On 4/18/2019 2:20 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 4/14/2019 1:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2019-04-14 12:40 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 4/14/2019 10:51 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>> Maybe it is a cultural thing. There are a lot of Italians in that
>>> city and old Italian women can be pretty pushy. We get most of our
>>> meat from an Italian butcher these days. When we first started going
>>> there it was pretty frustrating dealing with these little old ladies
>>> because they would walk up to the counter ahead of me. The counter
>>> people knew it was a problem and tried hard to deal with those who
>>> were there first. Thank goodness they got a numbered ticket system.
>>>
>> Absolutely no markets like that anywhere I've ever lived.
>
> Weird!

It's not weird. It's demographics. I've only ever encountered a ticket
system like that at the DMV. Definitely not when buying food, not even
at the local meat market.

Jill

On 4/18/2019 10:44 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/18/2019 2:20 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 4/14/2019 1:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2019-04-14 12:40 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 4/14/2019 10:51 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>> Maybe it is a cultural thing. There are a lot of Italians in that
>>>> city and old Italian women can be pretty pushy. We get most of our
>>>> meat from an Italian butcher these days. When we first started going
>>>> there it was pretty frustrating dealing with these little old ladies
>>>> because they would walk up to the counter ahead of me. The counter
>>>> people knew it was a problem and tried hard to deal with those who
>>>> were there first. Thank goodness they got a numbered ticket system.
>>>>
>>> Absolutely no markets like that anywhere I've ever lived.
>>
>> Weird!
>
> It's not weird.Â* It's demographics.Â* I've only ever encountered a ticket
> system like that at the DMV.Â* Definitely not when buying food, not even
> at the local meat market.
>
> Jill

I see it a lot at the deli counter. They also do it at the DMV here but
you can also make an appointment and they give you a coupon for a free
car wash.

On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:25:12 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 4/18/2019 10:44 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 4/18/2019 2:20 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 4/14/2019 1:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 2019-04-14 12:40 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/14/2019 10:51 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe it is a cultural thing. There are a lot of Italians in that
>>>>> city and old Italian women can be pretty pushy. We get most of our
>>>>> meat from an Italian butcher these days. When we first started going
>>>>> there it was pretty frustrating dealing with these little old ladies
>>>>> because they would walk up to the counter ahead of me. The counter
>>>>> people knew it was a problem and tried hard to deal with those who
>>>>> were there first. Thank goodness they got a numbered ticket system.
>>>>>
>>>> Absolutely no markets like that anywhere I've ever lived.
>>>
>>> Weird!
>>
>> It's not weird.* It's demographics.* I've only ever encountered a ticket
>> system like that at the DMV.* Definitely not when buying food, not even
>> at the local meat market.
>>
>> Jill
>
>I see it a lot at the deli counter. They also do it at the DMV here but
>you can also make an appointment and they give you a coupon for a free
>car wash.

DMV, plumbing/lighting store/deli counter/Costco eyeglass center, some
parts of Home Depot -- there's more, I know. But, Jill is single and
doesn't do a lot of the stuff that others do so doesn't go in many
different stores .
Janet US

On 4/18/2019 11:25 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/18/2019 10:44 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 4/18/2019 2:20 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 4/14/2019 1:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 2019-04-14 12:40 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/14/2019 10:51 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe it is a cultural thing. There are a lot of Italians in that
>>>>> city and old Italian women can be pretty pushy. We get most of our
>>>>> meat from an Italian butcher these days. When we first started
>>>>> going there it was pretty frustrating dealing with these little old
>>>>> ladies because they would walk up to the counter ahead of me. The
>>>>> counter people knew it was a problem and tried hard to deal with
>>>>> those who were there first. Thank goodness they got a numbered
>>>>> ticket system.
>>>>>
>>>> Absolutely no markets like that anywhere I've ever lived.
>>>
>>> Weird!
>>
>> It's not weird.Â* It's demographics.Â* I've only ever encountered a
>> ticket system like that at the DMV.Â* Definitely not when buying food,
>> not even at the local meat market.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I see it a lot at the deli counter.Â* They also do it at the DMV here but
> you can also make an appointment and they give you a coupon for a free
> car wash.

I don't shop for meats or cooked food at the deli counter at the
supermarket. I don't have to go back to the DMV until 2020.

Jill

On 4/18/2019 11:34 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:25:12 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 4/18/2019 10:44 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 4/18/2019 2:20 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 4/14/2019 1:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>> On 2019-04-14 12:40 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>> On 4/14/2019 10:51 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe it is a cultural thing. There are a lot of Italians in that
>>>>>> city and old Italian women can be pretty pushy. We get most of our
>>>>>> meat from an Italian butcher these days. When we first started going
>>>>>> there it was pretty frustrating dealing with these little old ladies
>>>>>> because they would walk up to the counter ahead of me. The counter
>>>>>> people knew it was a problem and tried hard to deal with those who
>>>>>> were there first. Thank goodness they got a numbered ticket system.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Absolutely no markets like that anywhere I've ever lived.
>>>>
>>>> Weird!
>>>
>>> It's not weird.Â* It's demographics.Â* I've only ever encountered a ticket
>>> system like that at the DMV.Â* Definitely not when buying food, not even
>>> at the local meat market.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I see it a lot at the deli counter. They also do it at the DMV here but
>> you can also make an appointment and they give you a coupon for a free
>> car wash.
>
> DMV, plumbing/lighting store/deli counter/Costco eyeglass center, some
> parts of Home Depot -- there's more, I know. But, Jill is single and
> doesn't do a lot of the stuff that others do so doesn't go in many
> different stores .
> Janet US
>
I don't shop the deli counter at supermarket because I don't like cold
sandwiches or accompaniments like cole slaw, potato salad, etc. Maybe
they have a ticket thing, I really don't know.

I haven't had to lately but I've certainly shopped for appliances,
eyeglasses (I make an appointment), stuff for maintaining the house and
yard. There's no Costco here but a local hardware store, Grayco, which
always has staff availble to help, no waiting. No taking of tickets.

It's not a matter of being single. Stores are different where I live.
As I said, demographics.

Jill

On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:02:02 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> On 4/18/2019 1:37 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >
>>
>> >
>> > And when we first moved back here, a horrible man buying beer, blasted
>> > past Angela and I. He was quite angry, shouting something about being
>> > white and a citizen. Made no sense. I told the checker to take him
>> > first. She didn't want to.
>> >
>> > I told her in a case like that, there is no telling what a person might
>> > do. Could get violent so I just let them get out of my space!
>>
>> Not sure what I'd have done, but with all the nut jobs running around
>> you never know if he would have become physically violent. People have
>> been killed for less.
>
>Seriously here....don't ever mess with strangers. ;o

In your contry, it's quite possible that they're armed.