some people

There should be a common courtesy test among humans, and if you don't pass it, you shouldn't be allowed in public.

Some things people should just know.

Don't have your phone on speaker when you are on a bus.

Don't plop your towels down directly next to another bathing group when there are miles of open beach to choose from.

Don't sit in front of someone if the movie theater is mostly empty.

Don't put someone on hold to take another call unless it is really really necessary.

And when you check-out at a grocery store, be ready!

Today I am at D'Agostino, in line to buy one item. 

In front of me is a young woman dressed for late fall.  Today is 80 and muggy.  She is wearing sweatpants, a sweatshirt, and flip-flops.  Her nod to summer, I guess.

She waits for the cashier to ring up her items, and then bag them.  Then she opens her purse and begins searching through it for her debit card.  It takes time as she searches through the side pockets and wades through her balled up kleenix.  I almost say, "Why didn't you do this when the cashier was ringing up your items?  Or later when she was bagging them?  But I don't.

The cashier then asks, "Do you have a D'Agostino Rewards Card?"

Now the woman begins a new search.  This time I blurt out, "Just give the cashier your phone number."  That's what I do; I don't even carry the Rewards Card.

The woman takes forever punching in a million numbers.  I can't imagine what is taking so long.  Meanwhile, the line is growing.  It's Sunday and the Express Line isn't open.

Finally the woman realizes she has insufficient funds for her $18.51 purchase.  Next, she goes through her bags trying to decide what to take out.

She chooses a frozen dinner.  Now the manager needs to come over to void out the order.   I'm not the only one getting impatient.

The manager sees the cashier roll her eyes. I feel like I'm in a Seinfeld episode.

The manager opens another register and the entire line races over to the new one.

When I finally am done, I see that the woman is still punching in numbers and pulling out items.