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Janet

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> 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.

A friend of mine became absolutely obsessed with timetabling
activities for every moment of every day after she retired. She
obviously felt a great loss of identity when she no longer had a
career.

Janet UK