Off His Trolley?

[Ann]

I'm speechless (for once :)) Just been in Morrisons, very packed shop and I had my trolley stationary at my side while I looked along the shelf for some dried fruit. Suddenly I was rudely awakened from my shopping stupour and nearly went flying by the trolley being knocked into by a man stepping backward and crashing into my trolley. Without hesitation he yelled at me "For goodness sake (or similar!!) Look where you are going!" I was was so taken aback as I hadn't even moved my trolley - I said "Sorry? You actually backed into ME!" With that he shook his fist at me and said in a very nasty menacing tone of voice "Sorry? Sorry? I'll make you sorry my GEL ....!!!" Just watch where you are going next time ... I'll MAKE you sorry etc etc. I quietly explained that I wasn't actually pushing my trolley at the time, but he just shouted very loudly pointing in my face "Watch it!" and walked off with his wife, leaving me and other shoppers speechless. The assistant stacking the shelf saw it all and shook her head at him and said " We see everything in here me duck, it's the silly season!" ....... He wasn't young he must have been in his 70s!!
Hubby joined me a few minutes later after waiting patiently in a queue in the underground store parking and said as he got up to me "You'll never guess what's just happened in the car park, there was almost a fisticuffs fight over a car park place - 2 young men screaming abuse at each other! The trolley man threatened to call the Police!"
PEACE, GOODWILL TOWARDS MEN , EVERYONE! :))

[Ann]

*stationery

[Mamyalynne]

you were right with 'stationary'

[Barmaid]

Easy way to remember is "e" is for envelope.

I know what you mean Ann. This is precisely why I am sat on my backside in the warmth of my living room placing my order for Sainsburys..........

[yogasun]

Ann you were right first time with stationary!
What an unpleasant experience though.

[Ann]

Haha thanks mamya - its one of those words I never remember :)

[boxtops]

Oh dear, our Morrisons isn't like that.... :-)

[Ann]

I think it made it more unpleasant yoga as he was older than me! ..... I will be kind and perhaps assume he had some problems health wise, but there again he could just have been a "Bah Humbug" type!!

[albaqwerty]

what really gets me is not only the lack of manners, but the thought that shops will never open again.

Very rude man Ann, I wonder what his children and grandkids think of him?

[Sammy48]

I commend you for being so calm, Ann86, if he had shook his fist at me, I would have knocked him into the nearest bargain bin lol lol.

[vulcan]

Sorry to digress but this reminded me of the shop assistant with a sense of humour. I was looking for envelopes and asked her if she kept stationery, she replied only when I standing still.

[Bluestone]

How rude!! If that were me, I would have got my husband (your husband) to have a right go at him. Stupid old fool.

People do seem to have less patience at this time of year. I suspect it's a stress thing.

[gness]

Ann....I have ordered on-line this year because people seem very grumpy.
God knows what I'll get but 'tis better than the hassle. If people upset me when I am shopping now I sing Away In A Manger in a loud voice. Stops them in their tracks. ;-)

[Brinjal]

There is one in every village. You have a good Christmas and spare a kind thought for the mans poor wife who has to live with him.

[B00]

Ahhh, a lovely gentile OAP.....

(told ya- they're all mad!!)

[Psybbo]

I wonder if he is on AB

[AlwaysConfused]

Have just put my xmas order online, yipeeee, stress levels down quite considerably. Trolley pushers become a different species, a species with a vengeance, fighting the world. And they also stop, quite suddenly just to see what is stacked in an aisle, although a giant 20 foot sign labels the aisle as CHEESE/BUTTER. I wonder if the mango chutney/crisps are down here?

[DTCwordfan]

I had a right plonker on a scooter yesterday effing and blinding, having cut me up coming out of the supermarket - was tempted to get out and kick the bike from under him.....just took his number though and was ready to call the police as he decided to follow me right up my rear end.

We came to the main roundabout which is always busy - anyway there was an immediate gap and I shot out - he had to hit his brakes and the last I saw was him falling off the scooter as he avoided going to far forward and hitting a van coming around, a lovely puddle on the left of him to cushion his fall.

Poetic justice.....yes the Season of Goodwill.