07-26-2007
When People Step Over the Boundary
I have had a series of strange encounters of the weird kind. These are just two of many; let me share:
People Just Can’t Wait!
I went to the convenient store and happily searched around for the items I needed. Then I went to the front to pay for my things.
I had a bottle of water, pack of gum, and a small bag of Doritos. (Not too much) The lady scanned my stuff and put it in the bag, no problem right????
The guy who was next in line was dancing behind me. First I saw him on my left, then on my right. He was holding a small box of Bounce dryer sheets in the air. He was stuttering saying ehh ahh hha hhh….ť
He just could not wait two seconds for the women to hand me my bag. He was reaching over me trying to hand the cashier the Bounce. I wanted to shove my elbow in his belly.
She looked at me like she wanted to apologize for his rude behavior. I gave her a smile, sighed, took my bag and left.
I am not a violent person. In most cases I will avoid confrontation, but this guy was asking for it. I wanted to kick him in his obnoxious booty!!!! How rude can you be. I don’t care if his freshly washed underwear was in the dryer wrinkling!!!!!!! (Apparently they go straight up his bum anyway!)
I guess because I would never do that to someone, I automatically assume they won’t do it to me!!
Can we spell out rude..
R- Ridiculous Theories
U- Undesirable Personality
D- Damaging Verbiage
E- Ever in need of an Attitude Adjustment
What Vera Wangs Perfume Can Do!:
It was a morning like all others. I was on my way to work, so I stopped at the store to get my morning cup of coffee.
While minding my own business, I walked over to the coffee pots. On my way, a strange guy came around the bend. As he passed me, he took in a deep whiff/sniff, and whispered, “ahh, I love youť !!!!!!!! (I guess Vera Wang will do that to some guys.) {Lol}
{WHHHAAATTT, I screamed in my head, I did not just hear what I thought I heard. As I was pouring coffee into my cup, I was thinking of all the other things that could have sounded like I love you.
However, I did not come up with any real replacement (hmmmm)
He took such a deep whiff, I thought I would be skinless! Geez, I figured I would hurry up and do my coffee and get out of there. Well, as I went to the counter to put the sugar, I saw he was there . He was looking right at me. He had this weird look; a generic version of bedroom eyes.
I had to leave. I didn’t do my normal coffee routine of 6 sugars, Half & Half, and French Vanilla creamer. I threw 3 packets of sugar in with skim milk and left. I didn’t even stir it {Grrr} (You know where this coffee ended up in the trash)
Maybe I should have been flattered, but maybe not. It is not normal to be so aggressive about relaying a compliment. It is almost rude, a bit intimidating. Gosh, I could not get out of there fast enough.
Lucid’s Thoughts:
I must have a sign that says all strange people welcome!!! If you happen to see it, please take it off. Thanks!!!
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July 26th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Loving Annie wrote:
Good Thursday morning Lucid !
This is starting to freak me out. Still dark blue on the comments, too dark to see.
The guy is the grocery store WAS horribly rude !
And the perfume incident was unsettling, only because of the intensity of it. It’s nice to know someone’s enjoying your fragrance, but not if they are practically sucking you down their throat !
July 27th, 2007 at 10:33 am
It is so hard to hold my tongue when people do this to me. I end up sucking it in and then I feel about not saying anything to defend myself.
There is a part of me that says “Oh boy, some people.” and then there is the yelling “What the heck are they thinking. Dont they have any manners or respect!”
……
I guess some people don’t care about other people’s feelings!
July 27th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Good morning Loving Annie,
I don’t know if you will be able to see this or not but….
lol you made me smile… and yes these were odd. It is funny though, I find myself experiencing alot of strange situations lately. He did try and suck me down his throat. I was wondering if he was going to need surgery to get me out
Have a nice day!
July 27th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Good Morning Cheri,
I share your feelings. I do feel disappointed with myself at times for not “striking” back so to speak. One of the reasons I do not is… they may be alil off mentally and I would never want to do anything that may trigger something and then have the situation intensify.
For now I just keep to myself and accept that there are people out there who are going to be like this. It is up to me to decide how to handle it, so I choose to be aware of my surroundings, and mind my business.
Thank you for your thoughts! Be Well!
July 27th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
((( Lucid ))) This made me smile. I have three basic ’speeds’ where these sorts of people are concerned.
1. The Glare (I try not to use this one much)
2. The Saint (”Please, go ahead of me.”) This one works pretty good at times. Diffuses the energy and is the kinder, gentler version of “I”m going to ignore you like you don’t exist” part of The Glare! LOL
3. The Comedian (”Wow, dude! You inhaled that so strong I thought the furniture was going to disappear”)
July 27th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Lucid,
You have touch on one of my pet peeves. I hate when people do that in line. We can’t make the transaction go any faster. Toe-tapping, swearing, looking at their watch and making those annoying sighs just makes it last longer.
To combat these people, I do everything even slower, so they are forced to wait longer. I want to just say, “Where’s the fire?”
July 27th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
Maybe the man said “Elephant Shoes”. Doesn’t sound like “I love you”, however if you are reading lips it looks like someone is saying I love you. Probably not, just some guy with a little too much expresson in his system who saw a beautiful woman like yourself and blurted.
July 28th, 2007 at 12:32 am
lol Maybe if you said, “I love you too now let’s get married!!!” He would have learned his lesson. Just a thought for next time!
July 28th, 2007 at 1:39 am
Hello Grace! Those are some helpful hints. Maybe I can use one of them in the future, and the last one was funny! Gosh it was such an uncomfortable position to be in!
Have a great weekend!!!!
July 28th, 2007 at 1:43 am
Hi Alexys! You must have been shopping in the same store as me unless there are more of these impatient people in the world…lol could it be?? I love it when people are in a rush on the highway and they tail gate….. people people people… I love people
(I tell myself this all the time)
Thank you for your addition and have a lovely weekend!
July 28th, 2007 at 1:53 am
Hey Mark! I think the guy was a bit zealous(what a word). Maybe he main lined his coffee that morning, I don’t know. I have never been the flirtatious type, so therefore I don’t look for it.
BTW… the elephant shoes reminds me of my childhood. We use to joke with that. Thanks for the flash back!(Flash back Friday)
Have a great weekend!
July 28th, 2007 at 1:57 am
Goodevening Randy! Oh can we imagine if I would have said, “let’s get married!” We would have made a strange couple. I was alot taller then him. He was a short little dude! Besides, I don’t think my husband would appreciate sharing me
Have a safe weekend!