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I HATE OLD WOMEN.

MrsMyrtleMrsMyrtle member
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I just got home from the grocery store and it must've been the local old lady (85+) meetup. I don't remember the last time I was so aggravated.

Old lady #1 cuts in line in front of me at the meat counter, where I'd been patiently waiting to speak to the butcher. She cuts right in line as the person in front of me was finishing up, and then the damn butcher looks at me, looks at her, and starts helping her. And of course it's not just a simple thing she needs. Nooooooo. She NEEDS NEEDS NEEDS MUST HAVE frozen - NOT FRESH!!! - tilapia. GAH.

Then I was at the checkout, which was a mob scene. The person in front of me got their schit on the belt, then I moved up to put my stuff on there, when this old lady swoops in out of nowhere with a gallon of milk and tries to cut in front of me. WTH!?

I looked at her and said, Excuse me. She said something about just having one little thing and threw out a pathetic look, and I told her I didn't think so, that she needed to go to the end of the line. JESUS, you'd think I'd taken away her Dentucreme. She huffed and puffed to the back of the line and I could feel her shooting daggers into the back of my head.

The area we live in appears to be a MECCA for old retirees who are annoying in every single damn facet of life.
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  • zsazsa-stlzsazsa-stl member
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    edited December 2011
    And let me guess...there was a self check out that would have gotten milk lady out the door in a flash, but she refuses to use it and let it steal her debit card number like the soulness robot that it is.
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  • MinMMinM
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    edited December 2011
    It's the time of day. All the croonies go out in the afternoon when none of the whipper snappers are zipping about.
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  • MrsMyrtleMrsMyrtle member
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    edited December 2011
    They should just stay home. After seeing how they navigate their shopping carts, I don't even want to think about them driving.
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  • Ginabean2011Ginabean2011
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    edited December 2011
    I used to work as a grocery store cashier in an old people area of town. I tried to be patient but it was not a positive experience. Some are very sweet and cute but a lot of them are moody, rude, and act entitled. I always tried to be a nice as possible but I really really am glad to be done with it.
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  • felicia220felicia220 member
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    edited December 2011
    I will totally be that entitled old b!tch when I get older.  Honestly, you need to learn patience.  Would it have been the end of the world to let the old lady with ONE gallon of milk to go in front of you.  What would that have taken, a minute and a half? Get over yourself.  Your post makes you sound like a brat and the fact that people agreed with you, scares me.  
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  • tldhtldh member
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    edited December 2011
    Take a breath.  This is only going to get worse now that the Boomers are hitting this age.
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  • KatyRoseMKatyRoseM member
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    edited December 2011
    It is really horrid how entitled people are.  Just because you are old does not mean you get served first.  I would have given that butcher a talking to.
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  • MrsMyrtleMrsMyrtle member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh felicia, your post made me chuckle. You're just a little dear, aren't you?
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  • budvar1012budvar1012 member
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    edited December 2011
    The old lady was mannerless and trying to be manipulative. All she had to do was ask politely. Old people are the first to complain about the bad manners of young folks, ironically enough.
     
    Proof that I am a horrid person and deserve take the Express Lane straight to Satan's Hellish Checkout:
    I was standing in line at the 14 or fewer lane on a busy shopping day: tons of people, everyone acting all impatient.I am last in line.  I am thinking, Great, I have time to read magazines and chill.I set my basket of yogurt, coffee and some paper towels by my feet and read. Old lady in front of me is sighing and acting completely, utterly put out that 4 other people dare be ahead of her in line. You can feel the impatience coming off her like stinkwaves off Schitwagon.
     
    As she is in the middle of yet  another sigh, another register is opened up, and the man at it waves at me and says, "I'll take the last  person in line." Little old crabby lady in front of me, looks back at me and gives me this triumphant, smug little smile. I look back at her and see her starting to walk backwards, trying to get to the open line before i do. I look down and see she is walking straight backwards into my basket I think to myself, "I've had a hard day, too grandma.". I pull the yogurt out (Chocolate, my favorite and a big container, too) and smile back and step back to let old biotch karma take its course. She falls over my basket almost in slow motion;it was like watching a cartoon character step on a banana peel and do a slow, graceless fall to the ground.
      I continue to stand there smiling and look up to see the male cashier staring at me in horror; he saw the whole thing. He saw the crabby old lady try her luck with cutting the line, smirk at me, saw me see her, and saw me understand she would fall, purposely remain silent  and remove my beloved yogurt so she wouldn't squish it on  herway down. It was glorious.

    End of the story, she got herself up off the floor in an embarrassed rage and stayed in line. I got my basket and took it to the guy and checked out. He looked at me like I had set fire to a nun, but I didn't care.

    I am a reasonable and kiind person, but I hate people like that and I am glad when bad things happen to them.

    PS Yes i really like that show Dexter.
    "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, WHOA. Lois, this is not my Batman glass."
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  • felicia220felicia220 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_hate-old-women?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:4a1ae65e-3f6c-4d5f-8b27-2de7a8a581c6Post:94be5747-efec-4b6b-8064-9669553952c8">Re: I HATE OLD WOMEN.</a>:
    [QUOTE]Oh felicia, your post made me chuckle. You're just a little dear, aren't you?
    Posted by MrsMyrtle[/QUOTE
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    </div><div>I am quite short in height..haha  ;)</div><div>
    </div><div>The Butcher thing I get, the milk thing, would have just made me laugh and I would have just let her go.  Its kind of like when your driving and a 90 year old man is in front of you, all I can do is laugh.  </div><div>
    </div><div>I guess my point is that the better you learn to roll with it, the less stressful your shopping experiences will be.  </div>
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  • felicia220felicia220 member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh and to BUDVAR- You are not going to hell for that, you let karma take care of it and no one can fault you for that.  I found you story quite entertaining.  
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
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    edited December 2011
    the butcher thing would have ticked me off and I would have let him know so. The milk thing I would have let go, but not without a sarcastic comment telling the woman she is a total bitch but I'm letting her cut because I'm the bigger person.

    You're right, older people do have that entitled attitude. The only time I don't let anyone cut in front of me, old or not, is when I've been waiting forever and have cold/frozen stuff in the cart.
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  • gypsybride2010gypsybride2010 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_hate-old-women?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:4a1ae65e-3f6c-4d5f-8b27-2de7a8a581c6Post:3ac393b3-d830-455c-9224-6fb8fb0b0234">Re: I HATE OLD WOMEN.</a>:
    [QUOTE]The old lady was mannerless and trying to be manipulative. All she had to do was ask politely. Old people are the first to complain about the bad manners of young folks, ironically enough.   Proof that I am a horrid person and deserve take the Express Lane straight to Satan's Hellish Checkout: I was standing in line at the 14 or fewer lane on a busy shopping day: tons of people, everyone acting all impatient.I am last in line.  I am thinking, Great, I have time to read magazines and chill.I set my basket of yogurt, coffee and some paper towels by my feet and read. Old lady in front of me is sighing and acting completely, utterly put out that 4 other people dare be ahead of her in line. You can feel the impatience coming off her like stinkwaves off Schitwagon.   As she is in the middle of yet  another sigh, another register is opened up, and the man at it waves at me and says, "I'll take the last  person in line." Little old crabby lady in front of me, looks back at me and gives me this triumphant, smug little smile. I look back at her and see her starting to walk backwards, trying to get to the open line before i do. I look down and see she is walking straight backwards into my basket I think to myself, "I've had a hard day, too grandma.". I pull the yogurt out (Chocolate, my favorite and a big container, too) and smile back and step back to let old biotch karma take its course. She falls over my basket almost in slow motion;it was like watching a cartoon character step on a banana peel and do a slow, graceless fall to the ground.   I continue to stand there smiling and look up to see the male cashier staring at me in horror; he saw the whole thing. He saw the crabby old lady try her luck with cutting the line, smirk at me, saw me see her, and saw me understand she would fall, purposely remain silent  and remove my beloved yogurt so she wouldn't squish it on  herway down. It was glorious . End of the story, she got herself up off the floor in an embarrassed rage and stayed in line. I got my basket and took it to the guy and checked out. He looked at me like I had set fire to a nun, but I didn't care. I am a reasonable and kiind person, but I hate people like that and I am glad when bad things happen to them. PS Yes i really like that show Dexter.
    Posted by budvar1012[/QUOTE]

    I really hope you are joking or made that story up. I can't believe that a sane and rational person would deliberately make an old person fall, whether she was bitchy or not. She could have been seriously hurt. Old people have brittle bones. They often break hips when they fall which can cause serious complications.
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  • budvar1012budvar1012 member
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    edited December 2011
    Nope, not made up.  Yes, I was completely sane and rational; I also enjoyed it.
    She could have easily asked me to let her go ahead of me.
    I would have said yes.
    "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, WHOA. Lois, this is not my Batman glass."
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