>> I will admit, one day I actually said to the person ahead of me in the
> line,
>> "What, did you think this was the day that groceries were free?"
>
> Which makes you one of the rude people in a grocery store. Politeness
> requires that you wait quietly for your turn, even if the people in front
> of
> you are taking longer than you deem appropriate.

Ah, but darlin', you mistake "taking longer" with "being an idiot". "Taking
longer" would mean that the person in front of me was having difficulty
paying quickly.

"Being an idiot" means that you stand there, looking blankly out in space
for several minutes while the cashier rings in your order, and only after
being told that you owe money do you start the long, drawn-out process of
hauling up your purse, putting it on the counter, opening it up, fishing for
the wallet, taking it out, putting the purse down, opening the wallet, and
searching for the money.

There are times when it is important to be polite. There are other times
when hitting someone upside the head with a clue-by-four is considered a
necessary evil for the good of all mankind.

Rabbit