Sheessh! Talk about rude! This is the rudest posting I've seen in ages. Knock
it off.
Californians are remarkably courteous in supermarkets. Friendly, helpful, all
you can ask for. Try a New York City market if you want rudeness and neglect.
This poster is obviously a cranky, middle-aged man who can't keep a woman.
Who would want him ?
Mrmiss
-----------------------------------------
>Subject: Why are people so RUDE at the grocery store???
>From: Steelehtta
>Date: 1/15/2005 1:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
>Message-id: <hf2ju01m11e2b04sbc2b715e1730851cbs@news>
>
>zyk wrote:
>
>>I see more rudeness and nasty behavior during the weekly trip to the
>>grocery store than just about anywhere else, except perhaps on the
>>road. Why are people so nasty at the supermarket???
>
>Yep, seen it all. Don't know where you live but here in Southern
>California people are too important and self-absorbed to be nice to
>anyone. When I was living in West Hollywood I can't tell you how many
>times I'd see some fool blocking up an entire aisle with his or her
>shopping cart parked sideways while they blurted into their cell phone
>that they'd been invited to the Oscars after party thanks to a friend
>of a friend of a friend of a friend of Brad Pitt or Jennifer Anniston
>or whoever. And don't even get me started on the porn stars at the
>Ralphs.
>
>>Yesterday I nearly lost it. After the usual attacks and getting run
>>down by shopping carts being driven by aggressive, power mad insane
>>shoppers I stood there ready to scream. What nearly sent me over the
>>edge was this fat breeder **** driving her little brat mobile
>>recklessly, nearly running everyone down. You know those shopping
>>carts with the little kiddie cab thing built into them. She was
>>speeding into and out of every corner of the store, expecting everyone
>>to move out of her way so she and her drooling one year old could do
>>their shopping, it's more important than everyone else's.
>
>Yep, seen them too. They usually have a crazed look on their faces as
>they zoom by you and don't look at anyone, as if they and their
>squealings are the only ones in the universe.
>
>>Then come the office workers doing their shopping during lunch hour in
>>their power suits and high heels running everyone down cuz they gotta
>>get back to the office.
>
>Most of them are jaded neurotic single women.
>
>>I won't even go into the 40 and 50 year old women wearing sports bras
>>and spandex shorts bending over in front of every guy that walks by.
>>So subtle. Sheesh!
>
>Ah, this is one of my favorites. You have to understand where this
>comes from. It all started with the women's magazines back in the
>feminist heyday of the 70s and early 80s. There were all these
>articles telling women that if they were over thirty and single their
>train had left the station and there was a greater chance of being hit
>by lightning than finding a man to marry them and impregnate them.
>They gave all sorts of off the wall advice to women who had put the
>careers first and their biological clocks were ticking so loud they
>were suffering from hearing loss to dress provocatively and throw
>themselves at men in public places. Two favorite ones were the gym
>and the grocery store. Designing Women had a hilarious episode on
>this. Ever since then the grocery store is considered a major
>cruising park for busy successful people (read: desperate lonely
>middle aged single people) whose battle gear seems to be bright
>spandex that strategically calls attention to their reproductive
>zones.
>
>>Somewhere along the line someone decided that social rules and
>>courtesy and respect were going to be forbidden when shopping at the
>>grocery store and forgot to tell me!
>>
>>Why are people so damn rude at the grocery store???
>
>It's the residue of the Baby Boomer "ME Generation". "It's all about
>me, me first, me always" that kind of mentality. Nothing you can do
>about it except to toughen up and learn to dish it out too. That
>stuff about being nice to others might work well in Omaha and the rest
>of flyover country, but if you're in the big cities on both coasts,
>it's eat or be eaten, unfortunately.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Sheessh! Talk about rude! This is the rudest posting I've seen in ages. Knock
it off.
Californians are remarkably courteous in supermarkets. Friendly, helpful, all
you can ask for. Try a New York City market if you want rudeness and neglect.
This poster is obviously a cranky, middle-aged man who can't keep a woman.
Who would want him ?
Mrmiss
-----------------------------------------
>Subject: Why are people so RUDE at the grocery store???
>From: Steelehtta
>Date: 1/15/2005 1:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
>Message-id: <hf2ju01m11e2b04sbc2b715e1730851cbs@news>
>
>zyk wrote:
>
>>I see more rudeness and nasty behavior during the weekly trip to the
>>grocery store than just about anywhere else, except perhaps on the
>>road. Why are people so nasty at the supermarket???
>
>Yep, seen it all. Don't know where you live but here in Southern
>California people are too important and self-absorbed to be nice to
>anyone. When I was living in West Hollywood I can't tell you how many
>times I'd see some fool blocking up an entire aisle with his or her
>shopping cart parked sideways while they blurted into their cell phone
>that they'd been invited to the Oscars after party thanks to a friend
>of a friend of a friend of a friend of Brad Pitt or Jennifer Anniston
>or whoever. And don't even get me started on the porn stars at the
>Ralphs.
>
>>Yesterday I nearly lost it. After the usual attacks and getting run
>>down by shopping carts being driven by aggressive, power mad insane
>>shoppers I stood there ready to scream. What nearly sent me over the
>>edge was this fat breeder **** driving her little brat mobile
>>recklessly, nearly running everyone down. You know those shopping
>>carts with the little kiddie cab thing built into them. She was
>>speeding into and out of every corner of the store, expecting everyone
>>to move out of her way so she and her drooling one year old could do
>>their shopping, it's more important than everyone else's.
>
>Yep, seen them too. They usually have a crazed look on their faces as
>they zoom by you and don't look at anyone, as if they and their
>squealings are the only ones in the universe.
>
>>Then come the office workers doing their shopping during lunch hour in
>>their power suits and high heels running everyone down cuz they gotta
>>get back to the office.
>
>Most of them are jaded neurotic single women.
>
>>I won't even go into the 40 and 50 year old women wearing sports bras
>>and spandex shorts bending over in front of every guy that walks by.
>>So subtle. Sheesh!
>
>Ah, this is one of my favorites. You have to understand where this
>comes from. It all started with the women's magazines back in the
>feminist heyday of the 70s and early 80s. There were all these
>articles telling women that if they were over thirty and single their
>train had left the station and there was a greater chance of being hit
>by lightning than finding a man to marry them and impregnate them.
>They gave all sorts of off the wall advice to women who had put the
>careers first and their biological clocks were ticking so loud they
>were suffering from hearing loss to dress provocatively and throw
>themselves at men in public places. Two favorite ones were the gym
>and the grocery store. Designing Women had a hilarious episode on
>this. Ever since then the grocery store is considered a major
>cruising park for busy successful people (read: desperate lonely
>middle aged single people) whose battle gear seems to be bright
>spandex that strategically calls attention to their reproductive
>zones.
>
>>Somewhere along the line someone decided that social rules and
>>courtesy and respect were going to be forbidden when shopping at the
>>grocery store and forgot to tell me!
>>
>>Why are people so damn rude at the grocery store???
>
>It's the residue of the Baby Boomer "ME Generation". "It's all about
>me, me first, me always" that kind of mentality. Nothing you can do
>about it except to toughen up and learn to dish it out too. That
>stuff about being nice to others might work well in Omaha and the rest
>of flyover country, but if you're in the big cities on both coasts,
>it's eat or be eaten, unfortunately.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Sheessh! Talk about rude! This is the rudest posting I've seen in ages. Knock
it off.
Californians are remarkably courteous in supermarkets. Friendly, helpful, all
you can ask for. Try a New York City market if you want rudeness and neglect.
This poster is obviously a cranky, middle-aged man who can't keep a woman.
Who would want him ?
Mrmiss
-----------------------------------------
>Subject: Why are people so RUDE at the grocery store???
>From: Steelehtta
>Date: 1/15/2005 1:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
>Message-id: <hf2ju01m11e2b04sbc2b715e1730851cbs@news>
>
>zyk wrote:
>
>>I see more rudeness and nasty behavior during the weekly trip to the
>>grocery store than just about anywhere else, except perhaps on the
>>road. Why are people so nasty at the supermarket???
>
>Yep, seen it all. Don't know where you live but here in Southern
>California people are too important and self-absorbed to be nice to
>anyone. When I was living in West Hollywood I can't tell you how many
>times I'd see some fool blocking up an entire aisle with his or her
>shopping cart parked sideways while they blurted into their cell phone
>that they'd been invited to the Oscars after party thanks to a friend
>of a friend of a friend of a friend of Brad Pitt or Jennifer Anniston
>or whoever. And don't even get me started on the porn stars at the
>Ralphs.
>
>>Yesterday I nearly lost it. After the usual attacks and getting run
>>down by shopping carts being driven by aggressive, power mad insane
>>shoppers I stood there ready to scream. What nearly sent me over the
>>edge was this fat breeder **** driving her little brat mobile
>>recklessly, nearly running everyone down. You know those shopping
>>carts with the little kiddie cab thing built into them. She was
>>speeding into and out of every corner of the store, expecting everyone
>>to move out of her way so she and her drooling one year old could do
>>their shopping, it's more important than everyone else's.
>
>Yep, seen them too. They usually have a crazed look on their faces as
>they zoom by you and don't look at anyone, as if they and their
>squealings are the only ones in the universe.
>
>>Then come the office workers doing their shopping during lunch hour in
>>their power suits and high heels running everyone down cuz they gotta
>>get back to the office.
>
>Most of them are jaded neurotic single women.
>
>>I won't even go into the 40 and 50 year old women wearing sports bras
>>and spandex shorts bending over in front of every guy that walks by.
>>So subtle. Sheesh!
>
>Ah, this is one of my favorites. You have to understand where this
>comes from. It all started with the women's magazines back in the
>feminist heyday of the 70s and early 80s. There were all these
>articles telling women that if they were over thirty and single their
>train had left the station and there was a greater chance of being hit
>by lightning than finding a man to marry them and impregnate them.
>They gave all sorts of off the wall advice to women who had put the
>careers first and their biological clocks were ticking so loud they
>were suffering from hearing loss to dress provocatively and throw
>themselves at men in public places. Two favorite ones were the gym
>and the grocery store. Designing Women had a hilarious episode on
>this. Ever since then the grocery store is considered a major
>cruising park for busy successful people (read: desperate lonely
>middle aged single people) whose battle gear seems to be bright
>spandex that strategically calls attention to their reproductive
>zones.
>
>>Somewhere along the line someone decided that social rules and
>>courtesy and respect were going to be forbidden when shopping at the
>>grocery store and forgot to tell me!
>>
>>Why are people so damn rude at the grocery store???
>
>It's the residue of the Baby Boomer "ME Generation". "It's all about
>me, me first, me always" that kind of mentality. Nothing you can do
>about it except to toughen up and learn to dish it out too. That
>stuff about being nice to others might work well in Omaha and the rest
>of flyover country, but if you're in the big cities on both coasts,
>it's eat or be eaten, unfortunately.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:29:56 -0500, Dave Smith >
wrote:

>Then there are the people behind you who start putting their
>goods on the conveyer before you have your cart unloaded. A few months ago
>it happened to me. I said something to the guy and he started getting
>mouthy. The last time it happened I put up down one of those little
>dividers, but she kept doing it. I just swept it back to make room for more
>of myself. I misjudged and knocked a bunch of her stuff on the groun

Misjudged, huh? Atta boy!

Carol
--
"There's things about me you don't know, Dottie.
Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't
understand. Things you shouldn't understand.... I'm
a loner, Dottie. A rebel"

*Paul Reubens* in the 1985 movie, _Pee Wee's Big Adventure_

Damsel wrote:

> >mouthy. The last time it happened I put up down one of those little
> >dividers, but she kept doing it. I just swept it back to make room for more
> >of myself. I misjudged and knocked a bunch of her stuff on the groun
>
> Misjudged, huh? Atta boy!
>

I was ticked off, but I really did misjudge. I really didn't mean to shove a
bunch of stuff on the floor. It's too bad, because, being the type she was, she
probably thought it was all my fault and would not have understood the simple
courtesy of waiting until I had emptied my shopping cart on to the conveyer
before putting her stuff on. It wasn't like she ws going to get out of there any
faster. Maybe what I should have done was to let her stuff go by, and then go
through all the extra stuff on my bill and have the cashier go through all the
hassle of canceling it and starting over ;-)

Dave Smith wrote:
> Damsel wrote:
>
>
>>>mouthy. The last time it happened I put up down one of those little
>>>dividers, but she kept doing it. I just swept it back to make room for more
>>>of myself. I misjudged and knocked a bunch of her stuff on the groun
>>
>>Misjudged, huh? Atta boy!
>>
>
>
> I was ticked off, but I really did misjudge. I really didn't mean to shove a
> bunch of stuff on the floor. It's too bad, because, being the type she was, she
> probably thought it was all my fault and would not have understood the simple
> courtesy of waiting until I had emptied my shopping cart on to the conveyer
> before putting her stuff on. It wasn't like she ws going to get out of there any
> faster. Maybe what I should have done was to let her stuff go by, and then go
> through all the extra stuff on my bill and have the cashier go through all the
> hassle of canceling it and starting over ;-)
>
>


You should have let a few of the items go by and paid for them. Then
she'd have to get out of line to go get another one if she really wanted it.

regards,
bob

Dave Smith wrote:
> Damsel wrote:
>
>
>>>mouthy. The last time it happened I put up down one of those little
>>>dividers, but she kept doing it. I just swept it back to make room for more
>>>of myself. I misjudged and knocked a bunch of her stuff on the groun
>>
>>Misjudged, huh? Atta boy!
>>
>
>
> I was ticked off, but I really did misjudge. I really didn't mean to shove a
> bunch of stuff on the floor. It's too bad, because, being the type she was, she
> probably thought it was all my fault and would not have understood the simple
> courtesy of waiting until I had emptied my shopping cart on to the conveyer
> before putting her stuff on. It wasn't like she ws going to get out of there any
> faster. Maybe what I should have done was to let her stuff go by, and then go
> through all the extra stuff on my bill and have the cashier go through all the
> hassle of canceling it and starting over ;-)
>
>


You should have let a few of the items go by and paid for them. Then
she'd have to get out of line to go get another one if she really wanted it.

regards,
bob

zxcvbob wrote:

> > I was ticked off, but I really did misjudge. I really didn't mean to shove a
> > bunch of stuff on the floor. It's too bad, because, being the type she was, she
> > probably thought it was all my fault and would not have understood the simple
> > courtesy of waiting until I had emptied my shopping cart on to the conveyer
> > before putting her stuff on. It wasn't like she ws going to get out of there any
> > faster. Maybe what I should have done was to let her stuff go by, and then go
> > through all the extra stuff on my bill and have the cashier go through all the
> > hassle of canceling it and starting over ;-)
> >
> >
>
> You should have let a few of the items go by and paid for them. Then
> she'd have to get out of line to go get another one if she really wanted it.

I suppose that I could have done that if it was something that I wanted or needed.
Allowing them to go through and then having the bill adjusted probably would have
slowed her up a lot more. But I have to confess that I wasn't terribly embarrassed
when I shoved her stuff back and some of it fell on the floor. :-)

zxcvbob wrote:

> > I was ticked off, but I really did misjudge. I really didn't mean to shove a
> > bunch of stuff on the floor. It's too bad, because, being the type she was, she
> > probably thought it was all my fault and would not have understood the simple
> > courtesy of waiting until I had emptied my shopping cart on to the conveyer
> > before putting her stuff on. It wasn't like she ws going to get out of there any
> > faster. Maybe what I should have done was to let her stuff go by, and then go
> > through all the extra stuff on my bill and have the cashier go through all the
> > hassle of canceling it and starting over ;-)
> >
> >
>
> You should have let a few of the items go by and paid for them. Then
> she'd have to get out of line to go get another one if she really wanted it.

I suppose that I could have done that if it was something that I wanted or needed.
Allowing them to go through and then having the bill adjusted probably would have
slowed her up a lot more. But I have to confess that I wasn't terribly embarrassed
when I shoved her stuff back and some of it fell on the floor. :-)

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:18:33 -0500, Tony P.
> wrote:

>WRT supermarket rudeness, I've witnessed tons of that but occasionally
>either been the beneficiary of or the provider of kindness. The kindness
>generally seems to come from the older generation though.

Does picking stuff up off the floor and putting back on the shelf count as
kindness? If so, I'm old.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:18:33 -0500, Tony P.
> wrote:

>WRT supermarket rudeness, I've witnessed tons of that but occasionally
>either been the beneficiary of or the provider of kindness. The kindness
>generally seems to come from the older generation though.

Does picking stuff up off the floor and putting back on the shelf count as
kindness? If so, I'm old.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

While we're at it:
Why are people so rude on newsgroups?

gloria p

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 02:52:32 GMT, Puester > wrote:

>While we're at it:
>Why are people so rude on newsgroups?

<Damsel shoves Gloria aside so she can get in her own two cents' worth.
She asks Gloria if that's her natural hair color or not.>

That Damsel's a real bitch.

Carol
--
"There's things about me you don't know, Dottie.
Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't
understand. Things you shouldn't understand.... I'm
a loner, Dottie. A rebel"

*Paul Reubens* in the 1985 movie, _Pee Wee's Big Adventure_

Damsel wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 02:52:32 GMT, Puester > wrote:
>
>
>>While we're at it:
>>Why are people so rude on newsgroups?
>
>
> <Damsel shoves Gloria aside so she can get in her own two cents' worth.
> She asks Gloria if that's her natural hair color or not.>
>


No, this particular ugly shade of grey is a special blend...
and (OB food) I don't divulge the recipe.

gloria p

Damsel wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 02:52:32 GMT, Puester > wrote:
>
>
>>While we're at it:
>>Why are people so rude on newsgroups?
>
>
> <Damsel shoves Gloria aside so she can get in her own two cents' worth.
> She asks Gloria if that's her natural hair color or not.>
>


No, this particular ugly shade of grey is a special blend...
and (OB food) I don't divulge the recipe.

gloria p

In article >,
Puester > wrote:

> While we're at it:
> Why are people so rude on newsgroups?

Because they're labouring under the delusion that they're not
interacting with people but computers, and computers don't have feelings.

Miche

--
WWMVD?

In article >,
Puester > wrote:

> While we're at it:
> Why are people so rude on newsgroups?

Because they're labouring under the delusion that they're not
interacting with people but computers, and computers don't have feelings.

Miche

--
WWMVD?

"Mike" > wrote in message
> I have to disagree with you on the cost of living issue. I have a
> much nicer home than my brother who lives in northern NJ, and I paid
> half what he did.

Yes, NORTH Jersey, but move that house 100 miles and the value will go into
the dumper. Some of the costliest real estate in the country is in the
north Jersey area and Camden does not quite complete with it.

"Puester" > wrote in message
...
> Damsel wrote:
> > On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 02:52:32 GMT, Puester >
wrote:
> >
> >
> >>While we're at it:
> >>Why are people so rude on newsgroups?
> >
> >
> > <Damsel shoves Gloria aside so she can get in her own two cents' worth.
> > She asks Gloria if that's her natural hair color or not.>
> >
>
>
> No, this particular ugly shade of grey is a special blend...
> and (OB food) I don't divulge the recipe.
>
> gloria p


I know your secret....it's no recipe....it's EARL grey!
=Ginny

In article >,
says...
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:18:33 -0500, Tony P.
> > wrote:
>
> >WRT supermarket rudeness, I've witnessed tons of that but occasionally
> >either been the beneficiary of or the provider of kindness. The kindness
> >generally seems to come from the older generation though.
>
> Does picking stuff up off the floor and putting back on the shelf count as
> kindness? If so, I'm old.

I don't know but it's things like there'll be an older person in front
of you that's got only a couple items and you've got a bag of cat
litter, a bag of cat food and 8 other items in one of those baskets.

In article >,
says...
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:18:33 -0500, Tony P.
> > wrote:
>
> >WRT supermarket rudeness, I've witnessed tons of that but occasionally
> >either been the beneficiary of or the provider of kindness. The kindness
> >generally seems to come from the older generation though.
>
> Does picking stuff up off the floor and putting back on the shelf count as
> kindness? If so, I'm old.

I don't know but it's things like there'll be an older person in front
of you that's got only a couple items and you've got a bag of cat
litter, a bag of cat food and 8 other items in one of those baskets.

On 15 Jan 2005 21:17:35 -0800, "nancree" > wrote:

>Have a nice day at the supermarket. (and guys, button up your shirts,
>your belly-button is showing, you could use a bath and a shave, --and a
>decent expression on your face.)

Why do you hate men?

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On 15 Jan 2005 21:17:35 -0800, "nancree" > wrote:

>Have a nice day at the supermarket. (and guys, button up your shirts,
>your belly-button is showing, you could use a bath and a shave, --and a
>decent expression on your face.)

Why do you hate men?

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

TonyP. whined and whimpered:
">I don't know but it's things like there'll be an older person in front
>of you that's got only a couple items and you've got a bag of cat
>litter, a bag of cat food and 8 other items in one of those baskets"
--------------------
So, your point is ????

TonyP. whined and whimpered:
">I don't know but it's things like there'll be an older person in front
>of you that's got only a couple items and you've got a bag of cat
>litter, a bag of cat food and 8 other items in one of those baskets"
--------------------
So, your point is ????

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:07:18 -0500, Tony P.
> wrote:

> Why is it that in the places where it's sunny and warm for 80% of the
> year, 99% of the people who already live there are assholes.

They aren't complaining, but you are - so stay put. You
can't handle life in the fast lane.

sf

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:07:18 -0500, Tony P.
> wrote:

> Why is it that in the places where it's sunny and warm for 80% of the
> year, 99% of the people who already live there are assholes.

They aren't complaining, but you are - so stay put. You
can't handle life in the fast lane.

sf

"George" > wrote in message
> They have regular size carts and family size carts. There was a guy in
> front of me with a basket heading for the 10 or less checkout (that has a
> 2 foot wide sign stating that) and a yuppie women with a topped off family
> size cart cut him off and got into the 10 or less checkout. The other
> checkouts only had 2 carts max in queue.
>
> The guy in front of me says to the women "you must have 150 items in that
> cart" then I also reinforce that with a similar comment. She gets really
> huffy and says "humph, I don't want to wait!" The other guy and I both
> give her a dirty look and she grabbed her kid by the collar and yanked her
> as she backed out of the lane exclaiming "we are not coming back to THIS
> store anymore"
>

One of my favorite pet peeves. If the person won't get out of line, I start
a ruckus and call the manager. The clerk should not check out the order. A
good manager will either stop the person or open another lane for the fast
checkout. If a person has say, 20 items and it is a long line, I start
counting out loud at each item is passed over the scanner to embarrass the
person. I have no problem letting the store know how I feel about it.

I got into the fast checkout line and the light was off. (busy time of day
I might add) The cashier said she was closed. I said there is no other fast
checkout open. The head cashier came over and explained that this person
was going on break. I asked where the other fast checkout was and there was
none open. I pointed out lack of planning on her part was not reason for
delay on my part. The light went back on while she got another person to
take over the station.

In article > , "MH0426"
> wrote:
> Some of these kids would make great poster children for Planned
> Parenthood. Not that I hate kids,I just wish more of them received
> some semblance of discipline and control from their parents.

Uh, oh-h-h-h! "Let the Games begin!"
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Trip Report and pics added 1-13-05
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

On 15 Jan 2005 22:08:04 GMT, (Mrmiss2) wrote:

> This poster is obviously a cranky, middle-aged man who can't keep a woman.
>Who would want him ?

Nah, he's likely ***. I don't know many heterosexual people who refer to
people with kids as "breeder[s]" (though there are some, I'm sure).

People in Vermont grocery stores are kinda annoying. They have a tendancy
to clump in pinch points chatting about whatever local news is being
chatted about in grocery stores. If they'd just move, oh, three feet
eitehr direction you could usually get around them. It's bizarre how often
it seems to happen.

On the other hand, maybe it's because I just don't *notice* the ones who
make it hard to get by because they're not making it difficult.

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
> One of my favorite pet peeves. If the person won't get
> out of line, I start a ruckus and call the manager. The
> clerk should not check out the order. A good manager will
> either stop the person or open another lane for the fast
> checkout. If a person has say, 20 items and it is a long
> line, I start counting out loud at each item is passed
> over the scanner to embarrass the person. I have no
> problem letting the store know how I feel about it.
> I got into the fast checkout line and the light was off. (busy time of
> day I might add) The cashier said she was
> closed. I said there is no other fast checkout open. The head cashier
> came over and explained that this person
> was going on break. I asked where the other fast
> checkout was and there was none open. I pointed out lack
> of planning on her part was not reason for delay on my
> part. The light went back on while she got another person
> to take over the station.

Heh heh. Ed, I knew that there was some reason that I liked you. Sounds
like what I do, too.

BOB

On 15 Jan 2005 17:01:00 -0800, "golamuh" > wrote:

>Unually the breeder **** can't afford to shop there and we can find
>blissfull

Ah, ok, my mistake, the OP isn't likely ***, we've been invaded by the
other end of the spectrum, people from childfree who are as horrible as the
people they complain about.

Reverse prejudice is not the answer.

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 02:19:52 GMT, Mike > wrote:

>everyone here in Florida, THE CENTER LANE IS NOT THE RIGHT LANE. Why
>does everyone want to be in the center lane when on a 3 lane
>interstate? It slows everyone down.

Why do you treat the center lane like it's only a passing lane? You're
quite mistaken. The center lane is a driving lane, for people who are not
entering or exiting but driving through. The right lane is for people who
are entering and exiting the highway, and the left lane is the passing
lane. If you want to speed past people, then stay in the left lane.

ob food: I made an interesting dish called Bitterballen for our holiday
meal with guests. At the time it seemed like it wasn't going to make enough
food for everyone so I quadrupled the recipe. It made a HUGE amount of
little fried meatballs.

And I love bitterballen! They're fantastic. It's sorta like deep fried
balls of beef stew. Yum!

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 02:19:52 GMT, Mike > wrote:

>everyone here in Florida, THE CENTER LANE IS NOT THE RIGHT LANE. Why
>does everyone want to be in the center lane when on a 3 lane
>interstate? It slows everyone down.

Why do you treat the center lane like it's only a passing lane? You're
quite mistaken. The center lane is a driving lane, for people who are not
entering or exiting but driving through. The right lane is for people who
are entering and exiting the highway, and the left lane is the passing
lane. If you want to speed past people, then stay in the left lane.

ob food: I made an interesting dish called Bitterballen for our holiday
meal with guests. At the time it seemed like it wasn't going to make enough
food for everyone so I quadrupled the recipe. It made a HUGE amount of
little fried meatballs.

And I love bitterballen! They're fantastic. It's sorta like deep fried
balls of beef stew. Yum!

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar

Mrmiss2 > wrote in message
...
> TonyP. whined and whimpered:
> > I don't know but it's things like there'll be an older
> > person in front of you that's got only a couple items
> > and you've got a bag of cat litter, a bag of cat food
> > and 8 other items in one of those baskets"
> >
> So, your point is ????

That the older person in front of him will usually allow him to
jump places because he has fewer items and they aren't in that big
a hurry?

Been on the receiving -- and giving -- ends often enough myself.
It's not that big a deal usually. At my new impulse buyers'
nightmare -- Smart-and-Final -- I've been known to do this.

The Ranger

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:41:57 +1300, Miche > wrote:

>In article >,
> Puester > wrote:
>
>> While we're at it:
>> Why are people so rude on newsgroups?
>
>Because they're labouring under the delusion that they're not
>interacting with people but computers, and computers don't have feelings.

It's "usenet rage".

obfood: I was going to make a dish called slavinken in addition to the
bitterballen for the holidays. I still need to give it a go. It's a roll of
ground pork and spices, wrapped in bacon, baked, then sliced. It sounds
like the kind of thing you can only eat once a year without dying.

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:41:57 +1300, Miche > wrote:

>In article >,
> Puester > wrote:
>
>> While we're at it:
>> Why are people so rude on newsgroups?
>
>Because they're labouring under the delusion that they're not
>interacting with people but computers, and computers don't have feelings.

It's "usenet rage".

obfood: I was going to make a dish called slavinken in addition to the
bitterballen for the holidays. I still need to give it a go. It's a roll of
ground pork and spices, wrapped in bacon, baked, then sliced. It sounds
like the kind of thing you can only eat once a year without dying.

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar

Siobhan Perricone at wrote on 1/16/05 10:17 AM:

>
> Nah, he's likely ***. I don't know many heterosexual people who refer to
> people with kids as "breeder[s]" (though there are some, I'm sure)

You obviously don't read alt.support.childfree.

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