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Right, here we go. I’m about to rant! You’ll discover I’ve quite a skill in this department. Although it’s something I’d rather not have to do, I feel compelled to express my contempt for people who seem to think they have the god given right to be as obnoxious as possible!
Take today for example, I was shopping in a local supermarket. I haven’t been to this supermarket for some time and (due to the fact that shops seem to think it’s immense fun to move products on an hourly basis) I was somewhat disorientated. I stopped momentarily to find my bearings and hopefully locate the self raising flour, which I hastened to add was like trying to find the holy grail.
Now remember, I’m lost (kind of) and trying to look beyond all the goodies the store has to offer and simply locate the flour aisle so I was not proceeding in a particularly swift fashion. Stopping at a crossroads somewhere between cold meats, pet food, firelighters and pasta sauce, imagine my shock as I was struck by a trolley!
On turning around ,you may expect, as I was, to be greeted by a quick “Sorry, didn’t see you there”. No. I was met by a portly, grey haired man who I guess was around 70. He continued to push his trolley into me, forcing me out the way in much the same way as earth moving equipment might do when making way for a new road! The cherry on the bakewell is that he had the audacity to say, in a relly smug, arrogant manner “Well, don’t stop”. Oh right, I’ll just keep moving shall I? Would it please you if I never stopped anywhere, for anything? Heaven forbid I get in his way and stop the supermarket sweep he obviously thought he was entering!
Now, I’m not known for keeping quiet in the face of injustice but I’m pleased to say I didn’t swear at all. I pissing could have, that shit faced bastard… but no, I remained calm and collected as I said to him “Good god, how rude” in my best headmistress tone. His wife, who was clearly trying make out she wasn’t his wife went the most vivid shade of crimson and couldn’t even look at me.
I don’t know why I was surprised by this incident, it seems pretty normal for people to behave in this way and actually feel justified in doing so. I think it’s a reflection of society in general that you can be a real shit and in many cases become famous, successful and wealthy as a result. Just look at “reality” TV, like that god awful cooking/ kitchen crap with some “celebrity” chef. I don’t recall the cretin’s name but he was paid to produce a TV show where he got to yell, swear and humiliate those working for him. Yes, working!
I wonder what kind of effect this will eventually have on the younger generation. What does it teach them? That you can be as rude, intolerant, arrogant and as foul mouthed as possible and hey, you might get a TV show!?!
I’m not done on this subject, as you can probably tell! However, I refuse to bought down by these horrible people who have clearly missed the point of life, love, laughter and all things pretty and nice in the world. I pity them, they don’t know what they’re missing and quite frankly if they ever work it out it’ll probably be too late! I’m off to laugh now… because I can… and it feels great! So, f*** off trolley monster!
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