Updated!! Might want to fasten your seatbelt...

Several days ago went to local supermarket in search of TP, again. Politely asked one of the personnel if they had any, and would they know when restocking the shelves? Got ****ty response of "they put it out when they feel like it". Fine, went to truck and drove 25 miles south to Walmart. Great, they had sterilizer sheets right at the door. Went to paqper products and they were half full of TP, so grabbed 3 6 role packs and continued shopping. Made it to check out line and cashier got nasty as the day before they had a 2 package limit, and she thought they may have a 1 package limit on that day. Informed her there were no signs at the TP isle to inform customers as she snatched one package off the line and still was nasty. Explained went to local store and they were out, so drove 25 miles down here. Then she got real nasty and told me the local store had it in stock, just wouldn't sell to people like me. Now am getting a little pissed off.

Went home, thought about it and went to their face book page and related experience nasty treatment of medicated senior citizen buying TP. Said the rationing ws good idea, maybe post it at the isle, instead of publicly berating medicated senior citizen also on immunity suppressants. Related that if actually informed of the rationing, would have bought a single package with more rolls. Also suggested they have special senior citizen shopping hours, and while i could understand their check out persons anxiety, it was only temporary while others have permanent problems.

Coincidentally the next day Walmart instituted senior citizen hours, and the local market rationed tp by having it behind counter one package to a customer. The TP shortage kinda reminds me of the 22 lr shortage, as in employees/friends first.
 
Wow! I haven't seen a rant like this in a loooong time!

When I read about the bank experience, I thought:
You walked to the door and back which you were going to do anyways. On net, you must have saved a few steps.

But then I read how you managed to argue with at least four people at the grocery store. WOW! WOW! WOW!

Yes, other people could handle things better than they did. But you have no control over that. Things are not that bad right now, but will probably get worse. We need to take the long view.

Brother, you need to de-stress. Not a joke.
 
Rule3 said:
What you should have asked is "why are you the cashier not 6 feet away from every customer that comes through"??
Also when the group of head cashiers was there were they 8 feet away from each other.
Ask them how often was the credit card machine disinfected. Did they do it after every customer pushed the buttons??:D
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Hit the "Like" button multiple times. Just pretend you received them.:D
 
Chief Wiggums said:
Let it go.
Seriously.....it is behind you

my .02
do not binge watch the news

Ohio has a daily broadcast from our Gov , which tells me everything that I need to know.

stay away from all of the negativity that is on the WWW
come to the Lounge for a laugh
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Listening to my Mayor or Governor is like taking advice from Rachel Maddow.

One day it's "Shelter in place" and the next day "Get outside and enjoy our parks".
 
glowe said:
:mad:The most amazing and scary thing I noticed is that there were other members here that actually added likes to the OP's tirades!!!:mad:

I especially liked the characterization of a woman in line being called a Hag! You might not be mad, but you are very disturbed!!!
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My sarcasm and honesty is like a slow dripping faucet. Mess with it the wrong way and there will be a flood. We all have our limits and the Hag pushed the wrong button.
 
zeke said:
Several days ago went to local supermarket in search of TP, again. Politely asked one of the personnel if they had any, and would they know when restocking the shelves? Got ****ty response of "they put it out when they feel like it". Fine, went to truck and drove 25 miles south to Walmart. Great, they had sterilizer sheets right at the door. Went to paqper products and they were half full of TP, so grabbed 3 6 role packs and continued shopping. Made it to check out line and cashier got nasty as the day before they had a 2 package limit, and she thought they may have a 1 package limit on that day. Informed her there were no signs at the TP isle to inform customers as she snatched one package off the line and still was nasty. Explained went to local store and they were out, so drove 25 miles down here. Then she got real nasty and told me the local store had it in stock, just wouldn't sell to people like me. Now am getting a little pissed off.

Went home, thought about it and went to their face book page and related experience nasty treatment of medicated senior citizen buying TP. Said the rationing ws good idea, maybe post it at the isle, instead of publicly berating medicated senior citizen also on immunity suppressants. Related that if actually informed of the rationing, would have bought a single package with more rolls. Also suggested they have special senior citizen shopping hours, and while i could understand their check out persons anxiety, it was only temporary while others have permanent problems.

Coincidentally the next day Walmart instituted senior citizen hours, and the local market rationed tp by having it behind counter one package to a customer. The TP shortage kinda reminds me of the 22 lr shortage, as in employees/friends first.
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It's usually the younger pups with the attitude. They better tone it down because a medicated senior citizen can be just as difficult to deal with as an nonmedicated one.
 
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Jack Flash said:
Wow! I haven't seen a rant like this in a loooong time!

When I read about the bank experience, I thought:
You walked to the door and back which you were going to do anyways. On net, you must have saved a few steps.

But then I read how you managed to argue with at least four people at the grocery store. WOW! WOW! WOW!

Yes, other people could handle things better than they did. But you have no control over that. Things are not that bad right now, but will probably get worse. We need to take the long view.

Brother, you need to de-stress. Not a joke.
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Could I have handled it better? The answer is a flat out No!. Wouldn't have gotten my point across to any of these nimrods no matter what the method.

What if it was pouring down rain at the bank? The only thing served by walking to the bank door and back if that my knees got more inflamed and I still hadn't completed my transaction.

Just another day in my life that in these times I've come to expect more and more.
 
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coltle6920 said:
Might get a little bumpy. I also expect to tick off some people here but no worries. I'll get over it. :D

To set things up I got bad knees that really get worse from walking too much.

Going to the bank was first on my list of things to do. On their door was a piece of paper with some multi-colored print on it. It looked like something they post for an upcoming holiday. I hobble over to the door to read "Lobby closed, use drive thru". I'm ticked now as I return to my truck. I go to the drive thru and the teller asks me "How's it going today". I tell him it would be a helluva a lot better if your sign was bigger. He says "But we highlighted the words". I tried to tell him if it was bigger I wouldn't have had to get out of my vehicle to read it. He had that blank look on his face that one usually only gets from a teenager. I get my money and am on my way to the next challenge.

The supermarket was my next stop. The lot was full but it wasn't going to get any better so in I go. There wasn't any social distancing. At least people weren't staying 6ft from each other. The shelves were still missing items but I got everything I wanted. As I approach the checkout lines people are forced to get somewhat close because there wasn't any room to spread out.

The woman in front of me starts putting her items one at a time on the belt. When she finished I moved up and started emptying my cart. All of a sudden she lets loose a tirade on me for not keeping my distance. She was already at the register while I was halfway up the belt more than 6ft away.

"You have to stay behind the line" she yells. I ask her "What line? There isn't a sign there." She yells back
"There's blue tape on the ground.Are you stupid?" Then the cashier steps in. "You're supposed to stay behind the blue tape." I say "I didn't see the tape on the floor. If I did I wouldn't know what it was for. Again I ask where is the sign?" The woman in front of me is really starting to piss me off with her comments and she unleashes some profanities as she walks away.

So now I'm at the register and talking to the cashier. Suddenly she takes off and a young man comes back with her. He's the shop steward and gives me the talk about the virus and keeping ones distance. That's when I lay into him the same way one would talk to any idiot with no common sense. The 6ft rule for social distancing is a bunch of **** and not the law. Normally you have the cart plus maybe a foot between you and the person in front of you. As long as no one is coughing or spitting there's minimal if any danger of contamination.

So now the cashier goes and gets the head cashier. She starts to lecture me and I put my hand up. I tell her "You mean to tell me that people can be bunched up behind the blue tape but are safe once it's their turn to put their items on the belt? You have 3 lanes open but they're right next to each other. People have nowhere to move or go. You're a bunch of hypocrites and you're enforcing the same hysteria as the news media."

I decided to leave before they called the cops. Next stop was the liquor store. What could possibly go wrong there? Turns out the Mayor is forcing all liquor stores to shut down operations by tomorrow at 5pm. I found out about it in the parking lot. It explains why the place was packed inside.

Well I'm home now with plenty of food,booze and a newly found attitude toward the whole stinking situation.
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And I thought all that weed made those folks more mellow.
I think you showed great restraint dealing with this situation.
 
I admit that I'm a grumpy old man, but I truly am trying to take all this in stride.

Sunday we stopped at a local popcorn stand that has been business for 97 years. Its always a good place to go on a sunny Sunday. They had chalk marks on the ground and everybody was standing on a mark. They only took 1 customer at a time. Everybody was smiling and all was good.

Then on the way home I stopped at a very small local grocery store / pharmacy. They DID have blue tape on the floor 6' apart and the lines were well organized. Only a few shoppers.

I got my gallon of milk, but I admit I was a bit ticked off when they had NOOOO tums or the like for my heartburn. Oh well, maybe the milk will help me last till tomorrow.

I stood in line 6' behind the guy at the register and waited while he emptied his car. As i was waiting all of a sudden I could literally feel a breath on my neck. I turned around and in the process bumped into a 40 something year old "lady" - she was standing that close to me.

I said "6 feet". She smiled. I said again "six feet". She smiled even more. Then I yelled "SIX FEET" and she slowly backed up.

As I was putting my credit card in the slot, I could feel her elbow touching mine.

As I left (pardon me) I looked at her and said "MORON". She said "WHY", so I do know she spoke english.
 
These are trying times for us all. Those of us trying to meet the demands of a desperate public and those of us trying to get the supplies and food items we need to survive.

I try to keep my cool when out in the stores. This is the time to use extra patience. A cross word to someone on the brink of freaking out could result in a very bad situation. I keep running the saying through my head: Cool heads prevail.

Non iligimus carbarundum.
 
With all due respect, colt, getting screaming mad with someone in a store is so sad, draining, and toxic.

Getting that way with several, one right after another, is, I dunno.......maybe it's not all them.

What's the saying? "A woman marries a dislikeable *******,yep, he really is a *******. She marries two dislikeable jackasses, they might both be jackasses. She marries a third dislikeable *******, she's the one who is the *******."

Substitute any phrase you want for dislikeable *******.

Bill S
 
V1 Rotate said:
With all due respect, colt, getting screaming mad with someone in a store is so sad, draining, and toxic.

Getting that way with several, one right after another, is, I dunno.......maybe it's not all them.

What's the saying? "A woman marries a dislikeable *******,yep, he really is a *******. She marries two dislikeable jackasses, they might both be jackasses. She marries a third dislikeable *******, she's the one who is the *******."

Substitute any phrase you want for dislikeable *******.

Bill S
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Perfectly reasonable.

But then again, sometimes... I think "catharthis." :o
 
Imagine how much fun the cash register gal has spending 8-10 hours a day being told by her employer what to make customers do while listening to customers bitching and griping about it. All this joy while making minimum wage and wondering which of these thoughtless cusses will infect her.
 
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V1 Rotate said:
With all due respect, colt, getting screaming mad with someone in a store is so sad, draining, and toxic.

Bill S
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With more due respect, Bill, maybe you can show me where in my original post I was screaming mad. I made all my remarks in a reasonable tone of voice.

Furthermore, I didn't find it the least bit toxic. I felt quite refreshed afterward because I had the nerve to say what others in line were merely thinking.
 
gregintenn said:
Imagine how much fun the cash register gal has spending 8-10 hours a day being told by her employer what to make customers do while listening to customers bitching and griping about it. All this joy while making minimum wage and wondering which of these thoughtless cusses will infect her.
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Don't know where you shop but Safeway and King Soopers are unionized and definitely make much more than minimum wage.

As I said in another post there isn't a 6ft rule anywhere else in the store. It's merely what one will tolerate of the person next to them.

The 6ft rule doesn't come into play until you're at the checkout line and I would bet it was requested by the union to protect their employees. The fallacy of doing this is that you are right in front of the cashier as they bag or you exchange money.

Didn't say this before but my cashier said under her breath that she wished the union would let them walk off the job.

I wish I could follow these employees around on their day off and see how they act when the shoes on the other foot.
 
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