fer crying out loud. If you are going to quote
>>something and attribute it to me is should be something I said. I never
>>said it was always old women holding up the line, but I did describe a
>>very common phenomenon of old women standing there watching their
>>purchases being rung up and waiting until the cashier gets the total
>>before even reaching for the purse and starting the slow process of
>>finding their money or cards. You are either in denial or being very
>>dishonest about your observations because I am not the only one who sees
>>it. Even cashiers get frustrated by it.
>
> Then the cashiers should be fired. They are being paid to be
> courteous, helpful and pleasant.
>
> I can't imagine why you have a problem with people ahead of you in the
> checkout line. I mean, really, how much time does it take? Don't you
> have self checkout lines? Use them. Or shop at another time of day.
> Or just chill. You're shortening your lifespan with all this angst.
>
> Janet US

Isn't Dave retired? Not that it matters - when my grandpa retired he was
still always in a hurry to get to the next thing even though the next
thing was something like going home and watching tv, or playing golf,
or mowing the lawn.

I was in line on Christmas Eve to purchase five items and the cashier in
the express lane had a "I'm new! Thanks for your patience" button on. It
took about 10 minutes for her to get through the three people in front
of me, then some manager type came along with a bunch of quarters and
nickels, and my cashier proceeded to carefully sort them into their
compartments. I didn't mind though because this little trip to the store
was a respite from my kids who were absolutely nuts that day.